The Coaches Corner is here again to get you thinking by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to UltimateRecruit.com Coach Lew Johnston regularly contributes to the recruit757 Coaches Corner with his words of wisdom. Lew went out on top last fall when his Nanesemond-Suffolk Academy Saints won the VISAA Division III State Championship. It was the…
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The Phoebus Phantoms don’t lack for motivation this year by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Team: Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia) Classification/Conference: 3A/27 2015-2016 Record: 12-2 (State Semifinal loss 26-23 to Magna Vista) Head Coach: Jeremy Blunt Mascot: Phantoms (Blue, Gold) The ghost of a close loss to Magna Vista 26-23 in last season’s playoffs still lingers throughout Darling…
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Austin Wood has committed to ODU by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are a lot of deserving candidates in the 757 for the Fab 30. Our #26 player started his high school career at Great Bridge and will finish at Grassfield. In last year’s Fab 30, 28 of the 30 athletes went on to play Division…
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Fresh off of landing a new offer from WVU, Chris Hunt has set an announcement celebration for Sunday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Chris Hunt has decided to make his college commitment. Hunt holds offers from Charlotte, East Carolina and West Virginia University. He picked up the offer from WVU last week, along with freshman teammate…
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The Granby Comets streaked to a .500 record in 2015, improving greatly on their 2014 mark by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 School: Granby (Norfolk, VA) Classification/Conference: 6A/2 2015 Record: 5-5 (missed playoffs) Head Coach: Sekou Wilson Mascot: Comets (Blue & Gold) For the Granby Comets, The 2015 season was a lot more enjoyable than the previous…
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Zavion Hunt has all of the measurables by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are a lot of deserving candidates in the 757 for the Fab 30. Our #28 player has been on the varsity field since he was a freshman has has been impressive ever since. In last year’s Fab 30, 28 of the 30 athletes…
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by Daisia Payne, recruit757 Freedom High School’s own 2017 James West IV has announced that he will play basketball at Mount St. Mary’s University. “I just feel relieved because it’s been a long process and I feel like I made a good decision for my future career,” West said. The point guard said that his…
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Double digit wins are the standard at L.C. Bird by Shedrick McCall, recruit804 Team: L.C. Bird (Chesterfield, Virginia) Classification/Conference: 5A/12 2015-2016 Record: 11-1 (second round playoff loss to Hermitage 21-12) Head Coach: David Bedwell Mascot: Skyhawks (Blue, White, Navy) L.C. Bird’s 11-1 record last season would have been a successful year for most football programs…
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The preseason gives us a glimpse into the future of Hermitage and Green Run by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 With light traffic, it’s almost a two hour drive from Green Run to Hermitage High School. The Stallions haven’t seen much of the Colonial District in their storied history as well as the Panthers in seeing the…
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One senior, one freshman, both offered by the WVU Mountaineers by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are two lessons here. 1. It’s never too early to make a great impression. 2. It’s never too late to make a big impact. Bishop Sullivan freshman Sheridan Jones (FR CB 6-1 170) and senior Chris Hunt (SR S 6-1…
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