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Updated Dec 10, 2009 8:30 AM ET
     
 
By Doug Doughty The Roanoke Times Tommy Reamon has tweaked a few college coaches in his four stops as a high school coach in Virginia, but he's produced enough elite players that no new coach would want to be on his bad side. Virginia gets a thumbs-up from Reamon for its selection of Mike London, introduced Monday as the Cavaliers' head football coach. Reamon said he can remember London coming to his camps as a 14-year-old and described his hiring as "absolutely phenomenal." Reamon is the coach at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach but might be best known for coaching former Virginia Tech All-American Michael Vick at Warwick High School in Newport News. Before that, Reamon coached another future pro, Aaron Brooks, at Ferguson High School. Brooks starred at Virginia and was at the London news conference Monday. Reamon said he has been following U.Va.'s coaching saga and thought there was "no question" that London would get the job. He believes London's ability as a recruiter will help the Cavaliers become more competitive with Virginia Tech in that arena. "He's one of the best," Reamon said. "There's nobody better. And, I think I've been around long enough to know. They got something special there." Guests at London's installation Monday included John Shuman, the head coach at Fork Union Military Academy in nearby Fluvanna County. London's son, Brandon, played for Shuman at Fork Union. However, U.Va.-Fork Union relations soured when ousted Cavs coach Al Groh elected not to offer a scholarship to Shuman's older son, Ryan. Ryan Shuman went on to become a three-year starter at Virginia Tech and his brother Mark committed to the Hokies last summer. Shuman and several other state coaches said they were surprised by how quickly London was appointed , less than 48 hours after his Richmond team's loss in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. "But, as soon as I heard about it last night, I was ecstatic," Shuman said. Virginia's top in-state signee last February, offensive lineman Morgan Moses, is taking a postgraduate year at Fork Union. Moses technically remains committed to U.Va. but took an official visit to South Carolina this past weekend. "We met with Morgan this morning and told him the right guy got the job," Shuman said. "We want Morgan to honor his commitment to Virginia." Bill McGregor, the football coach at perennial national power DeMatha in Hyattsville, Md., said that defensive back Kyrrel Latimer remains solid in his commitment to Virginia. Another DeMatha prospect, uncommitted offensive lineman Shawn Johnson, plans to visit U.Va.. "Mike has recruited our school forever," McGregor said. "He's a worker and the kids like him a lot. He's a great guy. I'm just so happy he's getting the job." Lou Sorrentino, the head coach at Hylton High School in Prince William Country, said he isn't sure London has ever been responsible for recruiting one of his players but described him as "pretty charismatic." "I think the big thing for coaches around the state is that he's a known quantity," Sorrentino said. "I can't speak for other guys, but I'm excited about it."
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