by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In Conference 17, Lake Taylor has once again had a great year. An undefeated season gets people’s attention. After the regular season, Lake Taylor has won 25 games in a row. That gets people talking. Here are your All-Conference 17 teams as selected by the coaches of the conference: Offensive Player…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 VISAA Division III State Championship #2 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (8-3) vs. #1 Atlantic Shores (10-0) at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex 7 p.m. Friday Atlantic Shores is 10-0 on the season and can look back to their overtime win against Norfolk Academy as the game that made their season. Down by a score,…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Slightly before 6:30 pm I was advised to move to a better seat in the gymnasium. The rationale behind the move was to get a better seat. This was advised by the father Green Run shooting guard DeShaun Wade. “Trust me, you might want to move up because people are going…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 San Diego Chargers lineman Orlando Franklin wasn’t a very well-mannered teenager. Growing up in Toronto, Canada, he often got into trouble. He stuck keys in the electrical sockets at home. He would turn on the fire hose in the hallway of his family’s high-rise apartment. One joy ride in…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 #4 King’s Fork (6-5) at #1 Lake Taylor (11-0) Friday 7:30 p.m. Friday’s game is a matchup of the top two running backs in Conference 17: Lake Taylor’s Dazmine Palmer and King’s Fork’s Deshaun Wethington. Palmer has rushed for more than 2,500 yards since breaking into the Lake Taylor backfield as…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Make that 27 in a row at home for the Old Dominion Monarchs. Led by five players who reached double figures in scoring, the Monarchs jumped out to 17-point halftime lead before cruising to a victory over their counterparts from the MEAC conference. The win extended the NCAA’s fifth-longest win streak…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) #6 Heritage (5-6) vs. #2 Lafayette (11-0) at Wanner Stadium, Friday 7:30 p.m. WILLIAMSBURG (WAVY) – Over the past few years, Lafayette High School has been the “hunted” in division 3A. The Rams made it to the state semifinals in 2013, and then to the state…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 #5 Grassfield (8-3) at #1 Oscar Smith (10-0) Friday at 7 p.m. Oscar Smith made light work of Kellam in the first round of the Group 6A South region playoffs, dismantling the Knights 48-13, setting up a second round matchup with Southeastern District rival Grassfield. The Grizzlies have yet to defeat…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Grassfield Athletic Director Matt Puryear started the ceremony off with a few numbers for Grant Holloway. 15: Grant Holloway was 15 years old when he cleared 7 feet, one inch in the high jump. 25 feet, 8 3/4 inches: Grant’s VHSL long jump record 9: state titles in track and field…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 3A East Semifinals – Lakeland (3-8) vs. Poquoson (9-2), Friday 7:00 PM, Poquoson Middle Looking at the team records, this would appear to be a one-sided affair getting ready to be played out on Friday night in Poquoson. However, the educated fan knows better than to jump to conclusions. Yes, Lakeland…
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