Landstown Lineman Colby Byrd (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) With his senior season over, Colby Byrd is seeing college interest rise by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Landstown Eagles fell in the first round of the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean football is over for the few seniors on the roster. Lineman Colby Byrd landed his first college…
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Chris Pierce now has only three schools in his sights by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruitment of Smithfield WR Chris Pierce has been a roller coaster. The 6-4 220 pound linebacker and wide out, who could also be called a tight end, has narrowed his double digit list of college scholarship offers down to only…
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6-4 defensive end Keyshawn Battle-Patterson has been impressive in his senior season by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Phantoms lost a lot of major impact players on defense from last season coming into this season. Across the defensive line, Andre Smith was as tough as they come playing defensive end for Coach Jeremy Blunt last season.…
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Norfolk Academy and Norfolk Christian rep well on the All-TCIS Football Teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The All-TCIS teams were selected by the coaches of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools, which includes Norfolk Academy, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Hampton Roads Academy, Greenbrier Christian and Norfolk Christian. TCIS Football lost Bishop Sullivan in the off-season, but welcomed…
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Wigginton, Oak Hill shine in JARCAM Showcase by Daisia Payne, recruit757 Nationally-ranked Oak Hill traveled to Norfolk to take on Lake Taylor High School in the inaugural JARCAM Showcase. The Warriors, with their combination of size and speed, was too much for the Titans to handle, walking away with an 81-49 win. Oak Hill dominated…
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Could Orlando Jones’ commitment cement a Ty-juan Garbutt pledge to the Hokies? by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA When the 2016 football season began for Riverbend, rising senior Orlando Jones was full of optimism, a feeling that was mirrored by his coach Tony DeMarco. As DeMarco reported to Recruit NoVA in early August about his team, he…
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Defense is key in Titans’ win over Green Run by Daisia Payne, recruit757 In a battle of two of the top public schools in South Hampton Roads, Lake Taylor topped Green Run 56-51 in a benefit game Tuesday night. Dereon Seabron led the Lake Taylor Titans with 20 points for the night. He was followed…
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Cavaliers star LeBron James sends gifts to local programs by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Just call it early Christmas presents for a pair of Virginia high school teams. Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach, VA) and Monacan High School (Chesterfield, VA) girls basketball programs both received team shoes courtesy of NBA star LeBron James. The Lady…
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Phoebus’ Johnathon Gregory fights to reach the pylon (Photo: Mike Caudill/recruit757) #1 seed Phoebus moves on to face Lakeland by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 It took almost eight minutes for the first score to be put on the scoreboard. This played into the hand of Norcom especially with the Phantoms documented history of starting slow. Saturday…
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Our POTW Award winner is Oscar Smith QB Shon Mitchell by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The voting is complete for the recruit757 Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week award. It was a narrow win in a highly competitive field. Oscar Smith QB Shon Mitchell was 12 of 19 passing for 109 yards and two touchdowns…
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