Here’s an update of the scrimmage schedule, along with a few key story lines as the season approaches by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The High School football regular season is just three weeks away, but preseason action will kickoff this week with several Hampton Roads teams in action starting Thursday. I took a straw poll on…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Princess Anne rising junior Xaria Wiggins is a name that college coaches are beginning to inquire about. The 6-foot-1 forward is as versatile as they come and could be in for a huge junior year with last year’s stars Gadiva Hubbard and Danyael Goodhope now on college campuses. Wiggins, most recently picked…
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After decades of coaching high school football, Robert Jackson takes an administrator position by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It came as a bit of a surprise to Salem High School, and it seems that it was equally surprising to Robert Jackson. Jackson will somewhat follow in the footsteps of former Salem High School assistant coach Vincent…
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It looked like Bishop Sullivan might fall short of a full slate, but the Crusaders have locked down two more games by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan will only play a couple of in-state schools and they’ll play no one that’s close to Virginia Beach, but they finally have a full schedule. The Crusaders added…
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Ronnie Ratliff has the Wilson Presidents eyeing a playoff berth in year two by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 School: Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, VA) Classification/Conference: Group 4A/Conference 17 2015 record: 3-7 (No playoffs) Head Coach: Ronnie Ratliff Mascot: Presidents (Orange & Blue) Heading into his second full season at Woodrow Wilson, Presidents head coach Ronnie Ratliff finally…
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After successive seasons with playoff wins, Kecoughtan wants to keep the winning going by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Team: Kecoughtan (Hampton, Virginia) Classification/Conference: 5A/10 2015-2016 Record: 5-7 (2nd Round playoff defeat to Indian River) Head Coach: Alonzo Coley Mascot: Warriors (Green and White) In 2014 Kecoughtan was the biggest surprise in the entire Peninsula District. The…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Lake Taylor head coach Kenny Brown was a point guard for the Boo Williams 1986-87 AAU travel team, a distinction some 30 years later that belonged to current Oak Hill rising senior Matt Coleman. Coleman, who hails from Norfolk, transferring to the Mouth of Wilson (VA) school after two years at…
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Anton Ashby makes the Fab 30 with a great combination of size, speed and skill by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are a lot of deserving candidates in the 757 for the Fab 30. We had to set the cut off somewhere, and 30 is a good number for recognizing the best of the best. In…
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2013 is the standard that Dinwiddie will look to exceed by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Team: Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie, Virginia) Classification/Conference: 4A/20 2015-2016 Record: 8-4 (second round playoff loss to Hanover, 23-17) Head Coach: Billy Mills Mascot: Generals (White, Blue, and Red) In 2013, Dinwiddie had a fire in them which it played with that was matched…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The inaugural Royal Basketball Skills Challenge took place this past Saturday at Virginia Wesleyan College. The camp was held by former Marlins guard and Virginia Beach native Marques Fitch. Fitch was a part of the 2005-06 Virginia Wesleyan team that won the school’s first Division III national championship. He nailed a…
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