While July is a busy month for area recruits, it’s a reminder to many of us that yet another high school basketball season is approaching. Last year featured a dominant Cape Henry team, led by McDonalds All-American nominees Chris Clarke and Marcus Evans, coasting to a VISAA state championship. The Dolphins must replace the stellar…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The last time Travius Smith stepped off the court for the Lake Taylor Titans it was in a defeat at the hands of the Kings Fork Bulldogs. It would be easy to take off his basketball shoes, finish the school year, enjoy a relaxing summer, and not reflect on certain changes…
Attention, Hampton Roads sports fans. We’re less than two weeks away from the inaugural Recruit757 Basketball Junior Showcase! The event will take place on June 13, 2015 at Granby High School, with registration beginning at 1:00pm. The showcase is intended for rising fifth graders through eighth graders. To expedite the registration process, we encourage all…
by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – Donovan Bridgeforth has been named the new boys’ basketball coach at Jamestown High School. Administrators at the school made the announcement Wednesday morning on the school’s Twitter account. Bridgeforth takes over for Geoff McCulloch, who left to take the same position at Warhill High School. “The opportunity to…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Jordan Poole remembers finding out about her back injury last August. Her parents noticed her irregular posture almost a year earlier. She was later diagnosed with scoliosis, forcing doctors to perform emergency spinal fusion surgery. Jordan, is the younger sister of Lake Taylor football standout Marquise Poole. Despite having a…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Area recruiting just got a lot more interesting, as the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs announced the hire of former Maury coach Jermaine Woods, to an assistant position with the program. Woods comes over after a similar role with the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program. Woods is best known for his…
Recruit757 Basketball is pleased to announce our first-ever Middle Basketball Showcase taking place on June 13th with registration beginningh at 1pm at Granby High School. Each student-athlete must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The athletes will go through a brief registration process, before a series of athletic testing and skills development stations. Each athlete…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s groundbreaking. Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Virginia slapped the VHSL with an anti-trust lawsuit, and the dispute was settled today behind closed doors. The end result is that LCA will join the VHSL competing as a fully fledged member. Per the VHSL press release: “The VHSL Executive Committee…
After two years of dominating Hampton Roads basketball programs, Maury guard Matt Coleman will transfer to Oak Hiill Academy to complete his high school career. The move was announced by Coleman early this week. Coleman was named to the 5A all-state team for the second consecutive season in his final season with the Commodores. Currently…
Johnathan Wilson has been the head coach of the Norview Pilots for the better part of the last decade. During the past four years, Wilson has seen forward Daevon Brown blossom into one of the better athletes in the state of Virginia. After leading the Pilots to their first state championship appearance in program history,…