Norfolk Christian, VISAA Division III State Champions in 2010, has replaced Head Coach Heath Gibbs. The Ambassadors have been top contenders in the local private school ranks for several years, since they enjoyed a run with four star players that eventually headed to UVA. The Gibbs era is over at Norfolk Christian.
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We’re getting closer to the start of football season! There’s a great slate of scrimmages this week, and don’t forget that the season starts this weekend for four local teams.
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Five members of the Atlantic Coast Conference reside in the Carolinas. Surprisingly, only one of those programs, Duke, has more than one player from the 757. Almost shockingly, North Carolina State will enter 2013 without a single representative on their roster.
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Nothing but positive remarks came out of Coach Larry Archie’s mouth when asked about his 2013 I.C. Norcom Greyhounds. Last year the Greyhounds finished 6-5 and made a playoff appearance. This season, Coach Archie expects nothing but improvements, “The team has a lot of experience and has been preparing very hard during the offseason. We have no problem with kids showing up to practice, they want to play.”
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Tallwood offensive tackle Theo “T.J.” Goosen has risen through the ranks somewhat quietly. Tallwood isn’t in the limelight every week like other Beach programs, but that hasn’t slowed Goosen’s recruitment. The 6-5 270 pounder has honed his game, and his classroom work, to a fine edge. The next few months will mark the end of his high school football career, and the start of something much bigger.
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With their NCAA penalties over, Hampton University head coach Donovan Rose is hoping for a fresh start. The prognosticators don’t expect big things from the Pirates. In the preseason polls, HU was picked 9th in the 11 team league. But with former Oscar Smith state champion quarterback J.J. Williamson expected to take over at quarterback, Coach Rose is hoping the Pirates can prove the naysayers wrong. “J.J. played sparingly as a freshman last year and he used to go in looking over his shoulder,” Rose said. ”
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With the move of Stony Brook University’s football program from the Big South Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association this fall, those remaining in the Big South, such as Liberty University, expect to benefit. There are four local players returning who saw playing time in 2012 for the Flames. Each, however, took a unique route after high school and before reaching Lynchburg.
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With the VHSL reclassification, Lafayette stands head and shoulders over a lot of teams. They’re playing a Bay Rivers District schedule, but as a Division 3 team that’s likely headed to the postseason, Andy Linn’s biggest concern has to be readying his team for November. No coach is going to admit that they’re looking ahead, but who could blame him.
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The Orange of Syracuse has long recruited Southeastern Virginia. However, via attrition, there are just two players from the area on this fall’s roster. Both are members of the Class of 2011 from Oscar F. Smith High School.
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