South Lakes (Photo Courtesy of South Lakes Football) South Lakes Staying Ready for Anything by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA While this off-season has been one of a kind, frustrating, and down right confusing, South Lakes High School Head Coach Jason Hescock is staying ready and prepared for any scenario. With Virginia High School League (VHSL) making…
James Monroe DB Aidan Ryan (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) 2021 DB Aidan Ryan commits in-state by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA James Monroe defensive back Aidan Ryan (2021 DB 6-0 192) has made his verbal commitment official, with the Yellow Jacket junior opting to stay in-state and continue his football career with the University of Virginia. Ryan has…
Chantilly DE Aiden Gobaira (Photo courtesy of Phil Dolinger) Aiden Gobaira is emerging as a favorite of college coaches by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA At six feet, five inches tall, Chantilly High School’s Aiden Gobaira (2022 DE 6-5 220) towers over offensive linemen that oppose him. Game in and game out, the sophomore impresses college coaches…
Coach Lew Johnston (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Lew Johnston issues a warning Taken from Lew Johnston’s blog “Coaching the little things”. by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 Some of you recall the origin of this axiom. In 1976, Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple religious group convinced his followers that it would be best…
Oscar Smith vs. Highland Springs 2019 (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Now you know the answers to some of the questions you’ve wanted to ask by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Occasionally a question will come up in an email or a direct message and after answering the question, I realize that others may want to know as well.…
James Monroe (File photo: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA) George Coghill moves from interim to head coach at James Monroe by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA James Monroe has found its new football coach, hiring a familiar name, as former standout and current interim coach George Coghill was officially approved by the Fredericksburg School Board on Monday night to lead…
In an expected move, the VHSL officially cancelled spring sports by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Classes for all Virginia Public K-12 schools have been online only since mid-March. That cut into sports just as the winter season was ending and the spring season was set to begin. On Thursday, the VHSL officially canceled spring sports. There…
North Stafford DB Shawn Asbury (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruitNoVA) Shawn Asbury is on fire from a recruiting standpoint by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA A lot can happen in the span of a week. For North Stafford DB Shawn Asbury (2020 DB 5-10 170), we can really look at the last three “business” days. Let’s call it a…
Coach Lew Johnston (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Lew Johnston pens a conversation starter, recognizing the best football athletes he has coached Taken from Lew Johnston’s blog “Coaching the little things”. by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 I recall standing in front of the team one day before preseason practice was to start. In August,…
The NCAA has moved forward on student-athlete compensation for endorsements and promotions by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The NCAA is headed toward allowing student-athletes to profit off of their name and likeness. In other words, endorsements. We’ve come a long way since EA Sports was essentially forced to shut down their extremely popular NCAA Football franchise…