Loren Johnson Gives Highland Springs Opportunity He Never Had by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 Nine seasons ago, Loren Johnson took a chance and ventured where few people dare to take the risk. For five seasons, Johnson was the head coach at Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, Virginia and decided to make a move that would…
Bishop Sullivan LB Teradja Mitchell (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) The 2016 All-757 Junior teams give you the names to know for next fall by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Offensive Player of the Year: Darran Butts, King;’s Fork By his performance, Darran marked himself as THE player for any opposing team to stop. He rushed for over 1300…
Ocean Lakes lineman Eric Crosby (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) USA Today selected All-State teams for all 50. Here’s Virginia’s team: by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In this time where post-season honors are being dealt, we have another group that’s getting recognized. USA Today has honored the top players from every state in the nation. You can see…
Once the heir apparent to Taylor Heinicke, it seems that Shuler Bentley is moving on by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) — A report out of CBS affiliate WSPA in South Carolina says quarterback Shuler Bentley will transfer from Old Dominion. Bentley, a redshirt sophomore this past season, started…
Hampton Lineman Jalen Powell (Photo by Andy Hilton/recruit757) Hampton lineman Jalen Powell is drawing college interest by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Although the Christmas season is all but wrapped up, there are many prospects still continuing to get nods from programs looking to bolster their roster. The end of November gifted Justin Redd, Jalen Powell, and…
UVA Safety Quin Blanding (Photo: UVA Athletics) Bayside grad and top defender Quin Blanding will return for his senior season by Andy Hilton, recruit757 University of Virginia Athletics announced on Monday that safety Quin Blanding will forego the NFL draft and return for his senior season. “After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to…
Oscar Smith QB Shon Mitchell (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Shon Mitchell and Dazz Newsome headline the All-757 teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here are the 2016 All-757 teams. We look at every one of the football programs in the 757 area code. This is not the best of a group of twenty or thirty teams. There…
Bishop Sullivan OT Archie Callahan (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Bishop Sullivan lineman Archie Callahan has made his college commitment by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s a great gift for Christmas. Bishop Sullivan lineman Archie Callahan has made his college commitment to the University of Maine. His announcement came via Twitter last weekend: “I would like to thank…
ODU Football tops EMU, to win their first bowl by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In their first ever bowl appearance, and on foreign soil to boot, the Old Dominion Monarchs topped Eastern Michigan by a score of 24-20. The Monarchs were powered by a defense that shut out EMU in the first half and were sparked…
Of all the Player of the Week winners, Dazz Newsome snags the year end prize by Jim McGrath, recruit757 In a closely contested race, Hampton’s Dazz Newsome was selected on Wednesday as the recruit757.com/Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Year. Newsome was chosen over 13 other local players who had won Player of the Week…