by Andy Hilton, recruit804 When you’re like the popular girl in school, you sometimes end up with too many dates to the prom. That seems to be the case with Alabama this year. Oneonta (AL) linebacker Riley Cole became the latest player to decommit from the Crimson Tide. You may remember that Virginia…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 In Norfolk Collegiate girls’ big conference win over Cape Henry on Friday, senior forward Shahra Madison matched her career-high with 32 points while adding 21 rebounds. The first occasion came two seasons ago against the same Dolphins team, albeit in a losing effort. After missing all of last season with a…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Every week during the regular season recruit757 and Buffalo Wild Wings acknowledge the most notable players in the 757 and give you the opportunity to vote for your favorite! This week, we have four nominees for Boys Basketball and four nominees for Girls Basketball. We’ve picked a top performance…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Bethel Boys watched the final seconds tick away in the Lady Bruins’ upset loss to Hampton just moments before the start of their own game. And when Hampton guard Jalen Ray opened the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader with a deep three-pointer for the Crabbers, it appeared both of the…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Woodside girls, currently 12-0 in the district, traveled to Western Branch High School to kick off Group 6A Monitor-Merrimac conference play. The Bruins entered the game with a 13-1 record in their district with their only district loss being against Kings Fork. Last season, Western Branch defeated Woodside in their first…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Both Heritage and Menchville came in riding two-game winning streaks and would need a great showing to extend their streak to three games. Heritage came out on the attack and held Menchville dormant until the fourth quarter where free throws proved to be the death of Heritage. In overtime, Menchville was…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norfolk Collegiate guard Kyonze Chavis had plenty of reason to anticipate Friday night’s showdown with top-ranked Cape Henry. Despite the team’s loss to Norcom on Tuesday, a matchup with the Dolphins afforded the Oaks an opportunity at redemption against the defending TCIS conference and VISAA Division I champions. Led by a…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Two of the top-scoring guards in the area will square off Friday night, as Churchland’s Jonae Cox, fresh off a 42-point effort earlier this week, will face Lake Taylor’s Junajah Somerville. Lake Taylor has experienced an up-and-down season with a new cast of stars led by Somerville, who transferred over from…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Kempsville Chiefs will host the 12-4 Maury Commodores on Friday night. The Commodores have won 10 out of their last 12 games including a 38-point thrashing of Hickory on Tuesday night, but were defeated by Princess Anne the following night to end their win streak. The Commodores are led by…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Tuesday’s battle between IC Norcom and Norfolk Collegiate was one for the ages. Some costly mistakes mixed with timely buckets by the Mighty Oaks at the end of regulation sent the contest to overtime. But the Greyhounds ran away from Collegiate in the extra period giving the program its 25th consecutive…
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