by Andy Hilton/recruit757 The Western Branch Bruins football team is on a great roll. They’re 7-1 this week, and they’ll look to strengthen their playoff position as they take on Nansemond River. Now they’ll have an additional day to prepare. Due to expected rain and thunderstorms on Friday, Western Branch has announced that they’re moving…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here are your leaders as of this week. The season ends this week for a number of teams, including the private schools of the area and the teams of the former Peninsula District. Tallwood gets their bye week at the end of the season, and might end up waiting to see…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Representatives from the U.S. Army and the All-American Bowl committee made it official today. Lake Taylor DE/TE Jalyn Holmes is an All-American. The award ceremony was held at Lake Taylor High School on Wednesday, and there was a bit of a surprise to go along with the announcement. Not only is…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 With Steve Monninger at the helm, Norfolk Academy Football has taken a turn for the better. It’s show on the football field this season as the Bulldogs contend for a playoff berth, and it’s showing now in recruiting. Two of Monninger’s seniors have now committed to play in the Ivy League…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Oscar Smith’s Andrew Brown and Bayside’s Quin Blanding have already had their jersey presentations. This week, three more local athletes get their All-American jerseys from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the USMC Semper Fidelis Bowl. Lake Taylor defensive end/tight end Jalyn Holmes has been at the top of the recruiting…
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Broadwater Academy on the Eastern Shore of Virginia has locked in a playoff spot this year. They’re the lone representative from The 757 in the Division IV playoff picture. Division IV has the simplest playoff picture of all the levels of VISAA with one week left to play. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot has clinched home-field advantage for…
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The Division III playoff picture is clear cut, with the exception that there’s room for the four teams involved to switch seeding. There are no teams from The 757 in the playoffs. Atlantic Shores, Isle of Wight Academy, HRA, Norfolk Christian and Portsmouth Christian have all been mathematically eliminated. Four teams in Division III have…
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In the Division II playoff race, Bishop Sullivan, Potomac, and Nansemond-Suffolk have clinched the top 3 playoff spots, but not necessarily in that order. The VISAA playoffs include only four teams at each level. BSC can clinch the #1 seed with a win over Norfolk Academy and can do no worse than the #2…
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The Division I playoff possibilities are the most complicated in all of the VISAA at this point. Collegiate and Liberty Christian have clinched first-round home games, but both of them have reasonably good opponents this week. If both of them win, the most likely outcome is that Collegiate will stay #1, LCA #2. If…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Oscar Smith breezed by Division 4 playoff contender King’s Fork, while Ocean Lakes manhandled Landstown. That was enough to shuffle the ratings a little this week, and now Oscar Smith is ahead. Facing winless Princess Anne won’t help the Dolphins power rating any this week. The playoffs for Division 6A South…
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