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The Virginian-Pilot's 2008 high school football preview

Posted to: High Schools Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | SEASON PREVIEW

SOUTHEASTERN DIST.

Oscar Smith is coming off the most successful season in the program’s history. Fourteen starters return from that squad, and they are hungry for wins, which makes the Tigers heavy favorites to stay on top of the district.
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College coaches like Western Branch 's Javanti Sparrow for a reason: speed. MORE

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BEACH DISTRICT

Salem enters this season as the two-time defending Beach District champion. Key players are graduating, and only two starters are returning. This season, the team that appears to have the best shot to win the district title is Green Run.
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Landstown's Sterlin Phifer yearns for Eagles to move beyond past success.
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EASTERN DISTRICT

Lake Taylor is 20-1 in district play the last three years, with a 12-game winning streak intact. The Titans’ dominance is likely to continue this fall, and a second consecutive unbeaten run in the district is within reach.
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Lake Taylor's Mike Privott, one of the area’s top linebackers, wants to be more flexible. MORE

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