College Bowl season makes it obvious that we’re not demanding excellence by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After looking at the latest CFB playoff projection and the projection for the 40 bowl games, it’s become obvious that we have lowered the bar. We’re not demanding excellence. We’re rewarding abject mediocrity in some cases. First, it’s obvious that…
File Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit804 Coach Lew Johnston talks about what you can do now that your season is over by Lew Johnston (a special contribution to recruit757) Coach Lew Johnston has a blog of his own called “Coaching the little things” that you can check out. It’s a great resource for information, plus Lew is an expert…
Hopewell QB Greg Cuffey (Photo: Kim McCaffrey/recruit804) Hopewell made it a sweep of the top honors in All-Region 3A by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Region 3A, known officially as Class 3, Region A, is the new designation for the twelve teams in Classification level three, and in the eastern most portion of the state. Schools in…
Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757 Here is the schedule for State Semifinal games to be played on December 2 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All games are being played on Saturday, December 2. Winners will advance to the VHSL State Championship games that will be played on Saturday, December 9 at the following locations. Class 1 & 2…
ODU Head Coach Bobby Wilder (File Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) A late string of wins had ODU in contention for the postseason by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) Left for dead at 2-6 to start the month of November, Old Dominion never quit and made a valiant push toward bowl eligibility for…
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#32 Hopewell RB Ronnie Walker celebrates (Photo: Kim McCaffrey/recruit757) The regional final became the Ronnie Walker show as he scored three TDs to pace the win by Joe Nelson, recruit804 It is always a challenge to win on the road in the playoffs. After an hour and a half drive to Yorktown, Hopewell started the…
#7 Colonial Forge RB Josh Sarratt (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA) Colonial Forge sets up a state semifinal rematch with Oscar Smith by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA The Manchester Lancers hung with Colonial Forge for the first half, but turnovers eventually doomed them. For the second year in a row, Manchester fell to Colonial Forge in the third…
Louisa Head Coach Mark Fischer post-game (Photo: John Harvey/recruit804) Louisa County wins a shootout at Dinwiddie by John Harvey, recruit804 Louisa County quarterback Malik Bell made sure he shook hands with every offensive lineman as they went through pregame warmups. The Lions’ front five gave their quarterback plenty of protection as Bell ran for two…
Highland Springs head coach Loren Johnson holds the trophy (Photo by Brandon Mitchell/recruit804) D’vonte Waller’s epic 4 TD performance leaves Hermitage with no answers by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 It was Hermitage that traveled to Highland Springs during the first week of the season and knocked off the Springers 14-9. It was Mateo Jackson (SR/LB 6-2…