Photo by Antowyne Shaw/recruit757 Darnell Dozier’s Princess Anne team continues to roll by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Darnell Dozier already wears ten state championship rings. He’s going to have to have an 11th sized for his toe if his Cavaliers continue their winning ways. Princess Anne is headed to their 13th consecutive state tournament appearance. The…
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Hampton wins the 4A Region Girls Basketball title (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Athleticism leads the Hampton Crabbers into the State Tournament by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Hampton Crabbers had Grafton on the run Friday night. Fast break points piled up as the Crabbers sprinted to an early lead and never looked back. “We didn’t play our…
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Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757 Coach Lew Johnston again contributes to the Coaches Corner by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 Coach Johnston has his own blog that you can find at CoachLewJ.com if you’d like to read more of his wit and wisdom. -AH Today’s title created an “interesting” discussion that I had with a…
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Salem LB Zemarion Harrell (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) After building a strong, double-digit offer list, Zemarion Harrell trims it down to six by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Thursday evening via Twitter (where else?), Salem linebacker Zemarion Harrell (2021 LB 6-3 215) announced his top six schools for college recruitment. That top six included Virginia, Virginia Tech,…
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We’re prepping for the recruit757/Sparta Science Showcase by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re locked and loaded for the recruit757/Sparta Science Showcase at Redskins Park. This is year two of the Washington Redskins hosting us and Sparta Science applying their research and measurement tools on the athletes we bring into the event. There is no other football…
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A Convincing 102-69 win over Smithfield puts the Wilson Boys in the state tournament by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s been a long time since the Presidents were in the state basketball tournament. Hippies, tie dye and free love hadn’t even come into style yet. The school’s campus was tucked behind Maryview Hospital, on Willett Drive…
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Southeastern District POTY King’s Fork guard Jayden Epps (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Jayden Epps of King’s Fork is the Player of the Year for the Southeastern District by Andy Hilton, recruit757 King’s Fork continues to roll in the Region 4A playoffs and their big season has led to big honors in the All-District teams. Jayden…
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Lauren Van Assche of Great Bridge is Player of the Year for the Southeastern District by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Lauren Van Assche led the Great Bridge Wildcats in the 2019-2020 season and though the Wildcats finished lower in the standings, her contributions certainly didn’t go unnoticed. The All-Southeastern District teams are selected by the coaches…
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King’s Fork celebration surrounds Quentin Livingston (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) King’s Fork went to the wire with Menchville by Andy Hilton, recruit757 King’s Fork was sent to a neutral court Wednesday night, but it could have been mistaken for a home game as the Bulldogs rocked the house with a thrilling finish. Smithfield’s gym was…
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A fast start and strong finish sends Kecoughtan to the Region 5A semis by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Kecoughtan jumped out to a fast start against Indian River and held off the Braves on Tuesday night. Indian River sharpshooter Kahlil Oden kept his team in the game with a game leading 27 points, but it was…
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