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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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 What a way to go out. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy sent Lew Johnston out on top. The Saints went 7-3 in the regular season, and that was good enough to earn a #2 seed in the VISAA Division III State Championship bracket. Their only losses were to playoff teams in higher…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Spartans wrapped up the Paradise Jam Tournament on Monday night looking to upset the Blue Demons of DePaul. Norfolk State was looking also to rebound from its previous two losses. The Spartans came out with every intention to take the game on the back end of the tournament. Fighting until…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We have a newly minted State Champion as this week’s Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week! Isle of Wight Academy running back Alec Edwards rushed for 120 yards and four touchdowns in his team’s 33-16 win over Roanoke Catholic in the VISAA Division IV State Championship game. The vote totals…
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by Brandon Mitchell,recruit757 Indiana State 70, Norfolk State 61 The Spartans have started the season three games under .500 for the first time since the 2009 season. Norfolk State has been in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands over the weekend playing in the Paradise Jam Tournament. The Spartans were able to notch their first win…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This week we play the semi-finals for each region of the VHSL. After these games are played, we’ll have a final four for each classification. Because of geography and fan bases, we’ve outlined only the playoff games and times for Groups 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A. All games are on Friday…
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