by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On the heels of a huge performance against Bayside, Cox High School defensive end Jordan Williams visited Penn State and came away with a scholarship offer. On Monday night, Jordan had three sacks, three pass blocks and three hurries against the Top Ten ranked Bayside Marlins. The Cox defense had…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With his team facing a 14-8 deficit, and amid deafening roars from the raucous Indian River crowd in attendance for Saturday’s highly-anticipated showdown, Oscar Smith return man Deangelo White saw the Tigers’ 79-game winning streak in Southeastern District games almost assuredly slipping away. With the Braves facing fourth down and 39…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 This game may have lacked the excitement of last year’s 20-14 Heritage win over Phoebus; however, Phoebus was able to earn it’s redemption with a 37-7 victory over the Heritage Hurricanes this afternoon. As the temperature started to drop in Todd Stadium so did the confidence of Heritage. On defense the…
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by Elizabeth McGrath, recruit757 The Woodside Wolverines (3-2) traveled to Hampton’s Darling Stadium to face the 3-3 Bethel Bruins. Peninsula District games were canceled last weekend due to inclement weather. One exception came with Bethel. The Bruins played against division rival Hampton Crabbers Tuesday evening. Saturday’s game was the second in a week, while the…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 At a time when most recruiting services used star-based systems to rank high school athletes, recruit757 basketball was the first in the state of Virginia to use the Power Curve Proficiency Rating System to evaluate prospects. The PCPR, founded by James McCombs a 32-year Military veteran, is calculated using all facets…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Twitter smack surrounding Indian River vs. Oscar Smith started at the beginning of the year with the transfer of several key players out of Oscar Smith. One landed at Indian River: Tavante Beckett. Regardless of which side you’re on, it’s been a soap opera and it came to a head…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Local football fans should have let college football be played without them on Saturday. There were quite a few games around the region and we had several thrillers in the mix. Oscar Smith stunned Indian River with a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown with 25 seconds left in their game.…
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by Chris Hopkins, recruit757 The Salem Sun Devils were given several opportunities Friday night, and capitalized on all of them, beating the Cox Falcons 27 – 14 Friday night. Cox turned the ball over three times, two of which came in the red zone. On all three turnovers, the SunDevils scored. The game opened when…
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by Elizabeth McGrath, recruit757 Game crumbles in the final two minutes: Eagles loss streak now at 17 The 0-4 Jamestown Eagles faced the 1-4 New Kent Trojans at home, trying to secure their first victory of the season in front of a Homecoming crowd. New coach Donnell Brown recognized the abundance of youth on his…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norview (3-2) at Booker T. Washington (2-3), Saturday 11:00 a.m. Norview comes into Friday’s matchup with Booker T. on the heels of a 35-28 loss to Lake Taylor. Quarterback Darriel Mack recently picked up an offer from the University of Virginia, and continues to shine in his first year as starter.…
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