New Central State football head coach Bobby Rome, II (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) VUL Head Coach Bobby Rome II is on the move, headed to Central State by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For the last two seasons, Granby grad Bobby Rome, II was the turnaround artist at Virginia University – Lynchburg. Rome will now work his…
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Voting is on now for the recrut757/B-Dubs Player of the Week by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The postseason is almost here and it’s time to vote for the Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week. You have four great options on the boys side and four great options on the girls side. Be sure to support…
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Highland Springs OT Mekhi Becton (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit804) Local players set their sights on NFL by Byron Jones, recruit804 February 23rd marks the first day of the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. A total of 337 players were invited to attend the event and four of them hail from the 804. Mekhi Becton (Louisville) and K’Von…
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Highland Springs (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Highland Springs head coach Loren Johnson emphasizes the process on NSD by Byron Jones, recruit804 Over the past five seasons, Highland Springs has compiled a 68-4 record and four state championships. However, the most impressive statistic during that time span is the number of players Coach Johnson and his staff…
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National Signing Day 2020 at L.C. Bird High School (Photo: Byron Jones/recruit804) National Signing Day is the word at L.C. Bird by Byron Jones, recruit804 L.C. Bird finished 2019 with a 5-5 record. A far cry from what Skyhawks fans are accustomed to. However, things like this happen with all good football programs. Times change,…
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Norfolk State (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) One 757 and one 804 athlete signs with Norfolk State by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Head coach Latrell Scott added ten new student-athletes to the stable on Wednesday. The signing class included one athlete from the 757, one from the 804 and a third Virginia athlete from Roanoke who is transferring…
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Corey Wilson on National Signing Day at Phoebus (Photo: Brandon Mitchell/recruit757) 13 student athletes sign with Hampton, including six from Virginia by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Coach Robert Prunty rounded out Hampton’s 2020 recruiting class with a solid haul of 13 additional athletes for the Pirates’ football team. Six of the student-athletes are in-state, and four…
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Malachi Imoh (Graphic courtesy of William and Mary Athletics) William and Mary nets five more signees, including four from Virginia by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On top of their early signing period haul of eleven student-athletes, William and Mary pulled in five more signees on Wednesday. William and Mary head coach Mike London expressed his contentment…
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Apprentice School Football (Photo courtesy of Apprentice School athletics) The Apprentice School add 16 players on National Signing Day 2020 by Andy Hilton, recruit757 (with some content from the Newport News Apprentice School athletics department) The Apprentice School has been giving athletes a great opportunity for years. This year’s National Signing Day haul had the…
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Chase Soper (Photo courtesy of JMU Athletics) NoVA athletes have been busy on National Signing Day, and there’s more to come by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA ‘Tis the season. Commit season, that is, and recruitNoVA.com is working hard to keep up with the commits and signings of football players throughout the Northern Virginia region. A least…
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