Top 30 Power Poll: Week 5
As usual with the Holiday Tournament Season, there were great games all over the state, and our poll was shaken up a lot from it. In Richmond alone, there were four match ups between top 15 teams in our poll.…
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Continue ReadingAs usual with the Holiday Tournament Season, there were great games all over the state, and our poll was shaken up a lot from it. In Richmond alone, there were four match ups between top 15 teams in our poll. Despite a loss to Henrico in the championship game of the Henrico Holiday Tournament, St. Chris catapults into the Top 10 with five straight quality wins, including wins over CD Hylton and Trinity Episcopal the two games before.
Cape Henry showed that they are still a force to be reckon with despite losing four starters, as they took down nationally ranked Huntington Prep on a buzzer beater at the Chance Harmon Classic in Floyd County.
We also have three new additions to our poll in John Champe, Northside and Eastern View, all of whom had spectacular showings in their tournaments.
See what’s changed and who’s where in this week’s rankings of the top 30 VISAA and VHSL teams.
1. Paul VI
Overall Record: 9-2
Previous Rank: #1
Key Wins: Neumann-Goretti (PA), Word of God (NC), Bishop O’Connell, Bishop Ireton
Key Losses: St. John’s, Advanced Prep Institute
Last Week: Wins over St. Mary’s Rykein and Roselle Catholic
2. Blue Ridge
Overall Record: 9-2
Previous Rank: #2
Notable Wins: Hargrave, STAB, MacNab, Episcopal, Millwood
Notable Losses: Pallotti, Mt. Zion Prep
Last Week: Idle
3. Virginia Episcopal School
Overall Record: 4-1
Previous Rank: #3
Notable Wins: Amelia Academy, St. James, Robinson (NC), Carlisle
Notable Losses: Arlington Country Day
Last Week: Wins over Carlisle and Robinson (NC); Lost to Arlington Country Day
4. LC Bird
Overall Record: 7-0
Previous Rank: #4
Notable Wins: Kecoughtan, John Marshall, Hampton, Varina
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Freedom, John Marshall, Hampton
5. IC Norcom
Overall Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: #5
Notable Wins: Norview, Hampton, Lake Taylor, Woodside
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Woodside and Heritage
6. Henrico
Overall Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: #6
Notable Wins: Varina, Hermitage, St. Christopher’s
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Thomas Dale, Collegiate, St. Christopher’s
7. St. Christopher’s
Overall Record: 11-1
Previous Rank: #12
Notable Wins: Deep Run, John Marshall, Trinity Episcopal, CD Hylton
Notable Losses: Henrico
Last Week: Wins over CD Hylton and Trinity Episcopal; Lost to Henrico
8. Episcopal
Overall Record: 8-2
Previous Rank: #9
Notable Wins: Atlantic Shores, STAB, Norfolk Collegiate, Woodberry Forest
Notable Losses: Blue Ridge and Episcopal Academy (PA)
Last Week: Idle
9.Trinity Episcopal
Overall Record: 10-1
Previous Rank: #8
Notable Wins: Benedictine, Williamsburg Christian, Atlantic Shores
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Gar-Field and Collegiate; Lost to St. Christopher’s
10. Bishop O’Connell
Overall Record: 8-5
Previous Rank: #10
Notable Wins: Bishop McNamara, IDEA, Bishop Ireton, Mount Pleasant
Notable Losses: St. John’s and PVI
Last Week: Lost to Our Lady of Good Counsel
11. Potomac
Overall Record: 10-1
Previous Rank: #7
Notable Wins: Hylton, Battlefield, Stone Bridge
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Patriot and Forest Park; Lost to St. Alban’s
12. John Marshall
Overall Record: 6-2
Previous Rank: #11
Notable Wins: King’s Fork, James Monroe, FUMA
Notable Losses: L.C. Bird, Deep Run
Last Week: Win over King’s Fork; Lost to L.C. Bird
13. Green Run
Overall Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: #16
Notable Wins: Tallwood, Granby, Norview
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Win over Booker T. Washington
14. St. Stephen’s St. Agnes
Overall Record: 9-3
Previous Rank: #18
Notable Wins: Middleburg Academy, Millwood, STAB, Woodberry Forest
Notable Losses: Atlantic Shores, HD Woodson, Our Lady of Good Counsel
Last Week: Wins over Takoma Academy, Sun Valley, Concord, Renaissance Academy; Lost to Our Lady of Good Counsel
15. Williamsburg Christian
Overall Record: 9-2
Previous Rank: #17
Notable Wins: Atlantic Shores, Norfolk Collegiate, Amelia Academy
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Bethel
Last Week: Wins against Norfolk Collegiate and Hampton Roads Academy; Lost to Bethel
16. CD Hylton
Overall Record: 7-2
Previous Rank: #13
Notable Wins: Woodbridge, Freedom, Woodside
Notable Losses: Potomac, St. Christopher’s
Last Week: Wins over Gar-Field and Collierville (TN); Lost to St. Christopher’s
17. Norfolk Collegiate
Overall Record: 8-2
Previous Rank: #14
Notable Wins: Atlantic Shores, Virginia Academy, Bishop Ireton
Notable Losses: Episcopal, Williamsburg Christian
Last Week: Win over Grafton; Lost to Williamsburg Christian
18. Middleburg
Overall Record: 11-3
Previous Rank: #21
Notable Wins: Millwood, Virginia Academy (2X), Riverdale Baptist
Notable Losses: St. Stephen’s St. Agnes, Clinton Christian, Woodbridge
Last Week: Wins over Meadowbrook and Mt. Zion Prep
19. Wakefield
Overall Record: 11-0
Previous Rank: #22
Notable Wins: Tuscarora, VA Academy, Eastern (DC)
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Washington & Lee, West Potomac and Robinson
20. Oscar Smith
Overall Record: 9-0
Previous Rank: #20
Notable Wins: Deep Creek, Nansemond River, Lake Taylor
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Win over Churchland
21. Cape Henry
Overall Record: 5-2
Previous Rank: #24
Notable Wins: Huntington Prep, Coolidge, Hopewell (NC)
Notable Losses: WJ Keenan, High Point Christian
Last Week: Wins over Hopewell, Coolidge, Huntington Prep; Lost to WJ Keenan and High Point Christian
22. Westfield
Overall Record: 7-2
Previous Rank: #25
Notable Wins: Battlefield, St. Alban’s, Landstown
Notable Losses: Lake Braddock, Yorktown
Last Week: Wins over Patriot, St. Alban’s, Landstown
23. Stone Bridge
Overall Record: 8-2
Previous Rank: #26
Notable Wins: WT Woodson, National Collegiate Prep
Notable Losses: Potomac, Westlake (MD)
Last Week: Win over National Collegiate Prep
24. John Champe
Overall Record: 6-1
Previous Rank: NR
Notable Wins: Langley, Freedom-South Riding, Lake Braddock
Notable Losses: Handley
Last Week: Wins over Osbourn, Langley, Lake Braddock
25. Northside
Overall Record: 9-1
Previous Rank: NR
Notable Wins: Cave Spring, Lord Botetourt (2X), George Wythe (Wytheville)
Notable Losses: Cave Spring
Last Week: Wins over Galax, George Wythe, Lord Botetourt
26. Lake Braddock
Overall Record: 9-1
Previous Rank: #23
Notable Wins: Robinson, Westfield, WT Woodson
Notable Losses: John Champe
Last Week: Win over Mills Godwin; Lost to John Champe
27. West Springfield
Overall Record: 8-1
Previous Rank: #27
Notable Wins: Chantilly, Fairfax, Osbourne
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins against Colonial Forge and St. Albans; Lost to Landstown
28. Eastern View
Overall Record: 10-0
Previous Rank: NR
Notable Wins: Culpeper County, James Monroe, Highland School
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Warren County and Orange County
29. Battlefield
Overall Record: 8-3
Previous Rank: #28
Notable Wins: Hayfield, Osbourn, Woodbridge
Notable Losses: Potomac, Westfield
Last Week: Win against Pocomoke; Lost to Decatur
30. Tuscarora
Overall Record: 11-1
Previous Rank: #30
Notable Wins: Chantilly, Oakton, Heritage-Leesburg (2X)
Notable Losses: Wakefield (2OT)
Last Week: Wins over Handley and Park View (Sterling)
Just Missed: Greenbrier Christian, Langley, Spotswood, John Paul the Great, Millbrook, Martinsville, Hopewell, Lake Taylor, William Fleming, Princess Anne, Bethel, Norview, Landstown, Honaker, Benedictine, Woodside