by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was a game where the excitement peaked early. The Hampton Crabbers came in undefeated. The Bethel Bruins came in confident, on a hot streak of three wins after opening with two tough losses. After a kickoff that went out of bounds, Hampton took the ball at their own forty. At…
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by Shedrick McCall, recruit804 Small things come in big packages at L.C. Bird, where the three time defending state champions have a running back that has all the “wright moves”. J.B. Wright stands 5’5 160 pounds but runs over defenders as if he is much bigger than his measurements. He says “when opposing teams scout…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There was a surprisingly strong crowd at Bayside Monday night for high school football. Surely, they expected a hotly contested game between Bayside and Cox. After two and a half weeks off, the Bayside Marlins struggled to come out of the gates. Cox took the ball first and marched 70 yards…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Frank Reich was known as “Captain Comeback” during coach Marv Levy’s run to four straight Super Bowls. Alec Kurek did his best Reich impersonation Monday night during a 31-20 victory over Bruton at Bailey Field. After sitting out the first half, the senior quarterback engineered…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 #7 Cox (4-0) at #6 Bayside (4-0) Monday 7:00 Cox and Bayside faced off twice last season with the Falcons winning both matchups. This time, both teams enter the Beach District showdown undefeated, in a game that has been postponed due to inclement weather. Bayside quarterback Donte Lampley, a South Carolina…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Portsmouth, Norfolk and Hampton schools are closed today, and that means no after school activities in those school systems. Several games that were moved from Friday have now been pushed to Tuesday. Virginia Beach, Suffolk and Chesapeake schools are still on, so we still have Monday night football. Because of scheduling,…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Bethel (3-2) vs. Hampton (4-0) at Darling Stadium, Tuesday 7 p.m. The Bethel Bruins and Hampton Crabbers had been working all week for a cross-town rivalry game at Darling Stadium on Friday night. A ton of rain and the approach of Hurricane Joaquin changed that. The game was pushed…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Booker T. Washington (1-3) at Churchland (2-2) Tuesday 6 p.m. Booker T. is looking for a win after losing to Granby. Churchland is looking to win consecutive games for the first time in 13 regular season contests, after blanking Maury 19-0 in its last ballgame. The rains threatened last week, and…
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by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) HAMPTON, VA — The Hampton Pirates came roaring back in the second half, but it was too little too late. Khris Gardin returned four punts for 203 yards, and his 71-yard touchdown dash sent North Carolina A&T past Hampton for good in a 45-31 win…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Ohio State had a close call against Indiana, but still managed to stay #1 in the coaches poll. Texas Christian jumped up after thumping Texas. Ole Miss fell to #13 after a loss to Florida and Notre Dame fell to #15 after losing to Clemson. The Tigers jumped six spots to…
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