by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Congratulations to the members of the 2015-16 Monitor-Merrimac All-Conference teams as selected by the coaches: Boys Player of the Year: Donald Hicks, Sr Oscar Smith Boys Coach of the Year: Lavar Griffin, Oscar Smith First Team: Desmian Devane, Oscar Smith Chris Orlina, Woodside Jordan Forbes, Woodside Antwon Epps, Granby Giovanni Jones,…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 After Hampton won the first half of Monday night’s Group 5A South doubleheader at Norview, the host Pilots and Bethel took the floor. Both teams were trying to bounce back from losses the previous week. Norview was able to dial in late against the Bethel Bruins sending them back across the…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Hampton was in this exact same position last year and found themselves pulling through when they needed to the most. Green Run came into tonight’s action looking to avenge last year’s playoff loss to the Crabbers. Green Run honestly had everything working for them this season including their 23-1 record entering…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re into the playoffs! This is where the action gets hotter and the competition gets more intense. Voting for the B-Dubs Player of the Week honors the great talent in our area. You have four options among the boys and four options among the girls for Player of the…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Short-term memory loss is needed for both participants on the back half of this Group 5A South doubleheader between Bethel and Norview. With Norview being the host venue, this contest is essentially a pseudo-home game for the Pilots. But as ESPN College Gameday host Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Now that the conference tournaments are over, we find ourselves closer to the grand stage. Norview High School is the host of the 5A South Region first Round contests, beginning with tonight’s doubleheader. The first of these two games is Hampton versus Green Run. Both teams have had respectable seasons thus…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Six days ago, Nansemond River and Bethel met for a tiebreaker contest at Menchville to determine the PenSouth Conference regular season champion. After a huge defensive battle, the Bruins came out on top and earned the top seed. After a week of tournament action, the two teams won out and met…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 During the teams’ Peninsula District meeting, Bethel hosted Hampton and lost by double digits to the Crabbers, but came away victorious in the next two meetings. Saturday’s contest was arguably the best amongst the four meetings this season, with Hampton exhorting a measure of revenge, with a thrilling 45-42 win to…
by Daniel Payton, recruit757 Lake Taylor claimed the Conference 17 postseason title with a 64-48 win over Kings Fork Friday night. Kings Fork led early in the contest, with Lake Taylor scoring its first points of the game on a basket by Dereon Seabron with 5:15 left in the 1st to bring the score to…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Oscar Smith came into Friday’s Monitor-Merrimac conference championship game on the heels of an improbable overtime victory against Western Branch, thanks to LaShawn Rodgers’ three-pointer at the end of regulation. The conference title game was a rematch with Woodside, a team the Tigers had previously-defeated during the teams’ lone regular encounter.…