Three soccer players at Nansemond River High School committed to play soccer at the next level during a Thursday ceremony at the school.

Tallarico signed to Chowan University, Daniel Brickhouse signed to Randolph College and David Miller committed to Covenant College. Each received an academic scholarship to his respective school.

Coach Dustin Tordoff, was excited about the signings.

“It’s always fun to get kids put into college allowing them to expand their education and their athletic careers,” said Tordoff. “All three of them picked schools that are very suited for their personality type and what they have to offer academically and athletically.”

Tallarico said he is thinking about majoring in marine biology, while Brickhouse is planning on studying psychology and Miller is considering a business major.

Each of the three Warrior soccer players started his journey on the field at a young age. “I’ve been playing soccer probably since I was 5 years old,” Miller said. “It’s a lifestyle.”

Tordoff is proud of his athletes and notes all of their abilities on the field.

“David Miller is a technical player who is good with his feet. He is a player that will give you everything he has on the field. He also sees the field very well,” said Tordoff.

“Daniel Brickhouse brings a tenacity out there that keeps him on his job. He’s going to make it extremely difficult as a defender to get around him, with a very good ability to move the ball forward,” Tordoff said.

“And Daniel Tallarico works so hard to do everything a coach would ask him to do. He is a strong left footed player with an attitude that every coach would want,” Tordoff said.

All three players said they feel like they made a good decision with the school they chose.

“They were fully supportive of my choice,” Brickhouse said of his parents. “They said it was fully up to me no matter what school I chose.”

The students love soccer but will not let the sport completely define who or what they may become. “Hopefully after college I can be a marine biologist or hopefully maybe even a soccer player,” Tallarico said.

In a moment that took them one step closer to their futures, all of the students were happy to sign their letters.

“I’m pretty happy,” Brickhouse said. “I feel pretty accomplished. I feel like the hard work has finally paid off.”

“It’s been an honor to coach them, because they always want to succeed and they always want to make the coach as happy as they can,” Tordoff said.