Freedom QB Quest Powell and Manchester QB Brendon Clark (Photos: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA and Sheridan King/recruit804) Both Freedom and Manchester go to their first ever State Championship game by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA/recruit804 Manchester (14-0) vs. Freedom-Woodbridge (13-1), Armstrong Stadium, Hampton University, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. How They Got Here: Freedom defeated C.D. Hylton (42-7), Hayfield (29-19), W.T.…
All-Region 4A Players of the Year: Ikeem Wright (L) and Malik Newton of Lake Taylor (Photos: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Lake Taylor sweeps the top honors for the All-Region 4A teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Region 4A Final came down to #1 seed Lafayette and #2 seeded Lake Taylor. It should be no surprise that there…
After seven years at Liberty, Turner Gill steps down by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After guiding Liberty Football into Division I FBS, Turner Gill announced his retirement on Monday. Gill finished his seventh season as Liberty’s head football coach with a win over Norfolk State Saturday, and that will be the final game of his coaching…
Nansemond River RB/DB Kevin Johnson (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) After a successful senior season, Kevin Johnson has his first offer by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Late last week, Nansemond River head coach Justin Conyers confirmed that his speedy DB/RB and special teamer Kevin Johnson picked up his first college scholarship offer. Johnson got the offer from Virginia…
Norview Head Coach Dealton Cotton (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Dealton Cotton will fill the role of A.D. and head football coach at Norview by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Reggie Chavis regime lasted a season at Norview. 2018 Head Coach Reggie Chavis has turned in his resignation and former head coach Dealton Cotton will return to coach…
New ECU Head Coach Mike Houston (Photo by Andy Hilton/recruit757) ECU looks to native son Mike Houston to turn the tide of Pirates Football by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Mike Houston has been a successful coach wherever he goes. East Carolina now looks to Houston to reinvigorate their football program. With one game left in the…
Lake Taylor WR/DB Javon Harvey and Phoebus WR/RB Barry Hargraves (Photos: Andy Hilton/recruit757 and Joe Barnes/recruit757) Lake Taylor and Phoebus grab the wins and the Player of the Week Award by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For State Semifinal week, we’ve decided to run things a bit differently. We have two teams left from the 757. Both…
#7 Phoebus RB Anthony Turner (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Phoebus now sails into the Class 3 State Championship game HAMPTON – For Phoebus coach Jeremy Blunt, chasing a state football championship has been an arduous and sometimes devastating task. In spite of entering Armstrong Stadium on Saturday with a 71-14 career coaching record over seven years,…
Lake Taylor RB Malik Newton scores (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Lake Taylor won a classic playoff battle over Eastern View by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There’s an old saying that you’re paying for a seat but you’re only going to use the edge of it. That’s excitement. That’s what Lake Taylor vs. Eastern View was on Saturday.…
Highland Springs tailback Rayquan Smith splits the Maury defense (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit804) Highland Springs will return to the Class 5 State Championship for a shot at four in a row by Byron Jones, recruit804 Maury vs. Highland Springs was nothing short of a classic… In the first half that is. The Commodores trailed the Springers…