by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Salem defensive end Trevon Hill is piling up college scholarship offers, showing why he’s one of the top prospects in The 757 for the rising senior class. Just last week, the Louisville Cardinals bumped his offer total up again, boosting his recruitment and giving him yet another college option. In a…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The ODU Football program is piling up defensive recruits. In their losses last season, defensive woes were part of the problem. The coaching staff is obviously looking at recruiting as a fix. King’s Fork defensive back Kane Miskel (6-2 175) became the fourth DB to commit to the Monarchs from the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The first stop of the Everett Withers tour drew a big crowd at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach on Thursday night. 190 campers came out for their shot to impress the coaching staff at JMU. Coaches from Christopher Newport, Averett, and Randolph-Macon also participated in the camp. Prospects from North…
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by Scott Cochran, recruit757 My oh my, how football recruiting has changed. Kids are being courted earlier and earlier in high school, making their visits earlier and earlier and, of course, giving their verbal commitments earlier and earlier. We have some freshmen in the area that already have a half dozen to a dozen or…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 OK, so there’s no title at stake, but it is a match up of high school football heavyweights. Oscar Smith athletic director Todd Parker has confirmed that the Oscar Smith Tigers will play on ESPN to open the season. The game with Ocean Lakes didn’t happen, but Oscar Smith was able…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Public school isn’t out yet in The 757, but there’s no reason to worry about school getting in the way of college football camps.. There are quite a few camps coming up in the next seven days or so that will allow high school football players to stay close to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Norfolk Academy lineman David McCormack has a chance to be a “once in a career” kind of player. He could be the kind of player that a high school coach will talk about for the rest of his life. Steve Monninger, who coaches the Bulldogs, isn’t counting McCormack as the anchor…
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by Scott Cochran, recruit757 Typically when you think of sports like youth baseball and basketball, you think of all the travel that’s involved to expose promising young athletes to higher levels of play. We’re talking far away tournaments on the weekends. AAU ball demands travel to camps and other events to show off any skills…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On what was a picture perfect day on Saturday, local talent was well represented at a new venue for the Best of the 757: Norfolk Academy. The Best of the 757 held its seventh annual football combine and showcase, kicking off the summer camp season. Local high school coaches anchored the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football fans, be thankful if you’re not following the postseason for other sports this time of year. In Virginia High School athletics, the new conference system has made things a little crazy. The playoffs for spring sports have gotten a little ridiculous from a scheduling standpoint. What may work “out west”…
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