by Jim McGrath, recruit757 York (5-2) vs. Grafton (4-3), Friday 7:00 PM, Bailey Field (Yorktown) A very even matchup will be taking place at Bailey Field on Friday. Officially, Grafton is the home team, although Bailey Field is on the York High campus. It doesn’t matter, as a mere three miles separate the schools, and…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Another college sports scandal. Another head coach turns a blind eye. Admittedly, when news of the escort scandal that has rocked the University of Louisville Mens Basketball Program this week hit national airwaves I was neither shocked nor eerily disgusted. For as long as I remembered college sports was always thought…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A win on Thursday night was just what the doctor ordered for Coach George Massenburg and his Heritage football team. “We’ve got some great kids. All-around great kids. After last year, having so much success last year, expectations were the same. We didn’t meet those expectations at the beginning. …
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Bethel (4-4) vs. Denbigh (4-3), Friday 7:00, Todd Stadium (Newport News) Amid the noise and festivities surrounding Denbigh’s 50th Homecoming celebration, an important football game with playoff implications will be played at Todd Stadium on Friday night. Bethel, which needed two fourth quarter “pick-six” returns to escape Todd last week with…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Tabb (3-5) at Lafayette (7-0), Friday 7:00, Wanner Stadium (James City County) Lafayette continues its quest toward an undefeated regular season on Friday, with a home matchup against the struggling Tabb Tigers. For the Rams, currently second behind Lake Taylor, in the 4A East (Tidewater) rankings, their immediate goal is to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Nansemond River linebacker Demetrius Stitmon has been a staple on the off-season camp circuit. He’s worked his butt off for camps hosted by Nike, recruit757, colleges and more. The exposure and training has been beneficial, and finally it has paid off. Stitmon landed a scholarship offer from Norfolk…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Recruitment is really picking up for Cox lineman Jordan Williams. He earned a Maryland offer over the summer. Now that we’re into a productive junior season, Williams has added an offer from Penn State, and over the weekend the University of Virginia has jumped into the mix. “Coach (Mike)…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) WILLIAMSBURG (WAVY) – Kendall Anderson doesn’t really believe what he’s done for W&M over the past month is that special. The stats, however, tell a different story. The 5-foot-9 junior tailback has rushed for an average of 153 yards over the past four games and…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Woodside (5-2) vs. Phoebus (6-1) at Darling Stadium, Friday 7:00 p.m. “We had a detour as my coach would say, but one loss to a Division 5A school doesn’t dictate our one goal we’re trying to reach in the end”. Elijah Nelson was very critical of the Phoebus Phantoms midweek after…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Kecoughtan (3-4) vs. Heritage (2-5), Thursday 7:00 PM, Todd Stadium Thursday’s Peninsula District matchup at Todd features two teams who have fallen short of pre-season expectations, but are still looking to find their best form in time to make a post-season run. Unfortunately, as Week 9 of the season commences, only…
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