by Andy Hilton, recruit757 6A South Semifinal #2 Ocean Lakes (12-0) at #1 Oscar Smith (11-0) This will be the third meeting all-time for Oscar Smith and Ocean Lakes. History would indicate that the winner of this game will take the State Championship. In 2008, Oscar Smith defeated Ocean Lakes 28-21 on the way to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 4A East Semifinal #2 Hanover (9-3) at #1 Lake Taylor (12-0) 7:00 p.m. Friday Hank Sawyer’s Lake Taylor Titans have been taught to treat each game like a business meeting. So far, the Titans have taken care of business every week this season. They’re heading into business meeting #13 with nothing…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 5A South Playoffs #2 Indian River (10-2) vs. #1 Hampton (12-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Darling Stadium Indian River is no stranger to the Peninsula District this season. In week two the Braves were able to take out the Bethel Bruins 14-8. In the first round of the playoffs the Braves…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Last weekend started out pretty good for Ocean Lakes defensive back Tank Land. He picked off Cox quarterback A.J. Smith on Friday. Later in the game, Land recorded his first career touchdown, returning a Falcons fumble 91 yards for a score. “The touchdown felt really good. Any plays that I’m able…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757.com) NORFOLK (WAVY) — The stakes are simple for ODU. A win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday would give the Monarchs its sixth win of the season, and first ever bowl invite. The Monarchs looked great during the first 37 minutes of their game at Southern…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Western Branch senior linebacker Arman Jones (SR CB/SS 6-1 200) has made his college commitment. On Tuesday, he verbally committed to attend William and Mary. For the Tribe, it’s a great local pick up. Jones fielded a lot of interest. Strong camp showings at Wake Forest and Virginia Tech had…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After two years as head coach of the Heritage High School Girls Basketball team, Daniel Brown resigned after leading the Lady Canes to a 15-10 season. Lanica Williams-Tallon, who was the assistant to her husband last season at Woodside, was hired as the Lady Canes head coach in April. Williams-Tallon is…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) WILLIAMSBURG (WAVY) — After claiming a share of the CAA regular season championship, 13th-ranked William and Mary opens play in the 24-team FCS playoffs at home Saturday against Duquesne, the Northeast Conference champions. The Tribe finished the season winning 7 of its last 8 games,…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This is about the time of year for recruiting to get serious. Division I FCS schools can certainly count on their “bigger brothers”, the Division I FBS schools to have made most of their scholarship offers by now. Let’s step back and explain something. Schools from the ACC, SEC, Big…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) Without a doubt, Saturday will be the last regular season game for Frank Beamer, who announced his retirement as the head coach of Virginia Tech a few weeks ago. While nothing is confirmed, it’s very widely assumed Saturday will also be the last game for…
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