by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – When Thad Wheeler was hired as Warhill High’s football coach in 2014, the goal was to change the culture of the program. Twelve months later, the former William and Mary standout has the Lions on pace for consistent success. The work started in the weight room as Wheeler…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Friday night’s jamboree at Norview provided a plenitude of story lines. Norview, Southampton, Bishop Sullivan and Phoebus swapped out, playing each other in round-robin fashion for a quarter at a time. Bishop Sullivan got a rare opportunity to show what they could do against public school competition. Phoebus drops down to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 recruit757 correspondent Antowyne Shaw caught up with Lake Taylor head coach Hank Sawyer after Thursday night’s scrimmage against Petersburg. In the video, you’ll see highlights from the scrimmage, and an interview with Coach Sawyer. Lake Taylor’s swarming defense and twin veer offense looks ready for the season. The Titans open with…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Woodside High School loaded the buses on Thursday and headed out to Bailey Field to matchup against York High School. York moved up in weight class for this matchup against Woodside pitting a 3A school versus a 6A school. Woodside appeared to have a little more support than York yet that…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY TV-10 (a special contribution to recruit757.com) CHESAPEAKE (WAVY) – The headline might seem a little cliche, that is until you ask Grant Holloway how he first got into running. “My dad just put me on the track because I had so much energy and he just told me to run one…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Who’s going to beat Ocean Lakes in 2015? In 2014, no one could do it. Their closest call came in overtime in the Class 6A State Championship game where the Dolphins surrendered a 14 point lead late in the game only to turn around and win in overtime. The departures…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here at recruit757, we preview every program for you before their season starts. Many are done, more are to come. Here’s a list of every team in the region. The teams with a link have a preview published. Click and read. Football season is almost here! Ocean Lakes Kellam First Colonial…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Booker T. Washington figures to be a sleeper team in Group 3A this season. Longtime Hickory assistant Darvin “DJ” Alexander was hired as head coach following the departure of last year’s coach Jim Flowers. At the time of his hire, Alexander figured to inherit a talented team, led by brothers Brandon…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Following his team’s scrimmage against Great Bridge last Friday, Cox quarterback Cole Johnson, citing the need to focus on the Falcons upcoming season, mentioned the possibility of finalizing his college decision prior to the start of the regular season. Late Wednesday night Johnson made it official, giving a verbal commitment to…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 On July 1, Principal William Beverley traded in his suit for a whistle and became Coach William Beverley. In the process, Beverley inherited a team with a need for new motivation. Over the last two seasons, Bethel has been average by their standard, finishing 5-5 in 2013 and 5-6 in 2014.…
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