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- Class 1A (Fall)
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This is a nice write up by one of the local news channels explaining the true Cinderella story Rye Cove has become
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Rye Cove aims to remain unbeaten and reach state title game, cementing their legacy
It's a script perfectly written for the Rye Cove community. One that has them on the doorstep of a state championship title.In a ride to remember, the Eagles wi
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Graham vs Glenvar
- By Gridiron1960
- Class 2A (Fall)
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Man, that took some work! I do think VHSL should go back to cross bracket playoffs. It eliminates so many rematches of regular season games.I'd take that challenge. I’ll take Region B’s 8 playoff teams against Region Ds 8 and feel pretty confident in having a better outcome. Even limited to each Regions top 4-5, I like Region Bs chances. But that is shear speculation and I am a Region B homer.
Now that I think about it, how much fun would it be if the playoffs matched 1-8 from Regions instead of the current set up? Find out which region has the better team in each seeded spot, then let the "winners' of each seeded spot play in quarters and so forth...
Something like this:
First round (just hypothetical winners to fill the bracket so calm down
R-A #8 JM v. R-B #8 Madison Co.
R-C #8 Martinsville v. R-D #8 Lee
R-A #7 KW v. R-B #7 Fort Defiance
R-C #7 Patrick v. R-D #7 Gate City
R-A #6 Nottoway v. R-B #6 Stuarts Draft
R-C #6 Nelson v. R-D #6 Tazewell
R-A #5 Greenville v. R-B #5 Woodstock
R-C #5 Appomattox v. R-D #5 Lebanon
R-A #4 Central L v. R-B #4 Buckingham
R-C #4 Floyd v. R-D#4 VHS
R-A #3 Bruton v. R-B #3 Riverheads
R-C #3 Gretna v. R-D #3 Ridgeview
R-A #2 Southampton v. R-B #2 Strasburg
R-C #2 Radford v. R-D #2 Union
R-A #1 Poquoson v. R-B #1 Clarke County
R-C #1 Glenvar v. R-D #1 Graham
Second Round (winners become the "state seed" in the quarters and beyond)—
R- B #8 Madison v. R- D #8 Lee
R-A #7 KW v. R-D #7 Gate City
R- B #6 Draft v. R-C #6 Nelson
R- B #5 Woodstock v. R- C #5 Appomattox
R-B #4 Buckingham v. R-D #4 VHS
R-B #3 Riverheads v. R-D #3 Gretna
R-B #2 Strasburg v. R-C #2 Radford
R-A #1 Poquoson v. R-D #1 Graham
Quarterfinals —
#8 Madison v. #1 Graham
#7 King William v. #2 Strasburg
#6 Stuarts Draft v. #3 Riverheads
#5 Appomattox v. #4 Buckingham
Semi Final —
#1 Graham v. #5 Appomattox
#2 Strasburg v. #3 Riverheads
Finals —
# 1 Graham v. #2 Strasburg
Just doing this for fun. I can hear some getting all worked over the #1's playing in the first and second round against each other, but they have to play eventually anyway. And who's to say that one Regions #1 is equal to other(s)? Honestly, I'd still put Clarke County up against most any other team left in the playoffs.
This type of format would make those 1st and 2nd round games much more competitive...especially avoiding some of the absolute blowouts in most 1 v. 8 matchups in current round 1. Then we would know (kind of) which region was stronger top to bottom. And it avoids rematches until the last 2 rounds at the earliest...if at all.
