by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Just this past winter, the Princess Anne girls’ basketball program captured the school’s second consecutive state championship with a comeback win over LC Bird. The title was also the Cavaliers’ sixth in school history, perhaps beginning the dynasty chatter from the Cavalier faithful. Princess Anne head coach Darnell Dozier established himself…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Summer recruiting is just about to wrap up, and Nansemond Suffolk running back Noah Giles has picked up a new scholarship offer. Fresh off of a trip to Colorado and the Air Force Academy, Giles has landed an offer from the Richmond Spiders. “He says he really likes them,” said NSA…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Former Bishop Sullivan wide out Jamil Kamara was highly recruited coming out of high school. He was part of Bishop Sullivan’s first state championship football team, a squad that went 12-0 in 2013 and set school scoring records in the process. Kamara narrowed his list to Wisconsin, Pitt, and…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Wilson coach Ronnie Ratliff admits his biggest mistake from last season was failing to feature dynamic running back Jamonte Williams in the Presidents’ offense sooner in the year. With a 3-7 record, Wilson failed to make the playoffs for the 24th consecutive season. Ratliff promises not to make a similar mistake…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Following a 15-year hiatus, Norfolk State and Old Dominion will renew their basketball rivalry, with an exhibition game set to take place on December 29, 2015 at ODU’s Ted Convocation Center. While the schools were able to agree on the terms for this year’s matchup, there was no guarantee of a…
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by Jerard Elliott, recruit757 On Friday, the Hampton University Pirates hosted a 7 on 7 tournament with a great amount of local talent. For this annual competition, teams from several districts were in attendance, including the Peninsula, Southeastern, and Eastern districts. Players from Kecoughtan, Indian River, Granby, Jamestown, and the winners, Lake Taylor, all put…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After spending nearly a decade as an assistant coach under longtime First Colonial girls basketball coach Larry Bowman, Billy Stokes will take over the Lady Patriots program, following the retirement of Bowman during the offseason. Stokes, a 1998 graduate of Princess Anne, previously coached at his alma mater before leaving to…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Standing at 5-foot-8, Maury quarterback Kevin Mills Jr. will never be tallest guy in the Commodores’ huddle. But that likely won’t stop the rising sophomore from becoming one of the better signal callers in the former Eastern District next season. “It was a great experience moving up from JV to Varsity…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Oscar Smith outside linebacker Kanyia Anderson came out of the Tigers’ football program at a great time. Smith won the 6A State Championship in 2011. Anderson led a defense that went 14-1 and gave up an average of a little over 15 points a game that year, his junior…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Woodrow Wilson High School was the host of their own 757 Challenge 7-on-7 Saturday afternoon. Saturday proved to be an extremely warm day for the seven teams that showed up to compete for 7-on-7 bragging rights so hydration was imperative and preached all afternoon. Woodrow Wilson, Maury, Churchland, Deep Creek, Lakeland,…
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