I have posted a Pick'em (with a spread) of mostly 6C & 6D with other games of interest for the past several seasons. Participation has fallen off a bit recently but if enough people are interested I can post one each week again this season. First one would come out for games on 25 August.

I will select a combination of East & West games this fall for our Pick em to keep us occupied.

Each correct pick is worth 1 point apiece, with the GOW worth an extra point. Anyone that picks every game correctly will receive 2 bonus points.

Some games chosen will happen before Friday, so get your picks in early to avoid losing points for late submissions. You are not allowed to edit your picks after games start or you will get a 0 for the week, because I have no way to know what your original picks were. To be eligible for the playoffs you must participate in the majority of the weeks.


Feel free to email me suggestions for games at mike24885@gmail.com

Good luck with your picks!

Anybody have any details on this scrimmage?

Any idea

Any good scrimmages happen today.

Two months and 2 weeks away from that first practice. Who’s your early top 5?

1. Dinwiddie
2. Salem
3. Phoebus
4. Varina
5. King George

Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

1. Highland Springs, 15-0 record in 2022
2. Freedom (Woodbridge), 15-0
3. Dinwiddie, 15-0
4. Phoebus (Hampton), 15-0
5. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 11-0
6. Maury (Norfolk), 10-2
7. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 12-2
8. Green Run (Virginia Beach), 13-1
9. King George, 11-1
10. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
11. Warwick (Newport News), 12-2
12. Fairfax, 13-1
13. Varina (Richmond), 10-2
14. Kettle Run (Nokesville), 14-1
15. Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 11-2
16. Heritage (Lynchburg), 12-3
17. Patriot (Nokesville), 11-2
18. Salem, 10-3
19. Graham (Bluefield), 15-0
20. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 11-2
21. Lafayette (Williamsburg), 10-2
22. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 3-6
23. Western Branch (Chesapeake), 11-3
24. St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg), 6-3
25. Centreville (Clifton),10-3

High school football rankings: Highland Springs headlines Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

MaxPreps News - Virginia Tech pledge Noah Jenkins and Maryland commitment Khristian Martin hope to lead Springers to another state title.

www.maxpreps.com

Anyone attend? How did the teams look?

In May of 2011, the Executive Committee adopted a plan that allowed out of season practice. Twelve years into this rule, Im curious as to what others think about the rule and if they think it needs to be amended or removed.

I ask because I have seen a lot of kids locally become stretched really thin this summer with their various team coaches all having practices, and expecting their kids to attend all of them!

I know of one kid in particular that told me that on any given day he could have football, basketball, and track practice all on the same day. I wonder if it has caused some kids who would be good in multiple sports to decide to drop a sport just to have some time to themselves.

Smaller schools that depend on the same athletes to participate in different sports, how do you handle it?

We need more competition. We used to playing IMG, Dematha, and St. Francis. There ain’t no body that can see us up here in Richmond. Hit coach Scott up at Huguenot. We would even scrimmage Phoebus they may give us a good game. I know they don’t play national level competition like we do doe.

Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

1. Highland Springs, 15-0 record in 2022
2. Freedom (Woodbridge), 15-0
3. Dinwiddie, 15-0
4. Phoebus (Hampton), 15-0
5. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 11-0
6. Maury (Norfolk), 10-2
7. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 12-2
8. Green Run (Virginia Beach), 13-1
9. King George, 11-1
10. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
11. Warwick (Newport News), 12-2
12. Fairfax, 13-1
13. Varina (Richmond), 10-2
14. Kettle Run (Nokesville), 14-1
15. Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 11-2
16. Heritage (Lynchburg), 12-3
17. Patriot (Nokesville), 11-2
18. Salem, 10-3
19. Graham (Bluefield), 15-0
20. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 11-2
21. Lafayette (Williamsburg), 10-2
22. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 3-6
23. Western Branch (Chesapeake), 11-3
24. St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg), 6-3
25. Centreville (Clifton),10-3

High school football rankings: Highland Springs headlines Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

MaxPreps News - Virginia Tech pledge Noah Jenkins and Maryland commitment Khristian Martin hope to lead Springers to another state title.

www.maxpreps.com

Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

1. Highland Springs, 15-0 record in 2022
2. Freedom (Woodbridge), 15-0
3. Dinwiddie, 15-0
4. Phoebus (Hampton), 15-0
5. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 11-0
6. Maury (Norfolk), 10-2
7. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 12-2
8. Green Run (Virginia Beach), 13-1
9. King George, 11-1
10. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
11. Warwick (Newport News), 12-2
12. Fairfax, 13-1
13. Varina (Richmond), 10-2
14. Kettle Run (Nokesville), 14-1
15. Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 11-2
16. Heritage (Lynchburg), 12-3
17. Patriot (Nokesville), 11-2
18. Salem, 10-3
19. Graham (Bluefield), 15-0
20. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 11-2
21. Lafayette (Williamsburg), 10-2
22. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 3-6
23. Western Branch (Chesapeake), 11-3
24. St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg), 6-3
25. Centreville (Clifton),10-3

High school football rankings: Highland Springs headlines Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

MaxPreps News - Virginia Tech pledge Noah Jenkins and Maryland commitment Khristian Martin hope to lead Springers to another state title.

www.maxpreps.com

Lane Casadonte @LaneCtvsports

TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT!!!!
Join @CBS6SportsSean and I as we kick off Season 29 of Final Score Friday Catch up with our team previews here, updated daily:
https://wtvr.com/sports/final-score-friday…

Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

1. Highland Springs, 15-0 record in 2022
2. Freedom (Woodbridge), 15-0
3. Dinwiddie, 15-0
4. Phoebus (Hampton), 15-0
5. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 11-0
6. Maury (Norfolk), 10-2
7. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 12-2
8. Green Run (Virginia Beach), 13-1
9. King George, 11-1
10. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
11. Warwick (Newport News), 12-2
12. Fairfax, 13-1
13. Varina (Richmond), 10-2
14. Kettle Run (Nokesville), 14-1
15. Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 11-2
16. Heritage (Lynchburg), 12-3
17. Patriot (Nokesville), 11-2
18. Salem, 10-3
19. Graham (Bluefield), 15-0
20. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 11-2
21. Lafayette (Williamsburg), 10-2
22. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 3-6
23. Western Branch (Chesapeake), 11-3
24. St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg), 6-3
25. Centreville (Clifton),10-3

High school football rankings: Highland Springs headlines Virginia Preseason MaxPreps Top 25

MaxPreps News - Virginia Tech pledge Noah Jenkins and Maryland commitment Khristian Martin hope to lead Springers to another state title.

www.maxpreps.com

Well, not too much to say on this one. Salem probably had twice as many TDs as Abermarle had first downs for the scrimmage. If memory serves the Salem starters outscored Albermarle 8 TDs to 0.

Tomorrow night at 6 @ the House Bedwell Built. Should be a good one.

Was anybody at the scrimmage that can give any details? I know the entire second half was nothing but second string, and third string. I also know the score at halftime was 14-7 Highland Springs leading, using the first strings. Can anybody give me any details of the first half, because I really don’t care about the second half.

Here we go folks! My Tigers will have to be sharp early; they will not have the luxury of opening up with an easy schedule as they face a perennial powerhouse in Essex on opening night, then they follow up with Lancaster, then a resurgent King & Queen, next up those scrappy young men from Colonial Beach. If Sussex survives this and comes out with an 4-0 record, they will be hard to stop as the season progresses. Essex has owned Sussex for a while, this game will be a confidence booster if the Tigers can pull this game off.

Lane Casadonte @LaneCtvsports

TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT!!!!
Join @CBS6SportsSean and I as we kick off Season 29 of Final Score Friday Catch up with our team previews here, updated daily:
https://wtvr.com/sports/final-score-friday…

High school football rankings: Expanding the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 all the way to 100​

70. Highland Springs (Va.)
The defending Class 5 state champs are coming off a 15-0 season and have won five state titles under head coach Loren Johnson, who enters his 10th season.

74. Freedom (Woodbridge, Va.)
The defending Class 6 state champs are coming off a 15-0 season and bring back Tristan Evans, the 2022 MaxPreps Virginia Player of the Year.