As the calendar flipped from August to September, there were plenty of interesting results involving teams in our Top Ten rankings across the six classifications. Teams in Class 2 and Class 4 fared the best of them all.
Each of the ranked Class 2 squads that played won by double-figures. Ditto for the Class 4 teams, each of whom prevailed by 20-plus points. Meanwhile, Class 5 saw the top ranked teams in Stone Bridge and Highland Springs survive tests from ranked teams in a higher classification.
On the other end of the spectrum, ranked teams such as Manchester, Colonial Forge, Centreville and Gar-Field in Class 6 all suffered defeats.
Here's a closer look...
Class 1 Top Ten:
#1 Riverheads (2-0). def - Parry McCluer 49-0. Next up - Lord Botetourt
#2 Northumberland (2-0). def - Arcadia 44-0. Next up - Rappahannock County
#3 Galax (1-1). def - Giles 35-7. Next up - Carroll County
#4 Rural Retreat (2-0). def - Eastern Montgomery 35-0. Next up - Grayson County
#5 King & Queen (2-0). def - Windsor 52-8. Next up - Cumberland
#6 Essex (2-0). def - Jamestown 17-0. Next up - Franklin on 9/17
#7 Holston (2-0). def - Twin Springs 41-6. Next up - bye week
#8 Narrows (2-0). def - Bland County 39-0. Next up - Chilhowie
#9 J.I. Burton (0-2). L to Chilhowie 22-32. Next up - Union
#10 Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (1-0). def - Lebanon 36-14. Next up - Virginia
Class 2 Top Ten:
#1 Appomattox (1-0). def - Rustburg 37-0. Next up - Heritage (Lynchburg)
#2 Graham (1-0). def - Tazewell 34-6. Next up - Richlands
#3 Union (1-0). Ppd. - Richlands. Next up - J.I. Burton
#4 Stuarts Draft (1-0). def - Waynesboro 51-14. Next up - bye week
#5 Central-Wise (2-0). def - Marion 42-7. Next up - Ridgeview
#6 Clarke County (2-0). def - Manassas Park 69-0. Next up - bye week
#7 King William (1-1). def - Nandua 60-7. Next up - Caroline on 9/17
#8 Poquoson (0-0). Idle. Next up - York
#9 Glenvar (2-0). def - Martinsville 25-7. Next up Cave Spring
#10 Ridgeview (1-0). bye week. Next up - Central-Wise
Class 3 Top Ten:
#1 Liberty Christian (2-0). def - Bassett 45-28. Next up - Fluvanna
#2 Phoebus (2-0). def - Menchville 45-6. Next up - Warwick
#3 Brookville (2-0). def - Turner Ashby 50-0. Next up - Jefferson Forest on 9/17
#4 Lafayette (0-0). bye week. Next up - Grafton
#5 Hopewell (0-0). bye week. Next up - I.C. Norcom
#6 Heritage-Lynchburg (1-1). L to Dinwiddie 12-52. Next up - Appomattox
#7 Goochland (1-1). L to Collegiate-Richmond 0-21. Next up - bye week
#8 Brentsville District (2-0). def - Fauquier 23-8. Next up Kettle Run
#9 Lord Botetourt (1-1). def. Blacksburg 42-6. Next up - Riverheads
#10 Lake Taylor (0-1). ccd - Heritage (Newport News). Next up - Currituck, NC
Class 4 Top Ten:
#1 Tuscarora (2-0). def - Rock Ridge 36-0. Next up - John Campe
#2 Salem (0-1). ppd - Franklin County. Next up - William Fleming
#3 Broad Run (2-0). def - Dominion 49-0. Next up - Loudoun Valley
#4 Louisa (2-0). def - Courtland 45-20. Next up - Massaponax
#5 Patrick Henry-Ashland (1-0). def - Mills Godwin 47-20. Next up - Glen Allen
#6 Dinwiddie (1-0). def - Heritage (Lynchburg) 52-12. Next up - North Stafford
#7 King’s Fork (1-0). bye week. Next up - Great Bridge on 9/17
#8 E.C. Glass (2-0). def - Gretna 56-0. Next up - George Washington-Danville
#9 Varina (1-0). def - Glen Allen 34-0. Next up - bye week
#10 Eastern View (1-0). ppd - Liberty-Bealeton. Next up - Stafford
Class 5 Top Ten:
#1 Stone Bridge (2-0). def - Centreville 32-7. Next up - Freedom (PW)
#2 Highland Springs (1-1). def - Manchester 27-20. Next up - Prince George
#3 Maury (0-0). Idle. Next up - New Bern, NC
#4 Green Run (1-0). bye week. Next up - Kernersville
#5 Riverbend (1-1). L to Freedom (W) 7-41. Next up - Chancellor
#6 Independence (1-0). def - Riverside 49-21. Next up Bishop Ireton
#7 North Stafford (2-0). def - Woodbridge 14-6 and Gar-Field 10-7. Next up - Liberty (Beal)
#8 Indian River (1-0). ppd - J.R. Tucker. Next up - Nansemond River on 9/24
#9 Salem (VB). (1-0). bye week. Next up - Tallwood
#10 Mountain View (2-0). def - Gar-Field 28-6. Next up - Liberty-Bealeton
Class 6 Top Ten:
#1 Oscar Smith (1-0). bye week. Next up - Grassfield
#2 South County (1-0). def - Hayfield 22-0. Next up - bye week
#3 Manchester (0-1). L to Highland Springs 20-27. Next up - George Wythe
#4 Thomas Dale (2-0). def - Lloyd Bird 26-7. Next up - Meadowbrook on 9/17
#5 Colonial Forge (0-1). L to Unity Reed 7-22. Next up - West Potomac
#6 Freedom PW (2-0). def - Riverbend 41-7. Next up - Stone Bridge
#7 Centreville (1-1). L to Stone Bridge 7-26. Next up - Mount Vernon
#8 Madison (1-1). def Lake Braddock 49-21. Next up - Yorktown
#9 Ocean Lakes (2-0). def - Floyd E. Kellam 14-12. Next up - Princess Anne on 9/17
#10 Gar-Field (0-2). L to Mountain View 6-28 and to North Stafford 7-10. Next up - bye week
