by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Ironclad Conference saw the arrival of Lafayette in 2015, and that made quite an impact on the All-Conference teams. Lafayette kept their Bay Rivers schedule and saw conference mates like Grafton, Jamestown and Smithfield along the way. It’s interesting when coaches have to pick All-Conference teams when they…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757.com) WILLIAMSBURG (WAVY) – All is well in Williamsburg these days. The William & Mary men’s basketball team opened its season with an upset 85-68 win at North Carolina State, while the football team is now one win away from a CAA regular season championship. The…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757.com) NORFOLK (WAVY) — Old Dominion defeated UTEP 31-21 on Saturday afternoon to keep its bowl hopes alive. David Washington threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns, Ray Lawry and Jeremy Cox each ran 42-yards for a touchdown as ODU recovered from a slow start. The…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The teams from Conference 27 are of Class 3A, including Tabb, York, Lakeland, Phoebus, Norcom and Booker T. Washington. The first four from that group made the playoffs this year. All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year Jomari Becnel has passed the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the second year in…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There were no upsets in the semi-final round of the VISAA playoffs, so we have brackets full of #2 seeds vs. #1 seeds. Of the most interest to fans in the 757 is #2 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy playing #1 seed Atlantic Shores. The Saints are led by Head Coach Lew Johnston, who’s…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After the resignation of six-year Kecoughtan Head Coach, Ivan Thomas, Willie Gause was named head coach of the Kecoughtan Boys Basketball Team. Two years ago, Gause was the head coach for Warwick High School and led them to their first winning season since 2007 and was named the PenSouth Conference 10…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Following a season-opening defeat on the road at Richmond, the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs bounced back on Sunday with a 71-57 home win over Wagner. ODU is now two wins away of reaching its 1000th career victory. Jennie Simms led the Lady Monarchs with 27 points. She now has 39 points…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re in the playoffs where the cream rises to the top. It’s time to vote for the B-Dubs Player of the Week! After the voting ends on Monday at 6 p.m., we’ll announce a winner for you and present the award later in the week. Be sure to click on the…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Darling Stadium had a Saturday game on the schedule to close out the first week of the playoffs. Phoebus and Tabb squared off to the beat of a chilly afternoon. Tabb had moderate success under their implemented Wing-T offense, yet it wasn’t enough to cool off the Phantoms. Phoebus enjoyed a…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norfolk State senior guard Jeff Short has been named to the 2015 Lou Henson Award preseason watch list, according to CollegeInsider.com. Short will be one of 30 players in contention for the award given annually to the top mid-major player in Division I Basketball. The senior, who was first-team All-Meac last…
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