Former T.C. Williams head coach Herman Boone (Promotional Photo) Herman Boone was a legend of high school football in Virginia by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Herman Boone, former football coach of the T.C. Williams Titans, passed away on Wednesday. He was 84. Boone, who hailed from Rocky Mount, NC, was best known for his role as…
Today’s Early Signing Day allows verbally committed athletes to ink their commitment by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Wednesday is the first day of the early signing period and athletes around the state are making their commitments official. The Early Signing Period was instituted just a few years ago by the NCAA, allowing high school athletes to…
South County celebrates their first football state championship (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruitNovA) South County puts up a good fight to win their first state title by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA HAMPTON – It took 40 years, but the head coach with shorts and no headset finally won a state championship. Gerry Pannoni has been a fixture in…
Wakefield 2019 (Photo courtesy of Wakefield Athletics) Wakefield grabs two of the top honors for the All-National District Teams by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA The seven-team National District had quite a clumping at the top in 2019 with Justice, Falls Church, and George Marshall finishing the season at 6-4 and Wakefield wasn’t far behind at 5-5.…
Lake Taylor 2019 Class 4 State Champions (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) Put some respect on Lake Taylor’s name! Titans outlast Tuscarora 34-14 to win Class 4 Championship by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Hank Sawyer is not necessarily known for his dance moves, however; Aretha Franklin would’ve approved of the two-step he choreographed on the sideline late in…
Stone Bridge RB Jared Cole fights for tough yardage (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson is unhappy about sportsmanship at the end of Saturday’s game by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA For those that saw the end of Saturday’s VHSL Class 5 State Championship game, you might have realized that there was a heated exchange…
Maury lineman Paul Hutson lifts Keandre Lambert in celebration (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Maury rides a fast start and a clock choking finish to win their first title in football since 1939 by Jim McGrath, recruit757 HAMPTON – And in the end, they were perfect. Maury High, a team that had not won a football championship…
Oscar Smith RB Tyvon Norfleet (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Oscar Smith may have wanted vengeance on Westfield. They get undefeated South County instead. by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Class 6 State Championship – South County (14-0) vs. Oscar Smith (13-1), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA Playoff Road to the Championship: South County –Def. Falls Church…
Stone Bridge RB Jared Cole and Maury WR/DB KeAndre Lambert (Photos: Joe Barnes/recruit757 and recruitNoVA) Stone Bridge has demons to purge from 2018, 2016 and 2015; while Maury looks to stir spirits from 1939 by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Class 5 State Championship – Stone Bridge (12-1) vs. Maury (14-0), Noon Saturday, Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA…
Championship Saturday is a trip down memory lane by Byron Jones, recruit804 Thirteen years ago, I was a senior and one of six captains of the football team at Rockbridge County High School in Lexington, VA. Coming into the season, we all believed we had a shot to make some noise in the post season.…