Highland Springs 2019 (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) No in-state school makes the cut for Damond Harmon by Byron Jones, recruit804 Class of 2021 defensive back Damond Harmon (2021 DB 6-1 180) trimmed his list to five over the weekend. The Highland Springs product held offers from Michigan, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Pitt, Liberty, Old Dominion,…
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IWA RB/LB Colby Williams (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) IWA RB/LB Colby Williams has one more season to make an impact by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In 2019, Isle of Wight Academy finished 5-4 on the season with the highlight being a 10-7 overtime win over regional rival Nansemond-Suffolk Academy. Running back Colby Williams (2021 RB/LB 5-8.5 183)…
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North Stafford DB Shawn Asbury commits to VT (Twitter Photo) Virginia Tech lands an in-state commitment in Shawn Asbury by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Score one for the Hokies. After a spring full of landing college offers, a “dream” offer came to Shawn Asbury earlier this week. On Sunday evening, Asbury announced his commitment to Virginia…
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Cox ATH Dominic Wilson (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) For Dominic Wilson, the decision was easy by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Cox athlete Dominic Wilson (2021 WR/DB 6-3 180) picked up his first college opportunity a few months ago. The US Naval Academy and assistant coach Robert Green offered Wilson as a part of their class of 2021…
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Coach Lew Johnston (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Coach Lew Johnston challenges coaches to confidently blow their whistle Taken from Lew Johnston’s blog “Coaching the little things” by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 You know that the focus of these entries is the “little things” in coaching football. My intention is that little things, if…
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Nansemond River DE Deshaun Alston (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Deshaun Alston is a new face ready to make an impact at Nansemond River by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In 2019, Deshaun Alston (2021 DE/ATH 6-1 200) lived in Elizabeth City, NC and played for a charter school football program. In 2020, he’ll be a member of the…
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Booker T. Washington DE Landon Bertelson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Booker T. Washington DE Landon Bertelson steps into the spotlight by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The point of our recruit757 Spotlight Exposure Camps is to bring some of the talented athletes in our region to the forefront. Normally, we’d be in the middle of college one-day camp…
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Deep Creek OL Ryan Nolan (Photo: Danny Haymond/recruit757) Deep Creek grad Darryl Tapp offers Hornet lineman Ryan Nolan by Andy Hilton, recruit757 You might say that Virginia Tech has an inside track on Deep Creek lineman Ryan Nolan (2022 OT 6-4 300). You see, his recruiting coach is none other than Darryl Tapp. Tapp is…
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Salem DB/WR Desmond Green (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Desmond Green came out to prove himself at the Spotlight Exposure Camp by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Desmond Green (2021 DB/WR 5-10 190) had a stellar junior season as his Salem Sun Devils team advanced through the season perfectly, all the way to the Region 5A Championship Game. Maury…
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The VHSL releases some guidance covering the next phase of a return to sports by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Let me state this first: this is not a full-fledged plan to get back to normal. On Friday afternoon, the VHSL released guidelines for returning to sports and activities in Virginia’s phase two. “These VHSL guidelines are…
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