TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022
FOOTBALL: VHSL Region Rankings/Analysis for Week 9
Three weeks remain in the 2022 high school football regular season. Some teams are already in the postseason, others looking to clinch the top seed in their respective region, while others are fighting to make the top eight. Let's take a deep dive into the latest Virginia High School League (VHSL) region standings containing RVA teams.
NOTE: * denotes clinching a playoff berth
CLASS 4, REGION B:
1) *Dinwiddie 29.143 (7-0, at Prince George (1-6) Friday)
2) *Varina 28.857 (7-0, at Henrico (2-6) Thursday)
3) *King George 27.333 (6-0, vs Eastern View (7-1) Friday)
4) Eastern View 25.125 (7-1, at King George (6-0) Friday)
5) Hanover 25.0 (5-2, vs Patrick Henry (5-2) Friday)
6) Powhatan 24.571 (6-1, at L.C. Bird (5-2) Friday)
7) Patrick Henry 24.429 (5-2, at Hanover (5-2) Friday)
8) Matoaca 23.857 (4-3, vs Colonial Heights (4-3) Friday)
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9) Courtland 19.857 (3-4, vs Culpeper (2-5) Friday)
10) Monacan 19.286 (2-5, vs Huguenot (0-7) Friday)
11) Spotsylvania 19.0 (3-4, vs James Monroe (2-5) Friday)
12) Henrico 18.625 (2-6, vs Varina (7-0) Friday)
13) Atlee 18.143 (2-5, vs Armstrong (3-4) Friday)
ANALYSIS: What a Friday night it's going to be in Region 4B!! #12 hopes an upset of #2 propels them over three teams and back into the eight-team playoff race, while #3 and #4 do battle, as do #5 and #7. This is "shakeout" week indeed. Dinwiddie became the new #1 seed simply by strength of schedule, beating Petersburg while Varina defeated Armstrong. King George beat winless Chancellor, and fell 1 1/2 plus points behind both. They can right that with a win over 7-1 Eastern View, who is firmly back in the playoff picture after two seasons of unexpected mediocrity. They will make a definitive statement about their return if they leave King George winners Friday. As for the Patrick Henry/Hanover battle, it's a big game for both, but more of a must win for the Patriots, as they next get Varina at home before Tomato Bowl 64 against, for now, just a one-win team in Mechanicsville. Teams like Courtland, Monacan and Spotsylvania desperately need Colonial Heights to upset Matoaca.
CLASS 4, REGION D: Louisa, despite an 8-0 record, the best in their region, is still in third place at 25.75 points, behind E.C. Glass (26.714) and Salem (26.571). Both of those teams are 6-1. The Lions have Albemarle and Goochland left on their schedule, both E.C. Glass and Salem also have a game in hand. This is a good time to remind everyone that Louisa will be one of the new teams in Class 5, Region C next year, when Highland Springs leaves for Class 6, Region A and the football race will be much, much different.
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