by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re inching ever closer to the start of the season. recruit757 has a finger on the pulse of high school football in the 757, and we’re already receiving scrimmage schedules from the local programs. The full list will be on the front page of recruit757.com. Here’s what we have so far.…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Six years ago, the University of Richmond football team plucked a two-way standout from the Bay Rivers District and transformed him into an All-American. Coach Danny Rocco hopes to find magic in a bottle again in 2016 after extending a full scholarship offer to Bruton High’s Daniel Jones. The…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Based off of history for the past couple of decades, the former Peninsula District has been one of the most hotly contested in football. Sure the Hampton Crabbers have been dominant, but so has Phoebus. Bethel and Woodside have had their time in the sun as well. Heritage ran the…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 29 teams ranked above Churchland High School per the 2014 Eastern Region Ratings. That’s not a bad spot to be in finishing just above Princess Anne High School and just below First Colonial High School. The problem with this is, just 39 teams comprised this list. If you ask many of…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Score another one for the big hog mollies up front who never seem to get enough appreciation or recognition for battling in the trenches. Traditionally linemen aren’t viewed as having one of the more “sexy” positions. That phrase gets countered with one that a wise defensive coordinator spoke once upon a…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Just this past winter, the Princess Anne girls’ basketball program captured the school’s second consecutive state championship with a comeback win over LC Bird. The title was also the Cavaliers’ sixth in school history, perhaps beginning the dynasty chatter from the Cavalier faithful. Princess Anne head coach Darnell Dozier established himself…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Summer recruiting is just about to wrap up, and Nansemond Suffolk running back Noah Giles has picked up a new scholarship offer. Fresh off of a trip to Colorado and the Air Force Academy, Giles has landed an offer from the Richmond Spiders. “He says he really likes them,” said NSA…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Former Bishop Sullivan wide out Jamil Kamara was highly recruited coming out of high school. He was part of Bishop Sullivan’s first state championship football team, a squad that went 12-0 in 2013 and set school scoring records in the process. Kamara narrowed his list to Wisconsin, Pitt, and…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Wilson coach Ronnie Ratliff admits his biggest mistake from last season was failing to feature dynamic running back Jamonte Williams in the Presidents’ offense sooner in the year. With a 3-7 record, Wilson failed to make the playoffs for the 24th consecutive season. Ratliff promises not to make a similar mistake…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Following a 15-year hiatus, Norfolk State and Old Dominion will renew their basketball rivalry, with an exhibition game set to take place on December 29, 2015 at ODU’s Ted Convocation Center. While the schools were able to agree on the terms for this year’s matchup, there was no guarantee of a…
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