by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The playoffs are advancing, and there are fewer and fewer teams still alive in the postseason. This week, we’re down to three teams and six great candidates for the recruit757/Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week. VOTE NOW! – Quarterback Shon Mitchell of Oscar Smith threw for 238 yards and two…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For a team that never trailed in regulation, this is not how it’s supposed to end. Lafayette commanded their game against James Monroe, but it was turnovers that did them in. Lafayette’s day started in a promising way. James Monroe tried to run the clock down as much as possible to…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Oscar Smith Tigers left skid marks on the backs of the Forest Park Bruins. Before the end of the first quarter, the Tigers had an insurmountable lead, and the hits just kept on coming. Smith struck first with 8:43 left in the first quarter when Shon Mitchell hit Monty Fenner…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Salem triumphed over Green Run on Friday night, leaving them as one of only a few teams that have reached the state semifinals. The SunDevils found a way to shut down, Green Run’s potent offense, shutting them down completely after the opening drive. Green Run took possession after the opening kickoff…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Turnovers doomed the Bulldogs in week 13 of their 2013 season. The King’s Fork defense did its job in limiting Heritage, but the offense couldn’t get going, and the Hurricanes won late. The first score for Heritage came by the turnover. Late in the first quarter, Heritage lineman Bernard Saxby ripped…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Ocean Lakes had a date with Oscar Smith, to see who would go to the state title game. Colonial Forge was just a formality. After the first half of play, Colonial Forge led 13-0. Churchie Harold had been ineffective. The team wasn’t clicking on…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s been two years since Lafayette has faced James Monroe. Things are so much different now. The Rams 2011 season ended with a 56-21 loss at the hands of the Yellow Jackets in the second round of the playoffs. In that same year, James Monroe also took out York, who was…
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by Keith Chisolm, recruit804 Lake Taylor’s injury plagued season comes to an end. A repeat for the state title wasn’t in the cards for Hank Sawyer and his Titans. Dinwiddie meanwhile, continued their undefeated roll. For a team that has averages 47.5 points per game through 13 games this season, the 2013 Dinwiddie Generals’ (13-0)…
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by Nick Bailey, recruit757 Oscar Smith has been a favorite to reach the state championship every year in recent memory. A title win in 2008 and 2011 have kept the fire burning, but the Tigers would love nothing more to have a state level of dominance like they’ve experienced in district play. The Tigers are…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Friday night was Bad News Friday for teams in the 757. Seven local teams were competing on Friday night, two survived once the night was done. More detailed reports will come, but here’s the damage in a nutshell: Ocean Lakes fell to Colonial Forge by a score of 23-20. The Dolphins…
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