I.C. Norcom Head Coach Larry Archie (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Game Day: Lakeland has tall task in Norcom by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 #7 Lakeland (4-6) at #2 I.C. Norcom (9-1) 7:00 p.m. Friday #7 Lakeland Cavaliers (4-6) Key Wins: None Key Losses: None Last Year: Poquoson (W 46-21), Tabb (W 42-28), and Phoebus (L 21-0) How…
Hopewell RB Ronnie Walker (Photo: Kim McCaffrey/recruit757) Game Day: Southampton travels to Hopewell by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 Class 3 Region A – #5 Southampton at #4 Hopewell 7:00 p.m Friday #4 Hopewell Blue Devils (6-4) Key Wins: None Key Losses: Meadowbrook (13-6) Last Year: Culpeper County (W 63-20), Petersburg (W 14-8), Brentsville (W 44-21), and…
Norview QB Jabari Johnson pushes past a pair of Maury defenders (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Norview is suddenly hot and had Salem figured out last year by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Class 5 Region A – #7 Norview (4-6) at #2 Salem (6-4) 7:00 p.m. Friday Well, the time of the year that every high school football…
Oscar Smith QB Dominque Brooks (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Oscar Smith looks forward, not back, as the playoffs start by Andy Hilton, recruit757 #6 Cox (6-4) at #3 Oscar Smith (8-2) 7:00 p.m. Friday Oscar Smith is as strong if not stronger than any 8-2 team heading into the postseason. Why? Because they’ve been there before.…
Ocean Lakes Head Coach Joe Jones (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Several seniors at Ocean Lakes have landed new college scholarship offers by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The end of the regular season has brought a little more recruiting activity as several players from Ocean Lakes have landed new college scholarship offers. According to Ocean Lakes Head Coach…
Green Run CB Kwantay Anderson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Green Run corner Kwantay Anderson adds a scholarship offer by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Tuesday morning, Delaware State pulled the trigger on a scholarship offer to Green Run cornerback Kwantay Anderson (SR CB 6-0 160). “They finally pulled the trigger on an offer,” said Green Run head coach…
I.C. Norcom QB Jacoby Smith fakes the hand off to RB Demonte Dunlap (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) I.C. Norcom heads into the playoffs at 9-1 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Woodrow Wilson gave I.C. Norcom a bit of a scare on Saturday, but the Greyhounds managed to hold off the Presidents for a 28-21 win. Norcom came…
First Colonial vs. Kempsville (Video Still/Jay Parchman/recruit757) In the era of expanded playoffs, First Colonial is the only Beach District team without a postseason appearance by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’ve had five seasons of expanded playoffs now. First Colonial met Kempsville Friday night and the Chiefs had a chance to end their 45-game losing streak.…
A late win over Western Branch and a Hampton loss vaults Indian River to the top of their bracket by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Who’s going to complain about a little good luck? Norview improved their position in the playoffs with a win Thursday over Hampton, and the Pilots helped Indian River as well. Hampton dropped…
State Championship (Photo: Mike Caudill/recruit804) The VHSL Football playoffs need another tweak. Here’s a suggestion. by Andy Hilton, recruit757 At the beginning of the decade, people were complaining that the VHSL Football playoff system was too selective. It was. In some cases, teams could finish with only two losses and get excluded from the postseason.…