by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Phoebus didn’t come into Darling Stadium thinking it would come down to a final possession to decide the game. Woodside gave Phoebus all it could handle but in the end came up short to the Phantoms 41-34. Woodside suffered unfortunate injuries to both offense and defense in D’Angelo Chesson and Shane…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Friday night brought us another exciting night of football, including a few upsets that will affect the playoff races. Landstown dealt Salem a loss, giving the SunDevils their second loss on the season and muddying the standings in the Beach District. Nansemond River defeated King’s Fork handily, which denies King’s Fork…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norview ended Woodrow Wilson’s playoff hopes last year with a 29-19 win in the regular season finale. Entering Friday night’s contest, Wilson holds the eighth seed in the Group 4A east playoff race. With a win tonight, the Presidents would also surpass their 2014 win total with two games remaining in…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For a first scholarship offer, Southampton defensive end Tyran Hunt certainly landed a good one. The Virginia Tech Hokies were in on him early, and on Thursday the Hokies pulled the trigger. At 6-6 and 270, Hunt is now a college ready prospect. Southampton Head Coach Willie Gillus reported…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 York (5-2) vs. Grafton (4-3), Friday 7:00 PM, Bailey Field (Yorktown) A very even matchup will be taking place at Bailey Field on Friday. Officially, Grafton is the home team, although Bailey Field is on the York High campus. It doesn’t matter, as a mere three miles separate the schools, and…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Another college sports scandal. Another head coach turns a blind eye. Admittedly, when news of the escort scandal that has rocked the University of Louisville Mens Basketball Program this week hit national airwaves I was neither shocked nor eerily disgusted. For as long as I remembered college sports was always thought…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A win on Thursday night was just what the doctor ordered for Coach George Massenburg and his Heritage football team. “We’ve got some great kids. All-around great kids. After last year, having so much success last year, expectations were the same. We didn’t meet those expectations at the beginning. …
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Bethel (4-4) vs. Denbigh (4-3), Friday 7:00, Todd Stadium (Newport News) Amid the noise and festivities surrounding Denbigh’s 50th Homecoming celebration, an important football game with playoff implications will be played at Todd Stadium on Friday night. Bethel, which needed two fourth quarter “pick-six” returns to escape Todd last week with…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Tabb (3-5) at Lafayette (7-0), Friday 7:00, Wanner Stadium (James City County) Lafayette continues its quest toward an undefeated regular season on Friday, with a home matchup against the struggling Tabb Tigers. For the Rams, currently second behind Lake Taylor, in the 4A East (Tidewater) rankings, their immediate goal is to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Nansemond River linebacker Demetrius Stitmon has been a staple on the off-season camp circuit. He’s worked his butt off for camps hosted by Nike, recruit757, colleges and more. The exposure and training has been beneficial, and finally it has paid off. Stitmon landed a scholarship offer from Norfolk…
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