Colonial Forge QB Madden Lowe (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruitNoVA) Recruiting activity continues to roll in NoVA with Madden Lowe, Shawn Asbury and others active by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Although the Sparta Showcase has been postponed, there has been no slowdown in the recruitment of Northern Virginia high school footballers. Here is some of the latest news,…
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Green Run guard Jacob Cooper goes up for a shot against Potomac Falls (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Green Run honors the memory of Ashley James with a convincing semifinal win by Andy Hilton, recruit757 By the end of the third quarter, there was almost no doubt that Green Run would head to their first state championship…
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File Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 Eight of twelve teams in the 757 advance from the semifinal round by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Based on the results from the VHSL State Semifinal round, the 757 region has a lot to look forward to in the finals. Twelve teams from the 757 advanced to the state semifinals that were…
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Ocean Lakes RB Kai Hodge (Photo: Liberty Football) Ocean Lakes RB Kai Hodge among the 300-plus prospects to attend Liberty for Junior Day by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Hugh Freeze enjoyed a lot of on-field success throughout his tenure at Mississippi. So, when Liberty offered him the head coach position in December of 2018, it only…
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Phoebus RB Anthony Turner (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Anthony Turner takes in Syracuse, Stevenson and Davenport are opening their schedules for Phoebus by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Phoebus starting running back Anthony Turner (2021 RB 6-1 190) held an empire state of mind this past weekend when he made his way up to Syracuse for one of…
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File Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757 The VHSL has added an advisory to avoid handshakes at the State Basketball tournament by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There’s been an updated announcement from the VHSL. No pre-game or post-game handshakes at the state basketball semifinals. “While the VHSL recognizes good sportsmanship is one of our core values, the VHSL is…
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(Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) An athlete walks away from your program and now wants to come back. What do you do? by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 A young head coach called me the other day from Arkansas. We were talking about the Wing T offense. He said, “Coach, I need your advice. I…
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Aiden Fisher (L) and Skyler Grant (Photos: Riverbend Athletics/Twitter) Riverbend is looking for the next step forward to come with Aiden Fisher and Skyler Grant leading the way by Ricky Thomas, recruitNoVA In 2019, the Riverbend Bears qualified for the playoffs, but with a 3-7 record and a lower seed, they fell 21-0 in the…
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Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 The recrut757/Sparta Science Showcase takes a knee; VHSL releases an official statement on Coronavirus by Andy Hilton, recruit757 First things first, the VHSL Basketball State Championship tournament is still on as scheduled. Several new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been uncovered in Virginia this week, sparking concerns and the demand for…
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Green Run guard Jake Cooper goes to the hoop against Varina guard Corey Harden (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Twelve teams from the 757 are in action on Tuesday in the VHSL State Semifinals by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re in crunch time. Twelve teams from the 757 are still in the state tournament and they’re all playing…
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