Griffin Duggan to VT (Twitter Photo) Griffin Duggan is a BIG get as a walk on at Virginia Tech by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy lineman Griffin Duggan made a big impact early in his high school career. As a freshman, Duggan was 6-5 and around 300 pounds, making him one of the biggest players…
Nansemond River head coach Justin Conyers (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Justin Conyers is the seventh coach in the 757 to leave the job in a matter of weeks by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s been an off-season of coaching changes, and the season hasn’t officially ended yet. This ten-week long spring season has brought a lot of…
Region 3A Co-Defensive Player of the Year Sam Boyer (Photo: Thomas Matzke/recruit757) Lafayette headlines All-Region 3A Teams for the 2021 Spring Season by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Lafayette Rams won Region 3A and won their VHSL Class 3 State Semifinal on Saturday. They’re now headed to the state championship game to win their first state…
Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 All six VHSL State Championship Football games will be played on Saturday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 State championship games for all six classes in the VHSL will be played Saturday afternoon, May 1. The bracket was cut in half due to a shortened schedule for Spring Football. There were a few surprises…
Lafayette QB Luke Hanson and Head Coach Andy Linn (Photo: Thomas Matzke/recruit757) Lafayette and Independence battled to the wire by Jim McGrath, recruit757 and recruitNoVA In a game which qualifies as an instant classic, Lafayette was taken to the hilt by Independence, but a Luke Hanson fumble recovery in the game’s final two minutes sealed…
King George at Lake Taylor (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Lake Taylor leads early, closes strong against King George by Andy Hilton, recruit757 King George won their first regional title in 26 years last weekend, has played the underdog role several times this year. Saturday’s state semifinal was no different. The Foxes hit the road, coming…
Highland Springs WR Quanye Veney lowers his shoulder (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Highland Springs shuts out the defending state champs by Byron Jones, recruit804 Highland Springs has now won 10 straight contests against 757 teams since 2015. On Saturday, the Springers shut out the defending Class 5 champs from Maury 13-0. Springers wideout Latrell Sutton hauled…
Here comes Oscar Smith kicker Gary Parker on a fake FG (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) The Oscar Smith defense holds off Massaponax to secure a state championship berth by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Both Massaponax and Oscar Smith are used to rolling up points on their opponents. Saturday’s battle of wills was won by the defenses. All…
Stuarts Draft RB Aaron Nice pushes his way through Poquoson defenders (Photo: Danny Haymond/recruit757) Poquoson falters in the VHSL Class 2 State Semifinal by Jim McGrath, recruit757 The Cinderella story ended for Poquoson on Saturday, as Stuarts Draft utilized their Wing-T offense to near perfection, grounding out 342 yards to upend the Islanders 44-13 at…
Oscar Smith QB Ethan Vasko with the handoff (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) The state title quest continues for Massaponax and Oscar Smith Massaponax (8-0) at Oscar Smith (7-0) Saturday at 2:00 p.m. There is no history between Massaponax and Oscar Smith. After Saturday, there will be. Oscar Smith was a downtrodden program until the arrival of…
