Vantage Hoops Top 30 Power Poll
With the beginning of Christmas tournaments this week, many teams will be getting into the teeth of their schedule, and it won’t be long until teams start to separate themselves as contenders and pretenders. There were some great events last week, including the final day of the Richmond Times Dispatch Invitational and the MakePlayz Holiday Classic. However, many teams didn’t play much with Christmas break, so there isn’t that much shakeup in the Power Poll. However, that should change in the next couple of weeks, and we’ll be right here to update you all. Happy Holiday, and happy hoops to everyone this week!
1) Blue Ridge
Overall Record: 9-0
Notable Wins: Bishop Sullivan, Atlantic Shores, Sanford (DE), Episcopal, Sidwell Friends (DC)
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #1
2) Paul VI
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: St. Mary’s-Ryken (MD), Pebblebrook (GA), John Carrol (MD), Bishop O’Connell
Notable Losses: St. John’s
Last Week: Win over Flint Hill
Previous Rank: #2
3) LC Bird
Overall Record: 3-0
Notable Wins: Matoaca, Varina, Woodside
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #3
4) Trinity Episcopal
Overall Record: 10-0
Notable Wins: Episcopal, VA Academy, St. Stephen’s St. Agnes, Hargrave, Benedictine
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Varina
Previous Rank: #4
5) Bishop O’Connell
Overall Record: 6-3
Notable Wins: Middleburg Academy, Bishop Ireton, Bulliss, Episcopal, VA Academy
Notable Losses: IMG Academy (FL), Paul VI, Gonzaga (DC)
Last Week: Win over VA Academy; Lost to Gonzaga
Previous Rank: #5
6) Potomac
Overall Record: 7-0
Notable Wins: CD Hylton, Battlefield, Freedom
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Osbourn Park
Previous Rank: #6
7) Hampton
Overall Record: 8-0
Notable Wins: Heritage, Varina, Woodside, Norcom, Bethel
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Phoebus
Previous Rank: #7
8) Middleburg Academy
Overall Record: 4-1
Notable Wins: Battlefield, Cape Henry
Notable Losses: Bishop O’Connell
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #8
9) Oscar Smith
Overall Record: 8-0
Notable Wins: Nansemond River, Lakeland, Deep Creek, Western Branch, Bishop Sullivan
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Bishop Sullivan
Previous Rank: #9
10) Albemarle
Overall Record: 8-0
Notable Wins: Patrick Henry (Roanoke), Louisa, Western Albemarle, Charlottesville
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Culpeper County
Previous Rank: #10
11) Virginia Episcopal School
Overall Record: 3-0
Notable Wins: Amelia Academy, Lynchburg Home School
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #11
12) IC Norcom
Overall Record: 7-1
Notable Wins: Maury, Lake Taylor, Cape Henry, HD Woodson (DC)
Notable Losses: Hampton
Last Week: Win over HD Woodson
Previous Rank: #12
13) John Marshall
Overall Record: 7-1
Notable Wins: Armstrong, George Wythe, Benedictine, Highland Springs
Notable Losses: Varina
Last Week: Win over Benedictine
Previous Rank: #13
14) Episcopal
Overall Record: 5-4
Notable Wins: Georgetown Day, Calvert Hall, Atlantic Shores, Palotti (MD), Sanford (DE)
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Bishop O’Connell, Richard Montgomery (MD), Blue Ridge
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #14
15) Gate City
Overall Record: 3-0
Notable Wins: Tennessee HS, Daniel Boone (TN), Knoxville Christian (TN)
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #15
16) Green Run
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: Bayside, Cox, Landstown, Norview
Notable Losses: Salem (VB)
Last Week: Win over Princess Anne
Previous Rank: #17
17) Wakefield
Overall Record: 6-2
Notable Wins: Yorktown, Battlefield, Orem (Utah), Tuscarora
Notable Losses: Wasatch Academy (Utah), Smokey Hill (CO)
Last Week: Win over Tuscarora
Previous Rank: #18
18) Loudoun Valley
Overall Record: 9-0
Notable Wins: Heritage, Millbrook, Freedom
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over North Myrtle Beach (SC), George C. Marshall and Manning (SC)
Previous Rank: #20
19) Bishop Sullivan
Overall Record: 6-4
Notable Wins: Forsyth Country Day (NC), Neuse Christian (NC), Northwood Temple (NC)
Notable Losses: Providence Day (NC), Conrad Academy (FL), Blue Ridge, Oscar Smith
Last Week: Win over Northwood Temple; Lost to Oscar Smith
Previous Rank: #22
20) Millwood
Overall Record: 7-3
Notable Wins: National Christian (DC), Woodside, Amelia Academy, Life Christian
Notable Losses: Capitol Christian (DC), National Christian (DC), Atlantic Shores
Last Week: Lost to Atlantic Shores
Previous Rank: #16
21) Northside
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: Cave Spring (2X), Salem, Blacksburg
Notable Losses: Alleghany
Last Week: Wins over Cave Spring and Staunton River
Previous Rank: #24
22) Cape Henry
Overall Record: 3-3
Notable Wins: Capitol Christian (DC), USA Homeschool, Steward
Notable Losses: Middleburg Academy, IC Norcom, Northwood Temple (NC)
Last Week: Win over Steward School; Lost to Northwood Temple
Previous Rank: #21
23) Bethel
Overall Record: 6-2
Notable Wins: Jamestown, Kecoughtan, Phoebus, Lake Taylor
Notable Losses: Hampton, Woodside
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #25
24) WT Woodson
Overall Record: 7-1
Notable Wins: Robinson, Fairfax, South Lakes, Lake Braddock, Stone Bridge
Notable Losses: St. John’s (MD)
Last Week: Win over Stone Bridge
Previous Rank: #26
25) Monacan
Overall Record: 5-0
Notable Wins: Dinwiddie, Hanover, Clover Hill
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #27
26) Lake Taylor
Overall Record: 4-3
Notable Wins: Norview, Maury, Greensville County, Booker T. Washington
Notable Losses: Oak Hill Academy, Norcom, Bethel
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #28
27) Miller School
Overall Record: 4-1
Notable Wins: STAB, Covenant, Amelia Academy, Bloomfield Tech (NJ)
Notable Losses: Bishop Ireton
Last Week: Win over Bloomfield Tech
Previous Rank: #29
28) Salem (VB)
Overall Record: 8-0
Notable Wins: Green Run, Cox, Tallwood, Bayside, Kellam
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Indian River and Hickory
Previous Rank: #30
29) Hargrave Military Academy
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: FUMA, Benedictine, Woodberry Forest, Liberty Christian
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: Unranked
30) Handley
Overall Record: 11-1
Notable Wins: John Champe, Charlottesville, Spotswood, Potomac Falls
Notable Losses: Spotswood
Last Week: Wins over Spotswood and Potomac Falls (OT)
Previous Rank: Unranked
Just Missed
Varina, John Champe, VA Academy, St. Christopher’s, Spotswood, Martinsville, Eastern View, Williamsburg Christian, Jamestown, West Potomac