by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The January departure of assistant coach Duane Taylor left a vacancy on the Hampton Pirates’ coaching staff. Taylor left to coach at his alma mater, Fayetteville State. It created just the kind of opportunity that Keita Malloy was looking for. Malloy played his college ball at Delaware and coached for…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Lady Saints basketball team is making their way through the VISAA State Championship tournament, but Saints football is far from quiet. On Thursday morning, Director of Boys’ Athletics T.W. Johnson announced the hiring of a new head football coach: former Tallwood High School Assistant Mike Biehl. For the…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Imagine you’re a student coming out of high school. You’ve had a respectable four-year high school career but you had a hard time getting recruited. Not many offers came your way but you drew respectable interest that burnt out like a candle wick struggling to survive a brisk wind. Highlight packages…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It was a tale of two cities Wednesday night during the VISAA state quarterfinals. In Suffolk, senior guard Harper Birdsong surpassed 2,000 career points as the Nansemond-Suffolk Lady Saints ran away with a 52-29 win over St. Margaret’s. “I thought we executed well in the first half, but missed too many…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 There’s no denying the Lady Wolverines at this point in the season. Right now, they are dripping with confidence and momentum that followed them through the season, conference tournament, and now into the state tournament. Last year, the Wolverines season ended with a loss at First Colonial and its evident Woodside…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Hampton Crabber corner, slot receiver and return man Dazz Newsome has picked up his third scholarship offer. The Old Dominion Monarchs have offered the rising senior, becoming the third school to do so. Monarchs assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kermit Buggs extended the offer to Newsome (JR ATH 5-10 180)…
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by Daniel Payton, recruit757 Yesterday, Recruit 757 Basketball teamed up with the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame to bring its Math Academy program to Douglass Park Elementary School in Portsmouth, VA. This program allows kids grades 1-5 to learn math while having a good time. Each station set up by the Virginia Sports Hall of…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Despite a game-high 32 points from senior guard Gerrard Simpkins, the host Crusaders fell in overtime to Benedictine, 63-55. The Bishop Sullivan bench outscored the visitors’ reserves, 11-4. Simpkins tied the game at 44 with a little over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter with a fast-break dunk. But the…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Congratulations to the players selected to this year’s All-4A East teams! Girls Player of the Year: Megan Walker, Monacan Girls Coach of the Year: Larry Starr, Monacan First Team: Megan Walker, Monacan Amesha Miller, Kings Fork Taylor Edwards, Wilson Alex Parson, Monacan Shannen Atkinson, Smithfield Taya Robinson, Hugenot Junajah Somerville, Lake…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Congratulations to the members of the All-Metro conference teams as selected by the coaches! Boys Player of the Year: Xavier Green, Williamsburg Christian Boys Coach of the Year: Chris Brown, Williamsburg Christian Caleb Butts, Alliance Christian Josh Jennings, Alliance Christian Jordan Cannady, Atlantic Shores Mastadi Pitt, Atlantic Shores Taylor Major, Broadwater…
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