by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Norfolk State University is just a couple of miles down the street from Maury High School. Any number of colleges could have picked up on Commodore linebacker Ricky Haley. The Spartans made the right moves and landed the talented senior. Haley had several official visits scheduled for January. He cancelled those…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Ocean Lakes quarterback Walter “Churchie” Harold had to wait his turn to get a shot at quarterbacking the Dolphins. After Corwin Cutler went down with an injury in the 2012 playoffs, Churchie made the most of his opportunity. For his recruitment, Churchie also had to wait. Now, well into January, Harold…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 OK, so it’s not high school football related, but it’s hilarious. The folks that brought you bad lip reading, full of hilarious moments of Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, and other NFL stars being misunderstood and lip-synched, have trotted out a new edition. Hit play, sit back, and enjoy. We’re only a…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruit757 2014 Senior Showcase not only attracted some of the best uncommitted seniors and juniors in The 757, but we had a good group of players from Central Virginia and some from Northeastern North Carolina as well. Several players from Currituck High School landed new interest and new offers from…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Monday’s recruit757 Uncommitted Senior Showcase was a banner day for football in The 757 and beyond. We had 230 campers show up and show out for the college coaches in attendance. Those performances are already netting invites for official vists and they’re netting scholarship offers for the players that competed. We’re…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Over the past four years, recruit757 has evolved. We’ve grown from a site that featured just a few players, to a few hundred, and we’re now to a point where we’ve added over 2000 players to the website. recruit757 stands up for the athletes of the region, especially those that need…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Granby quarterback William “Boojoe” Smith had a good number of college options. He couldn’t wait any longer. Over the weekend, he pulled the trigger and made his college decision. Smith had opportunities with Shepherd, West Virginia State, Randolph-Macon, Campbell, and Mayville State. Boojoe had a visit to Sheherd planned for January…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruitment of Oscar Smith wide receiver/defensive back Monty Fenner may be winding down. Monty added a new scholarship offer this week, and he made a decision to narrow his list. There’s a visit on his schedule for this weekend, and that might just close out his recruitment. “(The coaches at…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Not long after the football season ended, Indian River lineman Tyler Fain made a verbal commitment to Hampton University. He liked the coaching staff and felt at home there. Then Coach Donovan Rose was released and the entire coach staff was scuttled. That made Fain rethink his commitment. Since the beginning…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Senior Showcase was well timed for Denbigh tight end/defensive end Chris Peace. Peace’s teammates competed at the event and Chris showed up to watch them. Between coaches coming into town for the event and Chris’ attendance at the event, things couldn’t have worked out much better. Division II Shepherd visited…
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