Lew Johnston (Photo: Sam Mizelle/recruit757) The game of football knocks us all down, a lot. Let failure train you to be better. Coach Lew Johnston has a blog of his own called “Coaching the little things” that you can check out. It’s a great resource for information, plus Lew is an expert in coaching the…
Beach District Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year, Tayvion Land (L) and Tayvion Robinson (Photo: Joe Barnes and Mary Ann Magnant/recruit757) The All-Beach District teams were balanced with a spread of programs at the top by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Beach District was strong at the top in 2018, with seven teams making the…
Anthony Wallace kicks the game winner for Phoebus in a downpour (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Chris Daniels, Barry Hargraves connection lifts Phoebus over Norcom in triple overtime washout Fresh off of knocking off the defending Class 3 state champions in Hopewell last week, Norcom had their most recent victory on their mind. This served as an…
Ocean Lakes QB Xander Jedlick celebrates with the team (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Ocean Lakes was relentless on defense in a win over the Tigers by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A fumble recovery by linebacker Malcolm Britt led to great field position and a first quarter touchdown on a 5-yard run by Joe Bray. That was the…
Maury celebrates their Region 5A Title (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Maury sprinted to an early lead and never looked back by Nick Bailey, recruit757 The playoffs did not come without some story lines and two of the big ones faced off in the Region 5A Final at Indian River High School. The Maury Commodores took on…
Titan tacklers descend on Lafayette RB Trey Canady (Photo: Nathaniel Jones/recruit757) Lake Taylor looks like a team of destiny against the Lafayette machine by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All season long, the Lafayette Rams have operated like a well-oiled machine. Other than one half against Warhill, the Rams have been dominant in all phases of the…
Oscar Smith QB Cam Kelly and Ocean Lakes QB Xander Jedlick (Photos: Joe Barnes and Mary Ann Magnant/recruit757) Here we are again, with Ocean Lakes and Oscar Smith meeting in the playoffs by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Oscar Smith (11-1) at Ocean Lakes (12-0) 7:00 p.m. Friday at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex So we meet again.…
Maury WR Dashaun Peele and Indian River QB Dominique Brooks (Photos: Joe Barnes and Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Friday night brings what could be a high scoring showdown between Maury and Indian River by Andy Hilton, recruit757 REGION 5A FINAL: #3 Maury (11-1) at #1 Indian River (12-0) 7:00 p.m. Friday The last time these two teams…
Lafayette RB Vashod Phillips and Lake Taylor RB Malik Newton (Photos: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Lake Taylor vs. Lafayette is the game everyone has been waiting to see by Andy Hilton, recruit757 REGION 4A FINAL: #2 Lake Taylor (11-1) vs. #1 Lafayette (11-0) 7:00 p.m. Friday at Wanner Stadium, Williamsburg By now, we know what each team…
Phoebus RB Jaylen White pushes past Jahden Jackson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Region 3A Championship Preview: Norcom trying to accomplish a feat we haven’t seen from them since 1993 by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The year 1993 was such a progressive year for the United States as a whole. President Bill Clinton was inaugurated in office around…
