Warhill High School now has a head coach. Former head coach Billy Jarvis departed a few months ago, after leading the program to a state where they’re looking like a perennial playoff team. Now, Bryan Davis gets to lead the program to the next level.
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It’s become increasingly evident that Chris Beatty wants to get back into the Beach. At least to mine the talent here. The last player Beatty successfully recruited out of the area came more than two years ago when he recruited Ocean Lakes quarterback Lafonte Thourogood away from Virginia Tech and into Vanderbilt. Thourogood didn’t last at Vandy. He’s now at JMU. Beatty moved on to coach at Illinois last year and is now at Wisconsin. Coach Beatty is extending offers and has already landed a Juco transfer out of Kansas in Takiem Reynard, who played his high school ball at Greenbrier Christian. Who’s next?
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Norfolk Christian athlete George Wahee had some fairly big shoes to fill when his older brother moved on. Wil Wahee committed to the University of Virginia as a member of the big four that committed to Mike London’s first full recruiting class at UVA. Now, little brother George is making a name for himself. On Wednesday, he landed his first offer.
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That didn’t take long. Oscar Smith wide receiver Jaylen Bradshaw visited Virginia Tech for a one-day camp on Sunday and walked away with a scholarship offer. After a couple of days to digest the situation, Bradshaw made up his mind. He’s a Hokie.
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This off season, the Hampton University football coaching staff has taken a renewed interest in recruiting their backyard. They’ve dished out dozens of offers to local players, and made it a point to visit all of the local high schools in their pursuit of talent. That interest in The 757 is paying off. The Pirates have more local athletes interested in them than ever before, and they now have a sell out on their hands when it comes to this weekend’s 7 on 7 tournament.
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Oscar Smith lineman Andrew Brown is a highly sought after college prospect. Brown has his choice of somewhere around three dozen colleges that are offering a full ride, and many college coaches have been selling him hard on the opportunities he has for early playing time. Andrew was at the Best of the 757 on Saturday and he camped for Virginia Tech on Sunday. His list has been narrowed to eight schools, with five sitting clearly at the top. You might be surprised at the reason he’s picked his top schools.
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Wake Forest landed their first commitment from the 757 in the 2014 class when Western Branch defensive back Daiquan Lawrence pulled the trigger and picked the Deacs today. Fresh off of a weekend visit to Wake, Lawrence jumped in with both feet and he feels great about his decision.
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Ask anyone in the know about Kellam Football and “elite” won’t be the first word you would hear out of anyone’s mouth. Typically, you’d hear “basic”, “no-nonsense”, or “Wing-T”, since head coach Chris DeWitt loves to play smash mouth football. Kellam football is going to evolve a little bit this year, all because of one player: Pat Kagel.
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Prospects being recruited by ECU have something else to be excited about. Head Coach Ruffin McNeill was given a three-year contract extension, putting him under contract with the Pirate football program through the 2017 season.
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The first of two one day camps went down in Blacksburg on Sunday and the news was good for players from the 757. Jaylen Bradshaw, Deshawn McClease and Josh Sweat came away from Tech with new offers, and that might have a domino effect that’s very good for the Hokies.
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