Warwick vs. Menchville (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Saturday’s Warwick win over Menchville has pushed the Monarchs out of the playoff picture for the time being. Here are the updated power ratings from the VHSL by Andy Hilton, recruit757 THE VHSL RELEASED AN UPDATE TO THE POWER RATINGS ON TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGES ARE NOTED IN ITALICS. -AH…
Oscar Smith (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) 2021 Spring Season recruit757 Top Ten by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We had a shake-up in the top ten, despite seeing the #2 through #6 teams get the week off. Yes, five of the top ten teams were idle and only one of those teams had a scheduled bye week (Salem).…
#20 King’s Fork RB/WR Kaletri Boyd (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) King’s Fork comes from behind and holds on to beat Nansemond River by Andy Hilton, recruit757 With the Suffolk High Schools relegated to playing an intra-city schedule this Spring, there are certainly fewer distractions. Each high school plays the other two teams twice in the regular…
Maury QB E.J. Gibson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) The Maury Commodores have work to do, and may need help to reach the postseason by Andy Hilton, recruit757 IF this were any other season, the Maury Commodores wouldn’t have to sweat it. In a normal ten-game season, eight teams make the bracket for the Region 5A playoffs.…
Oscar Smith RB Devante Cooper bursts through the line (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) After a hotly anticipated game against Deep Creek, Oscar Smith must finish by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The next two games are the final kick for Oscar Smith, using a long-distance runners’ term. While this Spring season really has been more of a sprint,…
#54 Indian River lineman Chris Shaw (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) A season is on the line as Indian River hosts Western Branch by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Western Branch (2-2) at Indian River (2-2) 6:00 p.m. Friday Against Great Bridge, Indian River got away with making a lot of mistakes. While the Braves won 16-13 against the…
Gloucester vs. Phoebus 2017 (File Photo: Kim McCaffrey/recruit757) We’ll miss some games that could have been key to determining the playoff race by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In the final weeks of the football season, fans usually look forward to the games that will play a big role in playoff seeding. High-stakes competition is what makes…
Current Region 6A #4 seed Ocean Lakes (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Here are the updated power ratings from the VHSL by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Two weeks left. Teams have roughly two games left to make a difference in their spot in the power rankings, and that’s not a lot of time to make a move. We’re…
Oscar Smith QB Ethan Vasko on the run against Deep Creek (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) 2021 Spring Season recruit757 Top Ten by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This past weekend, we watched a Southeastern District battle of unbeaten teams between Deep Creek and Oscar Smith, a cross-town battle between Norview and Maury, and a decisive Peninsula District game…
Oscar Smith RB Devante Cooper scores the first TD of the game (Video Still: Andy Hilton/recruit757) The Big Game at Oscar Smith worked out well for the home team by Andy Hilton, recruit757 With a limited crowd in the stands and a March date, this game didn’t have the feel that a usual late-season rivalry…
