Lake Taylor RB Tarreon Washington-Jacobs scores vs. Patrick Henry (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) All three local teams bag home wins to advance to state title games by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All three teams from the 757 won their state semifinal games on Saturday. It wasn’t easy for any of them. Lake Taylor 36, Patrick Henry-Ashland 35…
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Essex QB Ashton Ashlock (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Essex looks to break a Riverheads stranglehold on the Class 1 state championship by Andy Hilton, recruit804 Class 1 Semifinal: Essex (12-1) AT Riverheads (13-0) 1:30 p.m. Satuday Riverheads has a winning streak that’s now at 25 games. If they win the state title this season, it will…
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Hopewell (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Hopewell/Goochland has no lack of story lines by Byron Jones, recruit804 Goochland Bulldogs (12-1) at Hopewell Blue Devils (13-0) 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Merner Field 190 teams across six divisions began their playoff quest for state supremacy on November 15th. Only 24 teams remain on that journey and at the conclusion…
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Tuscarora line (File Photo: Joe Barnes/recruitNoVA) Something’s gotta give when Tuscarora and Salem meet by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA Tuscarora (12-1) at Salem (12-1) 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Salem City Stadium The Tuscarora Huskies may have thought they’d have it a little easier in Class 4. Tuscarora dropped down from Class 5 to Class 4 after…
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Varina WR Isiah Paige and Maury WR KeAndre Lambert (Photos: Andy Hilton/recruit804 and Lance Hinton/recruit757) Are the stars aligned for Maury, or can Varina continue their role as giant killers? by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Varina (11-2) vs. Maury (13-0) Noon Saturday at Powhatan Field, Norfolk Saturday’s game between Varina and Maury is a battle full…
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Colonial Forge QB Madden Lowe and Oscar Smith QB Ethan Vasko (Photos: Danny Haymond/recruitNoVA and Joe Barnes/recruit757) Colonial Forge vs. Oscar Smith never disappoints by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Colonial Forge (11-2) at Oscar Smith (12-1) 2:00 p.m. Saturday Colonial Forge has some emotion to direct at Oscar Smith. The Tigers have won all four meetings…
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Hopewell RB/S Treveyon Henderson (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit804) Following in the footsteps of Brandon Smith and Ricky Slade, Treveyon Henderson wins a top honor by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Winning the Gatorade Virginia Football Player of the Year award is a pretty big deal. For an underclassman to do it is exceptional. Treveyon Henderson (2021 RB/FS 5-11…
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Stone Bridge vs. North Stafford 2018 (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Battle tested North Stafford vs. a nearly flawless Stone Bridge squad by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA Class 5 State Semifinal: North Stafford (9-4) @ Stone Bridge (11-1), Sat. 2:00 PM, Ashburn, VA For Stone Bridge, the state semifinals bracket is a familiar place to be. The Bulldogs…
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Lake Taylor ATH Pierre Royster (Photo: Lance HInton/recruit757) Class 4 State Semi-finals: Patriots looking to play Cinderella, Titans aiming to crash the ball by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757/recruit804 Patrick Henry (10-3) at Lake Taylor (11-2): Lake Taylor Titans Stadium, Norfolk, Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Arrival Last Meeting: No prior meetings between Lake Taylor and Patrick…
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Clover Hill TE/DE Bryson Jennings (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit804) ECU, North Carolina pulling out all the stops for Clover Hill DE Bryson Jennings by Brandon Mitchell, recruit804 Clover Hill put together a season worth respecting this year. The Cavaliers finished the season matching its highest win total since 2010. As a result, Clover Hill was gifted…
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