There wasnt anything unexpected friday night from either the east or the west. Looking at the East it appears that there will be some major battles to move on.
-Brunswick seems to really be clicking now that they are finally healthy and are playing much better than there record indicates. They really have the capability to win out
-Riverheads is staying the coarse doing what they do, smack people in the teeth and keep on wearing teams out with their physical play. I can see Riverheads back in the semi's
-Goochland may be a team that noone really wants to play because of the how well other teams know each other. Seems they are always giving other teams all they can handle. Could they be the ones repping the East?
-Clark is the one I dont know much about. Although I dont see Nottoway giving them much of a fight. Hearsay is that they didnt play some of the top teams like Wilson and Riverheads did. Not sure if thats the case or not.
- Wilson is arguably one of the toughest outs of anyone. Battle tested and very consistant at what they do. That makes for a very good football program and not sure who would be the team to take them down.
As for the west to me it doesnt appear to be as loaded top to bottom like the east. Only a couple of teams really stand out to me. The others im not sure about at this point. I know anyone can be beat on a given night but it just has the look that there is a big dropoff after Gate City and Giles.
-Marion could be the sleeper in this. Marion has beat some very good teams and is looking as if they are gaining momentum down this strech.
-Union is a very good football team but it looks like the Lonesome Pine was not as tough as it once was. So i am not sure how stroing they really are. That alone scares me though because its usually the quiet ones that sneak up on ya and beat ya.
- Gate City held the #1 spot for a while in the west until they had a bye week at the end of the season. They beat everyone and appear to be fully loaded. Scary scary team in my opinion
-Giles seems to be clicking pretty good on all cylinders and are the defending champs. It will be a tough out for sure. The thing that i see is they havent really been tested all season. It can go 1 of 2 ways. 1) they are well rested or 2) how will they respond to adversity and are they prepared for that. Top seed and looking very very tough.
-Buckingham to me could be the team that burns ya. Gate city better be ready or Buckingham will move on. To me Buckingham might be playing better ball than most. Whoever wins this weekend could possibly rep the West in the finals
-Richlands seem to have come on here recently. Started off slow but appear to have things working good for them. Thats what teams hopefor when they get to the playoffs. I dont see them as a darkhorse though.
My opinion only best teams out there are:
East: Wilson, Goochland, Riverheads, Brunswick, Clarke (no order) rnd 3 should be very very very interesting
West Giles, Gate City, I dont see either getting tested till semi's then look the hell out.
So who is the top dawg????
-Brunswick seems to really be clicking now that they are finally healthy and are playing much better than there record indicates. They really have the capability to win out
-Riverheads is staying the coarse doing what they do, smack people in the teeth and keep on wearing teams out with their physical play. I can see Riverheads back in the semi's
-Goochland may be a team that noone really wants to play because of the how well other teams know each other. Seems they are always giving other teams all they can handle. Could they be the ones repping the East?
-Clark is the one I dont know much about. Although I dont see Nottoway giving them much of a fight. Hearsay is that they didnt play some of the top teams like Wilson and Riverheads did. Not sure if thats the case or not.
- Wilson is arguably one of the toughest outs of anyone. Battle tested and very consistant at what they do. That makes for a very good football program and not sure who would be the team to take them down.
As for the west to me it doesnt appear to be as loaded top to bottom like the east. Only a couple of teams really stand out to me. The others im not sure about at this point. I know anyone can be beat on a given night but it just has the look that there is a big dropoff after Gate City and Giles.
-Marion could be the sleeper in this. Marion has beat some very good teams and is looking as if they are gaining momentum down this strech.
-Union is a very good football team but it looks like the Lonesome Pine was not as tough as it once was. So i am not sure how stroing they really are. That alone scares me though because its usually the quiet ones that sneak up on ya and beat ya.
- Gate City held the #1 spot for a while in the west until they had a bye week at the end of the season. They beat everyone and appear to be fully loaded. Scary scary team in my opinion
-Giles seems to be clicking pretty good on all cylinders and are the defending champs. It will be a tough out for sure. The thing that i see is they havent really been tested all season. It can go 1 of 2 ways. 1) they are well rested or 2) how will they respond to adversity and are they prepared for that. Top seed and looking very very tough.
-Buckingham to me could be the team that burns ya. Gate city better be ready or Buckingham will move on. To me Buckingham might be playing better ball than most. Whoever wins this weekend could possibly rep the West in the finals
-Richlands seem to have come on here recently. Started off slow but appear to have things working good for them. Thats what teams hopefor when they get to the playoffs. I dont see them as a darkhorse though.
My opinion only best teams out there are:
East: Wilson, Goochland, Riverheads, Brunswick, Clarke (no order) rnd 3 should be very very very interesting
West Giles, Gate City, I dont see either getting tested till semi's then look the hell out.
So who is the top dawg????
