by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Oscar Smith (1-0) at Lakeland (0-2), Friday 7 p.m. When the Oscar Smith football team takes the field Friday night it will mark only the second regular season game for the Tigers after a season-opening contest against Ocean Lakes fell through due to scheduling conflicts. After a dominating performance during a…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Lake Taylor (2-0) at Northeastern (NC) (3-1), Friday 7 p.m. Northeastern coach Antonio Moore surveyed the room before answering the question on the minds of everyone in attendance for the North Carolina High Schools preseason media day event. Why did the coach schedule Lake Taylor, a program that has won a…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Warhill (0-2) at York (1-1), Friday at 7 p.m. Friday’s showdown between Warhill and York at Bailey Field features two teams in need of a win to gain a foothold in the Bay Rivers District standings. For Warhill (0-2, 0-1 Bay Rivers), a victory would give them credibility and a .500…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Bethel (1-2) vs. Kecoughtan (2-1) at Darling Stadium, Friday at 7 p.m. It’s a short week for Coach William Beverley and the Bethel Bruins. Darling Stadium hosted Monday’s matchup that saw the Bethel Bruins completely pick apart Coach Hairston and the Warwick Raiders 31-0. The Bruins were able to notch their…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here’s your top ten that covers the entire region, from the folks that cover football 365 days a year. Along with the WAVY TV-10/WVBT Sportswrap, recruit757 gives you the definitive top ten for the 757 every week, and you can count on us to keep you up to date on all…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Deep Creek managed a comeback against Woodrow Wilson on Friday night, winning the game 14-6. James Benn and Jay Parchman caught up with Deep Creek head coach Cal Copeland, DeAngelo Mullins-Morrison and Damian Everett after the game to get his thoughts on his team’s effort and how they’ll prepare for this…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Last week, we honored Wilson’s Marcus Devin as the Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week. This week, Wilson kicker Cynthia Brown has seen local, regional and national attention for throwing a 52-yard touchdown pass in the Presidents’ 14-6 loss to Deep Creek. Wilson High School has been getting a lot…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) (WAVY) — With his job on the line, UVA coach Mike London was one play away from the biggest win of his career Saturday when 8th ranked Notre Dame beat the Cavaliers with a touchdown bomb in the final seconds. The Hoos lost their first…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Green Run suffered a crushing 38-37 double-overtime loss to First Colonial, where the Stallions led for much of the contest before costly mistakes finally caught up with the team. But somewhere during the ballgame, quarterback Nate Harden begin to show glimpses of a promising future under head coach Jeff McGowan. Harden…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Just a few days after serving as the head coach for one game, former assistant coach Olin Mansfield has assumed the role of interim head coach for the Great Bridge varsity football program. Coach Pete Gale was suspended by school administrators for the Wildcats’ game against Indian River last Friday night.…
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