by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This has been a long time coming. Since the first week of August, the Ocean Lakes Football team has been without coach Chris Scott. Coach Scott has also been a man without a football team. Tonight the Dolphins visit Kellam and hit the field for the first time this…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Salem (4-1) at Cox (5-0) Friday, 7:00 Friday’s matchup between undefeated Cox and 4-1 Salem suddenly has a feel of a playoff contest with the winner earning an inside track on a top spot in a loaded Beach District. But with conference realignment, the battle for region seeding is much more…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There were only two games on Thursday night’s schedule, and on paper they didn’t look remarkable. Poquoson (4-1) traveled to Williamsburg to take on Warhill (0-4). On the Southside, neighbors Western Branch (2-3) and Nansemond River (3-1) hooked up. Outside of a week two loss to Oscar Smith, the Warriors…
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by Deotis Speller, recruit757 Nothing stays the same, seasons change and people change, but sometimes that change is needed so new beginnings can form. We caught up with Nansemond-Suffolk Academy newest transfer, 6-3, 200 pound combo guard Tavon Askew to talk about the upcoming basketball season and why he choose to become a Saint. “I’m…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 First Colonial head coach Sam Scaborough spent most of last weekend worrying about the condition of his players, after Hurricane Joaquin wiped away Friday’s slate of football games for Hampton Roads High Schools, with the exception of Maury who traveled to Lynchburg to play Liberty Christian. “I hadn’t seen the team…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Dazmine Palmer of Lake Taylor High School is this week’s winner of the Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week award! He’s been piling up yardage and touchdowns this year in the Titan offense. His performance, along with the rest of his teammates, is why Lake Taylor is undefeated…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 New Kent (1-4) vs. Jamestown (0-4) at Wanner Stadium, Friday 7:00 PM Friday’s gridiron contest in Williamsburg features a pair of teams working through the infancy stages of a rebuilding process. New Kent appears to have the advantage. After a 2-8 season in 2014, they are now led by new head…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There’s some change in the recruit757 / Friday Night Flights Top Ten this week as #7 Cox shut out #6 Bayside. We’re due for another shake up as #3 Indian River faces #5 Oscar Smith this week. Here’s your top ten that covers the entire region, from the folks that cover…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 High School basketball is still a few months away, but with fall leagues kicking off this month we decided to check in with the Lake Taylor basketball program and their trio of Travius Smith, Joe Bryant Jr, and Gabe Miller. The Titans return all five starters from a squad that suffered…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Marquis Godwin was looking for an increase in competition to further development the player in himself he envisions. The 6-5, 175 pound swingman made a decision, after consulting with his family, to leave the Hampton Crabbers and transfer out of the Peninsula District to Christ School in Arden, North Carolina. Christ…
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