Here Comes Caleb: Hickory Ridge star sophomore rising up the recruiting charts BY ROBERT IRBY Aug 28, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 Updated Sep 17, 2020 0 Hickory Ridge's Caleb Foster, a rising sophomore, already have scholarship offers from Wake Forest, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech. Lester Barnes | Special to the Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY ROBERT IRBY HARRISBURG – Some athletes are just born with it.kAmp 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 D<:==[ D:K6[ 2E9=6E:4:D> 2?5 :?DE:?4E >2<6 E96 82>6 4@>6 62D:6C E@ 2 92?57F= @7 32D<6E32== A=2J6CD E92? >@DE @E96CD]k^AmkAmw:4<@CJ #:586 A@:?E 8F2C5 r2=63 u@DE6C 2AA62CD E@ 36 @?6 @7 E9@D6 A=2J6CD]k^AmkAmp C:D:?8 D@A9@>@C6[ u@DE6C E@@< E96 4@F?EJ 3J DE@C> =2DE D62D@? H96? 96 2G6C2865 `e]f A@:?ED[ e]f C63@F?5D 2?5 c]b 2DD:DED 2D 2 7C6D9>2? 7@C E96 #28:?’ qF==D]k^Am kAmu@DE6C H2D E96 @?=J 7C6D9>2? @? E96 $@FE9H6DE6C? cp p==\r@?76C6?46 E62> 2?5 H2D 2 7:CDE\E62> 9@?@C66 :? !96?@> w@@A #6A@CE’D }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 p==\uC6D9>2? 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