by Tamara Brown, recruit757 The state semi-final first timers, Oscar Smith Tigers and Battlefield Bobcats entered the matchup both thriving off their program’s success this season. The Bobcats came out hot, especially sophomore Brayden Gault, and were up 4-0 before Desmian Devane found his way to the rim for a deuce. Gault, who already had…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 As the season wraps up, we have two more Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week awards to give out. We’ve been honoring in the top players in the region all season. This week, we have a player that’s still in it, driving his team to claim a state championship.…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Patriots of Denbigh came out last season and attempted to fluster the Peninsula District. Well done Coach Marcellus Harris. Through the first six games the Patriots went 4-2 only losing to Hampton and Kecoughtan High School. After the first six games were over, there was a series of unfortunate events…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Now, Lake Taylor is just one victory away from the first state title in school history. For players like Dazmine Palmer and JT Wahee, a state championship win over Monacan would be a measure of revenge after losing against Salem in football earlier this year. “This year we’ve been going 12…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Prior to the start of the season, the Westfield Bulldogs were predicted to be the best 6A State Title Contender succeeded by the Woodside Wolverines. Westfield showcases 5’10 Blake Francis who records just under 17ppg and 6’6 forward Tyler Scanlon averaging almost 18. Francis and Scanlon are double-barreled duo for most…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’ve been tracking Southampton lineman Tyran Hunt (JR DE 6-7 280) since he was a converted basketball player trying to develop on the gridiron two years ago. A lot has changed since then. Hunt has gone from wiry to built, and he’s turned his puppy dog feet into weapons that…
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Coach Lew Johnston regularly contributes to the recruit757 Coaches Corner with his words of wisdom. Lew went out on top last fall when his Nanesemond-Suffolk Academy Saints won the VISAA Division III State Championship. It was the first state championship for Lew in a decades long coaching career. Lew may have hung…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 The Oscar Smith Tigers are making their first state appearance in program history after defeating Kellam in the region quarterfinals. Despite losing to Woodside for the second time in a week in the regional championship game, they bounced back with a win over West Springfield to move on to the state…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 No team has more history this basketball season than the Princess Anne Lady Cavaliers and the Salem Sun Devils who met 5 times prior to their matchup in the 5A State Semi-Finals. While the Sun Devils edged the Cavaliers in their second meeting and halted their beach district winning-streak, Princess Anne…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan linebacker Teradja Mitchell was among a group of South Hampton Roads athletes to visit Tennessee over the weekend, coming away impressed with the Volunteer coaching staff. The Volunteers finished with a 9-4 record last season, good for second in the SEC East division, closing out the 2015 season with…
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