by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For two years out of the last three, the best football player in the state of Virginia has been from the 757. According to Gatorade anyway. Wayne Davis of Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk is this year’s Gatorade football player of the year for the state of Virginia. Davis follows…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 4A Semifinals #1 Courtland (11-2) at #1 Lake Taylor (13-0) 2:00 Saturday For the second consecutive season Lake Taylor will host a Group 4A state semifinal game. Those that were at last year’s contest, a shocking last-minute comeback win by the Titans over Monacan, caught perhaps one of the greatest finishes…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 3A Semifinals #4 Magna Vista (11-2) vs. #1 Phoebus (12-1) 2:00 pm Saturday Darling Stadium HOW WE GOT HERE: In order to be the best you have to beat the best. This is a phrase widely understood and respected throughout the entire sports world. Last week the Warriors of Magna Vista…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) CHESAPEAKE (WAVY) — Four area high schools are still alive for state football championships. It begins this Saturday with semifinals match ups. Chesapeake has two teams still in the hunt. In 6A, undefeated Oscar Smith will host Thomas Dale (9-4) Saturday at 1 p.m.…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Norfolk State has been on the road since November 20 and looked to receive a little rest and recovery from their road woes. Coming into Joseph Echols Hall on Wednesday night was Mercy College. Wednesday night began a two-game road trip for the Mavericks who were trying to break a two-game…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After earning Coach of the Year for the PenSouth Conference last season, Warwick Head Coach Willie Bell resigned to become an assistant coach at The Citadel. Under Bell, Warwick finished 2014 with an 11-11 record, as Tajh Eason earned first-team All-PenSouth Conference honors, and teammate Ray Rawles collecting second team All-Conference…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Nansemond River guard Josh Covington scored 20 of his game-high 36 points in the first half as the visiting Warriors rebounded from Tuesday’s season-opening loss to Oscar Smith with a 77-67 win over Ocean Lakes. The Warriors led 19-15 heading into the second quarter after a basket by Nate Foster. Ocean…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All of a sudden, Pittsburgh is a player in the 757. Grassfield defensive end Patrick Jones (SR DE 6-5 235) made his college commitment public today when he announced in front of his coaches, family and classmates that he was picking Pittsburgh. Jones had narrowed his options to Pitt and…
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by Ashley Dillard, recruit757 Cam Wilson scored a game high 32 points and Tyana Scott added 10 points to lead Woodside to a 63 – 48 victory over Menchville. Menchville got the jump ball and scored right away with a lay-up from Adria Strothers. The score was 2-0 Menchville up and that would be the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The All-Conference 1 teams (otherwise known as the Coastal Conference) have been released. These are all of the 6A teams in Virginia Beach, including Ocean Lakes, Cox, Bayside, Tallwood, First Colonial, Kellam and Landstown. Here are your All-Conference teams as selected by the coaches of Conference 1: Player of the…
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