All the games are worth 2, but there is a 5 pt bonus for the closest score prediction on the top 2 games.

OH ST vs ND**

BAL @ BUF**
HOU @ KC*
WA @ DET*
LAR @ PHI*

*GOW 2 pts each
** 5 pts to whoever gets the closest score prediction

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Everyone picked Minneapolis so I'm posting results early. I'll update after tonight's games.

Congratulations to SFUWO for winning this week's Pick em!

mike salem 12
SFUWO 12
Gunz41 10
m-squared 10
Scalvinscaliwag 10
Ampipe_High 8
tylerrossfc10 6
Champ Cage 6

No eliminations this week.

Yall got any idea who it will be? Word on the street is there is a guy with some unfinished business that wants back in......

Does John Marshall play a 2A schedule? I looked on the VHSL website and failed to see any 2A schools. Just wondering

So there has been a lot of discussion over the last year or two from fans about the 6-class system and how it should be either a 4 or 5 class system. So in the few weeks since the state championship games, I put together a couple of models... one a 4-class and the other at 5-class. Take a look and see what they could look like.

5-Class Model

4-Class Model

What was the outcome of his injury in the championship?

https://wset.com/sports/football-friday/rustburg-football-parts-ways-with-head-coach-dustin-russell

WOW!!!!!

@Champ Cage




Points reset, and points throughout the playoffs are cumulative. Ties are broken by regular season points, or if necessary most recent week score.


No eliminations after Week 1
Eliminate down to 4 after Week 2
Eliminate down to 2 after Week 3
Champion after Week 4


Thursday, Jan. 9

CFP Semifinal Game 7:30 pm ESPN
No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame*

Friday, Jan. 10

CFP Semifinal Game 7:30 pm ESPN
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Ohio State*


Saturday, Jan. 11

• Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans*
• 4:30 pm(CBS, Paramount+)


• Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens*
• 8 p.m. ET (Prime Video)


Sunday, Jan. 12

• Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills*
• 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)

• Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles*
4:30 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX Deportes)

• Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Bucs*
• 8 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock, Universo)


Monday, Jan. 13

• Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams*
• 8 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+)


*GOW 2 pts each

The 16th Annual VirginiaPreps.com Basketball Classic is set to take place on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach.

Here are the matchups...

2:30 PM – Bayside vs. Warhill
4:00 PM – Kempsville vs. Norview
5:30 PM – Catholic vs. Varina
7:00 PM – Maury vs. South Lakes
8:30 PM – Green Run vs. Oscar Smith

* Purchase Tickets via GoFan online *

General Admission: $10

EC Glass has had some good wins over the past week.

Beat a good Spotswood team last week, and just beat Northside on a game winning 3.

Their only 2 losses have been to William Fleming.

So there has been a lot of discussion over the last year or two from fans about the 6-class system and how it should be either a 4 or 5 class system. So in the few weeks since the state championship games, I put together a couple of models... one a 4-class and the other at 5-class. Take a look and see what they could look like.

5-Class Model

4-Class Model

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Just my first stab at it. There was a good mix of seniors and young guys on the all-state team last year, so it should be a fun year in C2. It'll be a battle for 2nd place of course but we all know that.

1. John Marshall
Nothing more needs to be said. They had five all state players last year and two of them are back and the other three will probably be replaced with more all staters.

2. Virginia High
State runner-ups return their best player in Mozell, and that's enough for me to shoe them into the #2 spot heading into the season.

3. Bruton
Panthers are coming off a near-20 win season and return a first teamer in Brandon Freeman. I would favor them and Greensville over the yearly battle with the Region 2B champ assuming they make it to the 2A finals and lose to Marshall, so a return to the state final four is certainly in the books.

4. Graham
G-Men bring back much of their lineup including Markelle Ray, but Region 2D is always a bloodbath. I expect them and Virginia to be the teams to beat down southwest this season.

5. Greensville County
It'll be a battle for second place between them and Bruton in 2A this year, which is definitely the deepest region in C2. I favor Bruton over them slightly because Greensville had no all-state players a season ago but that is a tough place to win so home court would be huge for them.

6. Martinsville
They are always a placeholder in the top 10 due to the success of their program. Region 2C doesn't have a ton of returners this year so I lean towards the Bulldogs as the early favorite in that region.

7. Luray
First Region 2B team appearance belongs to another Bulldog team, this one the home of now-junior all state 2nd-teamer Matthew Owens. 2B is very competitive but look for Luray to win the region for a second straight year.

8. Gretna
I'll throw these boys in next with another 2nd team returning junior in Rauyshaun Logan. Again, I know little about their region this year but I expect them to replicate a lot of success from last season that won them 16 games.

9. Union
Another program that typically contends, the Bears won the state title a mere few years ago so they earn enough respect from me to place them in the top 10.

10. Madison
Mountaineers lose most of their lineup and their coach, but they have a strong program down there on 29 and I expect them to be competitive a year removed from one of their best seasons since winning the state title in the early 2010s.

HM: Floyd County, Clarke County, Nandua, Radford, Stuarts Draft, Buckingham

Lots of teams have played multiple games against higher ranked classification and/or private schools. No team really has an elite record because of that, but as we get into district play, I think the top teams will start to separate themselves

1. George Wythe
2. Patrick Henry
3. Fort Chiswell
4. Westmoreland
5. Parry McCluer
6. Auburn
7. Altavista
8. Brunswick
9. Northumberland
10. Chilhowie

So there has been a lot of discussion over the last year or two from fans about the 6-class system and how it should be either a 4 or 5 class system. So in the few weeks since the state championship games, I put together a couple of models... one a 4-class and the other at 5-class. Take a look and see what they could look like.

5-Class Model

4-Class Model

How many teams participate in the Regional?

Coach Harris resigned and has accepted a position at Northgate in Pittsburgh, PA as an offensive coordinator.

Here are a few D1 offers I was tagged via Twitter (X).

Liberty University is the latest offer for Stone Bridge 2026 cornerback Chase Geter which follows an offer from Michigan State. Geter is a Rivals 3-star who is up to 16 offers. He recorded 60 tackles, two picks, 10 pas breakups, and two tackles for loss.

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Bruton star sophomore receiver Anthony Henderson Jr received his 12th D1 offer when CUSA member Western Kentucky offered. Henderson was selected 1st team All-State at receiver after earning 2nd team All-State as a freshman. Henderson has offers from Penn State, Virginia Tech, Duke, Syracuse and Maryland.

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I created a Rivals.com profile for Patriot linebacker Mathieu Kanu after watching him in the season opener against Westfield. In the four months since creating his profile, Kanu has gathered 10 D1 offers, made 1st team All-State and received a 3-star rating on Rivals.com. Kanu (6-foot-3, 227) recorded 100 solo tackles with 16 tackles for loss and three sacks. He has offers from Penn State, Michigan State, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.


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Green Run junior Shawn Church received an offer from Western Kentucky. The 6-foot-3 defensive back has a Power 4 offer from Virginia Tech who is considered the favorite. Church was a 1st team All-Region selection fand finished the season with three interceptions and 14 pass breakups. He was instrumental in holding State champion Maury to their lowest point total of the season in the Class 5 State Semi-finals.

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