I.C. Norcom head coach Robert Jackson (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Just a year after taking the job, Robert Jackson hangs up his whistle by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Only a year ago, the I.C. Norcom Greyhounds advanced all the way to the Region 3A Final, then saw head coach Larry Archie dismissed after 13 seasons with the…
Offensive POTY KeAndre Lambert and Defensive POTY Tony Grimes (Photos: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Maury, Indian River, Salem and Princess Anne are represented well on the All-Region 5A teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For the last few years, Region 5B has been loaded with solid teams like Varina and Highland Springs. Region 5A created their own mystique…
South County celebrates their first football state championship (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruitNovA) South County puts up a good fight to win their first state title by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA HAMPTON – It took 40 years, but the head coach with shorts and no headset finally won a state championship. Gerry Pannoni has been a fixture in…
Lake Taylor 2019 Class 4 State Champions (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) Put some respect on Lake Taylor’s name! Titans outlast Tuscarora 34-14 to win Class 4 Championship by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Hank Sawyer is not necessarily known for his dance moves, however; Aretha Franklin would’ve approved of the two-step he choreographed on the sideline late in…
Maury lineman Paul Hutson lifts Keandre Lambert in celebration (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Maury rides a fast start and a clock choking finish to win their first title in football since 1939 by Jim McGrath, recruit757 HAMPTON – And in the end, they were perfect. Maury High, a team that had not won a football championship…
Malik Newton and the Titans leave Norfolk for Lynchburg on Friday (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Lake Taylor High School sent off their football team with a celebration by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Friday was a day of celebration at Lake Taylor. For the fourth time in six years, the Titans head to Liberty University on what Coach…
Oscar Smith LB Malcolm Britt and RB/WR Romon Copeland (Photos; Sarah Murphy and Joe Barnes/recruit757) Oscar Smith heads to the Class 6 state title game and they sweep the top honors for All-Region 6A by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Oscar Smith Tigers have had one hell of a year. They hired a new head coach.…
Oscar Smith RB Tyvon Norfleet (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Oscar Smith may have wanted vengeance on Westfield. They get undefeated South County instead. by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Class 6 State Championship – South County (14-0) vs. Oscar Smith (13-1), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA Playoff Road to the Championship: South County –Def. Falls Church…
Stone Bridge RB Jared Cole and Maury WR/DB KeAndre Lambert (Photos: Joe Barnes/recruit757 and recruitNoVA) Stone Bridge has demons to purge from 2018, 2016 and 2015; while Maury looks to stir spirits from 1939 by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Class 5 State Championship – Stone Bridge (12-1) vs. Maury (14-0), Noon Saturday, Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA…
Championship Saturday is a trip down memory lane by Byron Jones, recruit804 Thirteen years ago, I was a senior and one of six captains of the football team at Rockbridge County High School in Lexington, VA. Coming into the season, we all believed we had a shot to make some noise in the post season.…