Phoebus head coach Jeremy Blunt at practice (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Coach Jeremy Blunt has his Phoebus Phantoms motivated by Justin Russell, recruit757 The Phoebus Phantoms have a chip on their shoulder heading into the 2019-2020 season. A 24-20 loss to Heritage (Lynchburg) in the state championship game last year was all the motivation they needed…
Nansemond River vs. Bethel (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Here’s the schedule for scrimmages in the 757 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In August, recruit757 gets out to see as many teams as we can. That includes scrimmages, where we can observe teams putting their game plan together and giving playing time to some untested players who may…
King’s Fork DB Garrett Williams (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Commitment now done, Garrett Williams looks forward to hitting the field for his senior season by Andy Hilton, recruit757 King’s Fork defensive back Garrett Williams (2020 DB 5-10 175) was at a distinct disadvantage this off-season when it came to his college recruitment. Williams started at cornerback…
#10 Phoebus QB Chris Daniels (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) recruit757 Fab 30: Chris Daniels – Phoebus #30 by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Phoebus always rolls with a corps of top notch athletes. That’s what puts them in the position for deep playoff runs season after season. This year is no different. Our #30 athlete is the signal…
Class of 2020 Commitments by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The commitment list shortcut is up to date on our website. Look for the graphic on the home page and click, anytime, for the updated list of 2020 commitments. New commitments are coming in every week, so if you know of any news, share it with us!…
Pheldarius Payne (Photo: NC State Athletics) Former Nansemond River lineman Pheldarius Payne took the hard road to the big time by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are multiple lessons to be learned from Pheldarius Payne. Payne played his high school ball at Nansemond River and graduated in 2017. He camped for us as a high school…
HU QB Deondre Francois (Photo courtesy of Hampton Athletics) The Hampton Pirate roster is bolstered by the arrival of Deondre Francois by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All of a sudden, the Hampton Pirates football program has a new weapon. Practice opened for Hampton University today and Deondre Francois was in attendance, working out with the team.…
Oscar Smith Coach Chris Scott and RB Romon Copeland (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Many high schools opened practice on Thursday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football season officially opened with the first day of VHSL sanctioned practice. Day one of practice means new arrivals and the establishment of expectations for the coming season. Granted, in this day…
Virginia Tech Coach Bud Foster (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Virginia Tech coach Bud Foster will hang up his whistle by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Virginia Tech associate head coach/defensive coordinator Bud Foster and head coach Justin Fuente announced on Thursday that Foster plans to retire from coaching following the 2019 season. Foster will continue on in a…
Oscar Smith head coach Chris Scott (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Oscar Smith coaches and athletes got together to close out July by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football coach Chris Scott has a history of giving back to the community. At Ocean Lakes, he ran a Dolphin Football Youth Camp. He did the same at Bishop Sullivan. Now…
