Proctor's Williams will play for Stanford
Frank Coppola
fcoppola@nhfootballreport.com
Few schools can match Stanford University's one-two punch of academics and athletics. So it seems fitting that one of New Hampshire's finest scholar athletes will be playing his college football at the Palo Alto, Calif., institution.
Harris Williams, a junior two-way lineman at Andover's Proctor Academy, recently gave a verbal commitment to play for Stanford. The 6-foot-4, 291-pound Williams will receive a full scholarship.
"Stanford has always been his dream school," said Chuck Reid, who coached Williams for four years at Proctor. "He had multiple offers, the Ivy League schools were all in on him too. But Stanford is like an Ivy League school during the week, then on Saturday you play football at the level of Alabama or USC. That's a rare combination and made it a great fit."
Reid, who resigned from Proctor after last season to take the same job at The Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, said Williams had also fielded formal offers from Louisville and the University of Connecticut.
"There are only two places to find the kid," said Reid. "Working out in the weight room or at the library. He is an absolute gentleman and a tireless worker."
fcoppola@nhfootballreport.com
Few schools can match Stanford University's one-two punch of academics and athletics. So it seems fitting that one of New Hampshire's finest scholar athletes will be playing his college football at the Palo Alto, Calif., institution.Harris Williams, a junior two-way lineman at Andover's Proctor Academy, recently gave a verbal commitment to play for Stanford. The 6-foot-4, 291-pound Williams will receive a full scholarship.
"Stanford has always been his dream school," said Chuck Reid, who coached Williams for four years at Proctor. "He had multiple offers, the Ivy League schools were all in on him too. But Stanford is like an Ivy League school during the week, then on Saturday you play football at the level of Alabama or USC. That's a rare combination and made it a great fit."
Reid, who resigned from Proctor after last season to take the same job at The Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, said Williams had also fielded formal offers from Louisville and the University of Connecticut.
"There are only two places to find the kid," said Reid. "Working out in the weight room or at the library. He is an absolute gentleman and a tireless worker."
Williams, a resident of Lynn, Mass., helped Proctor (8-1) win the
Evergreen Northeast Division championship and the Evergreen League
title last season. That run included a 42-40 win over Kimball Union in
the championship game. According to Reid, Williams will be given the
chance to compete at both offensive and defensive line at Stanford.
"I think he's going to gravitate toward playing defensive tackle," said Reid. "But it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he ended up as an offensive guard. He is such a physical player."
Williams was the Evergreen League Offensive Lineman of the Year as a junior and was selected to the New England Prep Class C All-New England Team.
"I've had some good players here," said Reid. "He's right up there with the best of them."
"I think he's going to gravitate toward playing defensive tackle," said Reid. "But it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he ended up as an offensive guard. He is such a physical player."
Williams was the Evergreen League Offensive Lineman of the Year as a junior and was selected to the New England Prep Class C All-New England Team.
"I've had some good players here," said Reid. "He's right up there with the best of them."
