Article: QB's path leads Eagles to cusp of district title

T.J. Shaw has gone from New Jersey to a Franklin County football jersey.

It's one reason why the Eagles are one victory away from claiming the Western Valley District championship.

Shaw's southward odyssey is easy to explain.

His father, Pete, a former head coach of the now-defunct Roanoke Steam Arena Football 2 franchise, has been a full-time assistant coach at Ferrum College since 2005.

Pete Shaw also is a former head coach of two Arena Football League teams -- the New Jersey Gladiators and New Jersey Red Dogs - - with a resume that includes coaching stints at eight colleges including Kentucky.

As a youngster, T.J. and his dad tossed the football around the New York Giants ...

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