@10iceiceice you made some interesting picks and with the exception of Hopewell I would be hard pressed to strongly debate you. I find your Sussex pick to be very sound. They have a lot of talent returning. Can they beat Wythe or Essex? Would like to hear why you think Hopewell will win it all?
I respect your opinion @10iceiceice and appreciate the 804 loyalty. In fact, I would love for the Blue Devils to win it all. I agree Hopewell has some sound talent returning; however, their schedule is not easy. I know most people do not agree, but I still think home field advantage matters. Hopewell could easily be 6-4 or worse this season and they will likely spend the playoffs on the road. I see possible losses to Lake Taylor, Dinwiddie, Thomas Dale, and Matoaca in the regular season. They also have Churchland and Mecklenburg to contend with. Beating Lafayette, Lake Taylor, and the other top teams in Region A on the road is going to be a tall order. If the Blue Devils can get a top four seed in the Region my opinion may change.
@EPJr, I whole heartedly believe a C4 state title or semi final win is a tougher get; however, I am not sure the move will really be an "eye opener". Phoebus dispatched of several sound teams in the past two years in C3 including multiple C4 state finalist/champion Lake Taylor. I know you were present in Lynchburg for the C4 and C3 finals in 2022 and got a good look at the differences. I totally respect your take; however Phoebus and Dinwiddie looked to be very similar in size, speed, and talent. As a Generals fan I am very familiar with the Phantoms and they are an obvious upgrade from the current teams in Region A. The Phantoms are almost a sure bet to be in the state semi. Defensively, Phoebus will be equitable with Varina and offensively they will be just a tad below Dinwiddie and King George. If Phoebus returns to the state final they will be my favorite to win it all.
Seeing a lot of reports about Phoebus having some possible QB growing pains. They’ll go with a freshman or sophomore (I’m sure @Phoebus Fan knows) I’m hearing. I believe Dinwiddie/Varina will have just enough on defense to get the win, especially if the game is in the 804.
I feel the same way. Their defense will for sure keep them in the game. Neither game will be a blow out if it’s Dinwiddie I got 21-17
At the moment I like Phoebus slightly over both. I would give Dinwiddie the better chance because even if Phoebus is a little better overall, Dinwiddie will for sure have the best player on the field. I don't think Varina currently has a "carry the team" type player like Ant Fisher.
Yes they do! The Varina QB is NEXT LEVEL good,only a Soph,and most say he should’ve started last year. He looked extremely good vs some good defenses in that NC 7v7 they just won. They are loaded on Defense too.
I saw the QB play on JV last year. He has a TON of potential. Just gotta see it in action on varsity 1st.
RJ was one of my favorite players to watch. He was a big reason that Varina got out of that slump after 2015.
Indeed! Kid had all of my respect playing most of his senior year with a bad shoulder. He truly carried those Varina teams until Zay Paige and Bobby Dunn put them in contender conversation.
Well in region 5B Maury is the top dawg there by far yes KF and Warrick at good but Maury is far more talented and deep this year(probably top 3 school talent wise in the whole state). Also I'll like to say in 5B let's not count out nasmond river because I see them having a outside chance to win the Southeastern district. Warrick yes there good but we got to see can they even beat Phoebus before we even talk about beating Maury. Now as far as GR it's gonna be the same story playing that weaker schedule where you only play your district which is not the big time team as you would think then your region is your district plus the Chesapeake class schools(which are not the best) are you tested before that state semifinals.
I'll say Maury by far in the 757 super region. Like the coaching is there. And as far as players I mean the defense alone will keep anyone in a game when you have multiple all state guys at each level. Scoring on them will be tough. And the offense with be definitely prime time with the receivers and backs they have.
HSHS came back today & finished 4th. They lost to Weddington. Not sure how Maury did today but I read they came back strong today. Springers looked a lot smoother and explosive with Henley there today.
Providence day school won the championship,but not sure who they beat in the finals.
MaxPreps has PDS one spot behind HSHS in their national rankings. Heard it was similar to HSHS’s loss a couple weeks ago in Maryland. Henley is gonna be a tough cover!
Well personally that aint happening. But I really like how some of you guys come behind here talking about him and the school but be in the fb pages and everything like go there and voice your opinion. And no I'm not condoning the fight or whatever happened. But a lot of you guys get up here talking about maury like the kids and coaches are bad people but look what they doing over there kids graduating going to school and definitely one hell of a team.
I just was with one of the Varina coaches earlier today and they said they didn't play any of those charlotte area high school teams in 7 on 7 this year. Maybe Varina played some other teams from NC but they did not play Providence Day, JC Chambers, or Butler. However, I will agree Varina does have some really good skill players this year on varsity and jv.
