by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Norfolk State Men The Spartan Men ended last season’s campaign going 20-14 and finishing 11-5 in the MEAC. This secured the second seed in the MEAC Tournament back in March for the Spartans. The Spartans eventually ended their season with a 75-64 loss to the rival Hampton Pirates in the semifinals…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Menchville’s Adria Strothers, who earned first-team All-5A South and second-team all-state honors last season, will sign with Hampton University on Saturday. “The school is a really great and I love how their basketball team is more like a family than a team,” says Strothers. Adria Strothers transferred from Warwick High School…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Oscar Smith High School Boys Basketball, regular season and Monitor Merrimack Conference Champions, are striving to play as a unit this season and put a strong emphasis on being a family. After losing to Colonial Forge in the post season, the Tigers are looking to improve in the paint and defensively…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After falling in the Group 6A state championship game by one point last season, Bethel High School, is back along with nationally-ranked seniors Alexsis Grate, Nyra Williams, and teammate N’Dea Roberts for their last year of high school. The Bruins have moved to the Group 5A PenSouth Conference but their goal…
by Deotis Speller, recruit757 Jupiter Wilson is a man of many talents. Before playing football for the University of North Carolina, Wilson was a star athlete for the Hickory Hawks and just recently became the school’s head football coach. But after the Hawks’ varsity boys basketball team failed to hire a head coach in the…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Old Dominion Men’s Basketball program opened up its 2015-16 campaign with an 85-43 dismantling of Christopher Newport this past Thursday. The Monarchs held a 44-17 halftime lead before cruising to the game’s final margin. Former Kellam guard Trey Freeman was among five ODU players in double figures, finishing with 12…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 In previous years Oscar Smith was solely a “football school”, Oscar Smith Head Boys Basketball Coach, LaVar Griffin, is confident in his ability to restore the boys basketball program. After winning the regular season and conference title last year, Griffin’s expectations of the team, especially Senior guards Donald Hicks and Dez…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Deep Creek High School Girls Basketball is seeking another great year. The Hornets made a run in the post season and beat Woodrow Wilson in the Conference 17 semifinal that had a 4A South Region berth. Prior to regionals, the Hornets lost to the Presidents by three points in both of…
by Deotis Speller, recruit757 Coach Billy Stokes is the new head coach for the First Colonial Lady Patriots. He takes over for Larry Bowman after serving eight years as an assistant coach for the program. He sat down with us to discuss his new position and the state of his Lady Patriots. The transition should…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Old Dominion Mens’ Basketball team will kick off the 2015-16 season with a exhibition contest against Christopher Newport tonight at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The contest will start at 7pm, and will be for many fans an initial look at the video technology renovations that have taken place at…