UNC Tailback Jordon Davis hits the seam (Photo: Mike Caudill/recruit757) Big time atmosphere boosts ODU, but Carolina rises to the occasion by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Saturday’s home contest against North Carolina was the 100th game in ODU football history since the relaunch of its program in 2009. While the Monarchs lost, probably expectedly, to a…
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Phoebus Head Coach Jeremy Blunt (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Phoebus remains unbeaten, edges Woodside 13-6 by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Phantoms understood the situation on Saturday night. Phoebus was faced with the daunting task of defending their home field against a very talented Woodside program. Last year the Phantoms didn’t even sniff the end zone against…
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Old Dominion Season Opener 2017 (Photo by Mike Caudill/recruit757) Alston Robinson, Chris Shearin pick up offers from Old Dominion by John Harvey, recruit804/recruit757 Old Dominion University made defensive backs a priority for the 2019 recruiting class Saturday afternoon extending offers to a pair of in-state products. Manchester’s junior strong safety Alston Robinson and King’s Fork…
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Bethel (Photo: Brandon Mitchell/recruit757) A late touchdown seals the win for Bethel by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The atmosphere in which Bethel and Warwick played in last year ended with a maroon-shaded hue showering the field at Todd Stadium. The word restitution comes into play when mentioning what the Raiders did to the Bruins last year.…
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Friday Night recap: Monacan outlasts Manchester, Colonial Heights makes it three-straight by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 #2 Hermitage 42, Varina 21 #6 Monacan 42, #3 Manchester 35 #5 L.C. Bird 35, James River 6 #7 Highland Springs 19, Riverbend 12 #8 Hopewell 48, Powhatan 14 #9 Patrick Henry 30, Deep Run 27 #10 Lee-Davis 51, Glen…
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#2 Ocean Lakes RB Iniko Tauti (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) There are fewer question marks about Ocean Lakes as the winning continues by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are still doubters out there, but the numbers are dwindling. After a 5-5 season in 2016, Joe Jones’ Ocean Lakes Dolphins had something to prove this season. Four games…
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Indian River vs. Great Bridge (Video Still Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) It’s an easy win for Indian River by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Friday Night, the Braves coasted to an easy win over Great Bridge. Indian River scored early and often en route to a 47-0 halftime lead, then coasted to a 53-0 victory. “The kids came…
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Highland Springs/Riverbend (Photo: Joe Nelson/recruit804) Bryan Melara’s two TDs and almost 200 yard rushing is not enough to beat Highland Springs by Joe Nelson, recruit804 Highland Springs vs. Riverbend was everything we expected it to be. The game was hard-nosed, competitive, and filled with exceptional talent. The game was decided by a late 4th quarter…
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I.C. Norcom WR/DB Casaan Dixon (File Photo: Mike Caudill/recruit757) It was a dogfight for Norcom to stay undefeated by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Another Friday night. Another comeback win for the I.C. Norcom Greyhounds. Norcom and Granby entered this week heading in two different directions. By the end of Friday night, the Greyhounds proved they have…
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Colonial Forge celebrates their OT win over Hylton (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruitNoVA) The number of undefeated teams dwindle, but Forge and Mount Vernon still thrive by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Week 4 of Northern Virginia high school football was a Friday of firsts, on both sides of the win-loss column. The Colgan Sharks won their first game…
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