Marty Gordon
NRVsports@ourvalley.org
Local football fans will know at least one member of the recently released Virginia Tech roster. Josh Gholston (6-1, 170), a Blacksburg High School graduate, is listed as cornerback on the recent released roster.
In 2023, he came back to his hometown after spending two seasons at Valparaiso but did not see any action in the Burgundy and Orange.
In 2021, he earned Valparaiso’s “Scout Defensive Player of the Year Award. The Valparaiso Crusaders football program competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are members of the Pioneer Football League.
Gholston was a four-year varsity letter winner at Blacksburg. He played four years of basketball and ran track for three seasons. He was a team captain on both the hardwood and gridiron as a senior. His football accolades include first team all-district, second team all-region and all-county/all-city first team.
Gholston’s team totaled a 41-13 record during his high school career.
