by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With region tournament play approaching, Oscar Smith head coach Lavar Griffin simply wanted to see what kind of shape his team was in after a two-week long break due to unfavorable weather conditions. His backcourt of Nigel Ribeiro and Donald Hicks took turns putting on impressive shooting displays as the Tigers…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Recent headlines have LaBron James’ son getting recruited by several high profile colleges for basketball. While the young man most certainly has skills, after all, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; is it appropriate for any college coach to aim their sights on a player that’s so young?…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 New Mexico Junior College is located in Hobbs, New Mexico nearly 2,000 miles from Portsmouth, VA. The Thunderbirds basketball team plays most of their away games in tiny gyms along the West Texas border. So when former I.C. Norcom standout Malique Trent arrived at the school, he knew it would be…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Recent headlines have LaBron James’ son getting recruited by several high profile colleges for basketball. While the young man most certainly has skills, after all, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; is it appropriate for any college coach to aim their sights on a player that’s so young?…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The 757 now has its first college commitment for the 2016 class. Hampton quarterback Vonn Quillen verbally committed to Virginia Tech on Thursday. Quillen was exceptionally productive as a dual threat quarterback in his junior season. He led the district in rushing and finished third in passing. “Bubba” eclipsed…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Indian River quarterback Tyre Givers-Wilson now has his first college scholarship offer. The Midshipmen of the Naval Academy have welcomed Tyre aboard. “He’s happy that school of that caliber have a great interest in him,” said Tyre’s dad, Thomas Wilson on Thursday night after receiving word of the offer. Coach Glenwood…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’ve been doing homework on some of the best unlisted players in our database. It’s a 12-month a year job keeping up with the talent in The 757, and you can rest assured that there’s more to come! We aim to help every recruitable player in the region by boosting their…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We wrote about Khalan Laborn and his offer list doubling on Wednesday with three scholarship offers. His day didn’t end there. By Wednesday night, Laborn had seven new scholarship offers, including opportunities from schools in the ACC, SEC, Pac-12 and Big Ten. We picked Laborn as the recruit757 All-757…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruit757 Scholarship Workshop is back again! We may have gotten snowed out in February, but we’ll be back for March. Our next big event is Tuesday, March 17 at Tidewater Performance in Newport News. All of the tickets issued for the February event will be honored. There’s no need…
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Bishop Sullivan lost in the VISAA quarterfinals last night, but it doesn’t diminish the impact of forward Kevin Holmes. – AH by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan standout Kevin “KJ” Holmes has always been a little different, according to his mother Stephanie. “KJ has always been very quiet. He has never been a big talker,…
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