Bayside Head Coach Darnell Moore stepped down in December. The Marlins have been looking high and low for a head coach since then. There were over 100 applicants for the open position, but Bayside brass didn’t have to look far. Their ultimate hire was there all along.
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Florida State has already pursued Class of 2014 top recruits Andrew Brown and Quin Blanding. Both have offers from the Noles. Now FSU is back in the market for more 757 talent. On Wednesday, they made offers to no less than three more local underclassmen.
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Poquoson running back/defensive end Grayson Boyce has the look of a 2013 Bay Rivers District Player of the Year. He’s a two way starter for the Bull Islanders and he’s developing into one of the most dominant players in the district. Schools like Alabama and Old Dominion have been showing heavy interest since the middle of last year. Lately, other schools have been jumping into the mix.
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After five seasons as head coach at Lakeland High School, Glenwood Ferebee is hanging up his whistle. The high school game has been good to him, but he’s moving on to take on new challenges at the college level.
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Western Branch has a stable full of budding athletes, and Virginia Tech is on the hunt. Assistant Coach Cornell Brown visited Western Branch this week, getting his first complete look at the prospects on the Bruins’ roster. Several Bruin juniors are getting significant interest.
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Ocean Lakes defensive tackle Demetri McGill made his commitment to the Terps in November. On Sunday, Head Coach Randy Edsall withdrew the scholarship offer. That leaves Demetri with three weeks before signing day to work out a new commitment. McGill has options, but the snub has Ocean Lakes Head Coach Chris Scott upset, and rightfully so.
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Here’s the VHSCA All-State Team as voted on by the coaches of the VHSL schools in-state. As expected, there’s a lot of representation from the 757. Congratulations to Coach Hank Sawyer for winning Division 5 Coach of the Year!
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By all measures, Oscar Smith High School had a successful football season. The Tigers finished the regular season 9-1, losing only to nationally ranked Byrnes (SC). In the playoffs, the Tigers advanced to the Eastern Region Final, losing narrowly to State Runner-up Ocean Lakes. Quarterback Dashawn Blow led the Tigers through their sixth straight season of an undefeated district record and their ninth straight District Championship season.
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American Football Monthly has named Old Dominion’s Bobby Wilder the DIvision I FCS Coach of the Year. ODU had another fantastic season, finishing sixth in the FCS polls with a record of 11-2 in 2012.
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It seemed to be a foregone conclusion, but today, on the last day to enter the NFL draft, Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas announced that he would stay for his senior season.
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