Pheldarius Payne (Photo: NC State Athletics) Former Nansemond River lineman Pheldarius Payne took the hard road to the big time by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are multiple lessons to be learned from Pheldarius Payne. Payne played his high school ball at Nansemond River and graduated in 2017. He camped for us as a high school…
HU QB Deondre Francois (Photo courtesy of Hampton Athletics) The Hampton Pirate roster is bolstered by the arrival of Deondre Francois by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All of a sudden, the Hampton Pirates football program has a new weapon. Practice opened for Hampton University today and Deondre Francois was in attendance, working out with the team.…
Oscar Smith Coach Chris Scott and RB Romon Copeland (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Many high schools opened practice on Thursday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football season officially opened with the first day of VHSL sanctioned practice. Day one of practice means new arrivals and the establishment of expectations for the coming season. Granted, in this day…
Virginia Tech Coach Bud Foster (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Virginia Tech coach Bud Foster will hang up his whistle by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Virginia Tech associate head coach/defensive coordinator Bud Foster and head coach Justin Fuente announced on Thursday that Foster plans to retire from coaching following the 2019 season. Foster will continue on in a…
Oscar Smith head coach Chris Scott (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Oscar Smith coaches and athletes got together to close out July by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football coach Chris Scott has a history of giving back to the community. At Ocean Lakes, he ran a Dolphin Football Youth Camp. He did the same at Bishop Sullivan. Now…
Booker T. Washington QB Larry Parker, Jr. (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Hastings College jumps in on dual threat QB Larry Parker, Jr. by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Albeit slow, the stock for BTW starting dual-threat quarterback Larry Parker, Jr. continues to rise. The Mighty Bookers product helped lead BTW to a 6-5 record last season that included…
Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 Once again, we’re telling you that you need to pursue offers not stars by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’ve said it before and we’ll demonstrate it to you again. Star ratings are simply overrated. They’re deceptive. They’re a tool to get college football fan bases arguing against each other. Saturdays Down South published…
The recruit757 Fab 30 #1 from 2018: Cox ATH Tayvion Robinson (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) We’ll start to unveil our Fab 30 football athletes by region this week by Andy Hilton, recruit757 August is almost here and high school football season is just weeks away. Starting this week, we’ll feature the top 30 football athletes, region-by-region,…
Norfolk Academy RB/DB Jacob Saffold (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) High performance and high academic athlete Jacob Saffold goes the Ivy route by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After missing his junior season and posting a solid come back campaign this spring at events like the recruit757/Sparta Showcase at Redskins Park and the Nike Opening Regional in DC, Jacob…
Grassfield QB Grant Swanger (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Grasssfield QB Grant Swanger fields first offer from UVA-Wise, gearing up for a positive start to season by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The climb up towards the top of the Southeastern District isn’t particularly one for the faint of heart. You’re faced with an uphill battle of staring at…