by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, stood in front of the large contingent of high school athletes. Seemingly, at the exact instance as Tomlin began to address the anxious campers gathered around the Newport News native, actor John Amos, most famous for his role as James from the television…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit804 Glen Allen wide receiver Cole Blackman took the opportunity to visit the 757 on Saturday to get in a little extra work. Blackman continues to stand out as one of the best at most any camp he attends, showing well at every event we’ve attended, including Nike’s Opening Regional in…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Glen Allen wide receiver Cole Blackman took the opportunity to visit the 757 on Saturday to get in a little extra work. Blackman continues to stand out as one of the best at most any camp he attends, showing well at every event we’ve attended, including Nike’s Opening Regional in…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The year before George Massenburg arrived to the “East End” the Hurricanes were in a major drought. From 2008 to 2010, Heritage High School football only won a total of three games throughout that time span and amassed 28 losses. In order for them to turn things around, the program decided…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Friday morning, Phoebus wide receiver Elijah Nelson was on the football field at Christopher Newport University, not auditioning for scholarship offers, but giving back to the kids. Nelson was one of more than twenty local football players volunteering their time to coach 8 to 13-year old aspiring football players at…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – Another week, another Ivy League scholarship opportunity for Lafayette’s Trey Neville. The 6-foot-5, 250 pound rising senior tight end/defensive tackle added an offer from Yale University Friday afternoon, his fifth football offer. This marks the fourth offer from an Ivy League school for Neville. Princeton offered the Lafayette…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re seeing a flurry of commitments in the middle of the summer. Bayside quarterback Donte Lampley visited South Carolina State on Friday, and that was all he needed. By Friday night, he had verbally committed to the Bulldogs. “I went down for the one-day camp and just loved it,” Lampley commented.…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Eddie Ford is the man who will bring the AAU National Championships to Louisville, KY for the second consecutive year. Ford is the same kind of person who clears his winter schedule, just to travel to Stillwater, OK to visit his son, Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Travis Ford. But basketball…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It didn’t take long for Wayne Davis to make up his mind. We caught up with him at Norfolk State’s one-day camp at the end of June and he was still torn between Ohio State, Michigan, and Virginia Tech. On Thursday, he announced his intention to play his college ball at…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 As the summer moves by at a quickened pace players are getting increased interest and offers throughout the Southside and the Peninsula. Rack up one for Churchland wide receiver Michael Huff who picks up his first scholarship offer from Virginia Union. The precise route-runner was invited to Virginia Union University where…
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