by Daniel Payton, recruit757 The Lakeland Cavaliers defeat the Northeastern Eagles 49-48 in a last second thriller in the second contest of the Hampton Roads Hoops Classic. Lakeland went on a 6-0 run to start the 1st quarter as it was tight with each team turning over the ball. The eagles didn’t score until the…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday versus Trinity Episcopal, Oscar Smith battled Norfolk Collegiate in the second to last game of the Hampton Roads Winter Hoops Classic. The Mighty Oaks started off strong against the Tigers, especially Bash Townes and Kyonze Chavis who combined for 14 points…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Keith Willis was a two-sport standout for Norview during the mid-90’s. He later went on to a collegiate football career at Virginia Tech before spending a few years in the NFL. But it is his current work mentoring the next wave of student-athletes that ranks among his top accomplishments these days.…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Every week during the regular season recruit757 and Buffalo Wild Wings acknowledge the most notable players in the 757 and give you the opportunity to vote for your favorite! This week, we have four nominees for Boys Basketball and four nominees for Girls Basketball. We’ve picked a top performance…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Oscar Smith came into Saturday’s contest against Trinity Episcopal highly-motivated followed a subpar performance in a matchup earlier in the week against Bayside. And when senior guard Donald Hicks closed the first half with 20 points as the Tigers grabbed a 34-25 lead, the team appeared on the verge of cruising…
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by Deotis Speller, recruit757 Fans of both Maury and Norview filled the gym to see the cross-town rivals battle it out in an exciting game that would come down to the closing seconds. The Maury Commodores escaped with a narrow win tonight with a 43-41 victory over the host Pilots. Norview’s Jaylen Frazier scored the…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 According to American Cancer Society, more than one million people in the United States get cancer each year. Alongside Chick-fil-A, the Woodside High School basketball programs hosted a “Stomp Out Cancer night” to spread the importance of cancer research during both contests against Menchville Friday night. With 2 out of 3…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 To say that Hampton stole this game away from Kecoughtan would discredit all the hard work the Crabbers put into their comeback. At the same time that’s exactly what the Crabbers did in front of a packed home crowd on Friday night. The Kecoughtan Warriors stayed in Hampton and made the…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With a little over three minutes remaining in the game and Oscar Smith holding a sizeable double-digit lead, Tigers head coach LaVar Griffin stood near the scorers table barking order at senior guard Donald Hicks. As Griffin said after the game, the Tigers are getting ready for the “meat” of its…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Multiple tournaments will take place in Hampton Roads during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The inaugural Hampton Roads Winter Hoops Classic is the lone event to that will take place on Monday, January 18. The event will tip-off at 10am with a matchup between the Deep Creek Lady Hornets…
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