ODU vs. UTSA 2019 (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) The NCAA has extended the dead period for Division I programs to January 1, 2021 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Wednesday, the NCAA announced that the current dead period for Division I athletic recruiting has been extended to January 1, 2021. That’s a crushing blow to Class of…
Portsmouth Christian 2019 (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Portsmouth Christian approves fall football for their Patriots by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Wednesday afternoon, the school board of Portsmouth Christian has approved the school’s participation in fall football. “Getting this approval means everything for the kids. That’s what what we coach for. We coach for them. For the…
Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 Game Academy 7v7 opened at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Friday nights in the fall, we’re used to the sound of cheering, the smacking of helmets and pads, the joyful noise of the game we love. While high school stadiums across the state are dark on Friday Nights…
Protestors at Monday’s Let Them Play Rally (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) “Let Them Play” could be called Stage One of an effort to bring back Fall Sports by Andy Hilton, recruit757 I made the trip to Richmond on Monday to address a group of parents and student-athletes who had come from many areas of the state…
Stone Bridge parent Holly Wiles has organized a march to demand high school sports by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It happened quickly. After seeing that Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer reversed course on high school football last week, Stone Bridge football mom Holly Wiles decided it was time to act. Since Michigan announced that high school football…
Liberty-Bedford LB Deven Blackston (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) We wind down coverage of the Second Clash of 2020 with a nod to Deven Blackston by Andy Hilton, recruit757 (Winning that MVP) says I put in a lot of hard work. It makes me feel great because (the work) came to fruition in some form. I’m definitely…
Nansemond River D-lineman Payton Payne (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Payton Payne is on the board by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It didn’t take long for Payton Payne (2022 DE 5-11 251) to earn his first offer. Let me back up for a second. It has taken years of hard work for Payne to get here. His hard…
Nansemond River D-lineman Payton Payne (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Nansemond River lineman Payton Payne wins the day by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Last weekend’s Clash of the Titans Showcase was a test for every athlete on the field. In the defensive line group, defensive tackles and ends got a full immersion in technique and strategy before lining…
E.C. Glass WR Marquise Woodruff (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Woodruff takes WR MVP back to Lynchburg by Byron Jones, recruit804 E.C. Glass football has been on a resurgence since Head Coach Jeff Woody took over the program in 2015. Before his arrival, Woody won back to back Division 3 state titles at Brookville before leaving for…
King’s Fork DE Kyree Moyston (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Old Dominion offers Kyree Moyston and Bravion Campbell by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Head Coach Ricky Rahne and his Old Dominion Monarchs are the first in on a pair of King’s Fork Bulldogs. On Wednesday afternoon, King’s Fork head football coach Anthony Joffrion reported the Monarch offers to…
