by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – With a 3A East regional playoff berth already secured, Lafayette High’s football team has locked up home football games for the first two rounds of the postseason. Coach Andy Linn’s team isn’t satisfied as the Rams look to close out the regular season undefeated and clinch home-field advantage…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 WAVY’s Friday Night Flights and recruit757 are watching our local football programs as we’re coming to the close of the regular season. The top teams are winning consistently. Phoebus took a Saturday loss to Heritage, and that cost them a few slots. The Indian River Braves jump up the rankings…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Because of safety concerns, Norfolk Public Schools has decided to move up the start time for their home games this week. The change affects home games at Booker T. Washington and Lake Taylor. The games move up to 5:30 from 7 p.m. starts. Norview visits Booker T. Washington and Granby visits…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Hampton (6-3) vs. Bethel (5-4), Thursday at 7 p.m., Darling Stadium It’s the last game of the regular season. It’s the last chance for both teams to make a statement heading into the playoffs. For Hampton, the outcome could determine their seeding in the 5A playoffs. For Bethel, the…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Coach Hank Sawyer has plenty to smile about these days. His undefeated Lake Taylor football team is playing as well as any program in the state. Even after a humbling defeat at the hands of Dinwiddie in the 4A south region semifinals last year, Sawyer’s message to his team remains the…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A few teams are moving up, including Cox moving up from #5 to #3 due to their win over Green Run and Bayside’s victory over winless Kempsville. Bayside and Cox meet this week in a game that should give one team a distinct advantage over the other. Earning a playoff berth…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In Region 5A South and 6A South, the playoff brackets are broken out further so that local teams will stay local for the first three rounds of the playoffs. There’s a lot to get excited about when it comes to the post-season. Seeding didn’t change at all from last week,…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re getting closer to a full roll out for the recruit757 Futures Game! The game will feature Middle School athletes from around the region competing in an All-Star Game at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex on Friday night, January 15. Eighth graders will get preference, but seventh and sixth graders can…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Lafayette continues to cruise, York got a big win, and Poquoson managed to fend off Smithfield last week. The playoffs are right around the corner. Here’s what the 3A East bracket would look like if the playoffs started this weekend: 3A East: #16 Huguenot (1-8) at #1 Lafayette (8-0) #9…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Recruiting is picking up as the high school season winds down, and Hickory High School of Chesapeake is no exception to the flurry of activity. Linemen Tristin Sellers (SR OL 6-3 285) and Jake O’Sullivan (SR OL 6-6 295) both picked up their first college scholarship offers this week. Norfolk State…
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