by Chris Hopkins, recruit757 New season, same results. Ocean Lakes opens its defense of their 6A state title with a convincing win over the Salem SunDevils, 31 – 14. The Dolphins opened the season without head coach Chris Scott, who’s serving a 3-game suspension–but it didn’t matter, as junior transfer Khalan LaBorn ran for nearly…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Booker T. Washington was the site this year as the Mighty Bookers took on the Denbigh Patriots. Three out of the last five years Denbigh and Booker T. Washington have found each other on the schedule and the trilogy between these two just got a whole lot deeper. In their previous…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 recruit757 correspondent Antowyne Shaw caught up with Phoebus head coach Jeremy Blunt after the Phantoms took down the Presidents on Thursday night by a score of 41-6. Phoebus capitalized on five turnovers, including two scores: one was a pick six and the other was a fumble recovered in the end…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Maury (0-0) at I.C. Norcom (0-0) Friday 7 p.m. I.C. Norcom begins its 2015 season with a home match up against Maury. The Greyhounds will be breaking in a new quarterback with the graduation of last season’s starter, Jaylin Spruill. Junior Laisahn Johnson is the team’s probable starter under center. An…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Denbigh (0-0) at Booker T. Washington (0-0), 7 p.m. Friday In two out of the last four years Denbigh and Booker T. Washington High School have looked at their schedule for the season noticed that they would be playing each other. This meeting will mark their third encounter over the last…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was a perfect night for football. Near perfect for Kecoughtan. Not so much for Gloucester. Kecoughtan got the ball first, and they scored early and often. Jacione Fugate broke the ice with a 33-yard touchdown run at the 11:14 mark of the first quarter. Fugate’s status for the…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 The Bethel Bruins have made the switch from 6A to 5A (PenSouth Conference 10) and will open their 2015 campaign tonight with a 7 PM home game at Darling Stadium. This is the good news for football fans of the Hampton school. Here’s the not-as-good news — they will continue to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Considering that Phoebus had a slow start this August, they picked the right time to shake the rust off. Top wide out Elijah Nelson played little on Thursday. The scrimmage outings for Phoebus were lackluster. The Phantoms were on the road, and the Wilson Presidents are primed for a resurgence.…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 For the third straight year Churchland and Warhill found themselves in another battle to add to their collection. Also, for the third straight year, Warhill found itself on the losing end to Churchland. Round three of the their match-up was more reminiscent of their match-up in 2013 where Churchland pulled out…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Phoebus is a long ways from the dominant program that rattled off four consecutive state championships from 2008-2011. A fifth state title came in 2006, and two more were won in 2001 and 2002. A “down year” for the program in 2014, not to mention the loss of standout corner Robbie…
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