Thomas Dale RB Deangelo Gray (Photo: Mary Ann Magnant/recruit804) Knights host Eagles in Region 6A semi-finals by Byron Jones, recruit757 #3 Franklin County Eagles (4-2) vs. #2 Thomas Dale Knights (5-0) 7:00 p.m. Thursday Franklin County will make a three-hour trip from Rocky Mount, VA to Chester this evening for a showdown with Thomas Dale…
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King William vs. Amelia Canceled (Twitter Photo) King William High School will not play this weekend; season over by Andy Hilton, recruit804 On Tuesday morning, the VHSL announced that King William High School has been removed from the VHSL Class 2 football playoff. We have our first COVID casualty of the football postseason. The Cavaliers…
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Deep Creek WR/DB Jalen Jones (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) William and Mary adds speed with Jalen Jones by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Deep Creek’s Jalen Jones (2021 WR/DB 6-1 170) has found his collegiate home, as the speedy Hornet committed to the College of William and Mary on Thursday. Jones, who has carried a 4.0 plus grade…
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Maury vs. Salem 2019 (File Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) VHSL Playoff games start Friday April 9 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All matchups, dates and times have been confirmed by the VHSL. 2020 VHSL Football Playoff Brackets VHSL Class 6 Region 6A #4 Grassfield (3-3) at #1 Oscar Smith (5-0) Friday 6:15 p.m. #3 Franklin County (4-2)…
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Ocean Lakes head coach Joe Jones with recruit757 founder Andy Hilton (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Joe Jones will hang up his whistle after 35 years by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Local head football coach and public school teacher Joe Jones will retire after 35 years of serving the community. Jones, born in Pennsylvania with deep roots in…
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Highland Springs RB Jamar Jackson (Photo: Byron Jones/recruit804) Highland Springs downs Varina, 17-7 by Byron Jones, recruit804 It had been 497 days since Highland Springs and Varina went toe to toe. On Friday evening, the two east-end rivals collided in a highly anticipated matchup with the Springers coming out on top 17-7. “It always feels…
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Oscar Smith RB Tyvon Norfleet vs. Thomas Dale (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) The playoffs are here and the brackets are almost set by Andy Hilton, recruit757 As predicted before the season started, we see a lot of one and two-loss teams who have not made the postseason in this shortened Spring season. There’s one caveat to…
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Oscar Smith RB Tyvon Norfleet fights to get free of Zakai Minggia (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Indian River scored, but Oscar Smith rolled to an undefeated regular season by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Considering that Oscar Smith had not only been undefeated, but also unscored upon heading into Friday night’s season finale with Indian River, you could…
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Cox vs. Landstown (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Cox dominates Landstown and earns a first round home playoff game by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For so many years, Cox has had a solid football program. They’ve even won the Beach District in recent years. That achievement has been overshadowed by the dominance of schools like Ocean Lakes,…
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Highland Springs head coach Loren Johnson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Playoff bids are on the line as Highland Springs faces Varina by Byron Jones, recruit804 #1 Highland Springs (5-0) vs. #9 Varina (4-1) Friday, 7:00 p.m. Highland Springs holds a 32-19-1 record over Varina. The 19th loss to the Blue Devils is the one that stings…
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