by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Following her team’s region semifinal win over Maury, Princess Anne guard Gadiva Hubbard mentioned how much capturing this year’s state championship would mean to the Cavaliers after losing three games in the regular season, practically unheard of for a Princess Anne team. Behind 31 points from Hubbard, Princess Anne rallied from…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norcom and King’s Fork have faced off the past four years with the Bulldogs winning the first two meetings in 2012 and 2013, before Norcom returned the favor in the past two region tournaments. The latest installment of the budding rivalry would decide the 4A state champion. Behind their usual strong…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Landstown was unable to advance to the 6A state championship game, losing in a three-overtime thriller to Westfield, 64-60. The game was the second-longest contest in VHSL state seminal history. The Eagles led 15-11 after the first quarter, thanks to nine combined points from big men Darius Bolstad and R.J. Nicholson.…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A weekend visit to Alabama was quite fruitful for Indian River studs Jaquan Yulee and Devon Hunter. Yulee came in holding an offer from Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. Teammate Devon Hunter picked up an offer from Saban on the visit. Needless to say, both players were…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There’s practically no prospective college athlete in the 757 that’s hotter than Khalan Laborn. Laborn went from a couple of offers to nine in the matter of days in late February. This week he picked up two new blockbuster offers, bringing his total to 11. UVA, Florida State, Charlotte,…
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by Jamaar Hawkins,recruit757 Heading into the eighth consecutive state tournament appearance, Princess Anne knew little of their semifinal opponent Tuscarora. The Cavaliers know one thing for sure: Defense. “We didn’t know what to expect coming into the game. Nobody knew much about this team. We couldn’t really find any film on them. So we just…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It took almost 50 years, but the Norview Pilots will make a return trip to the state championship game, defeating Potomac 60-50 in the 5A semifinals. Facing the defending state champions and number five ranked team in the DC Metro area, the Pilots were considered underdogs entering Thursday’s semifinal game, despite…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruit757 Scholarship Workshop is back again! Our next big event is this Tuesday, March 17 at Tidewater Performance in Newport News. If you haven’t registered yet, there’s not better time than now! We want to make sure that we have a seat available for you. You won’t want…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norcom tops GW-Danville Norcom will play for its second consecutive state championship after defeating GW-Danville 71-49 in the 4A state semifinals. The Greyhounds held an early 7-0 lead as both teams struggled to score in the first quarter. GW-Danville shot 0-14 in the first period, while Norcom was only slightly better…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s been only a week since his Naval Academy offer came in. Now Nansemond-Suffolk Academy running back Noah Giles has an offer from the Air Force Academy. “The Air Force Academy called and they are offering Noah Giles,” said NSA head coach Lew Johnston on Wednesday. Last week, the coaching…
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