Spartans start slow in win over Shenandoah by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Coming off a four-point loss to SEC foe Mississippi St on Friday, Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones certainly was not thrilled, but encouraged Jones was. Despite playing with only nine scholarship players, the Spartans came within a late pair of free throws from…
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Hampton lineman Elijah Conliffe (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) In some sense, Elijah Conliffe is close to a commitment by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Elijah Conliffe is still on the wish list of quite a few coaches. The 6-5 290 pound defensive lineman is still in the midst of a playoff run with his Hampton Crabbers, but he’s…
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The Salem SunDevils are off to a hot start by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Salem may have started slowly on Friday night against Green Run, but they never relented. The SunDevils managed to keep the Stallions scoreless for 48 minutes and they’ll move on in Region 5A South play. Quarterback Scottie Watson has struggled at times…
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Photo by Mike Caudill/recruit757 Despite a #7 seed, Grassfield moves on to the second round of the 6A South Playoffs= by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On paper, this was the game of the week. Grassfield came in as the #7 seed, despite only two losses on the season. They fell late in a shootout with Indian…
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Recruiting is heating up for Lake Taylor lineman Roman Bond by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Roman Bond has been a beast of a defensive lineman for the Lake Taylor Titans in his senior season. In a rivalry game against Norview, he did more than his share in three key red zone stops in the fourth quarter…
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Concordia offers Woodside wing Jacobs by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Woodside senior guard Tahjay Jacobs picked up his first offer this past week, as Concordia entered the race for talented Wolverine. Aside from Concordia, Jacobs (6-4, 190) is also receiving interest from Catawba, Virginia State and Virginia Union as well as interest from several other Division…
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Spartans host Shenandoah in home opener by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After falling on the road to Mississippi State in their regular season opener, Norfolk State men will return to the cozy confines of Joseph Echols Hall where the Spartans will host Shenandoah on Sunday. Norfolk State played well against MSU, pulling within four points in…
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King’s Fork WR Cherrod Joe fights off a Heritage defender (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) In a rematch from the 2013 playoffs, Heritage halts King’s Fork again by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 With just one second left on the clock and Kings Fork down eight points to Heritage, there was time for only one more play to run.…
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Spartans fall to SEC foe Mississippi St by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norfolk State made the trip to Starkvlle, Miss on Friday night to take on SEC foe Mississippi State. The Spartans came out swinging, and nearly pulled off a championship bout upset. But MSU would ultimately walk away with a 78-74 win over the visiting…
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Monarchs surge past JMU in season opener by Romello Styles, recruit757 Old Dominion men’s basketball program kicked off their season last night against JMU, and as many expected, the Monarchs walked away with a 62-55 win. But it was far from the cakewalk many ODU fans likely expected. it was a close contest for the…
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