by Andy Hilton, recruit757 4A South #4 King’s Fork (9-2) vs. #12 Booker T. Washington (6-5) 7:30 p.m Friday The Bookers might have thought they’d never get this far. When Coach James Flowers took over the program in the spring of 2013, he inherited a team that had turned in on itself. Booker T. finished…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 6A South #4 Kecoughtan (9-2) at #1 Ocean Lakes (11-0) 7 p.m. Friday Kecoughtan has had a resurgence this season. Under head coach Alonzo Coley, the Warriors made the playoffs for the first time since 2002. They managed a comeback win against Western Branch last week, but they haven’t seen…
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by Marsel T. Mason, recruit757 1A East #5 Colonial Beach (9-2) at #4 Surry County (10-1) 7 p.m. Friday Running back Lamar Lucas is the special talent in the backfield that has carried the Drifters offense most of the season. Colonial Beach proved that they perform just as solid without him by letting him rest…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 #3 Cox (9-2) at #2 Oscar Smith (10-1) 7 p.m. Friday Cox has had a record setting year. They’ve had their best season ever, reaching nine wins for the first time in school history. They won their first playoff game ever last week in their win over Bayside. Their offense…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Indian River is back on their roll, and they have linebacker Jaquan Yulee to thank for his contributions to that. This week’s Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week is linebacker and fullback Jaquan Yulee, who had 16 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery for a TD in his team’s…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan Catholic has it’s first senior to commit to college in the 2015, and the Elizabeth City State Vikings are the school that swooped in and grabbed the commit. The Carl Turner connection paid off. Coach Carl Turner is now an assistant at ECSU, after coaching Bishop Sullivan to a…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After five seasons as the head coach at Kempsville High School, Jamaine Paddyfoot has decided to step down. Stress and a desire to spend more time with his family played a key role in his decision. “I’m getting tired, and I’ve always been one to be all in,” said Paddyfoot on…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The first round of the playoffs was played Friday night, and no teams in the Top Ten lost. We won’t be able to say the same thing next week, since we’re going to see two games where Top Ten teams face each other, and several other games that pit teams…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 #9 Hopewell (5-6) at #1 Lafayette (11-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Wanner Stadium JAMES CITY – As a reward for pitching a shutout, Lafayette High’s coaching staff rewards the unit to donuts the following Monday. Dunkin Donuts has been working overtime this fall as the Rams have posted five shutouts, including…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This year has been the year of Region 4A South. While Class 6A has been superb, with Ocean Lakes and Oscar Smith garnering most of the local attention, we can’t forget about a Class 4A that includes Lake Taylor, Heritage and King’s Fork; all smaller schools that play big time high…
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