by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Grant Holloway is known as a highly recruited wide receiver. Over the weekend, he made a huge splash at the New Balance Nationals. The New Balance Nationals Indoor Track Championships are the pinnacle of the indoor track season. This weekend Holloway became the national champion at the 60m hurdles, tying the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The United States Military Academy at West Point is mining talent in the 757 quite well. Grafton linebacker Zach Lecthaler has become the second local player in the 2015 class to commit to Army. In his senior season, Lechthaler was selected as an All-Conference first teamer, All-4A South second teamer, and…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It wasn’t enough for former Salem defensive end to lose most of the 2014 season. It now looks as though he’ll lose the 2015 season as well. Trevon Hill (SR DE 6-4 235) signed with Virginia Tech out of the 2015 recruiting class, after committing last summer. His first game as…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Norview Pilots had their best season in almost 50 years. They’re undaunted by the road they’ve traveled. Norview was seeking the program’s first state title in school history. Henrico was just looking to make a statement after a dominating regular season that saw them lose only once to 6A…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here’s another reason to get excited about the recruit757 Scholarship Workshop this Tuesday, March 17 at Tidewater Performance in Newport News. We’ve added former Norfolk State assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Paul Macklin to the lineup of speakers. Coach Macklin worked with head coach Pete Adrian and the Norfolk State…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Following her team’s region semifinal win over Maury, Princess Anne guard Gadiva Hubbard mentioned how much capturing this year’s state championship would mean to the Cavaliers after losing three games in the regular season, practically unheard of for a Princess Anne team. Behind 31 points from Hubbard, Princess Anne rallied from…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norcom and King’s Fork have faced off the past four years with the Bulldogs winning the first two meetings in 2012 and 2013, before Norcom returned the favor in the past two region tournaments. The latest installment of the budding rivalry would decide the 4A state champion. Behind their usual strong…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Landstown was unable to advance to the 6A state championship game, losing in a three-overtime thriller to Westfield, 64-60. The game was the second-longest contest in VHSL state seminal history. The Eagles led 15-11 after the first quarter, thanks to nine combined points from big men Darius Bolstad and R.J. Nicholson.…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A weekend visit to Alabama was quite fruitful for Indian River studs Jaquan Yulee and Devon Hunter. Yulee came in holding an offer from Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. Teammate Devon Hunter picked up an offer from Saban on the visit. Needless to say, both players were…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There’s practically no prospective college athlete in the 757 that’s hotter than Khalan Laborn. Laborn went from a couple of offers to nine in the matter of days in late February. This week he picked up two new blockbuster offers, bringing his total to 11. UVA, Florida State, Charlotte,…
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