Ten years in, Coach Billy Mills continues to shape Dinwiddie football’s future by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Imagine you have a blueprint for changing the complete mindset of a losing culture but you may be lacking the resources. The current situation is that you’ve inherited a program that’s gone 4-35 the four years prior to your…
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The Maine Black Bears make a rare appearance and offer Archie Callahan by Andy Hilton Yet another college program enters the arena. The University of Maine, the school that bred the coaching talents of ODU head coach Bobby Wilder and brought a number of assistant coaches from Wilder’s staff to the area, have now dipped…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Miami Heat guard Briante Weber strolled down the hill toward a group of kids playing basketball during Saturday’s Memorial Day Weekend cookout at Towne Point Park sponsored by Seattle Seahawk star Kam Chancellor. Weber, smiled as he recalled sharing the basketball court with the likes of Zach Randolph, Mike Conley Jr…
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Welcome to the newest member of the recruit804 family: Brandon Mitchell. Brandon will cover the 804 and continue his responsibilities in covering the Peninsula region for recruit757. After a year long internship, Brandon is now a full time member of the Ultimate Recruit team! -AH Entering Lee-Davis’ third year, progress is measurable by Brandon Mitchell,…
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16 teams participate in Battlefield Shootout 7-on-7 tourney by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In essence, the Battlefield Shootout 7-on-7 tournament at York High School this weekend is a tune-up. It’s an exercise in getting reps for skill players, coaching good habits, and encouraging teamwork. While there are stronger football programs and weaker football programs, it’s easy…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 I could tell you every celebrity that participated in Saturday evening’s Kam Chancellor Spring Jam Basketball game. Seriously, check any of my social media accounts. Never have I been more active on any of the ever-growing platforms than during the event. I wasn’t the only one. The game itself was the…
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Hokies land their first 757 commit in Hezekiah Grimsley by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Virginia Tech is certainly off to a good start with the Class of 2017. Lafayette wide receiver Hezekiah Grimsley (JR WR 6-1 180) made his verbal commitment to the Hokies on Friday. “Truly blessed to say that I am verbally committing to…
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Buffalo Bill and Bayside Marlin E.J. Manuel hosts free youth camp by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Truthfully, when I awakened on Saturday morning I had no intentions of attending, let alone covering three separate events. Immediately upon logging onto my Facebook account yesterday I saw a post about the free youth football camp that was being…
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After a drought, Armani Chatman adds an offer from the Scarlet Knights by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Almost four months have passed since Bayside sophomore receiver Armani Chatman received his first college offer from the Virginia Tech coaching staff. On Monday, he was the ecstatic to learn a new school had entered the equation, with the…
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Interest turns into an offer from the USMA by Brandon Mitchell It’s been a quiet off season for the Grafton Clippers up until this point. Ray Gonzalez has represented the red, navy, and silver ever since he arrived at Grafton as a freshman. The rising senior is finally watching the fruits of is labor grow…
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