New Top Ten -- Oct. 13

[VaPrepsRod]

1 Glenvar Salem 6-0
The Highlanders topped then #2 Giles 16-14 to hold onto their position atop the rankings
2 Union Big Stone Gap 6-0
The Bears climbed up one spot after topping Lee 35-2
3 Giles Pearisburg 5-1
The Spartans fell one position after falling to Glenvar 16-14
4 Richlands Richlands 6-1
The Blue Tornado stayed in the #4 spot after their 48-7 win over Tazewell
5 Appomattox County Appomattox 6-0
The Raiders hold steady following their 35-7 win over Dan River
6 Buckingham County Buckingham 6-1
The Knights scored a 35-21 win over Goochland to hold their position
7 Clarke County School Berryville 5-1
The Eagles notched a 27-0 win over Strasburg to stay in the #7 spot
8 Buffalo Gap Swoope 5-1
The Bison moved up one position after topping Stuarts Draft 22-14
9 James River Buchanan 5-2
The Knights moved into the rankings following their 56-6 win over Craig County
10 Amelia County Amelia Ct Hse 5-1
A 61-16 win over Prince Edwards helped the Raiders debut in the rankings this week

 

[RichlandsRyan]

Just as a heads up, Richlands is 6-1. Wins over Gate City, Graham, Wise Central, Virginia High, Bluefield, WV, and Tazewell.

 

[BCKnights]

Buckingham is also 6-1

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

According to my radar screen, if playoffs started today, Gretna would travel to Richlands.

Richlands #4 seed, Gretna #13 seed.

 

[VaPrepsRod]

Just as a heads up, Richlands is 6-1. Wins over Gate City, Graham, Wise Central, Virginia High, Bluefield, WV, and Tazewell.

Buckingham is also 6-1

Thanks, guys.

I really hate to trying typing these up while I am working. Never works out

 

[BCKnights]

Yeah I did a complete bracket and had the same outcome.

 

[VaPrepsRod]

According to my radar screen, if playoffs started today, Gretna would travel to Richlands.

Richlands #4 seed, Gretna #13 seed.

These are seedings. These are the weekly VirginiaPreps.com rankings.

These are the VHSL seedings...

http://www.vhsl.org/doc/upload/fb-2015-top-20-rankings-Oct-13.pdf

 

[2027]

According to my radar screen, if playoffs started today, Gretna would travel to Richlands.

Richlands #4 seed, Gretna #13 seed.

Gretna, Graham and Martinsville currently all tied at 16.0 pts, but Gretna may hold the tiebreaker

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

If Gretna makes playoffs, I hope we play someone we have never played before. We're gonna have to travel in first round so we may as well go somewhere we've never been before.

 

[Trevor_Cash]

Why is Page County not listed?

Also I see currently Wilson Memorial would travel to Buffalo Gap first round if things don't change

 

[2027]

Why is Page County not listed?

I guess not in the top 20....

 

[2027]

If Gretna makes playoffs, I hope we play someone we have never played before. We're gonna have to travel in first round so we may as well go somewhere we've never been before.

Richlands would be a good venue for Gretna - Very good atmosphere and a lot of fan support.

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

Union would also.

 

[2027]

Union would also.

Union would be a 4 + hr road trip --- Richlands would be closer to 3hr ---- both great places to play but unfortunate that one team would have to travel that far and all the teams out on the coast complain about travel expenses to travel more than 30-45 miles for game......smh

 

[Trevor_Cash]

I thought they listed every school not just the top 20. Guess I was wrong!

 

[HS-SportsFan]

VHSL does two downloads per week, one is the WEEKLY RATINGS, which lists every team per region, and the all important WEEKLY TOP 20 RANKINGS, which only list the top 20 teams per region.

Both downloads are available on the VHSL football website.

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

A 4 hour road trip would be better than going to Appomattox for a "rematch" from regular season.

 

[RichlandsRyan]

If Gretna makes playoffs, I hope we play someone we have never played before. We're gonna have to travel in first round so we may as well go somewhere we've never been before.

Richlands and Union are both fun places to play. The park Union plays at is full of history and the stands are right on top of the field. So it's a wonderful atmosphere.

Richlands plays on turf and has a rabid fan support, especially in the playoffs. We've been known to travel 5 hours and have more fans than the home team. Example, in 2010 we traveled to Brookville for the state semi. When the gates opened, there were over 1000 people waiting in line. We easily outnumber d the home support that day. It was very much the same at Hidden Valley in 2006. And at Wilson Memorial last year, we brought a very large crowd. The bleachers on the visitor side were full within 15 minutes of the gate opening.

I'd love to see some new teams come out to Ernie Hicks. New blood is always fun as opposed to our playoff slate last year (Lebanon, Marion, Gate City) who are teams we play regularly anyways.

 

[kevtodd5]

Hr6 you would enjoy coming to Richlands. There would be at least 7 to 8 thousand people at that game. A great atmosphere and the fans would treat you guys very good.

 

[kevtodd5]

Also I would like to note....it only shows single digit posts for me but Va preps for some reason when I renewed my membership this year would not let me sign back up in my old name and I lost my post count . I have been reading this board for over eight years.

 

[BCKnights]

2013 Gate City
brought about 1000 fans to Buckingham. 1st time we ever saw that many around our field.

 

[VaPrepsRod]

Also I would like to note....it only shows single digit posts for me but RIVALS for some reason when I renewed my membership this year would not let me sign back up in my old name and I lost my post count . I have been reading this board for over eight years.

Fixed it for you

We (VirginiaPreps) has a 0.0% involvement in post counts and renewing subscriptions

 

[RichlandsRyan]

2013 Gate City
brought about 1000 fans to Buckingham. 1st time we ever saw that many around our field.

We take that many no matter where we go. But an away playoff game will see Richlands away crowd be 1500+ almost guaranteed.

 

[Trevor_Cash]

I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere at the Richlands-Wilson Memorial game last year! Loved your teams fans and lucky for all of us the game delivered too! Was a thriller!

 

[Bigrhsfan]

Come on down to Richlands, Ernie always has a great atmosphere with the rabid fan base here, but it is especially so during the playoffs. To piggy back on what Ryan has said, several years ago we played Blacksburg in the playoffs ( coach Beamers son was playing for them then ) and I believe half or more of our town was there. I remember going to the concession stand to get a hot dog and drink and the game hadn't started yet and they were already out. The lady said they were not ready for such a large crowd. I told her that if they ever had us in a playoff game again or for that matter any game be it regular season or playoffs, to be ready for a large crowd. These old country boys & gals come to watch a good football game, and bring a big appetite with them...lol

Hate to see a team have to travel that far, but like Ryan said, it would be fantastic to see some other teams and their fans instead of the ones we usually play ( no disrespect to Union, Gate City, so forth ) just nice to see something different. I have always heard a lot about Gretna so it would be nice to see them.
To me, there is nothing like a high school playoff game !
I love college football and have been to a couple of Bowl games before, but there is just something special about high school football. I especially enjoy the playoff games on a Saturday afternoon !
It'll be that time soon !

 

[kwhs95fan]

Always nice meeting people from other parts of the state. I met a bunch of great people last year from Haysi when they made the 7 hour trek to play Essex. Happy to say i still keep in contact with a lot of them even now still through FB. Great group of people and probably the best group of fans I've ever met

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

It's always good to go new places and meet new fans. Never liked playing same team over and over.