Oscar Smith guard Torrey Jordan (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Oscar Smith rolls to a convincing win over the Hornets by Andy Hilton, recruit757 At the mid-point of the high school basketball season, Lavar Griffin has his Tigers (9-1) focused on the task ahead. Deep Creek challenged Oscar Smith throughout, but the Tigers were able to…
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Ocean Lakes RB Jake Low (Photo: Mary Ann Magnant/recruit757) Academics prevail for Jake Low as his football career will continue in Chicago by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This is twice in a week where we have an athlete from the 757 who has looked at the “forty-year plan”. Late last week, Cox FB/DE Jackson Morgan committed…
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Oscar Smith Head Coach Scott Johnson has stepped down (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) After two years leading the Tigers, Head Coach Scott Johnson resigns by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Oscar Smith Football has been a beacon of success after a lot of lean years. Richard Morgan led the program to new heights from 2002 to 2015. Bill…
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North Stafford Head Coach Joe Mangano (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA) In a surprise announcement, Joe Mangano announces that he’s leaving the North Stafford Football program by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Joe Mangano has built the North Stafford Football program into a powerhouse. You might think that it’s easy when you have a tailback like Penn State bound…
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VHSL Class 4 Offensive POY Woodgrove QB Graham Walker (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruitNoVA) Woodgrove won, Lake Taylor stood strong, and the VHSL All-State teams show that by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Woodgrove made their first ever state title game for football and won it. Lake Taylor was looking to win their third state title this decade and…
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Daryl Cherry and his wife Ebony Cherry (Facebook Photo) The Kempsville Chiefs will look to break their losing streak with Daryl Cherry at the helm by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Kempsville Chiefs football program hasn’t won a game since 2013. That was two coaches ago. Jamaine Paddyfoot was leading the team when they beat Tallwood…
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Brendon Clark and Hakeem Beamon of Manchester HS (Photos: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Manchester headlines the Class 6 All-State Teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Manchester had their first state championship season, and that was led by quarterback Brendon Clark (Notre Dame), lineman Hakeem Beamon (Penn State) and Coach Tom Hall. All three were honored with Player of…
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College Commitments (Photo: Mike Caudill/recruit757) As always, we keep a running list of the commitments for the current recruiting class by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This year has been pretty active for college commitments, and it’s no surprise. Every year, we see more and more colleges coming to the commonwealth to recruit. That means more offers…
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Cox FB/DE Jackson Morgan (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) The Academy route is familiar to locals; Jackson Morgan looks long term by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Jackson Morgan is well known as a workhorse. Academically, he is an A student. On the field, he rushed for 706 yards on 116 yards with six touchdowns. He’s the tough yardage…
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Granby vs. Maury (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Rivalry game goes Granby’s way after Maury had the Comets down big by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The saying goes, “it ain’t over ’til it’s over.” Hoops fans should have taken that adage to heart and realized that the Granby Comets still had life in them. Maury (9-1) raced…
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