by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Hokies naysayers will be disappointed. Despite a rough season and a final week bowl qualification, the Virginia Tech coaching staff persevered and will play in a bowl game for a 22nd year in a row. Head Coach Frank Beamer is recovering from throat surgery, but will coach the game from…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The All-State teams in Division IV feature players from Isle of Wight and Broadwater. Here’s your VISAA Division IV All-State Teams, as selected by the coaches of Division IV. Coach of the Year: Bob Price, Roanoke Catholic First Team Offense: QB: Vincent Pyle, Roanoke Catholic RB: Josh Davis, Fuqua; Alec Edwards, IWA;…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 King’s Fork head coach Joe Jones has compiled a 26-11 record since 2012. The Bulldogs season ended in the Division 4A south semifinal round, finishing the 2014 season with a 10-3 record, it’s finest in program history. With the return of junior tailback Deshaun Wethington and quarterback Ryan Kluck, the 2015…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – At 6-foot-4, Clayton Osterloh doesn’t have a hard time getting noticed in the hallways at Warhill High School. The senior defensive end said the same has been true lately in terms of college recruiting, as he hopes to fulfill a dream of playing college football. Since the Lions…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Ocean Lakes Dolphins won their first ever football title a week ago. There were some pretty significant moments along the way. The game that gave them the 6A State Championship was full of milestones. The game was the second time Ocean Lakes had played for the State Title…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Princess Anne Cavaliers were a comeback team of sorts in 2014. The Cavs managed two wins, but that was enough to make it to the playoffs and it matched their highest victory total in a season since 2005. Nate Faber (SR FS/MLB 5-10 200) had to do a little…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Virginia beach native Tayvion “Tank” Land was named MVP of the East team during the 2014 Eastbay All-American bowl. The class of 2019 recruit had an impressive showing intercepting three passes, including one for a score in his team’s 40-21 victory over the West. Land, who plays for the Virginia Cavaliers…
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AP Report DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — A 5-year-old Ohio boy hoping to save the scuttled football program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham thought more cash might be the solution, so he sent his entire allowance — a $1 bill — with a handwritten note of support. “I love Ohio State, but I think…
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The Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl pits the best 8th Grade athletes in the nation against each other in a battle of East vs. West. The practices for the game took place this week, and the game takes place tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Naples, Florida. Alan Popadines is covering the game for his national site, Youth1…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bayside finished the 2014 football season with a 7-4 record, after losing in the first round of the Division 6A South playoffs to Cox. Head coach Jon White expects his team to improve on their lack of consistency to take the next step in competing with the better programs in the…
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