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Hillsborough High Football Star Invited to Nike Camp

Defensive lineman Jordan Sherit will be among 150 elite high school players taking part in Nike's "The Opening" 2012 camp next month in Oregon.

football standout Jordan Sherit is among the country's top players who will "just do it" at a prestigious Nike camp next month.

Sherit, a 6-foot-4, 238-pound defensive lineman, has been invited to take part in Nike's "The Opening" 2012 camp from July 5-8 at the company's headquarters in Beaverton, OR, Bright House Sports Network reports.

Sherit, a rising senior, about the many big-time college programs that have him on their radar. He's already received 35 Division I offers, BHSN reports, and lists Stanford, Notre Dame and Florida are among his 10 favorites. Sherit has already visited Florida, Miami, USF, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt, according to BHSN, and has upcoming trips planned for Florida State, Georgia and Clemson.

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Sherit will have another chance to flash his skills at next month's camp, where "every aspect of the game will be put to the test by the world’s top players and coaches," according to The Opening website. Nike invites 150 of the country's top recruits to learn from NFL stars such as Jerry Rice, Ndamukong Suh and Ray Rice in a variety of drills and competitions.

Also joining Sherit in Oregon, BNSN reports, will be three other Tampa Bay area stars — Wharton's Vernon Hargreaves III, St. Petersburg Catholic's Ryan Green and Armwood's Leon McQuay III and Alvin Bailey.

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