Published Oct 22, 2021
VHSL Football Top Tens - Entering Oct. 22, 2021 Action
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Believe it or not, there is a relatively small number of 'must-see' games on the docket this week in High School Football. Perhaps the Game of the Week in the state is in Region 4C, where Handley at 7-0, with Kent State commit Stephen Daley leading the way, travels to 7-1 Kettle Run.

Some other matchups of note include...

* Bassett (6-1) at GW-Danville (5-1), where the Eagles look to avoid falling in this series for the first time since 1963.

* Loudoun County (6-1) at Independence (6-0), as the Tigers try to stay unbeaten before key Region 5D tilts with Woodgrove and Stone Bridge.

* Patrick Henry-Roanoke (6-1) at Christiansburg (6-1), in a matchup where the Patriots travel to take on a Blue Demons team that has piled up 110 points the past two weeks since a 24-7 loss to Salem.

* Phoebus (7-0) at Woodside (5-1), as the Wolverines try to halt a 37-game Peninsula District winning streak for the Phantoms. Of course, Woodside ended the 52-game VHSL record win streak of Phoebus just 10 years ago.

But the movement in terms of the rankings is very little as there are just two more weeks of regular season action to go after this weekend.


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VHSL's Latest Power Rankings Release Here


Note - This list was compiled entering Friday, October 22, 2021


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Class 6 Top Ten:
Dropped Out: #10 Lake Braddock (5-2) fell to #5 Robinson 35-31
RankLWTeamRecordResult

1

1

Oscar Smith

5-1

W 49-7 over King's Fork

2

2

South County

7-0

W 41-3 over West Springfield

3

4

Madison

6-1

W 21-17 over Centreville

4

5

Robinson

7-0

W 35-31 over Lake Braddock

5

6

Thomas Dale

6-1

W 39-21 over Hopewell

6

8

Battlefield

7-0

W 38-0 over Unity Reed

7

3

Manchester

4-2

L 35-42 to Midlothian

8

9

Freedom-PW

6-2

W 55-0 over Woodbridge

9

7

Centreville

5-2

L 17-21 to Madison

10

HM

Fairfax

6-0

W 41-3 over West Springfield

Honorable Mention:
Western Branch (7-1)
West Springfield (5-2)
Patriot (5-2)
Westfield (4-3)


Class 5 Top Ten:
Dropped Out: #9 Bayside (5-2) fell to #3 Green Run 35-0
RankLWTeamRecordResult

1

1

Stone Bridge

7-0

Idle

2

2

Maury

3-1

Idle

3

3

Green Run

7-0

W 35-0 over Bayside

4

4

Highland Springs

6-2

W 32-6 over Hanover

5

5

Independence

6-0

W 29-6 over Briar Woods

6

6

Mountain View

7-0

W 47-19 over Colonial Forge

7

10

Midlothian

7-0

W 42-35 over Manchester

8

8

Kempsville

4-1

Idle

9

8

PH-Roanoke

6-1

W 35-0 over Cave Spring

10

HM

Woodgrove

6-1

W 16-14 over Potomac Falls

Honorable Mention:
Woodside (5-1)
Massaponax (3-1)
Douglas Freeman (6-2)

Class 4 Top Ten:
RankLWTeamRecordResult

1

1

Salem

5-1

W 49-7 over Franklin County

2

3

Tuscarora

6-1

Idle

3

4

Dinwiddie

5-0

W 49-6 over Petersburg

4

5

Varina

7-0

W 54-13 over Henrico

5

6

Broad Run

6-1

Idle

6

7

King George

6-0

W 37-0 over Chancellor

7

4

King's Fork

5-1

L 7-49 to Oscar Smith

8

8

E.C. Glass

6-1

W 48-7 over Jefferson Forest

9

9

Heritage-Leesburg

7-1

W 56-14 over Dominion

10

HM

Handley

7-0

W 34-7 over Sherando

Honorable Mention:
Kettle Run (7-1)
Matoaca (6-1)
Hampton (7-1)
Warhill (7-0)
Louisa (7-1)


Class 3 Top Ten:
Dropped Out: #8 Booker T. Washington (4-2) fell to Norcom 21-18
RankLWTeamRecordResult

1

1

Liberty Christian

6-0

W 49-10 over Heritage-Lynchburg

2

2

Phoebus

7-0

W 42-15 over Kecoughtan

3

4

Heritage-Lynchburg

5-2

L 10-49 to Liberty Christian

4

5

Brookville

4-2

W 38-0 over Liberty-Bedford

5

6

Hopewell

3-2

L 21-39 to Thomas Dale

6

3

Lafayette

5-1

L 42-61 to King William

7

7

York

7-1

W 42-14 over Smithfield

8

9

Christiansburg

6-1

W 61-20 over Hidden Valley

9

10

Abingdon

6-1

Idle

10

HM

Bassett

6-1

W 62-0 over Tunstall

Honorable Mention:
Goochland (5-2)
Brentsville District (5-2)


Class 2 Top Ten:
Dropped Out: #9 Luray (4-1) fell to East Rockingham 37-20
RankLWTeamRecordResult

1

1

Graham

6-0

W 56-23 over Virginia High

2

2

Appomattox

6-1

W 71-0 over Nelson County

3

6

King William

5-1

W 61-42 over Lafayette

4

5

Stuarts Draft

4-1

W 28-14 over Buffalo Gap

5

7

Glenvar

7-1

W 24-21 over James River-B

6

3

Union

5-2

L 7-31 to Central-Wise

7

4

Clarke County

6-1

L 7-14 to Meridian

8

10

Ridgeview

6-1

W 50-0 over John Battle

9

8

Virginia High

5-1

L 23-56 to Graham

10

HM

Nottoway

6-0

W 26-8 over Buckingham

Honorable Mention:
Central-Woodstock (5-1)
Amelia (6-1)
Thomas Jefferson-Richmond (6-1)
Strasburg (5-1)


Class 1 Top Ten:
RankLWTeamRecordResult

1

1

Riverheads

7-0

W 56-14 over Wilson Memorial

2

2

Northumberland

5-0

Idle

3

3

Holston

8-0

W 42-12 over Lebanon

4

4

King & Queen

6-0

Idle

5

5

Essex

3-0

Idle

6

6

Chilhowie

7-0

W 7-0 over Northwood

7

7

Galax

5-2

W 35-0 over George Wythe

8

8

Sussex Central

3-1

Idle

9

9

Twin Springs

5-1

W 48-33 over Eastside

10

10

Patrick Henry-GS

4-2

Idle

Honorable Mention:
Central-Lunenburg (5-1)
Giles (5-2)



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