The Hampton Roads Academy Navigators did not have the season they looked for last year. With that being said, some things have changed and boy are they ready for this year. With the addition of former Portsmouth Christian coach, Josh Blalock as the offensive coordinator, the sky is the limit for this young HRA team. “This is a major change for us, especially filling the void at QB,” says Head Coach Bryce Kiser.
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Smithfield Football is on the rise once again. After suffering through a 1-9 season in 2011, the Packers bounced back in 2012 with a coaching change and a championship season. They’ll carry that momentum into 2013 with a team built with speed and a bevy of skill talent.
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Monarch Football is on a roll. Bobby Wilder’s program picked up its third commitment this week, and second local commitment in as many week on Thursday night at the culmination of the last session of team camp. Grassfield fans should be happy, and it may be an indicator of more good news in the future.
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Kempsville defensive end Kyron Speller is quietly building up college interest. His latest college offer came as kind of surprise… without a camp visit or a campaign to lobby the coaches. Speller now holds four offers, and his college list speaks volumes about the impression he’s making.
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Old Dominion and Charlotte haven’t even played each other yet. Neither one is an official member of Conference USA. That doesn’t matter. Plenty of colleges have heated rivalries, but this one might just be the first one that’s fired up before the teams have ever met on the field.
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In summer camps, Gloucester athlete James Scott has been turning a lot of heads. He’s a well muscled 6-1 and 210 pounds. He shows well in a camp setting, and in his junior film, you can see how he carried his team to the few wins that they got last year. James is a fighter. Now that he’s picked up his first offer, he might not have to fight as hard for the second and third.
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The smell of the weight room was obvious as soon as the doors to the Portsmouth Christian football locker room opened. PCS is in their second year under head coach Marcus Cutler. The coach couldn’t stop talking about how much his players are getting focused early and developing leadership and strength. This is almost necessary considering the first four games of their schedule are Norfolk Christian, Isle of Wight, Bishop Sullivan, and Atlantic Shores.
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College programs have different methods for assessing players and making a decision on who lands an offer. Coach Bobby Wilder has very specific guidelines for his coaching staff when they’re identifying recruits and making decisions that will affect the team’s personnel for years to come. What’s happening on the inside? What goes on in coaches’ meetings while players are working hard and waiting for a scholarship offer?
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Cox has been a school that’s been just on the verge of a breakout, football wise. They have a lot of great golfers and tennis players. They’ve won championships in a lot of different sports. They’re a school founded decades ago, but their first playoff appearance in Football came in 2008. Head Coach Bill Stachelski has his team ready to make a run that’s never happened before.
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Old Dominion’s team camps have hosted hundreds upon hundreds of local high school players over the years. It’s an opportunity for local teams to get extra work before practice can officially start. For Salem defensive end Trevon Hill, it was also an opportunity to earn a scholarship offer.
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