The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, February 28, 1995             TAG: 9502280368
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: C6   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY BILL LEFFLER, STAFF WRITER 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

NORCOM SENDS 2 TO WEST POINT, 1 TO ANNAPOLIS

Three members of Norcom High School's football team have accepted appointments to West Point and the Naval Academy.

Rod Richardson and Jarmaine Granger will attend West Point. Kevin Mapp will attend the Naval Academy.

``I think this might be a first for our area in having three young men from one football team get appointments to the military academies,'' said Norcom athletic director and football coach Joe Langston.

Richardson was the starting quarterback at Norcom the past two years, leading the Greyhounds to the Group AAA Division 5 state championship in 1993.

A 5-7, 155-pounder, Richardson passed for more than 1,000 yards in Norcom's championship season. In his two years as the starting quarterback the Greyhounds had a 22-2 record.

Granger is a 6-2, 180-pound wide receiver. Mapp is a 6-2, 190-pound tight end. by CNB