I.C. Norcom Head Coach Larry Archie (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Larry Archie discussed the coming season for Norcom during a break at Portsmouth Team Camp by Andy Hilton, recruit757 2017 could have been I.C. Norcom’s year to do big things. Linebacker Taurus Jones was injured in the season opener and never recovered. DB/WR Casaan Dixon suffered…
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Western Branch DT Shane Epps (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Western Branch will lean on Shane Epps to anchor the lines by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Western Branch had, by their standards, a lean year in 2017. The Bruins started off the season with a narrow 34-28 loss to Lake Taylor and never really recovered. While Western Branch…
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West Springfield OLB James Djonkam (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruitNoVA) James Djonkam is on the verge of his first offer by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA “On the hoof”, as they say in recruiting parlance, James Djonkam (2019 OLB 6-4 220) certainly looks the part. College coaches love long athletes who can bend and move. His reach is impressive.…
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Hopewell Head Coach Ricky Irby (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit804) Circle these dates on your calendar for games in the 804 you don’t want to miss this fall by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 For those of you that felt as though you needed a break from the up and down season that was last year in high school…
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Indian River DE Ben Smiley (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Team camp gives programs like Indian River a chance to assess new talent early by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The City of Portsmouth runs an annual team camp each July, and the opportunity to put on pads and helmets early serves teams well. Indian River was one of…
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Photo: Andy Hilton The Alliance of American Football starts up next year and their tryouts are open by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A couple of pieces of news came out this week about the Alliance of American Football. In case you forgot, the league is a new professional league meant to grow and rival the NFL.…
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Massaponax lineman Teagan McDonald commits to ODU (Twitter Photo) Teagan McDonald verbally commits to ODU by John Harvey, recruitNoVA Coaches believe that most football games are won and lost at the line of scrimmage. Teagan McDonald is a product of that belief as one of the most dominant offensive lineman in high school football in…
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The official VHSL master schedule is now out. What scheduling quirks affect teams in the 757? by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Though most high school football programs have known their schedule for months, today the schedule became official. The VHSL released the master schedule for all public school football programs. The master schedule can be seen…
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Grassfield Head Coach Martin Asprey (Photo: Danny Haymond/recruit757) Coach Marty Asprey has led Grassfield since the doors opened in 2007 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Ever since the emergence of Oscar Smith as a perennial power in the Southeastern District and the state, Grassfield has been right on the Tigers’ heels. The Grizzlies started play in…
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I.C. Norcom QB Jacoby Smith (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Antowyne Shaw of recruit757 caught up with Jacoby Smith at Portsmouth Team Camp by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In 2016, I.C. Norcom Head Coach Larry Archie threw Jacoby Smith into the fire. Smith was a shiny, new freshman quarterback who had to learn quickly. The game moves faster…
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