by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Congratulations to the local athletes selected to this year’s Group 5A All-State boys’ and girls’ teams! Girls’ Player of the Year: Gadiva Hubbard, Princess Anne Girls’ Coach of the Year: Darnell Dozier, Princess Anne First Team Gadiva Hubbard, Princess Anne CeCe Crudup, Highland Springs Jada Graves, Edison Taya Bolden, Highland Springs…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Woodside was one of the surprise teams in the Group 6A state tournament, taking down top-seed CD Hylton on the way to its semifinal round appearance. But lost in the shuffle was the absence of head coach Ed Huckaby Jr, who did not return to the team’s bench following a 56-39…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The pool of talent in high school girls’ basketball was among the deepest in years. Congratulations to the young ladies selected to the inaugural All-757 Girls’ teams, as chosen by our staff writers and area high school coaches! Player of the Year: Gadiva Hubbard, Princess Anne Coach of the Year: Darnell…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The inaugural Virginia Middle School Xplosion Basketball Tournament will kickoff next Friday, April 1 at Azalea Middle School in Norfolk, VA. The event is hosted by Azalea boys head coach Levi Wall. The two-day event is open to all middle school boys’ and girls’ teams. Recreation teams are also welcome to…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norview sophomore Keyontae Johnson was one of the breakout stars of the high school basketball season, earning first-team All-Conference honors in addition to being named to the inaugural All-757 third team. Johnson picked up his first offer last week from the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. “We had workouts last weekend early…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Lake Taylor Middle School girls’ came into Wednesday’s Norfolk city championship game against Blair on the heels of the team’s upset win over second-seeded Azalea in the semifinal round. The Clippers, however, represented the league’s two-time defending champs and feature one of the area’s top seventh graders in guard Janiyah Quinerly.…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After roaring back to win its semifinal contest against Blair on Monday, top-seeded Azalea needed no extra motivation as a Norview team that eliminated last year’s city champions Lake Taylor in the other semifinal matchup. Both teams feature talented players that should do damage on the next level, but it was…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 In Azalea Middle School’s win over Lake Taylor to clinch the number two seed in the Norfolk City Playoffs, Rockets guard Jacq’mea Britt made big play after play in the team’s 22-12 win. The two teams faced off again in Tuesday’s semifinal contest with a spot in the championship game on…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 For most area basketball players the end of the high school postseason begins another year of AAU play. But for Granby freshman Shavivor Mitchell, her time will be spent away from the sport completely, instead participating in the 2016 Miss Teen Pageant. Mitchell was accepted as a finalist earlier this year…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Longtime Bishop Sullivan boys head coach Chris Harris announced his decision to resign from the program. In a statement via his Twitter account on Monday, Harris stated: “I will no longer coach at Bishop. I loved my players with all my heart from Day 1 at NOCO through today & will…