It’s time for Round 2 of the VHSL Football Playoffs for 2021, and that means VirginiaPreps.com Publisher Matthew Hatfield and his partner on 757 Saturday Sports Talk on ESPN Radio 94.1 (airing each Saturday from 10 AM to Noon), Coach Ed Young, are back with their Predictions.
Before revealing them, a quick scan of how it looked in Round 1…
Matt Hatfield's 1st Round Mark = 75-16 (82.4%)
Coach Ed Young's 1st Round Mark = 70-21 (76.9%)
Hatfield's Final Regular Season Tidewater Total: 193-30 (86.5%)
Hatfield's Final Regular Season Total for All Games: 281-57 (83.1%)
Coach Young's Final Regular Season Total: 182-41 (81.6%)
Young and Hatfield pick ALL the second round playoff games, but just have scores for the ones involving Tidewater teams until the regional finals on Thanksgiving Weekend.
Class 6:
Region A:
#5 James River-Midlothian (7-1) at #1 Oscar Smith (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Oscar Smith 48-6
Coach Ed Young Says – Oscar Smith 56-0
#3 Manchester (8-2) at #2 Western Branch (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Manchester 35-19
Coach Ed Young Says – Manchester 28-21
Region B:
#4 Osbourn (8-3) at #1 Battlefield (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Battlefield
Coach Ed Young Says – Battlefield
#6 Unity Reed (6-5) at #2 Freedom-PW (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Freedom-PW
Coach Ed Young Says – Freedom-PW
Region C:
#4 South County (9-2) at #1 Robinson (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Robinson (OT)
Coach Ed Young Says – South County
#6 West Potomac (7-4) at #2 Lake Braddock (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Lake Braddock
Coach Ed Young Says – Lake Braddock
Region D:
#5 South Lakes (6-5) at #1 James Madison (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Madison
Coach Ed Young Says – Madison
#3 Westfield (6-5) at #2 Centreville (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Centreville
Coach Ed Young Says – Centreville
Class 5:
Region A:
#5 Indian River (6-3) at #1 Green Run (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Green Run 35-21
Coach Ed Young Says – Green Run 28-20
#3 Salem-VB (8-2) at #2 Kempsville (8-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Kempsville 20-12
Coach Ed Young Says – Salem 20-12
Region B:
#5 Menchville (5-4) at #1 Maury (5-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Maury 49-7
Coach Ed Young Says – Maury 45-0
#3 Nansemond River (5-5) at #2 Woodside (7-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Woodside 22-14
Coach Ed Young Says – Woodside 28-20
Region C:
#4 Douglas Freeman (9-2) at #1 Highland Springs (8-3)
Matt Hatfield Says – Highland Springs
Coach Ed Young Says – Highland Springs
#3 Hermitage (9-2) at #2 Midlothian (7-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Hermitage
Coach Ed Young Says – Hermitage
Region D:
#4 Riverbend (9-2) at #1 Stone Bridge (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Stone Bridge
Coach Ed Young Says – Stone Bridge
#7 Patrick Henry-Roanoke (8-3) at #3 Mountain View (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Mountain View
Coach Ed Young Says – Mountain View
Class 4:
Region A:
#5 Deep Creek (7-4) at #1 King’s Fork (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – King’s Fork 28-14
Coach Ed Young Says – King’s Fork 22-20
#3 Warhill (10-1) at #2 Hampton (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Hampton 18-10
Coach Ed Young Says – Hampton 28-18
Region B:
#5 Patrick Henry-Ashland (9-2) at #1 Dinwiddie (9-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Dinwiddie
Coach Ed Young Says – Dinwiddie
#3 Varina (9-1) at #2 King George (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – King George
Coach Ed Young Says – King George
Region C:
#3 Loudoun County (9-2) at #1 Broad Run (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Broad Run
Coach Ed Young Says – Broad Run
#4 Tuscarora (9-2) at #2 Heritage-Leesburg (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Tuscarora
Coach Ed Young Says – Tuscarora
Region D:
#5 Louisa (9-2) at #1 Salem (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Salem
Coach Ed Young Says – Salem
#3 Western Albemarle (10-1) at #2 GW-Danville (8-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – GW-Danville
Coach Ed Young Says – GW-Danville
Class 3:
Region A:
#5 Hopewell (6-3) at #1 Phoebus (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Phoebus 27-16
Coach Ed Young Says – Phoebus 30-14
#6 Booker T. Washington (6-4) at #2 York (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – York 24-20
Coach Ed Young Says – York 33-28
Region B:
#4 Goochland (6-5) at #1 Meridian (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Meridian (OT)
Coach Ed Young Says – Meridian
#3 James Monroe (6-5) at #2 Brentsville District (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Brentsville District
Coach Ed Young Says – Brentsville District
Region C:
#5 Broadway (7-4) at #1 Liberty Christian (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Liberty Christian
Coach Ed Young Says – Liberty Christian
#3 Brookville (7-3) at #2 Heritage-Lynchburg (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Heritage-Lynchburg
Coach Ed Young Says – Heritage-Lynchburg
Region D:
#5 Lord Botetourt (7-3) at #1 Christiansburg (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Lord Botetourt
Coach Ed Young Says – Christiansburg
#3 Bassett (9-2) at #2 Abingdon (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Abingdon
Coach Ed Young Says – Bassett
Class 2:
Region A:
#4 Amelia (8-3) at #1 Nottoway (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Nottoway
Coach Ed Young Says – Nottoway
#6 Poquoson (6-4) at #2 King William (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – King William 42-21
Coach Ed Young Says – King William 40-24
Region B:
#4 Strasburg (9-2) at #1 Central-Woodstock (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Central-Woodstock
Coach Ed Young Says – Central-Woodstock
#3 Clarke County (10-1) at #2 Stuarts Draft (8-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Stuarts Draft (2OT)
Coach Ed Young Says – Stuarts Draft
Region C:
#5 Martinsville (5-5) at #1 Glenvar (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Glenvar
Coach Ed Young Says – Glenvar
#3 Radford (8-3) at #2 Appomattox (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Appomattox
Coach Ed Young Says – Appomattox
Region D:
#2 Union (8-3) at #1 Graham (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Graham
Coach Ed Young Says – Graham
#3 Ridgeview (8-3) at #1 Central-Wise (8-3)
Matt Hatfield Says – Central-Wise
Coach Ed Young Says – Central-Wise
Class 1:
Region A:
#5 West Point (7-3) at #1 Essex (6-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Essex
Coach Ed Young Says – Essex
#7 Northumberland (7-2) at #3 King & Queen (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – King & Queen
Coach Ed Young Says – King & Queen
Region B:
#3 Central-Lunenburg (8-2) at #2 Buffalo Gap (7-3)
Matt Hatfield Says – Buffalo Gap
Coach Ed Young Says – Central-Lunenburg
Region C:
#4 George Wythe (7-3) at #1 Galax (8-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Galax
Coach Ed Young Says – Galax
#3 Parry McCluer (8-3) at #2 Giles (7-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Giles
Coach Ed Young Says – Giles
Region D:
#5 Grundy (6-4) at #1 Holston (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Holston
Coach Ed Young Says – Holston
#3 Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (8-3) at #2 Twin Springs (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Patrick Henry-GS
Coach Ed Young Says – Patrick Henry-GS
Before revealing them, a quick scan of how it looked in Round 1…
Matt Hatfield's 1st Round Mark = 75-16 (82.4%)
Coach Ed Young's 1st Round Mark = 70-21 (76.9%)
Hatfield's Final Regular Season Tidewater Total: 193-30 (86.5%)
Hatfield's Final Regular Season Total for All Games: 281-57 (83.1%)
Coach Young's Final Regular Season Total: 182-41 (81.6%)
Young and Hatfield pick ALL the second round playoff games, but just have scores for the ones involving Tidewater teams until the regional finals on Thanksgiving Weekend.
Class 6:
Region A:
#5 James River-Midlothian (7-1) at #1 Oscar Smith (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Oscar Smith 48-6
Coach Ed Young Says – Oscar Smith 56-0
#3 Manchester (8-2) at #2 Western Branch (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Manchester 35-19
Coach Ed Young Says – Manchester 28-21
Region B:
#4 Osbourn (8-3) at #1 Battlefield (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Battlefield
Coach Ed Young Says – Battlefield
#6 Unity Reed (6-5) at #2 Freedom-PW (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Freedom-PW
Coach Ed Young Says – Freedom-PW
Region C:
#4 South County (9-2) at #1 Robinson (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Robinson (OT)
Coach Ed Young Says – South County
#6 West Potomac (7-4) at #2 Lake Braddock (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Lake Braddock
Coach Ed Young Says – Lake Braddock
Region D:
#5 South Lakes (6-5) at #1 James Madison (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Madison
Coach Ed Young Says – Madison
#3 Westfield (6-5) at #2 Centreville (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Centreville
Coach Ed Young Says – Centreville
Class 5:
Region A:
#5 Indian River (6-3) at #1 Green Run (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Green Run 35-21
Coach Ed Young Says – Green Run 28-20
#3 Salem-VB (8-2) at #2 Kempsville (8-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Kempsville 20-12
Coach Ed Young Says – Salem 20-12
Region B:
#5 Menchville (5-4) at #1 Maury (5-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Maury 49-7
Coach Ed Young Says – Maury 45-0
#3 Nansemond River (5-5) at #2 Woodside (7-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Woodside 22-14
Coach Ed Young Says – Woodside 28-20
Region C:
#4 Douglas Freeman (9-2) at #1 Highland Springs (8-3)
Matt Hatfield Says – Highland Springs
Coach Ed Young Says – Highland Springs
#3 Hermitage (9-2) at #2 Midlothian (7-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Hermitage
Coach Ed Young Says – Hermitage
Region D:
#4 Riverbend (9-2) at #1 Stone Bridge (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Stone Bridge
Coach Ed Young Says – Stone Bridge
#7 Patrick Henry-Roanoke (8-3) at #3 Mountain View (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Mountain View
Coach Ed Young Says – Mountain View
Class 4:
Region A:
#5 Deep Creek (7-4) at #1 King’s Fork (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – King’s Fork 28-14
Coach Ed Young Says – King’s Fork 22-20
#3 Warhill (10-1) at #2 Hampton (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Hampton 18-10
Coach Ed Young Says – Hampton 28-18
Region B:
#5 Patrick Henry-Ashland (9-2) at #1 Dinwiddie (9-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Dinwiddie
Coach Ed Young Says – Dinwiddie
#3 Varina (9-1) at #2 King George (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – King George
Coach Ed Young Says – King George
Region C:
#3 Loudoun County (9-2) at #1 Broad Run (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Broad Run
Coach Ed Young Says – Broad Run
#4 Tuscarora (9-2) at #2 Heritage-Leesburg (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Tuscarora
Coach Ed Young Says – Tuscarora
Region D:
#5 Louisa (9-2) at #1 Salem (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Salem
Coach Ed Young Says – Salem
#3 Western Albemarle (10-1) at #2 GW-Danville (8-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – GW-Danville
Coach Ed Young Says – GW-Danville
Class 3:
Region A:
#5 Hopewell (6-3) at #1 Phoebus (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Phoebus 27-16
Coach Ed Young Says – Phoebus 30-14
#6 Booker T. Washington (6-4) at #2 York (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – York 24-20
Coach Ed Young Says – York 33-28
Region B:
#4 Goochland (6-5) at #1 Meridian (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Meridian (OT)
Coach Ed Young Says – Meridian
#3 James Monroe (6-5) at #2 Brentsville District (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Brentsville District
Coach Ed Young Says – Brentsville District
Region C:
#5 Broadway (7-4) at #1 Liberty Christian (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Liberty Christian
Coach Ed Young Says – Liberty Christian
#3 Brookville (7-3) at #2 Heritage-Lynchburg (9-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Heritage-Lynchburg
Coach Ed Young Says – Heritage-Lynchburg
Region D:
#5 Lord Botetourt (7-3) at #1 Christiansburg (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Lord Botetourt
Coach Ed Young Says – Christiansburg
#3 Bassett (9-2) at #2 Abingdon (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Abingdon
Coach Ed Young Says – Bassett
Class 2:
Region A:
#4 Amelia (8-3) at #1 Nottoway (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Nottoway
Coach Ed Young Says – Nottoway
#6 Poquoson (6-4) at #2 King William (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – King William 42-21
Coach Ed Young Says – King William 40-24
Region B:
#4 Strasburg (9-2) at #1 Central-Woodstock (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Central-Woodstock
Coach Ed Young Says – Central-Woodstock
#3 Clarke County (10-1) at #2 Stuarts Draft (8-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Stuarts Draft (2OT)
Coach Ed Young Says – Stuarts Draft
Region C:
#5 Martinsville (5-5) at #1 Glenvar (10-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Glenvar
Coach Ed Young Says – Glenvar
#3 Radford (8-3) at #2 Appomattox (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Appomattox
Coach Ed Young Says – Appomattox
Region D:
#2 Union (8-3) at #1 Graham (10-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Graham
Coach Ed Young Says – Graham
#3 Ridgeview (8-3) at #1 Central-Wise (8-3)
Matt Hatfield Says – Central-Wise
Coach Ed Young Says – Central-Wise
Class 1:
Region A:
#5 West Point (7-3) at #1 Essex (6-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Essex
Coach Ed Young Says – Essex
#7 Northumberland (7-2) at #3 King & Queen (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – King & Queen
Coach Ed Young Says – King & Queen
Region B:
#3 Central-Lunenburg (8-2) at #2 Buffalo Gap (7-3)
Matt Hatfield Says – Buffalo Gap
Coach Ed Young Says – Central-Lunenburg
Region C:
#4 George Wythe (7-3) at #1 Galax (8-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Galax
Coach Ed Young Says – Galax
#3 Parry McCluer (8-3) at #2 Giles (7-2)
Matt Hatfield Says – Giles
Coach Ed Young Says – Giles
Region D:
#5 Grundy (6-4) at #1 Holston (11-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Holston
Coach Ed Young Says – Holston
#3 Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (8-3) at #2 Twin Springs (9-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Patrick Henry-GS
Coach Ed Young Says – Patrick Henry-GS
