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Westfield High School Long Snapper Named Top Perfomer

Westfield High School Long Snapper, Declan McCauley competed with 90 participants at the Rubio Long Snapping Camp in North Carolina.

WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School Long Snapper, Declan McCauley, was named one of the top performers at the Rubio Long Snapping Camp in Cornelius, North Carolina on Nov. 20.

McCauley, class of 2020, competed with approximately 90 participants from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

Snappers gathered at William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius, North Carolina to learn from the best and get the most exposure possible to college coaches. Rubio Long Snapping will return to North Carolina in early 2017.

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“Declan McCauley was tremendous out in North Carolina. He could pass for a freshman in college, let alone a freshman in high school. Snap speed is very solid and he can already hit in the .7s. The upside on Declan is off the charts,” said Rubio.

Chris Rubio is the Long Snapping instructor for Rubio Long Snapping, and has followers from all over the world; attending in mass to the sought-after camps and events offered across the country. In addition to these large camps, Rubio Long Snapping also offers private lessons. Over the past two years, Rubio has had over 260 snappers go to college.

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For more information on Rubio Long Snapping camps, competitions, rankings and/or lessons, contact Chris Rubio, President & Owner at (626) 260-2524 or Rubio@rubiolongsnapping.com or Rubiolongsnapping.com or Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and BLOG.

(Photo provided: Declan McCauley)



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