by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The dates and times have been officially set for this weekend’s VHSL State Semifinal games. All winners will move on to the State Championships at UVA’s Scott Stadium (5A and 6A), Liberty University (3A and 4A) and Salem (1A and 2A). 6A Semifinals #3 Thomas Dale (9-4) at #1 Oscar Smith…
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by Tamara Brown, recruIt757 Heavily recruited forward Chris Orlina returns to Woodside High School for his final season of high school basketball. Orlina, was a Wolverine for two seasons before transferring to Capitol Christian Academy in Landover, MD. He averaged 20.3 ppg at Woodside before joining the Capitol Christian program. According to ESPN, while Orlina…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re in the playoffs where the cream rises to the top. We only have four nominees this week as the playoff field has narrowed. It’s time to vote for the B-Dubs Player of the Week! After the voting ends on Monday at 6 p.m., we’ll announce a winner for you…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After six years as the head coach of football at the University of Virginia, Mike London has resigned. He compiled a 27-46 record in his time with the program. He was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2011 after guiding UVA to the Chick-fil-A Bowl. They lost…
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by Brian Parsons, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) — Greg Joseph’s two fourth-quarter field goals — including the 29-yard game-winner — saved Florida Atlantic as it rallied to beat ODU 33-31 on Saturday. Florida Atlantic (3-9, 3-5 Conference USA) built a 24-3 lead just before halftime, but ODU’s Shuler Bentley found…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY TV-10 (a special contribution to recruit757) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WAVY) — Frank Beamer and his coaching staff aren’t going anywhere for a few more weeks. Joey Slye kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1:38 left and Virginia Tech beat Virginia 23-20 on Saturday, giving Beamer one more game to coach before he…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Locally, we had one game on Saturday and it was an overtime thriller. Phoebus felled Poquoson 31-24 at Darling Stadium. The third round of the playoffs is finished and we now move on to the State Semifinals with four local teams in the running. The 757 has representation at each level…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are a lot of ways to spin Friday night’s win by Oscar Smith over Ocean Lakes. We’ll save the spinning and analysis for another write up. Oscar Smith got the home game as the #1 seed in 6A South. Almost every football fan in the region, with the exception of…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Indian River and Hampton spent the entire first half feeling each other out. Both teams had struggles sustaining offensive drives. Points were hard to come by. Hampton led at halftime by a score of 3-0. The second half was where the action happened. Indian River finally got on the board…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 4A East won’t have an all-757 final after Lafayette fell to Courtland on Friday, but Lake Taylor held up their end of the bargain. For the second consecutive season the Lake Taylor Titans will advance to the 4A South Region Finals. The Titans, led by three touchdowns from senior running back…
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