by Dimitri McKay, special contribution to recruit757 How do athletes spend their off-season? According to SportsPerformanceU, the off-season is a critical time for athletes to better their game. The off-season is best for recovery, and getting stronger and faster. “If being your best on the field is important to you, then taking your off-season…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruit757 Scholarship Workshop is back again! Our next big event is Tuesday, February 18 in Newport News at Tidewater Performance on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. You won’t want to miss this one. If you’re a high school football player who’s serious about getting recruited to play football in college, you’ll…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Predictably, the All-State players from The 757 in Region 6A come from Oscar Smith, Ocean Lakes, and Bayside. It’s easy to guess that Andrew Brown, Derrick Nnadi, and Quin Blanding were acknowledged. Also, landing spots on the team were Jahvoni Simmons, Jaylen Bradshaw, Deshawn McClease, and Josh Sweat. There…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 While The 757 didn’t land a state championship for the first time in a long time, the region was full of strong teams and talent. The VHSL All-State Team for Group 5A didn’t get as much local representation as we would have liked, but Green Run and Salem did add some…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 2013 was the first year where teams from the Hampton Roads Metro area dropped down into what was Division 4. Group 4A now has many teams from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, and Newport News in their ranks. Congrats to the local players that made the team, including Jalyn Holmes of Lake…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s the day that Quin Blanding and UVA fans waited eleven months to see. Blanding verbally committed to Mike London and the Hoos at the end of February, 2013. Between now and then, Blanding still got blasted from college coaches and fans looking for him to flip his commitment. Last Wednesday…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was a great year for the Lafayette Rams. They ran the table in the regular season, and most of the year they were the #1 ranked team in the state in Group 3A. That performance paid off in post-season honors. Though the team didn’t win the state title, four Rams…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The ink is barely dry on NLI’s across the region and we already have our first commitment for the 2015 class. Ocean Lakes wide receiver Jaason Lewis made a college visit over the weekend, and on Tuesday, he announced a commitment. Lewis, and Virginia Thorougbreds 7 on 7 coach Alex Rayner…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Lake Taylor assistant coach John Quinerly needs help from the football community. His playing days are over. He’s been coaching for over a decade. We’d all like that coaching career to continue for quite a long time. If Coach Q is going to continue coaching, he’ll need to get your help. …
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 National Signing Day at Cox High School was far from just a football affair. Players in soccer, field hockey, and other sports were honored as well. The two football players were outnumbered by more than a dozen athletes from other sports, but that didn’t diminish the shine for Jeremy Ramey and…
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