by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Doug Pereria was all smiles Thursday night following Thursday night’s 35-0 victory over Bruton at Bailey Field. Who could blame him? The Falcons dominated in all three phases of the game to post their first shutout of the season. Defensively, York (3-2 overall, 3-1 district) limited Bruton (1-4, 1-3)…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For High School Football fans, here’s a great chance to double dip. Not only are there games at Darling, Todd, and Bailey on the Peninsula, but Virginia Beach has five games going, plus there’s a top notch Private School game at the Sportsplex, and a Norfolk rivalry game on Thursday…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 By most accounts, the new conference realignment in the VHSL isn’t working. What started as a “great idea” from smaller schools in the western part of the commonwealth has been implemented and roundly criticized by most of the athletic directors and high school coaches of the region. Mike Connors and Jami…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan, Nansemond-Suffolk, Atlantic Shores and Isle of Wight Academy are well on their way toward locking in a playoff berth. Two more local teams are rising in the rankings. Greenbrier Christian and Broadwater Academy have risen from 6th to 5th in the Division III and Division IV rankings…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Bruton High’s football team will look for its first road victory Thursday night when they travel to Bailey Field to take on rival York High at 7 p.m. York (2-2) is coming off of a heartbreaking overtime loss to Poquoson. Bruton (1-3) is coming off of a narrow…
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by Lew Johnston, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy So, we had two more starters go out with a serious injury during Friday’s game. To add “injury to insult” we also got crushed 61-6! It was one of the worst losses I’ve suffered in my career. To say that I was down this weekend is putting it mildly. Our…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The damage has been done. Now it’s time to heal. Oscar Smith defensive end Josh Sweat has a long road ahead of him, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. He’s still the #1 recruit in the country, though the calls have now turned to well wishes instead of…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The new playoff structure of last year is also in place for this post-season. That means we’ll have contenders in Conferences 1 and 2 competing for eight playoff slots for 6A and contenders in Conferences 9 and 10 competing for eight seeds in 5A. Region 4A South competes in…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This week’s voting for the Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week was so close, there was no way to know who was going to win before the clock ran out. It’s fitting that our winner this week won the award in the final minutes. Kicker Chase Deaton of Bethel kicked…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Phoebus cornerback Robbie Robinson could be billed as the future of Peninsula Football. He’s certainly a standard bearer for the Class of 2016. For Robinson, Phoebus, and football in the former Peninsula District, the future is now. Phoebus is 3-1 on the season and is most certainly headed for…
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