Salem lineman Robert Minich commits to Chowan (Photo: Salem Football) A weekend visit by Robert Minich yields a commitment by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Salem lineman Robert Minich (2019 OT/OG 6-3 250) was set for a big senior season. The Salem running game was on fire, led by junior running back Kaelon Black and supported by…
Indian River RB/WR Lamareon James and UNC Assistant Coach Dre Bly (Twitter Photo) Indian River athletes add offers from Rutgers, Nebraska and UNC by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s been a good week at Indian River. Rising senior Lamareon James (2020 RB/WR 5-10 175) picked up an offer from Rutgers on Wednesday and Nebraska on Thursday,…
Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 With the 4-6 defense, what’s old is new again by Anthony Bateman, a special contribution to recruit757 It seems old defenses are making a comeback on different levels to combat certain styles of offense. As I sat watching Super Bowl 53 I quickly noticed that New England was lining up in a…
Ocean Lakes lineman Tyler Stephens (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Old Dominion and Pitt add offers for Ocean Lakes by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Ocean Lakes defensive end Naquan Brown (2021 DE 6-4 205) and offensive tackle Tyler Stephens (2020 OT 6-4 280) picked up their first college scholarship offers in the last few weeks, and now they’re…
Woodside WR Carrington Bowden (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Carrington Bowden, Devon Hyman begin commitment proceedings for Woodside by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Peninsula District continues to move at a modified pace when it comes to the commitment process compared to most districts across the entire region. We’ve watched prospects out of Bethel, Phoebus and Hampton among…
Princess Anne DB/WR Tony Grimes (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Princess Anne DB Tony Grimes narrows his offer list by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was just two years ago when then eighth grader Tony Grimes (2021 DB/WR 6-1 185) landed his first college scholarship offer. Grimes hadn’t hit the varsity ranks yet, but landed an offer from…
#10 Naquan Brown of Ocean Lakes (Photo: Mary Ann Magnant/recruit757) The Hokies are first in on Naquan Brown by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The 2019 recruiting class is in the stable and work on future recruiting classes begins anew. Last week, Ocean Lakes DE Naquan Brown (2021 DE 6-4 205) picked up his first college scholarship…
Coach Thad Wheeler at Warhill practice (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Warhill loses head coach Thad Wheeler by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Monday, Thad Wheeler was announced as the new head football coach at Riverheads High School. In Riverheads, Wheeler is taking on a role where the previous head coach (Robert Casto) won 222 games in 23…
National Signing Day (Photo by Andy Hilton/recruit757) Let me help you understand why this secret to recruiting is hurting you by Andy Hilton, recruit757 I’ve been at this for ten years, and every year, with numerous parents, athletes and even some coaches, we need to have a conversations about how recruiting really works. Let me…
Booker T. Washington ATH Tayeon Woods (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Bobby Rome and VUL secure Booker T. Washington ATH Tayeon Woods by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 During the last week of December, Booker T. Washington running back Tayeon Woods (2019 ATH 5-11 201) made the decision to commit to the University of Charleston. It was a decision…