South County RB Keshawn Toran (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) South County RB Keshawn Toran returns to defend South County’s state championship win by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We love getting updates on the top athletes in the state. In the case of South County RB Keshawn Toran (2021 RB 5-7 174), we get an update on an…
Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 Lew Johnston talks about the role of a coach in the lives of his athletes Taken from Lew Johnston’s blog “Coaching the little things” by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 I’ve been thinking (and praying) a LOT the past 10 days! As Charles Dickens said, “It’s been the best of times…
New T.C. Williams head coach Rodney Hughey (Twitter Photo) Rodney Hughey comes to T.C. Williams with college experience by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA T.C. Williams has finally ended its head football coach search, hiring Rodney Hughey to lead the Titan program. Hughey replaces James Longerbeam, who has moved on to Loudoun County, where he now heads…
Hylton RB Ricky Slade (File Photo: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA) The transfer from Penn State to Old Dominion is locked in for Ricky Slade by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This is a move that’s been in the works for months. In February, former C.D. Hylton running back announced he would enter the transfer portal. Immediately, the rumor mill…
The VHSL’s delay and the Governor’s backpedal on a school decision means uncertainty by Andy Hilton, recruit757 I’m going to share a few opinions here. I have no more information than what’s already been released by the VHSL and the Governor’s office. The VHSL Executive Committee decided to wait on making an announcement about Fall…
Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 The hope of confirming the return of high school sports is dashed, for now by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Today was supposed to be the day when the VHSL would make a decision on reinstating high school sports. An affirmative vote would have most likely set a schedule for practices and would have…
W.T. Woodson QB Joe Pesansky (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA) Joe Pesansky gets an offer from Marist by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA Joe Pesansky, rising senior quarterback from W.T. Woodson High School, has begun to make a name for himself in the Northern Virginia high school football recruiting scene. At a towering six foot four and 205 lbs,…
Briar Woods DB/WR Evan Rutkowski (Twitter Photo) Evan Rutkowski is honing in on a college commitment by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA Briar Woods’ rising senior WR/DB Evan Rutkowski (2021 DB/WR 6-2 195) had a stellar junior season. Rutkowski was honored with selections of First Team All-Region 5C, All-NoVA, and All-Loudoun County. On Monday, he narrowed down…
Phase three brings practice and camps into reality for Virginia athletes by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Monday, VHSL Executive Director Billy Haun stated that they were waiting for Phase Three to be announced by Governor Ralph Northam. “It’s important to note that if nothing changes between today and Thursday, definitive answers on fall sports will…
North Stafford DB Shawn Asbury commits to VT (Twitter Photo) Virginia Tech lands an in-state commitment in Shawn Asbury by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Score one for the Hokies. After a spring full of landing college offers, a “dream” offer came to Shawn Asbury earlier this week. On Sunday evening, Asbury announced his commitment to Virginia…