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Published Jan 3, 2023

VHSL Hoops Top Tens - Entering 1-3-23 Games (New Year's Edition)

Matthew Hatfield • VirginiaPreps

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We've closed out the calendar year of 2022 and ushered in 2023 with a handful of intriguing games and storylines to follow as we inch closer towards February and the postseason.

Hayfield continues its dominant run atop Class 6 with a 39-game winning streak, erasing an 11-point deficit in a win at the Governor's Challenge. The Hawks are one of 14 undefeated teams in our rankings this week, including four of which are at the Class 6 level with Battlefield, Oscar Smith and Manchester joining them.

Meanwhile, in Class 2, John Marshall is unblemished and ascending into national polls, including up to No. 1 in the NATION (according to MaxPreps) this week after taking home the Championship at the Chick-fil-A Classic. The 68-55 triumph over Georgia powerhouse Wheeler was the capper for Coach Ty White's Justices, who got stellar performances from the likes of newcomer Jason Rivera, fabulous freshman Latrell Allmond, junior point guard Damon 'Redd' Thompson Jr. and NC State signee Dennis Parker Jr.

Over in Class 3, Northside won its Invitational Tournament, defeating Roanoke Catholic as Coach Billy Pope sits a win away from 600 in his career. Pope can get it when the Vikings travel to Salem on January 4th.

Radford, under Rick Cormany, knocked George Wythe of Wytheville from the ranks of the unbeaten, and he's up to 755 victories to match the late great Bill Littlepage of Hopewell fame for second most in VHSL history.

Check out more in the latest rankings below...

* Indicates record including Eastern District Tournament games

Class 6 Top Ten:

Dropped Out: #10 South Lakes (7-3)

Rank	Last Week	School	Record (entering 1/3)

1	1	Hayfield	7-0
2	4	Battlefield	12-0
3	3	Oscar Smith	8-0
4	2	Patriot	6-2
5	5	Manchester	9-0
6	6	South County	6-2
7	7	Alexandria City	7-2
8	8	Potomac	9-2
9	9	Landstown	7-4
10	HM	Colgan	8-1

Honorable Mention:
James River-Midlothian (7-1)
Yorktown (8-2)
Fairfax (7-2)
Edison (7-1)
George Marshall (9-2)
Madison (7-3)

Class 5 Top Ten:

Dropped Out: #7 Mills Godwin (9-2)

Rank	Last Week	School	Record (entering 1/3)

1	1	Menchville	7-0
2	2	Maury	8-2; 6-1*
3	3	Patrick Henry-Roanoke	8-1
4	4	Woodside	6-3
5	6	Albemarle	7-1
6	5	Stone Bridge	7-2
7	9	William Fleming	8-2
8	10	Hermitage	7-2
9	HM	Kecoughtan	6-2
10	8	L.C. Bird	5-3

Honorable Mention:
Norview (8-2; 5-2*)
Princess Anne (8-2)
Cox (7-1)
Potomac Falls (6-3)

Class 4 Top Ten:

Dropped Out: #10 Smithfield (7-3)

Rank	Last Week	School	Record (entering 1/3)

1	1	Varina	6-1
2	2	King's Fork	4-2
3	3	E.C. Glass	6-1
4	4	Western Albemarle	7-1
5	6	Park View-Sterling	8-0
6	5	Tuscarora	6-2
7	9	King George	7-1
8	7	GW-Danville	6-3
9	8	Loudoun County	6-3
10	HM	Loudoun Valley	5-2

Honorable Mention:
Grafton (6-3)
Courtland (5-3)
Hampton (4-3)

Class 3 Top Ten:

Dropped Out: #9 William Monroe (7-2)

Rank	Last Week	School	Record (entering 1/3)

1	1	Northside	8-0
2	2	Spotswood	10-0
3	3	Cave Spring	8-1
4	4	Hopewell	6-2
5	5	Lake Taylor	6-2; 6-1*
6	6	Tunstall	10-0
7	7	Rutsburg	7-0
8	HM	Skyline	7-0
9	8	Abingdon	6-3
10	10	Phoebus	3-2

Honorable Mention:
Lord Botetourt (7-2)
Fluvanna (6-2)
Wilson Memorial (5-3)
Liberty Christian (7-3)
Staunton (6-3)

Class 2 Top Ten:

Dropped Out: #6 Strasburg (4-3), #7 Gate City (3-5) and #10 Graham (0-2)

Rank	Last Week	School	Record (entering 1/3)

1	1	John Marshall	10-0
2	2	Radford	5-1
3	3	Floyd County	6-2
4	5	Brunswick	9-3
5	8	Ridgeview	7-2
6	4	James River-Buchanan	7-3
7	HM	Alleghany	6-2
8	NR	East Rockingham	6-4
9	9	Virginia High	6-4
10	HM	Madison County	6-4

Honorable Mention:
Glenvar (6-3)
Martinsville (5-4)
Nandua (4-2)

Class 1 Top Ten:

Dropped Out: #10 Buffalo Gap (6-4)

Rank	Last Week	School	Record (entering 1/3)

1	1	Lancaster	6-0
2	2	George Wythe	8-1
3	8	Lebanon	9-0
4	4	Altavista	5-2
5	6	Auburn	8-3
6	3	Twin Springs	4-4
7	5	Franklin	8-1
8	7	Northampton	3-2
9	9	Narrows	7-3
10	HM	Chilhowie	7-2

Honorable Mention:
Carver Academy (5-1)
Middlesex (6-2)

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