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Smith wins No. 400 at Hampton

By Doug Huff
ESPNRISE.com

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

I first came into contact with Mike Smith in the early 1990s. At that time, Hampton High School had won seven Virginia state football championships. But the best was yet to come for the Crabbers and their head coach. With Smith leading the way, Hampton reeled off four straight state championships from 1995 to '98 and the Crabbers were crowned back-to-back national champions in 1996 and '97 by the National Prep Poll, which originated in 1987 and was renamed the FAB 50 in 1999. The 1995-97 title ...

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