by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All of the official visits are done. Josh Sweat has had time to think. The phone will ring of the hook, the twitter feed may blow up, but soon things will quiet down. Josh Sweat is about to announce a decision. Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Oscar Smith…
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Coach Lew Johnston has a blog of his own called “Coaching the little things” that you can check out. It’s a great resource for information, plus Lew is an expert in coaching the classic “Wing T” offense. Thanks to Lew for his contributions to recruit757.com and to the community! – AH by Lew Johnston, a special…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Lake Taylor’s run toward a perfect season and a state championship wouldn’t have continued without Marquise Poole. The linebacker and kicker for the Titans needed to make a short field goal to win the game on Friday night. The snap was low and the kick was blocked, but that…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 Pine To Get Rare QB Start In Biggest Game For Lafayette JAMES CITY – Cheyton Pine has started every game this season, but none at quarterback. The Lafayette High junior will make his varsity debut under center during Saturday’s 3A state championship game against Magna Vista. He will replace three-year starter…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Now there are three. We’re down to three local teams and they are all playing for State Championships. There’s little shuffling of the list at this point, but being undefeated pays dividends! First, here are last week’s results: #1 Ocean Lakes def. Oscar Smith 49-28 #2 Oscar Smith lost to Ocean Lakes…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For the second year in a row, in the same round of the playoffs, the Salem SunDevils succumbed to the L.C. Bird Skyhawks. This time, it was in Virginia Beach. Last year’s game was a knock down, drag out. This year wasn’t much different. Salem landed the first blow on a…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 And then there were three. Oscar Smith and Salem fell this weekend, but there are three great teams still in the running for a state championship. The State Semifinal games were HOT, and there’s no doubt that there’s a nominee worthy of the award this week. – Lake Taylor linebacker and…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For 47 minutes plus, it looked bad for Lake Taylor. It was a cat and mouse game where the Titans slowly became the mouse. Lake Taylor fought uphill all night long and it looked like their season would end. The Titans couldn’t punch it in for a game winning…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – Next stop, Lynchburg. That was the message Lafayette High football coach Andy Linn delivered Saturday following his team’s 33-14 victory over Western Albemarle in the 3A state semifinals held at Sanford B. Wanner Stadium. The Rams scored three rushing touchdowns in the first half and the defense turned…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 State semifinal weekend is done and we have the finals from all games at all levels. Twelve teams are left to face off for six State Championship trophies. The 757 has contenders at three levels, including Ocean Lakes, Lake Taylor and Lafayette. There were some thrilling games this weekend. Here are…
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