by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Phoebus defensive back Robbie Robinson has been grabbing headlines since his freshman year. 2014 was a bit of a down year because of a foot injury, but Phoebus made it to the playoffs again and Robbie’s star continues to shine. Instead of hitting college camps this summer, Robbie (SR CB 5-8…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Ocean Lakes is set to pick up the 2015 season where they left off in 2014. The Dolphins went undefeated last year, 15-0 in capturing Virginia’s 6A State Championship in overtime over Centreville. The Wildcats are depleted and not expected to contend this year. You can’t say the same about the…
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by Jason Marks, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757.com) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — On Saturday, students at Cox High School will walk across the graduation stage and into adulthood, but one young man — described as one of the toughest on the football field — won’t be making that graduation walk. “Everybody will…
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by Andy HIlton, recruit757 We caught up with Indian River QB Tyre Givers-Wilson at Hampton University camp last weekend and he gave us the latest on his recruitment. He’s up to five scholarship offers now, and he’s hopeful for more. After HU camp, Tyre stated: “I think I made a good impression on the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Penn State is in town to do a combined football camp with Old Dominion. The coaching staff at ODU has had to scramble this week to find field space. A camp that started with a few hundred signups and the promise of 500 to 600 has become a camp…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Wilson football player Devon “Malik” Harris was just nine years old when his mother passed. The cause of her death is still unknown to Harris. “I’m not sure exactly what happened to her. No one will tell me, but I think it was suicide,” Harris mentioned. Just a few years ago,…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Two months ago (JR DE 6-0 180) Andre Smith out of Phoebus High School made an appearance at the Nike Football Combine at Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. During his time at Centreville High School, Smith picked up valuable tips and lessons on how to elevate his game for the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Last weekend was a big one for Hampton Crabber DE Elijah Conliffe. In a busy May that saw him pick up a number of big time scholarship offers, Conliffe got an invite to visit Tuscaloosa. He made the trip last weekend and came back beaming about the experience. “I…
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This weekend’s first annual Recruit757 Basketball Junior Showcase was an opportunity to assess the area’s deep pool of youth talent. The middle school athletes that showed up to Granby High School on Saturday certainly didn’t disappoint. After a brief registration period, the athletes went through a series of combine testing. Campers were treated to speeches…
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by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 I’m 6-3 and 280 pounds. There aren’t many players who force me to look up at them as they approach me. Then again, not many student-athletes stand as tall as Sawaar Canady (SR LT 6-4 260) out of Heritage High School. The rising senior and All-757 Honorable Mention made his way…
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