Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 Game Academy 7v7 opened at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Friday nights in the fall, we’re used to the sound of cheering, the smacking of helmets and pads, the joyful noise of the game we love. While high school stadiums across the state are dark on Friday Nights…
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King William RB Demond Claiborne (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Demond Claiborne Blows Away Competition En Route to Winning Running Back MVP by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA King William High School’s Demond Claiborne recently won MVP for the running backs group at the recruit757 Clash of the Titans. He uses his incendiary speed to fly past defenders and…
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Dinwiddie DE Cornell Lucess (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Cornell Lucess shines at the Clash of the Titans Showcase by Drakar Harvell, recruit804 The Clash of the Titans was the very first camp for Dinwiddie’s Cornell Lucess (2021 DE 6-0.5 237). He performed as well as other participants. He was selected for the position showcase at the…
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Protestors at Monday’s Let Them Play Rally (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) “Let Them Play” could be called Stage One of an effort to bring back Fall Sports by Andy Hilton, recruit757 I made the trip to Richmond on Monday to address a group of parents and student-athletes who had come from many areas of the state…
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Stone Bridge RB Elisha Mason (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Eli Mason Makes a Splash at Clash of the Titans Camp by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA Elisha “Eli” Mason of Stone Bridge High School showed off his talent and skills at the Recruit757 Clash of the Titans Camp recently. He is a junior running back who is looking…
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Stone Bridge parent Holly Wiles has organized a march to demand high school sports by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It happened quickly. After seeing that Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer reversed course on high school football last week, Stone Bridge football mom Holly Wiles decided it was time to act. Since Michigan announced that high school football…
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Jon Tyree (L) and Nick Tyree of Thomas Dale (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Tyree twins set to carry family name by Byron Jones, recruit804 Chris Tyree lit the central region ablaze during his time at Thomas Dale. Touted as the fastest high school football player in 2019, Tyree committed to Notre Dame and is listed on…
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Liberty-Bedford LB Deven Blackston (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) We wind down coverage of the Second Clash of 2020 with a nod to Deven Blackston by Andy Hilton, recruit757 (Winning that MVP) says I put in a lot of hard work. It makes me feel great because (the work) came to fruition in some form. I’m definitely…
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Nansemond River D-lineman Payton Payne (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Payton Payne is on the board by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It didn’t take long for Payton Payne (2022 DE 5-11 251) to earn his first offer. Let me back up for a second. It has taken years of hard work for Payne to get here. His hard…
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Spotswood TE A.J. Dooms (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) A.J. Dooms takes home the TE MVP award by Byron Jones, recruit804 Spotswood High School has been the jewel of the Valley District for the past few seasons. Since 2018, the Trailblazers are 17-3 and they made an appearance in the Region 3C finals a season ago. AJ…
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