Photo by Sam Mizelle/recruit757 Western Branch falls while Green Run and Princess Anne prevail in the final night of regional play by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Now we’re headed to states. On Monday night, Region 6A and Region 5A finished their brackets and declared their champions. All teams involved in the finals will move on to…
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Green Run’s Ashley James, flying high (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Ashley James celebrated at Norfolk Scope Monday night and died hours later by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Former Green Run guard Ashley James was deep into a tournament run just a year ago. After landing offers from a few colleges including Norfolk State and Hampton, James made…
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Region 4A Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Jayden Epps (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) King’s Fork swept the top honors for the All-Region Teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Saturday, the King’s Fork Bulldogs withstood a solid effort by the Wilson Presidents and will advance into the state tournament as the top seed in Region 4A.…
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Lake Taylor guard JaNaiya Quinerly goes to the hoop against Maury (Video Still: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) JaNaiya Quinerly is the Player of the Year, while Hampton Crabber Head Coach Shanda Bailey grabs COTY by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Lake Taylor Titans can’t be denied. Multiple-time state champions Lake Taylor may not be headed back to the…
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Booker T. Washington football coach D.J. Alexander (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) After five seasons, D.J. Alexander has resigned at Booker T. by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In 2015, D.J. Alexander took the reins of the Booker T. Washington Football program. That was a time of transition for the program. Alexander brought stability. Over the last five years,…
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Jayden Epps drops 28 points on the Presidents in a King’s Fork win by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Woodrow Wilson boys team got hot at the right time. Their playoff win streak carried them into the Region 4A Boys Basketball Final against King’s Fork. That’s where the win streak stopped. The consolation is that Wilson…
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Norview guard Jaylani Darden (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Both teams are in the state tournament; Norview and Green Run square off to earn home court by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Friday night, Norview and Green Run continued their winning ways and advanced to the Region 5A Boys Basketball title game. The title game will be played…
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Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757 Princess Anne looms for Norview by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The focal point for Jonathan Wilson’s Norview team on Saturday was to knock off Kempsville and guarantee their spot in the state tournament. Mission accomplished. Jada Bryant led the Pilots with a 14-point performance, but Norview had to hang on for the win…
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Photo by Antowyne Shaw/recruit757 Darnell Dozier’s Princess Anne team continues to roll by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Darnell Dozier already wears ten state championship rings. He’s going to have to have an 11th sized for his toe if his Cavaliers continue their winning ways. Princess Anne is headed to their 13th consecutive state tournament appearance. The…
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Hampton wins the 4A Region Girls Basketball title (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Athleticism leads the Hampton Crabbers into the State Tournament by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Hampton Crabbers had Grafton on the run Friday night. Fast break points piled up as the Crabbers sprinted to an early lead and never looked back. “We didn’t play our…
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