Today’s Early Signing Day allows verbally committed athletes to ink their commitment by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Wednesday is the first day of the early signing period and athletes around the state are making their commitments official. The Early Signing Period was instituted just a few years ago by the NCAA, allowing high school athletes to…
The players of the 2018 757 All-Star Classic (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Southside takes on the Peninsula in the annual 757 All-Star Game for HS seniors by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Legendary coaches Darnell Moore and Tommy Reamon organize the annual 757 All-Star game that pits the Peninsula against the Southside. After years at Norfolk’s Powhatan Stadium,…
Phoebus DE Josiah Silver (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) UNH taps Phoebus for DE Josiah Silver by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Phoebus starting defensive end Josiah Silver (2020 DE 6-2 225) followed up a remarkable junior campaign with a senior year that aided in the Phantoms playing for a Region 3A Championship. Despite falling short of overall expectations,…
To celebrate our final week and our two state champions, we have two Buffalo Wild Wings POTW by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’ve had a great season of Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week awards. Many of the best players in the 757 were honored with selections by the fans, and every team that was…
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…
