Get ready for some football! Hampton Roads’ hopefuls finished their summer strong at Old Dominion’s three day team camp last week. We got a moment with the Monarch staff to discuss the importance of the event for the program as well as the players.
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The Jeff McGowan regime at Green Run has begun, but don’t take McGowan for a first time coach. He’s been through this before. Jeff played his college ball at Appalachian State, and he’s coached in the Beach District, most recently at Kempsville. After a few years away from the high school game, McGowan is renewed and he’s found Green Run to be his opportunity to begin again. That new start began officially on Thursday with open try outs for everyone. Instead of meeting with resistance, he’s been met with enthusiasm, especially from the players who held a spot on last year’s 2-8 team.
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The Western Branch Bruins took a break from their losing ways and with the help of first year coach Greg Gibson, made it to the playoffs and beat Bethel in the first round. The season that the Bruins had surprised many and shocked the Southeastern District. With this being said, the Bruins are going to be held to a higher standard this year. People know that Western Branch is going to be good and opponents will play them tougher than ever. The graduation of CJ Thomas has left an empty spot at quarterback and more importantly, the graduation of Southeastern District MVP Josh Marriner has left a huge hole to fill at running back. Bruins fans, do not fret. Coach Gibson has a plan.
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The schedules might look pretty much the same. Beach teams play all beach teams for instance. The foes are familiar for everyone. The VHSL Reclassification has moved a few teams around as far as Division levels go. Beyond that, the greatest impact will be come playoff time.
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The Greenbrier Christian Gators graduated what could be called the best senior class GCA has ever had. With the departure of Ty Smith and Bryce Myers, Coach Donnie Simpson is not worried about the upcoming season. A few things will look different for the Gators, the flex bone that Gator fans have come accustomed to will change into the wishbone. The lack of big stars on this years team has forced the Gators to spread out and get the ball to the skilled kids on the outside.
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It’s the first of August and football season has officially started in The 757. A number of teams started their practices today. Some even held team building events by sleeping at school and hitting the field at midnight. Dealton Cotton’s Norview Pilots were practicing at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday while most other football players were asleep. Still others were up early as some local programs hit the field at 7 a.m.
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Jasmine Amiker of recruit757 caught up with Grassfield running back Vincent Lowe at Old Dominion’s Team Camp last week, just a day before his teammate Isaiah Harper committed to the Monarchs. Jasmine and Vincent talked about his rebound from injury, his preparation for the season, and his decision process when it comes to his scholarship offers. Here’s the scoop, including exclusive video from recruit757:
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Camp season has ended and two-a-days are just about ready to start. The camp season is still having a positive affect on local players, and that’s proven with Kempsville defensive end Kyron Speller. Speller camped at Old Dominion’s team camp last week and James Madison’s team camp the week before. That college exposure has earned him a new scholarship offer.
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Sometimes, up and coming talent is hard to ignore. There might be two more varsity starters at quarterback for Ocean Lakes before Tyler DeSue rises up, but he’s almost certain to make an appearance soon. The gunslinger who has one more year at middle school ahead of him has had a fantastic summer, and it culminated with a hot performance at FBU’s Top Gun Camp in Dublin, Ohio last week.
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By now, most of us know that the districts are gone. Football programs have extended their district arrangments for the purpose of scheduling for the next two years. That means that all teams in the Peninsula district will have nine guaranteed matchups, with only one game to schedule “out-of-district”. Since all former Peninsula District teams have ten games, they’ll all have their schedule set for the fall of 2013 and 2014.
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