#1 Eastern View (8-0, 4-0)
EV has had a week to get healthy, which doesn’t bode well for Spotsylvania. While the gap may be closing between EV and the rest of the Battlefield, we will have to wait for next year to see them challenged.
Prediction (10-0, 6-0)
#2 James Monroe (5-3, 3-1)
JM did it again and has jumped from 4th to 2nd in this week’s rankings. The eye test told me that they were just ahead of Courtland and Caroline, but they have proven me wrong. Either the team I saw against KG has gotten a lot better, or Spotsy and Chancellor are really suffering from injuries. Either way, they close out the season with wins over Courtland and Caroline and finish 2nd in the Battlefield with a record of 5-1.
Prediction (7-3, 5-1)
#3 Spotsylvania (6-2, 3-1)
I still don’t know what to make of this team. They’ve won six games, but those teams are a combined 14-37, with 5-4 Chancellor as their best win. They took care of business this week with a win over Caroline. They will lose to EV this week, setting up a pretty good showdown with what should be a 5-4 King George squad.
Prediction: (6-4, 3-3)
#4 Chancellor (5-4, 3-2)
I’m leaving Chancellor ahead of KG because of the head-to-head result, but I think injuries have depleted the Chargers. Chancellor faces EV to close out the season and will finish with a record of 5-5, 3-3 in the Battlefield.
Prediction: (5-5, 3-3)
#5 King George (4-4, 1-3)
Well, King George figured out how to win a close Battlefield game. They almost squandered a 20 point lead in the second half to Courtland. They outgained Courtland 345-167, but had 12 penalties for 131 yards compared to Courtland’s 1 for 5 yards. If they can clean up the penalty situation and stay healthy they can finish 6-4 and maybe slip into the playoffs. This week they get Caroline and hopefully can focus on playing with discipline.
Prediction: (6-4, 3-3)
#6 Courtland (1-8, 0-5)
Courtland is missing some pieces offensively and is clearly very young. They close out the season with JM and the way JM is beating people right now, I don’t see Courtland having much of a chance.
Prediction: (1-9, 0-6)
#7 Caroline (1-7, 1-3)
Caroline closes out the year with KG and JM. I don’t see them winning either game. If KG doesn’t clean up their penalty issues Caroline may very well hang around for a while. It appears that they have a lot of Sophomores and Juniors contributing, so maybe they bounce back next year.
Prediction: (1-9, 1-5)
EV has had a week to get healthy, which doesn’t bode well for Spotsylvania. While the gap may be closing between EV and the rest of the Battlefield, we will have to wait for next year to see them challenged.
Prediction (10-0, 6-0)
#2 James Monroe (5-3, 3-1)
JM did it again and has jumped from 4th to 2nd in this week’s rankings. The eye test told me that they were just ahead of Courtland and Caroline, but they have proven me wrong. Either the team I saw against KG has gotten a lot better, or Spotsy and Chancellor are really suffering from injuries. Either way, they close out the season with wins over Courtland and Caroline and finish 2nd in the Battlefield with a record of 5-1.
Prediction (7-3, 5-1)
#3 Spotsylvania (6-2, 3-1)
I still don’t know what to make of this team. They’ve won six games, but those teams are a combined 14-37, with 5-4 Chancellor as their best win. They took care of business this week with a win over Caroline. They will lose to EV this week, setting up a pretty good showdown with what should be a 5-4 King George squad.
Prediction: (6-4, 3-3)
#4 Chancellor (5-4, 3-2)
I’m leaving Chancellor ahead of KG because of the head-to-head result, but I think injuries have depleted the Chargers. Chancellor faces EV to close out the season and will finish with a record of 5-5, 3-3 in the Battlefield.
Prediction: (5-5, 3-3)
#5 King George (4-4, 1-3)
Well, King George figured out how to win a close Battlefield game. They almost squandered a 20 point lead in the second half to Courtland. They outgained Courtland 345-167, but had 12 penalties for 131 yards compared to Courtland’s 1 for 5 yards. If they can clean up the penalty situation and stay healthy they can finish 6-4 and maybe slip into the playoffs. This week they get Caroline and hopefully can focus on playing with discipline.
Prediction: (6-4, 3-3)
#6 Courtland (1-8, 0-5)
Courtland is missing some pieces offensively and is clearly very young. They close out the season with JM and the way JM is beating people right now, I don’t see Courtland having much of a chance.
Prediction: (1-9, 0-6)
#7 Caroline (1-7, 1-3)
Caroline closes out the year with KG and JM. I don’t see them winning either game. If KG doesn’t clean up their penalty issues Caroline may very well hang around for a while. It appears that they have a lot of Sophomores and Juniors contributing, so maybe they bounce back next year.
Prediction: (1-9, 1-5)
