by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s a busy time at the Beach! Colleges near and far have visited the region this week, and two standouts from Landstown High School landed athletic scholarship offers to play football at East Carolina on Thursday. Safety Joseph White (SO FS 6-2 175) picked up offers from North Carolina and North…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Playing on a powerhouse team like Ocean Lakes is a blessing for a young athlete. The older athletes have proven themselves and provide an example for younger athletes to follow. In the case of a player like Jaevon Becton (SO DE 6-4 230), it can be difficult to find your way…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Lafayette High School continues to attract Division I coaches. This week has been a busy week at Lafayette, with the highlight so far coming on Monday. Wide receiver Hezekiah Grimsley added a scholarship offer from East Carolina. For Grimsley, it’s the eighth scholarship offer in a process where college…
by Thomas C. Dozier, recruit804 Earlier this year, Henrico County honored the Highland Springs High School state championship football team. The team, in all placed 28 players on the All Conference team, 14 players on the 5A All South Region team and 12 on the Virginia High School League all-state team. Not to mention 10…
by Thomas C. Dozier, recruit804 Earlier this year, Henrico County honored the Highland Springs High School state championship football team. The team, in all placed 28 players on the All Conference team, 14 players on the 5A All South Region team and 12 on the Virginia High School League all-state team. Not to mention 10…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 At ECU you had a coach who has guided the program to marquee wins over ACC schools like Virginia Tech, and North Carolina. Ruffin McNeill’s football program was well run, with student athletes who were winners being attracted to the program year in and year out. The football stadium has…
by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) — Old Dominion University announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to a two-game series in football with East Carolina. The Monarchs will travel to Greenville on September 29, 2018 and the Pirates will play in Norfolk September 28, 2019. ECU is the…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For the East Carolina Pirates, it might have been the perfect day to have Hampton Crabber Elijah Conliffe (JR DE 6-6 270) visit them. Sure, it was pouring down rain, but the Pirates upset the Virginia Tech Hokies, another program that’s been pursuing the athletic defensive lineman. Conliffe took Saturday as…
by Keith Chisolm, recruit804 At 6’1 ½ and 245 pounds, junior Shedrick McCall sees his recruitment interest picking up fast. McCall who had a busy summer camping, finished the camp season in Blacksburg at Virginia Tech. McCall stated that Shane Beamer will definitely be following him closely the first few games of his junior season.…
by Shedrick McCall, recruit757 Ask any coach what they are looking for in a lineman and heart, toughness, courage are the adjectives that will consistently come up. The 6’2 270 pound Adonte Braxton has all three and more. Since little league football he has been known as a “man child”. He loves syrup because he…