Varina/Henrico headline a strong slate of contests on Friday’s playoff schedule in the Central Region by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 Region 6B #1 Colonial Forge (10-0) (Bye) #5 Clover Hill (5-5) at #4 Franklin (6-4) #7 James River (3-7) at #2 Manchester (10-0) #6 Cosby (4-6) at #3 Thomas Dale (8-2) recruit804 Key Points: Thomas Dale…
(L) Jordan Massenburg and Julian Ruiz of Clover Hill (Photos provided by Terrell Hackney) Massenburg and Ruiz starting to pick up recruiting interest by Byron Jones, recruit804 Earlier this season, I did a feature on running-back Christopher Houston’s football recruitment, and his role in helping to create a culture of winning at Clover Hill High…
Hermitage LB Khalil Finger (2017 Photo Mike Caudill/recruit804) Henrico LB Khalil Finger grabs a VMI offer, prepares for a Region 5B quarter-final date with Varina by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 This time last season, Khalil Finger was preparing for a different type of opponent. After successfully returning from a knee injury against Mills Godwin earlier in…
Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 In two weeks, VISAA will have new state champions for football by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Flint Hill and Roanoke Catholic are number one seeds in Division I and Division III with a strong chance of repeating as the State Champion. In Division II, last year’s state champ Christchurch failed to qualify for…
Thomas Dale (Photo: Mike Caudill/recruit804) recruit804 Power 10, Week 11: Hopewell, Highland Springs gearing up to defend respective state championships by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 1) Highland Springs (10-0) 2) Manchester (10-0) 3) Louisa County (10-0) 4) Henrico (8-1) 5) Hopewell (9-1) 6) Goochland (10-0) 7) Dinwiddie (9-1) 8) Varina (8-2) 9) Monacan (8-2) 10) Thomas…
#23 Flint Hill RB Jordan Houston (Photo: Flint Hill Athletics) Headed into the postseason, the coaches of VISAA make their final picks by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The regular season is over, so this is the final coaches poll for VISAA. Seeding has been set, so for entertainment value, here are the best teams in each…
Highland Springs WR Antwane Wells (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Highland Springs WR Antwane Wells opens up about Jacksonville State offer by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 Calvin “Megatron” Johnson announced his retirement from the Detroit Lions and the NFL on March 8, 2016. He played all nine of his professional seasons in a Lions uniform and retired as…
Phoebus (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Phoebus, Heritage and Northside headline the Class 3 Bracket by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Phoebus edged out Hopewell for the top seed in Region 3A. Region 3B is looking for someone to take command. Top seeded Culpeper managed only six wins and George Wythe made it into the draw as the #7(!)…
Lafayette (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Lafayette, Louisa, Woodgrove, and Blacksburg headline the Class 4 Bracket by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Lafayette achieved an undefeated season. Region B is not nearly the mess it was last year with four undefeated teams. Region C is looking for a dominant team and in Region D, Blacksburg continues to roll. Lake…
Indian River (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Indian River, Highland Springs, Broad Run and Massaponax headline the Class 5 Bracket by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Only two teams made a perfect run through the 2018 season. If those two progress through the playoffs, they’ll meet in the state semi-final, not the championship game. Indian River and Highland Springs…
