by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The playoffs are coming to a climax and we’re in the home stretch of the Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week awards. Voting for the B-Dubs Player of the Week honors the great talent in our area. You have four options among the boys and four options among the…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It took less than two minutes for Lake Taylor head coach Kenny Brown to realize his Titans would be in a dogfight with William Byrd during Friday’s Group 4A state quarterfinal contest. “They started off 9-0 and it just went back to what I told my team before the game about…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 We’re approaching that part of the year where exposure is paramount regardless of the grade level. Sports Reality was the host of this year’s VTO Camp which is located in Richmond, Virginia. Close to 100 student-athletes came out in an attempt to get better before the start of the regular season.…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The VHSL state basketball action will move to Richmond this week as the remaining teams get set for the semifinal rounds at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Norcom boys and Princess Anne girls are two wins away from achieving a rare three-peat on the high school level. While newcomers like Salem and…
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by Daniel Payton, recruit757 After watching South Hampton Roads teams sweep all four contests at ODU’s Ted Convocation Center Friday night, the Norcom program had a chance to do the same on Saturday with the boys and girls teams in action. The Greyhounds would go 1-1 as the boys cruised against Western Albermarle, while the…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 “No one wants to go to the playoffs just for the sake of making it to the playoffs”, stated Coach Greg Maynard of Albemarle after Friday night’s 5A quarterfinal game. The same holds true for Hampton. The Crabbers came into Friday night action looking to advance to the 5A state semi-finals…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 The battle of the Wolverines capped off the first day of quarterfinals at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in the Group 6A state quarterfinals. Woodside took an early 7-0 lead over West Potomac following a three-pointer and layup by Juwan Davis and a bucket for Devante Carter. West Potomac joined the…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 We can tip our hats off to the Tigers of Oscar Smith, but only for one night. For its back to business to with the rising of the horizon. It’s safe to say that this matchup between West Springfield gave us everything basketball fans wished to see. Coach Lavar Griffin and…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We can spot players that are on the verge of a breakout. Jeremiah Owusu had a strong junior season and he’s in position to see his recruitment take off. Offers beget offers, and interest in the versatile Bethel athlete is really picking up. Bethel High School assistant coach Diego Ryland…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Led by double-double from senior guard Harper Birdsong, top-seeded Nansemond-Suffolk Academy moved on to Saturday’s VISAA state title game after defeating Norfolk Christian 57-32 in the semifinal round. Birdsong finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, just days after surpassing 2,000 career points in the Lady Saints’ quarterfinal victory against St.…
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