I know it's only Week 6, but I'm curious to see how you guys think this regular season is going to play out, and how the playoffs go. Here's mine:
Region A:
Lake Taylor finds itself and finishes 8-2, losing to Phoebus but pulling it out against Norcom. Lafayette also proves itself and finishes 9-1, earning the 1 seed. Deep Creek struggles in the second half of the season, going 6-4 and getting the 4 seed behind 8-2 King's Fork. Deep Creek gives Lafayette a battle but Laf pulls it out but ultimately losses to the winner of KF/LT, who I think will end up being the Bulldogs. King's Fork comes out of Region A, you heard it here first folks!
Region B:
Dinwiddie, Eastern View, Louisa all go undefeated, Monacan goes 9-1 (loss to Bird) and gets the 3/4 seed. In the playoffs, Dinwiddie scratches by Monacan at home and Louisa and Eastern View have an epic showdown in which Louisa (barring any injuries) comes out on top and goes to Dinwiddie for the Regional Championship, where Dinwiddie pulls out the dub over one of the best Louisa teams ever (and that's saying a lot).
Region C:
Millbrook finishes 8-2 with losses to Sherando and Liberty, while Liberty goes 10-0, earning the 1 seed. Sherando doesn't lose again, getting the 2 seed at 9-1. Woodgrove will also finish in the top 4, Kettle Run goes 7-3, getting the 5. This is the region where there might be some more major upsets, but I end up seeing a Millbrook-Sherando rematch in which Sherando wins and ultimately plays Woodgrove for the championship after the Wolverines beat Liberty. Sherando wins Region C.
Region D:
EC Glass goes 9-1 (losses to Amherst) and gets the 1. Blacksburg the 2 and 9-1, then GW at 9-1, Salem and Charlottesville at 8-2, Amherst at 7-3, JF goes 5-5 I think. So, unfortunately for my Knights, I see a Salem-Cville matchup in the first round, where CHS puts up a great fight but losses (we'll see about that). That sets up a Salem-EC Glass bash and Amherst and GW also get a rematch. GW is good indeed, but the weak district schedule won't prepare them for Amherst again. So that sets up Blacksburg-Amherst, where Blacksburg wins. So I see a Salem-Blacksburg Region D champ, where I honestly don't know who would pull it out, history shows Salem, but that ugly loss last week...I just don't know. Blacksburg wins Region D.
Dinwiddie beats King's Fork in the first state semifinal in a real close game, and then Blacksburg pulls it out over Sherando.
Dinwiddie vs Blacksburg state championship folks. Dinwiddie wins.
Region A:
Lake Taylor finds itself and finishes 8-2, losing to Phoebus but pulling it out against Norcom. Lafayette also proves itself and finishes 9-1, earning the 1 seed. Deep Creek struggles in the second half of the season, going 6-4 and getting the 4 seed behind 8-2 King's Fork. Deep Creek gives Lafayette a battle but Laf pulls it out but ultimately losses to the winner of KF/LT, who I think will end up being the Bulldogs. King's Fork comes out of Region A, you heard it here first folks!
Region B:
Dinwiddie, Eastern View, Louisa all go undefeated, Monacan goes 9-1 (loss to Bird) and gets the 3/4 seed. In the playoffs, Dinwiddie scratches by Monacan at home and Louisa and Eastern View have an epic showdown in which Louisa (barring any injuries) comes out on top and goes to Dinwiddie for the Regional Championship, where Dinwiddie pulls out the dub over one of the best Louisa teams ever (and that's saying a lot).
Region C:
Millbrook finishes 8-2 with losses to Sherando and Liberty, while Liberty goes 10-0, earning the 1 seed. Sherando doesn't lose again, getting the 2 seed at 9-1. Woodgrove will also finish in the top 4, Kettle Run goes 7-3, getting the 5. This is the region where there might be some more major upsets, but I end up seeing a Millbrook-Sherando rematch in which Sherando wins and ultimately plays Woodgrove for the championship after the Wolverines beat Liberty. Sherando wins Region C.
Region D:
EC Glass goes 9-1 (losses to Amherst) and gets the 1. Blacksburg the 2 and 9-1, then GW at 9-1, Salem and Charlottesville at 8-2, Amherst at 7-3, JF goes 5-5 I think. So, unfortunately for my Knights, I see a Salem-Cville matchup in the first round, where CHS puts up a great fight but losses (we'll see about that). That sets up a Salem-EC Glass bash and Amherst and GW also get a rematch. GW is good indeed, but the weak district schedule won't prepare them for Amherst again. So that sets up Blacksburg-Amherst, where Blacksburg wins. So I see a Salem-Blacksburg Region D champ, where I honestly don't know who would pull it out, history shows Salem, but that ugly loss last week...I just don't know. Blacksburg wins Region D.
Dinwiddie beats King's Fork in the first state semifinal in a real close game, and then Blacksburg pulls it out over Sherando.
Dinwiddie vs Blacksburg state championship folks. Dinwiddie wins.