by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After Lake Taylor’s 47-33 win over Courtland on Saturday, Titans senior defensive back Wayne Davis spoke about receiving the Gatorade Virginia Football Player of the Year award earlier in the week. Running back Dazmine Palmer was mainly at a loss for words as he reflected on his second straight state championship…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 It was a tale of two halves of football for the Phoebus Phantoms. Phoebus welcomed the Warriors of Magna Vista into Darling Stadium this evening. Both teams had a lot at stake and laid it all on the line in front of a packed house this evening. The Warriors, coached by…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Our local teams went 2-2 on the day. We’ll send one representative to the 6A State Championship (Oscar Smith) and one to the 4A State Championship (Lake Taylor). Here are the finals from Saturday and the state championship games that these finals have set up: 6A South: Oscar Smith 21, Thomas…
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by Daniel Payton, recruit757 Travius Smith scored 19 points to lead the Lake Taylor to a convincing win over Maury, 55- 46. The first quarter started out slow and physical as both Lake Taylor and Maury were feeling each other out with back and forth scoring from each team. The physicality of the quarter came…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 At ECU you had a coach who has guided the program to marquee wins over ACC schools like Virginia Tech, and North Carolina. Ruffin McNeill’s football program was well run, with student athletes who were winners being attracted to the program year in and year out. The football stadium has…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Gloucester Dukes hosted the Woodside Wolverines in the second regular season game of the year. The Dukes won the tip and started off hot and went on a 7-0 run before the Wolverines scored their first bucket. Gloucester’s sophomore point guard, Demariyea Sills was the primary factor of the Dukes offense.…
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by Ashley Dillard, recruit757 Led by guard Cam Bacote’s game-high 21 points, Bethel eased to a 62-52 win over rival Warwick.This was Bethel’s first home game of the season and they definitely showed up. However, this was not an easy win for the Bruins. Both teams started out cold until; Warwick’s Ray Rawles made a…
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by Deotis Speller, recruit757 Defense was the story of the night for the Norview Pilots. After a tough opening loss to the Lake Taylor Titans on Tuesday, Norview responded with a convincing 62 – 45 win against the Bookers from Booker T Washington. After the 1st quarter ended, Norview was ahead by the score of…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 6A Semifinals #3 Thomas Dale (9-4) at #1 Oscar Smith (12-0) 1:00 Saturday Oscar Smith should remember their last meeting with Thomas Dale vividly. It was during the 2009 postseason, where the Knights upended the Tigers 20-17, in a sloppy overtime game that kept the Tigers from winning the state championship…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 It’s been four years since the Phantoms have sniffed a state championship. Currently Phoebus is on the verge of a championship run and finds itself two games away from hoisting the championship trophy. Friday was a day in which spirit was high at Phoebus. On the eve of their Semifinal game…
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