Hickory specialist Tommy Martin picks up his second offer by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Hickory High School’s football MVP picked up his second scholarship offer Tuesday when the Dukes of JMU offered rising senior Tommy Martin (SR ATH 6-1 175). Martin, a kicker, punter, linebacker and receiver for the Hawks, earned a scholarship offer as a…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Team Loaded VA 17U faced off against D1 Minnesota in their Adidas Uprising Summer Championship debut. Loaded started off slow only shooting 38 percent from the field while D1 Minnesota shot just under 50 percent. “I think we came out pretty slow, that’s a bad habit we have as a team…
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Ocean Lakes now has their second college commitment as Dakare Coston commits by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Do you want an indication of how deep the talent pool was at Ocean Lakes last year? Dakare Coston is one of many players that will step into a starring role this fall. Last fall, he was down the…
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Hampton lineman Elijah Conliffe adds a new scholarship offer after proving himself at camp by Andy Hilton, recruit757 College camps are the way to earn scholarship offers. The coaches get to see you with their own eyes, assess you against similar competition, and get to see how you like life on their campus. Elijah Conliffe…
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Recognition in the form of scholarship offers is finally coming for Tylan McElhenie by Andy Hilton, recruit757 When we caught up with Tylan McElhenie in March at the Richmond VTO, he had no offers. By the time the Nike Regional Opening in Charlotte happened in late April, Tylan had one offer: Delaware State. He was…
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Tavaris Noel is getting a ton of attention from Ivy League schools by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This past weekend was huge for Grafton rising senior Tavaris Noel. He made two more college stops and picked up two more scholarship offers. Just a little more than a week ago, Noel picked up offers from Princeton and…
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Baseball, Soccer, Football all appeal to Peyton Ryder by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Peyton Ryder lives in Newport News but makes the grueling trip to Phoebus every morning during the school year. This trip doesn’t sound all that bad at first. However, around peak times of the morning, the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel can be backed…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Former Maury High School standout Matt Coleman scored 10 points as the USA Men 18U team defeated Puerto Rico in the first round of the 2016 FIBA Americas Championship in Valdivia, Chile. Coleman, entering his final season at Oak Hill Academy, was one of five USA players in double figures in…
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NFL athletes at the VA’s UPNEXT panel discuss serious issues by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Last week’s middle school and high school football camp at Norfolk State was a bit of a surprise for the student-athletes. Kam Chancellor, La’Roy Reynolds, Justin Hunter, Lynden Trail and Eli Harold wanted the “camp” to be something other than ordinary.…
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Battlefield Looks to Defense To Claim 6A North Team: Battlefield (Haymarket, VA) Classification/Conference – 6A/8 2015 Record – 9-3 (lost to Lake Braddock 13-10 in 6A North quarterfinals) Head Coach – Jared Van Acker Mascot – Bobcats Battlefield coach Jared Van Acker is entering the 2016 season with a variety of offensive weapons in his…
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