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Published Aug 30, 2017

How the Top Ten Teams Fared - Opening Week

Matthew Hatfield • VirginiaPreps

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Week 1 is in the books. Check out how the teams around Virginia in our Top Ten rankings - Class 6 through Class 1 - did to open the 2017 campaign below...

Class 6 Preseason Top Ten:

Rank	Team	Result

1	Colonial Forge	W 40-3 over Patriot
2	Oscar Smith	L 21-28 to American Heritage of Florida
3	Centreville	W 28-0 over Stonewall Jackson-Manassas
4	Westfield	W 28-10 over Lake Braddock
5	South Lakes	W 42-7 over W.T. Woodson
6	Manchester	Idle
7	South County	W 54-0 over Langley
8	Cox	L 24-63 to Bayside
9	Thomas Dale	W 45-0 over Cosby
10	C.D. Hylton	W 35-14 over James Robinson

Class 5 Preseason Top Ten:

Rank	Team	Result

1	Stone Bridge	Idle
2	Highland Springs	L 9-14 to Hermitage (#3 in Class 5)
3	Hermitage	W 14-9 over Highland Springs (#2 in Class 5)
4	North Stafford	W 56-15 over Osbourn
5	L.C. Bird	W 33-7 over Meadowbrook
6	Tuscarora	W 35-0 over King George
7	Massaponax	W 24-0 over Chancellor
8	Norview	L 28-40 to Northeastern, NC
9	Potomac Falls	L 6-25 to Broad Run
10	Hampton	Idle

Class 4 Preseason Top Ten:

Rank	Team	Result

1	Salem	W 38-24 over Amherst County
2	Dinwiddie	W 70-0 over Denbigh
3	Lafayette	Idle
4	Lake Taylor	Idle
5	Dominion	L 24-39 to Clarke County (#8 in Class 2)
6	Blacksburg	W 51-14 over Giles (#10 in Class 2)
7	King's Fork	W 41-0 over Wilson
8	Monacan	W 26-14 over Hanover
9	Louisa	W 41-7 over Courtland
10	Sherando	W 58-8 over James Wood

Class 3 Preseason Top Ten:

Rank	Team	Result

1	Lord Botetourt	W 28-7 over Harrisonburg
2	Phoebus	Idle
3	Staunton River	W 44-27 over Jefferson Forest
4	Magna Vista	W 32-16 over Dan River
5	Hopewell	L 14-18 to Norcom (#9 in Class 3)
6	Heritage-Lynchburg	W 54-15 over William Fleming
7	James Monroe	L 14-28 to Stafford
8	Brookville	Idle
9	Norcom	W 18-14 over Hopewell (#5 in Class 3)
10	Abingdon	W 35-24 over John Battle

Class 2 Preseason Top Ten:

Rank	Team	Result

1	Appomattox	W 63-14 over Buckingham County
2	Goochland	W 45-14 over Thomas Jefferson-Richmond
3	Union	W 35-0 over J.I. Burton
4	Richlands	W 27-6 over Gate City
5	Poquoson	W 23-7 over Southampton
6	Graham	L 14-17 to Bluefield, WV
7	Stuarts Draft	W 27-13 over Waynesboro
8	Clarke County	W 39-24 over Dominion (#5 in Class 4)
9	Glenvar	W 34-14 over Galax (#4 in Class 1)
10	Giles	L 14-51 to Blacksburg (#6 in Class 4)

Class 1 Preseason Top Ten:

Rank	Team	Result

1	George Wythe	W 26-18 over Radford
2	Riverheads	Idle
3	Sussex Central	W 8-0 over Essex (#6 in Class 1)
4	Galax	L 14-34 to Glenvar (#9 in Class 2)
5	Parry McCluer	L 6-33 to Rockbridge County
6	Essex	L 0-8 to Sussex Central (#3 in Class 1)
7	Altavista	W 37-27 over Central-Lunenburg
8	Hurley	W 36-0 over Rye Cove
9	Chilhowie	L 16-21 to Marion
10	Northumberland	W 54-12 over Surry

NEW Top Ten Rankings will be unveiled on Wednesday, August 30th - be sure to check back for them right here on VirginiaPreps.com!

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