Photo: Andy Hilton/UltimateRecruit College prospects have to keep their eyes on the prize by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s New Year’s Eve. Even if you’re reading this sometime in 2017, it’s great to keep in mind all year round. Don’t let one decision and one consequence tell the world who you are. Going out to party…
Westfield QB Rehman Johnson (Photo: Sam Mizelle/recruitNoVA) Rehman Johnson Named RecruitNoVA.com Player of Year by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA On the heels of leading the Westfield Bulldogs to its second consecutive 6A state championship, quarterback Rehman Johnson has been selected as the RecruitNoVA.com Player of the Year. Johnson and his team overcame a slow start in…
Virginia Tech scores 35 unanswered points to win the Belk Bowl by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Apparently a 24-0 halftime deficit is no big deal for Virginia Tech. In the first half of Thursday night’s Belk Bowl, played in Charlotte, North Carolina, everything seemed to go wrong, There were turnovers, blown calls, and the Hokie defense…
Loren Johnson Gives Highland Springs Opportunity He Never Had by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 Nine seasons ago, Loren Johnson took a chance and ventured where few people dare to take the risk. For five seasons, Johnson was the head coach at Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, Virginia and decided to make a move that would…
Westfield QB Rehman Johnson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruitNoVA) Rehman Johnson and Kevin Petrillo of Westfield grab the top spots on the All-NoVA teams by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Just as recruit757 and recruit804 have their all-region teams, so does recruitNoVA. Here’s our list of the best of the best. This is the Who’s Who of football in…
Ocean Lakes lineman Eric Crosby (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) USA Today selected All-State teams for all 50. Here’s Virginia’s team: by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In this time where post-season honors are being dealt, we have another group that’s getting recognized. USA Today has honored the top players from every state in the nation. You can see…
Once the heir apparent to Taylor Heinicke, it seems that Shuler Bentley is moving on by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) — A report out of CBS affiliate WSPA in South Carolina says quarterback Shuler Bentley will transfer from Old Dominion. Bentley, a redshirt sophomore this past season, started…
UVA Safety Quin Blanding (Photo: UVA Athletics) Bayside grad and top defender Quin Blanding will return for his senior season by Andy Hilton, recruit757 University of Virginia Athletics announced on Monday that safety Quin Blanding will forego the NFL draft and return for his senior season. “After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to…
Photo courtesy: Chris Teale, Alexandria Times Episcopal’s Perris Jones named RecruitNoVA.com Private School Player of the Year by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA For Episcopal’s Perris Jones, the 2016 season was one of transition. The running back had spent the past two football seasons at Bishop Ireton, and in both seasons, the Cardinals made appearances in the…
ODU Football tops EMU, to win their first bowl by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In their first ever bowl appearance, and on foreign soil to boot, the Old Dominion Monarchs topped Eastern Michigan by a score of 24-20. The Monarchs were powered by a defense that shut out EMU in the first half and were sparked…