THE RVA SPORTS BREAKDOWN: VHSL Football Region Standings and Analysis

[EPJr]

THE RVA SPORTS BREAKDOWN:​

VHSL Football Region Standings and Analysis For Week 9​

CLASS 1, REGION A:

1) RAPPAHANNOCK (8-0)* 23.75
2) ESSEX (7-1)* 20.25
3) NORTHAMPTON (6-2)* 19.625
4) WESTMORELAND (6-2)* 19.375
5) NORTHUMBERLAND (4-3)* 16.714
6) MIDDLESEX (4-3) 15.429 (nine-game schedule)
7) WEST POINT (3-5) 14.0
8) KING & QUEEN (4-4) 13.0
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9) LANCASTER (2-6) 11.875

ANALYSIS: The cleanest of our area regions, we have five teams in, Middlesex on the verge. If Lancaster doesn't stun Essex Friday night, coupled with a King & Queen Central win over Middlesex, we'd have our eight playoff teams clinched before Week 11.

OTHER CLASS 1 REGIONS (State Semifinals: 1A vs. 1B; 1C vs. 1D):

REGION 1B: 1) Altavista 24.5; 2) Brunswick 19.5; 3) Buffalo Gap 17.778; 4) Sussex Central 15.375
REGION 1C: 1) Bath Co. 21.143; 2) George Wythe-W 20.889; 3) Grayson County 17.714; 4) Narrows 16.857
REGION 1D: 1) Rye Cove 23.25; 2) Holston 20.375; 3) Eastside 20.25; 4) Honaker 18.625




Posted by robwitham at 11:44 PM

 

[EPJr]

THE BREAKDOWN: VHSL Region Playoff Standings And Analysis For Week 10​

Before we begin giving you the standings and the myriad of "what if's", a few reminders on how the Virginia High School League (VHSL) regional point system works.

1) A team receives a certain number of points for a win, and a certain number for a loss. By classification, the point totals are:

CLASS 6: 26 for a win, 14 for a loss
CLASS 5: 24 for a win, 12 for a loss
CLASS 4: 22 for a win, 10 for a loss
CLASS 3: 20 for a win, 8 for a loss
CLASS 2: 18 for a win, 6 for a loss
CLASS 1: 16 for a win, 4 for a loss

Why do the points dwindle as the school sizes get smaller? Actually, it's for the benefit of smaller schools. For example, a Class 6 school will earn 26 points for every win, no matter the classification of any opponent. If you are a Class 3 school, say, Hopewell, and you defeat Meadowbrook, a Class 6 school, you would earn 26 points, not 20, because you "played up". This is due to the continuation of the "district model" for regular season scheduling dating back to 1970. The rigid rules of the "district model" have been significantly loosened over the past decade, allowing smaller schools to play teams with similar enrollments during the regular season, and eliminating long outdated district "rival" games that were no longer competitive (i.e. Hermitage vs. John Marshall in the Colonial District).

2) Remember that all points are then divided by the number of qualifying games played by the team, creating the point average by which teams are seeded.

3) Teams also receive bonus points based on the results of teams on their schedule, whether they have played them yet or not.

--If a team you have defeated wins a game, you receive two bonus points.
--If a team you have lost to wins a game, you receive one bonus point.
--If any team on your schedule loses a game, you receive nothing.

Posted by robwitham at 11:44 PM

 

[takes11]

Middlesex should not be eligible with a 9 game schedule and if K&Q forfeits the KW game at the end of year they shouldn't be eligible either,

 

[Virginia HS Football Fan]

Middlesex should not be eligible with a 9 game schedule and if K&Q forfeits the KW game at the end of year they shouldn't be eligible either,

There have been a myriad of teams who have qualified for the playoffs over the years after having just nine playoff games. So your point (which seems biased by the way), is moot.

Now, if you want to talk about schools not playing a full district schedule and therefore shouldn't qualify for the playoffs, I'll be happy to agree with you in a conversation about that.

 

[takes11]

Middlesex is not playing a full district schedule

 

[NNDman]

I'm pretty certain Region 1A waived the "play a district schedule" in order to be eligible for regionals last year.