by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The first half of Heritage vs. Hampton was a Battle Royale. The second half was quietly all Crabbers. Hampton quarterback Jovonn “Bubba” Quillen was the hero of the night. He finished with two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. That effort alone would have been enough to win the game once…
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by Elizabeth McGrath, recruit757 (SMITHFIELD) – The visiting Bruton Panthers defeated King William last weekend, riding high on a 1-0 start with second year coach Reggie Jones. A mere touchdown separated a check in the “W” column for the host Smithfield Packers against Kings Fork last weekend. Bay River District fans predicted the Packers/Panthers game…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here are your final scores from Friday night. Individual game stories will roll out soon. Bayside 33, Kellam 28 First Colonial 38, Green Run 37 2OT Tallwood 21, Landstown 16 Ocean Lakes 70, Princess Anne 0 Woodside 49, Gloucester 14 Grassfield 49. Maury 15 Western Branch 35, Lakeland 8 Salem 49,…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Menchville (0-2) vs. Phoebus (2-0), Saturday at 2 p.m. at Darling Stadium, Hampton There’s only one game on tap at Darling Stadium on Saturday and it’ll be between the Phoebus Phantoms (2-0) and the Menchville Monarchs (0-2). First year head coach Ray Savage for the Monarchs has had a hard time…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Heritage (1-1) vs. Hampton (1-0) at Darling Stadium, Friday at 7 p.m. All of last year, the buzz was about Heritage. Coach George Massenburg’s squad topped the Hampton Crabbers twice in two years. The Hurricanes made deep playoff runs. This year, the buzz is about Hampton. The Crabbers won…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Maury (1-0) at Grassfield (1-0), 7 p.m. Friday Neither Grassfield nor Maury are pegged as tops in their district. After all, Grassfield has teams like Oscar Smith and Indian River to look forward to, and Maury competes against Norview and Lake Taylor later in the season. As of now, both…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 Lafayette (1-0) vs. Warhill (0-1) at Wanner Stadium, Friday at 7 p.m. JAMES CITY — Lafayette High’s football team has never lost a game against Warhill in the eight-year history of the two programs. Coach Thad Wheeler’s team will hope to end that streak Friday as the two teams renew their…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norview (1-1) at Churchland (1-1) Friday at 7 p.m. Norview started the 2015 season with a bang, routing Great Bridge 56-6 to stake an early claim in the Division 5 race. But last week the Pilots defense struggled mightily as Highland Springs scored on its first five possessions in route to…
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by Jim McGrath, recruit757 Bruton (1-0) at Smithfield (0-1) Friday at 7 p.m. An inspired Bruton team, fresh off an upset last week, travels across the James River on Friday night to take on district rival Smithfield in a game that should serve as a formidable barometer for each team’s chances of a top-half district…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Lake Taylor defensive back Keyvone Bruton became the second member of the Titans secondary to commit in recent months, giving his pledge to Temple University late Wednesday. Bruton joins teammate Wayne Davis who committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes during the offseason. A Temple commitment was unexpected by most, with Bruton…
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