#2 Ocean Lakes RB/WR Iniko Tauti (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Year two of the Joe Jones era is underway by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Team: Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) Classification/District – 6A/Beach 2016 Record – 5-5 Head Coach – Joe Jones Mascot – Dolphins Colors – Navy Blue and Yellow In 2016, after years of coaching…
Cox QB Zachary Zwyna was on the run all night, chased by King’s Fork defenders (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) 4A King’s Fork shows well vs. Group 6A Cox by Andy Hilton, recruit757 By almost every account, scrimmages don’t mean much. It’s a way to get the die hard fans excited and it’s a way for coaches…
Indian River vs. Heritage (Photo by Lance Hinton/recruit757) Indian River and Heritage visit Ocean Lakes by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Three of the states best programs in Group 6A, Group 5A and Group 4A got together Thursday night to challenge themselves in a three-way scrimmage at Ocean Lakes High School. While the Dolphins have fallen off…
I.C. Norcom lineman Juwan Callines (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) recruit757 Fab 30: Juwan Callines by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Juwan Callines has been hard to ignore for several years now. He’s been the biggest kid on the playground his entire life, and the football field is no different. You can spot him easily. At 6-6 and roughly…
Photo by Mike Caudill/recruit757 Three teams met at Norview for a scrimmage Thursday night by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Thursday afternoon kicked off preseason football for Hampton Roads high schools. Norview High School was the site of a three-way jamboree featuring the host Pilots, as well as last year’s Group 6A state runner-ups Oscar Smith and…
Menchville (File Photo: Kim McCaffrey/recruit757) Menchville and Booker T. Washington lay their foundation in a preseason scrimmage by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 It’s been quite some time since we had any meaningful football played on the campus of Old Dominion. The ODU Monarchs are a few weeks away from their season opener, but the Menchville Monarchs…
Kempsville scrimmages Churchland (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) recruit757 Fab 30: Dasamir Spriggins by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Kempsville athlete Dasamir Spriggins is one of the bright spots on a Kempsville team that hasn’t won a game in several years. Tough times haven’t kept a good player down. Spriggins is an All-Conference talent who has proven himself since…
Bayside vs. Norcom (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Bayside and Norcom tuned up on Thursday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The night was perfect for football. The football was far from perfect. That’s to be expected in early August. Defenses ruled the night. The execution wasn’t by the book, but the end result was a progression by both…
Grassfield QB Zach Green (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) recruit757 Fab 30: Zach Green by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The next player in our countdown is a player who might be considered a secret weapon for Grassfield. He was a second-stringer at quarterback for the past two years, playing behind Justice Bigbie, who has graduated and is now…
Nansemond-Suffolk 2016 (File Photo: Sam Mizelle/recruit757) Nansemond-Suffolk looks to bounce back in 2017 by Joe Nelson, recruit757 Team: Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk, Va) Classification/District – VISAA Division II 2016 Record – 4-6 Head Coach – Michael Biehl Mascot – Saints Colors – Blue, Gold In his first year as head coach at Nanseman-Suffolk Academy (NSA) last…