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VHSL Region 4D Standings as of 9/24/2024

Semis? Loooooooooooong way off for this Salem team. Coen Logan must return, defense must get tougher and my goodness, the coaches need to get the kids' heads screwed on straight. I bet there was a solid 6-8 times last week where someone was missing from a play and had to be yelled at to go off the sideline and get in. They came out of a timeout with 13 kids on the field! I've never seen a Salem team that lackadaisical and unprepared and my view count on games is in the several hundreds range. It's not like there's 80 kids on the sideline or the staff allows them to roam, there's like 20 kids on the sidelines and they're always clumped together near the staff, should never be shouting and looking for that many missing kids on that many plays.

As it stands right now, I feel like 12 games is where they're at if they get a decent seed. 13 would be a successful season, anything else would be massive overachieving. We'll see where they are in six weeks or so but right now? Yeesh.

VHSL Region 4D Standings as of 9/24/2024

Looks good to me. I appreciate you doing this for us.
Absolutely. I will say as far as the defense for the Spartans I do think the front four on the defensive line has been playing well. However, I’ve noticed that the corners and defensive backs need work. They tend to give up too many big plays on the outside as well as in the passing game. I think they will jell at the right time and I do think the final four is possible for this team. I do worry about potentially them having to go back up to Tuscarora in December. Tusky is a tough place to play. I was there last year for the state semis. The Huskies still have a great receiver in Dawson Pough. Boston College commit. He could give the Salem secondary fits.
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VHSL Region 4D Standings as of 9/24/2024

Appreciate you Spartan. Damn shame that Mecklenburg has played the worst C4, C5, and C6 schedule and has a 4 seed right now. I know it’s early… VA should go to the North Carolina model and take W/L plus strength of schedule to determine rankings/seedings.
I would not be opposed to that. These ratings are based on the math I’ve done. I used the formula that I found online for point ratings. I tried to get this as accurate as I can.
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*My Personal Top Ten Week 5*

My wager is that Phoebus is the clear favorite to win the title this year and that there are 4-ish other teams that aren't on Phoebus's level but are a cut above the rest, and could give them a game on the right day. Those four would be Dinwiddie, Huguenot, Varina, and Salem. From what I've seen, Salem's fans have been a bit underwhelmed by this year's edition of the Spartans, but I've heard that kind of talk from them before and it always feels like they're a threat to win the championship regardless.

Sherando, Handley, the NOVA teams, and a few of the southern teams I know less and little about would probably fit into the group just below those four. I could move a couple of them up if they continue to impress, but at present I'd say the 6-15 range are pretty closely matched.

*My Personal Top Ten Week 5*

Honestly I just don't know as much about the teams out in Region 4A. Know Hampton has talent and gave King George a great game, but the Foxes have disappointed so far this year, and since they aren't in my honorable mention neither are the Crabbers (for now). Smithfield could move up as well but like Bo said their performance against Jamestown was not exactly encouraging.
KG was up 40-19 and took their starters out. KG is crazy banged up and very young. I think they lost 30 seniors and are playing a bunch of freshman and sophomores alongside the guys they returned. Hampton had a nice comeback in that game but they’re not a good football team.
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*My Personal Top Ten Week 5*

Where do you think teams like Smithfield and Hampton rank in Class 4? I think both have the talent to beat a lot of the top class 4 teams out west.
Honestly I just don't know as much about the teams out in Region 4A. Know Hampton has talent and gave King George a great game, but the Foxes have disappointed so far this year, and since they aren't in my honorable mention neither are the Crabbers (for now). Smithfield could move up as well but like Bo said their performance against Jamestown was not exactly encouraging.
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*My Personal Top Ten Week 5*

Where do you think teams like Smithfield and Hampton rank in Class 4? I think both have the talent to beat a lot of the top class 4 teams out west.
Relax bro, that’s a hell of a reach. Smithfield beat Jamestown 7-0 last week 😂 JAMESTOWN dawg..

Hampton got blown out by King George.. Hampton not even top 20 in C4..

VHSL Region 4D Standings as of 9/24/2024

1. Sherando 24.50
2. EC Glass 22.50
3. Jefferson Forest 22.25
4. Mecklenburg County 21.75
5. GW-Danville 21.33
6. John Handley 21.25
6. James Wood 21.25
7. Salem 20.75
8. Orange County 19.33
9. Amherst County 17.66
10. Blacksburg 17.25
11. Millbrook 17.00
12. Halifax County 12.66
13. Charlottesville 12.33
14. Liberty-Bealeton 12.00
Appreciate you Spartan. Damn shame that Mecklenburg has played the worst C4, C5, and C6 schedule and has a 4 seed right now. I know it’s early… VA should go to the North Carolina model and take W/L plus strength of schedule to determine rankings/seedings.

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Rocktown High School Basketball. Rocktown ... Jake Bowling. Head Coach. Submit Roster. No

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Never trust Maxpreps...this is not accurate. Final interviews have not happened yet, but they should happen soon. Maxpreps is the wikipedia of high school sports!!!

Rocktown High School Raptors

Rocktown High School (Harrisonburg, VA) Varsity Basketball

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https://www.maxpreps.com › Basketball › VA Basketball


Rocktown High School Basketball. Rocktown ... Jake Bowling. Head Coach. Submit Roster. No

DOES THIS NAME RING A BELL WITH ANYBODY?
THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I HAVE SEEN IT.
Appears to be former player for Charlottesville and JMU Grad. Assistant boys coach at Central Woodstock past couple of years.

Essex @ King & Queen…Is a forfeit by K&Q this Friday…

Essex has a hard time finding teams that will schedule a regular season game. Realistically Essex needs to drop Franklin, KQ and Charles City and schedule tougher competition. It hurt when king William dropped Essex. Rappahannock and Northumberland have done a decent job scheduling games with other teams not in the area.
I'd like to see Essex play some bigger schools in the Richmond or Fredericksburg area but obviously those schools don't have much incentive to play a smaller school. Not playing KW is a big blow in what is usually a tough, competitive game as well as a long time rival.

Essex @ King & Queen…Is a forfeit by K&Q this Friday…

Essex has a hard time finding teams that will schedule a regular season game. Realistically Essex needs to drop Franklin, KQ and Charles City and schedule tougher competition. It hurt when king William dropped Essex. Rappahannock and Northumberland have done a decent job scheduling games with other teams not in the area.

VHSL Region 4D Standings as of 9/24/2024

1. Sherando 24.50
2. EC Glass 22.50
3. Jefferson Forest 22.25
4. Mecklenburg County 21.75
5. GW-Danville 21.33
6. John Handley 21.25
6. James Wood 21.25
7. Salem 20.75
8. Orange County 19.33
9. Amherst County 17.66
10. Blacksburg 17.25
11. Millbrook 17.00
12. Halifax County 12.66
13. Charlottesville 12.33
14. Liberty-Bealeton 12.00
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