by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Smithfield (5-3) at York (5-3), Friday 7:00 PM, Bailey Field (Yorktown) This game between playoff-bound teams should be the featured matchup in the Bay Rivers District this weekend. Smithfield, fresh off a 67-7 pasting of Jamestown, is on a roll with three straight wins and the Packers are capable of scoring…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Warwick (2-6) vs. Hampton (8-0), Friday 7:00 PM, Darling Stadium (Hampton) The Warwick faithful are walking with a spring in their step after the Raiders intercepted seven Gloucester passes, which helped them seal a 27-21 victory last week. They will probably have less good fortune in Coach Mike Smith’s backyard. The…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Kapri Doucet will play his final Homecoming game for Lackawanna Junior College Saturday afternoon against Dean College. The former Bruton High standout has been treated to three more college offers this week to Division I programs. On Wednesday, Doucet received offers from the University of South Alabama and the…
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by Elizabeth McGrath, recruit757 21-0 at End of First Quarter; All-Star Effort by Bruins Offensive Dream Team Last week, Coach Brandon Kelley and his 3-5 Dukes fell short to Warwick’s Raiders (2-6) in a close match up. The goal was to make an even record by defeating Peninsula District 5-4 Bethel Bruins and to create…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Phoebus knew it had to come out and clean up its act after surrendering 34 points to the Wolverines last week at Darling Stadium. The Phantoms had no problem showing Denbigh what the top of the Peninsula District looks like dismantling the Patriots tonight 42-7. The running clock near the end…
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by Jane Alverez-Wertz, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – On the eve of their big Beach District showdown against Ocean Lakes, the players and coaches of the Cox High school football team were notified today that effective immediately, Coach Bill Stachelski has been relieved of his duties as head…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After playing basketball at Woodside High School under Coach Erick Mays for two years, point guard Devante Carter transferred to play basketball for Capitol Christian in Landover, Maryland. When Carter left the Peninsula District he averaged 14.1 points per game and led the team to a 22-4 season. Carter is back…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 A team that has surprisingly climbed back into the Group 5A playoff race, Maury, will face their stiffest test of the season in a match up with the defending 4A state champions Lake Taylor. The Commodores haven’t defeated their Eastern District foe since 2009. The Titans enter Friday night’s game on…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Gloucester (3-5) vs. Bethel (5-4), Darling Stadium (Hampton) 7 p.m. Tonight at Hampton’s Darling Stadium, the Bethel Bruins will host Gloucester. Gloucester lost a surprising 27-21 decision to Warwick last weekend, but was hampered by seven interceptions. Coach Brandon Kelley would like to see his Dukes finish the season at 5-5,…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Phoebus vs. Denbigh, 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Todd Stadium As the season dwindles down and the post season approaches, the game truly becomes a matter of inches for some teams. For others it’s all about positioning and going into the playoffs as ready as possible. The Denbigh Patriots and the Phoebus…
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