Top 30 Power Poll: Week 10
It’s playoff time! Some of the VHSL conferences have already started their conference tournaments, while VISAA schools are finishing up the remainder of the schedule to get started next week. With that, we give you the final Top 30 Power Poll of the regular season. See who made the cut of the best 30 teams in the VHSL and VISAA regardless of classification!
1. Blue Ridge
Overall Record: 18-3
Previous Rank: #1
Notable Wins: Hargrave, STAB, MacNab, Episcopal, Millwood, Virginia Episcopal
Notable Losses: Pallotti, Mt. Zion Prep, John Marshall
Last Week: Wins over Carlisle and Miller School
2. LC Bird
Overall Record: 20-1
Previous Rank: #2
Notable Wins: Kecoughtan, John Marshall, Hampton, Norcom, Millwood
Notable Losses: Bethel
Last Week: Wins over Matoaca and Meadowbrook
3. IC Norcom
Overall Record: 21-1
Previous Rank: #3
Notable Wins: Norview, Hampton, Lake Taylor, Woodside, Atlantic Shores, Norfolk Collegiate, John Marshall
Notable Losses: LC Bird
Last Week: Win over Cape Henry
4. Episcopal
Overall Record: 20-4
Previous Rank: #7
Notable Wins: Atlantic Shores, STAB, Norfolk Collegiate, Woodberry Forest, SSSAS, Bulliss
Notable Losses: Blue Ridge, St. Stephen’s St. Agnes, Episcopal Academy (PA), Bullis
Last Week: Wins over St. Albans and Bulliss
5. Paul VI
Overall Record: 17-9
Previous Rank: #5
Key Wins: Neumann-Goretti (PA), Word of God (NC), Bishop O’Connell (2X), Archbishop Carroll (2X) , Our Lady Good Counsel, Gonzaga
Key Losses: St. John’s (2X), DeMatha (2X), Bishop McNamara (2X)
Last Week: Wins over Archbishop Carroll and Gonzaga; Lost to Dematha
6. Bishop O’Connell
Overall Record: 17-8
Previous Rank: #6
Notable Wins: Bishop McNamara (2X), IDEA, Bishop Ireton (2X), Mount Pleasant, Gonzaga, Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. John’s
Notable Losses: St. John’s, DeMatha, PVI (2X), Gonzaga
Last Week: Wins over St. John’s, Bishop Ireton, St. Mary’s Ryekin; Lost to Gonzaga
7. Norfolk Collegiate
Overall Record: 19-3
Previous Rank: #10
Notable Wins: Atlantic Shores, Virginia Academy, Cape Henry, Oscar Smith, Green Run, Walsingham
Notable Losses: Episcopal, Williamsburg Christian, Norcom
Last Week: Win over Peninsula Catholic
8. Green Run
Overall Record: 22-1
Previous Rank: #11
Notable Wins: Princess Anne, Granby, Norview (2X), Maury (2X), Salem (2X)
Notable Losses: Norfolk Collegiate
Last Week: Wins over Kempsville, Hickory, Salem
9. Deep Run
Overall Record: 20-2
Previous Rank: #12
Notable Wins: Henrico, John Marshall, George Wythe, Millwood
Notable Losses: St. Christopher’s, John Marshall
Last Week: Wins over Manchester and Clover Hill
10. Henrico
Overall Record: 20-2
Previous Rank: #4
Notable Wins: Lake Taylor, Hermitage, St. Christopher’s, Highland Springs (2X)
Notable Losses: Deep Run, Varina
Last Week: Win over Atlee; Lost to Varina
11. CD Hylton
Overall Record: 18-3
Previous Rank: #13
Notable Wins: Woodside, Potomac, Battlefield, Stonewall Jackson, Woodbridge
Notable Losses: Potomac, St. Christopher’s, Forest Park
Last Week: Wins over Colonial Forge, Riverbend, Gar-Field
12. Bethel
Overall Record: 20-3
Previous Rank: #14
Notable Wins: LC Bird, Woodside, Lake Taylor, Williamsburg Christian
Notable Losses: Phoebus, Hampton, Heritage
Last Week: Wins over Warwick and Nansemond River
13. St. Christopher’s
Overall Record: 21-5
Previous Rank: #9
Notable Wins: Deep Run, John Marshall, Trinity Episcopal (3X), CD Hylton
Notable Losses: Henrico, Atlantic Shores, FUMA, Episcopal, STAB
Last Week: Win over Woodberry Forest; Lost to STAB
14. Potomac
Overall Record: 19-2
Previous Rank: #15
Notable Wins: Hylton, Battlefield, Stone Bridge, Stonewall Jackson
Notable Losses: Hylton, St. Alban’s
Last Week: Wins over Mountian View and North Stafford
15. Westfield
Overall Record: 18-2
Previous Rank: #16
Notable Wins: Battlefield, St. Alban’s, Landstown, Robinson
Notable Losses: Lake Braddock, Yorktown
Last Week: Wins over Chantilly, Centreville, Oakton
16. John Marshall
Overall Record: 18-4
Previous Rank: #18
Notable Wins: King’s Fork, James Monroe, Blue Ridge, Deep Run
Notable Losses: L.C. Bird, Deep Run, Hermitage, Norcom
Last Week: Wins over JR Tucker and Freedom
17. Virginia Episcopal School
Overall Record: 11-6
Previous Rank: #8
Notable Wins: Millwood, Williamsburg Christian, St. James, Carlisle (2X)
Notable Losses: Arlington Country Day, Northfields Mount Harmon (MA), Miller School, Blue Ridge
Last Week: Lost to Carlisle
18. Williamsburg Christian
Overall Record: 22-5
Previous Rank: #19
Notable Wins: Atlantic Shores (2X), Norfolk Collegiate, Amelia Academy, Benedictine
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Bethel, Millwood
Last Week: Wins over Life Christian, Portsmouth Christian, Broadwater
19. Northside
Overall Record: 21-1
Previous Rank: #20
Notable Wins: Cave Spring, Lord Botetourt (3X), George Wythe (Wytheville), William Byrd (2X), William Fleming (2X), Martinsville
Notable Losses: Cave Spring
Last Week: Win over William Fleming
20. Wakefield
Overall Record: 19-1
Previous Rank: #21
Notable Wins: Tuscarora, VA Academy, Eastern (DC)
Notable Losses: George Marshall
Last Week: Win over Jefferson
21. Oscar Smith
Overall Record: 19-2
Previous Rank: #22
Notable Wins: Deep Creek, Nansemond River, Lake Taylor, Woodside, Landstown
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Norfolk Collegiate
Last Week: Wins over Landstown and Western Branch
22. Eastern View
Overall Record: 21-0
Previous Rank: #24
Notable Wins: Culpeper County (2X), James Monroe, Highland School
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Kettle Run and Manassas Park
23. West Springfield
Overall Record: 18-3
Previous Rank: #17
Notable Wins: Chantilly, Osbourn, Lake Braddock, WT Woodson (2X)
Notable Losses: Landstown, West Potomac, Lake Braddock
Last Week: Wins over WT Woodson and South County; Lost to West Potomac and Lake Braddock
24. Tuscarora
Overall Record: 20-1
Previous Rank: #25
Notable Wins: Chantilly, Stone Bridge (2X), Heritage-Leesburg (2X)
Notable Losses: Wakefield (2OT)
Last Week: Win over Potomac Falls
25. St. Stephen’s St. Agnes
Overall Record: 15-7
Previous Rank: #17
Notable Wins: Middleburg Academy, Millwood, STAB, Woodberry Forest, St. Alban’s
Notable Losses: Atlantic Shores, HD Woodson, Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Alban’s, Bulls, Episcopal
Last Week: Lost to Bulliss
26. Loudoun Valley
Overall Record: 21-0
Previous Rank: #26
Notable Wins: Spotswood, Millbrook (2X), John Champe, Stone Bridge
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Loudoun County and Stone Bridge
27. Radford
Overall Record: 20-1
Previous Rank: #28
Notable Wins: Martinsville, Lord Botetourt (2X), Salem, Alleghany
Notable Losses: Martinsville
Last Week: Idle
28. St. Anne’s Belfield
Overall Record: 15-6
Previous Rank: #29
Notable Wins: Carlisle, Trinity Episcopal, Williamsburg Christian, Maret, Bishop Sullivan, St. Chris
Notable Losses: St. Chris, Blue Ridge, SSSAS, Episcopal, Atlantic Shores, Miller
Last Week: Wins over St. Chris and Hargrave
29. George Marshall
Overall Record: 20-3
Previous Rank: NR
Notable Wins: Wakefield, Briar Woods, Potomac Falls
Notable Losses: Albemarle, Wakefield, James Madison
Last Week: Wins over Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Briar Woods
30. George Mason
Overall Record: 22-0
Previous Rank: #30
Notable Wins: Madison County (2X), St. John Paul the Great, Dominion, William Monroe (2X)
Notable Losses: None
Last Week: Wins over Madison County and Clarke County
Just Missed: Walsingham, Hampton Roads Academy, Battlefield, John Champe, Middleburg, Martinsville, Hopewell, Lake Taylor, William Fleming, Albemarle, Lake Braddock, Honaker, Gate City, Miller