by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – Rivalry games always bring extra excitement to Friday night football games and this week’s showdown with Lafayette and Jamestown is no different. Lafayette (4-0) vs. Jamestown (0-4) 7 p.m. at Wanner Stadium There’s never any love lost when these two cross-town rivals meet in any sport, but the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For the first half, it looked like Booker T. Washington had the game under control. The Bookers held a 27-14 lead as halftime loomed. Maury managed a score before the break to pull to within a score. In the second half, it got a little crazy. The Bookers still felt confident…
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by Marsel T. Mason, recruit757 Surry County (4-0) at Franklin (1-3) 7:00 p.m. Friday The Surry County Cougars (4-0) are off to their best start since 1999 when they went undefeated winning the Division 1 state title that year. This year’s team still has a few questions to be answered, and tonight in Franklin should…
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by Chris Hopkins, recruit757 The Cox Falcons are flying high after a near perfect performance against the Tallwood Lions Thursday night. With the exception of losing a fumble in the first quarter, the Falcons were perfect on scoring efficiency–scoring on every other possession of the evening. Cox quarterback Cole Johnson led the attack, but the…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Doug Pereria was all smiles Thursday night following Thursday night’s 35-0 victory over Bruton at Bailey Field. Who could blame him? The Falcons dominated in all three phases of the game to post their first shutout of the season. Defensively, York (3-2 overall, 3-1 district) limited Bruton (1-4, 1-3)…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For High School Football fans, here’s a great chance to double dip. Not only are there games at Darling, Todd, and Bailey on the Peninsula, but Virginia Beach has five games going, plus there’s a top notch Private School game at the Sportsplex, and a Norfolk rivalry game on Thursday…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 By most accounts, the new conference realignment in the VHSL isn’t working. What started as a “great idea” from smaller schools in the western part of the commonwealth has been implemented and roundly criticized by most of the athletic directors and high school coaches of the region. Mike Connors and Jami…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan, Nansemond-Suffolk, Atlantic Shores and Isle of Wight Academy are well on their way toward locking in a playoff berth. Two more local teams are rising in the rankings. Greenbrier Christian and Broadwater Academy have risen from 6th to 5th in the Division III and Division IV rankings…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Bruton High’s football team will look for its first road victory Thursday night when they travel to Bailey Field to take on rival York High at 7 p.m. York (2-2) is coming off of a heartbreaking overtime loss to Poquoson. Bruton (1-3) is coming off of a narrow…
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by Lew Johnston, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy So, we had two more starters go out with a serious injury during Friday’s game. To add “injury to insult” we also got crushed 61-6! It was one of the worst losses I’ve suffered in my career. To say that I was down this weekend is putting it mildly. Our…
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