by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Time has flown this month. For Lakendrick “Blindside” Ross, the news from Cincinnati was certainly welcome. The Portsmouth big man who auditioned for NFL scouts just two weeks ago went unselected in the NFL Supplemental Draft. That’s not the end of the story. A scout from the Cincinnati Bengals was at…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Hickory tight end Richard Burney had some good choices going. On Saturday, he decided to end his recruitment. The Hickory football team had just returned from team camp at Florida State and the summer camp season is winding down. Burney held offers from Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Elon, James Madison, and…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Oscar Smith Tigers have a ten year run of winning the Southeastern District if you count last year. The SED died when the VHSL reclassified prior to last season, but that doesn’t diminish the dominance of Smith. They haven’t lost to an SED team since 2006 when they fell to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Every high school program goes through the attrition of players graduating and moving on. Lake Taylor lost some talent when big names Jalyn Holmes moved on to Ohio State and Nyquan Harris headed to Marshall. There’s a pair of talented players with big game experience coming in, and those additions are…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Yes, the Peninsula District is done. There is no more PD. Still, the teams of Newport News and Hampton, plus Gloucester schedule each other for the regular season. For the first time in years, maybe decades, there is no clear cut leader for the teams on the Peninsula. Phoebus and Hampton…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 College camp has paid off for Great Bridge lineman Kevin Staton. The big man is emerging as a college prospect and Old Dominion has jumped on board. ODU’s second session of team camp started on Thursday and the Wildcats were one of many deep and talented teams participating. Ocean Lakes, Landstown,…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For Indian River sophomore Devon Hunter, it’s two offers in two days. His stock continues to rise. Just a day after landing an offer from the University of Tennessee, Hunter has landed an offer from the University of Wisconsin. For Hunter, it’s offer number 17. It not only marks another great…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Despite what the new VHSL Classification says, the public schools in Norfolk and Portsmouth still make for a tidy scheduling arrangement. Granby may be the only Group 6A school in the bunch with a whole lot of Group 4A teams, but when it comes to football there are a lot of…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For Indian River athlete Devon Hunter (SO ATH 6-3 210), the opportunities for exposure don’t stop. The rising sophomore has such a head of steam in recruiting, it’s hard to imagine things slowing down for him. The Nike DC Camp came in late April at the start of the Spring Evaluation…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Virginia Tech is on a roll in The 757. Oscar Smith running back Deshawn McClease had quite a few choices when it came to his college recruitment. Offers rolled in from schools like Charlotte, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Temple, Louisville and Wake Forest. Recently, McClease had favored Maryland. Ultimately,…
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