York C/LS James Wade (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) James Wade gets the ball rolling by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Considering the general lack of football opportunities, we’ve seen James Wade (2021 C/LS 6-2 265) quite a bit this summer. In June, we hosted James at a recruit757 Spotlight Exposure Camp. Just a few weeks ago, he camped…
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Lake Braddock 2019 (Photo: Sheridan King/recruitNoVA) Remi Johnson and Jordan Woodson commit to Monmouth, new offers arrive for others A sweep through the ranks of Northern Virginia high school teams has turned up a number of offers in the past week, with three Big Five offers going to one player who has been turning up…
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Western Branch RB Shimique Blizzard (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Rising sophomore Shimique Blizzard sees bright days ahead by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Just a few weeks ago, Western Branch running back Shimique Blizzard (2023 RB 5-8 175) made an appearance at the recruit757 Clash of the Titans. Blizzard made a strong showing, along with several Bruin teammates…
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Highland Springs DB Damond Harmon (Video Still: Byron Jones/recruit804) Damond Harmon talks OU by Byron Jones, recruit804 Highland Springs defensive back Damond Harmon (2021 6-1 180) committed to Oklahoma back on August 1st, selecting the Sooners over finalists Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Penn State. This past Saturday, Harmon was in attendance to cheer on…
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Phoebus LB Jermond Simon-Davenport (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Jermond Simon-Davenport gets back to basics by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Phoebus football program has done plenty to attract attention over the decades and even over the last few years. As a rising senior, Jermond Simon-Davenport is on a track to have a huge impact for his team,…
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VHSL Football (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) A VHSL plan for a season and a post-season for each sport is now on paper by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Monday, the VHSL announced that they have a draft proposal ready for the upcoming Winter, Fall and Spring schedules for high school athletics and activities. The release called the…
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Highland Springs DE Kelvin Gilliam (Video Still: Byron Jones/recruit804) Sooners land another Springer in Kelvin Gilliam by Byron Jones, recruit804 Highland Springs DE Kelvin Gilliam (2021 DE 6-3 250) picked up his very first collegiate offer on July 22nd, 2018 from Wingate University before the start of his sophomore season with the Springers. When November…
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Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757 Athletes are transferring with the hopes of playing fall football by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was inevitable. With all public schools in Virginia and most private schools in the commonwealth, halting fall sports, we should have expected student-athletes to look for a place they could stay in routine. The fallout continues. Some…
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Clash of the Titans 8/2/2020 (Photos: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Are you in? The Clash of the Titans on 8/30 is almost sold out! by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re a week away from the second run of the Clash of the Titans. This is a camp that’s normally a showdown for athletes across the state of Virginia.…
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Coach Lew Johnston (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Taken from Lew Johnston’s blog “Coaching the little things” by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 I’m wondering how many other states have already declared to do what Virginia is going to do??? Football in high schools in Virginia will not be played until March and April. In fact,…
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