Great additions for 3A East
3A West has captured the last 4 state championships and 5 of the last 6. A couple years ago I think 3A East had 8 teams that were 5-5 or worse make the playoffs. A lot of that has to do with Richmond/Tidewater area 3A teams still playing majority of their schedule against 5A/6A schools. All 3 of those teams made the playoffs in 4A East so they'll be contenders in 3A. 3A East for the recent past has been dominated by James Monroe and the Bay Rivers Champ(Lafayette, Poquoson, York). Loudoun Valley in NoVa has been the other team that's been pretty good. These additions along with schools like Hopewell, Petersburg getting better will surely help 3A East become a stronger region in football. In Basketball, the West has a long way to go to catch up with powerhouse programs like Norcom, BTW, Petersburg and the Richmond City Schools. Good Luck to your team as playing against level field come playoff time should help you guys build confidence which will for sure help build your program stronger and stronger over the next several years.