Vantage Hoops Top 30 Power Poll: Week 3
Heading into the Christmas break, a lot was shook up this past week with some great matchups and games that included a Hampton-Bethel thriller, a Paul VI-Bishop O’Connell overtime classic and a number of other big tournaments that included the Richmond Times Dispatch Invitational and the Bullis Holiday Classic that #1 Blue Ridge won. With some teams playing tough games while others were idle for exams, things got a little messy but that’s what you should expect early in the season. Expect even more shakeups with Holiday Tournaments around the corner.
Here’s a look at week three of our Vantage Hoops Top 30 Power Poll, ranking the best 30 teams in the VHSL and VISAA regardless of classification.
1) Blue Ridge
Overall Record: 9-0
Notable Wins: Bishop Sullivan, Atlantic Shores, Sanford (DE), Episcopal, Sidwell Friends (DC)
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Sanford, Episcopal and Sidwell Friends
Previous Rank: #1
2) Paul VI
Overall Record: 5-1
Notable Wins: St. Mary’s-Ryekin (MD), Pebblebrook (GA), John Carrol (MD), Bishop O’Connell
Notable Losses: St. John’s
Last Week: Win over Bishop O’Connell (OT); Lost to St. John’s
Previous Rank: #2
3) LC Bird
Overall Record: 3-0
Notable Wins: Matoaca, Varina, Woodside
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Woodside
Previous Rank: #3
4) Trinity Episcopal
Overall Record: 9-0
Notable Wins: Episcopal, VA Academy, St. Stephen’s St. Agnes, Hargrave, Benedictine
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Atlantic Shores, Hanover and Benedictine
Previous Rank: #4
5) Bishop O’Connell
Overall Record: 5-2
Notable Wins: Middleburg Academy, Bishop Ireton, Bulliss, Episcopal
Notable Losses: IMG Academy (FL), Paul VI
Last Week: Wins over Bishop M’cNamara (MD); Lost to Paul VI (OT)
Previous Rank: #5
6) Potomac
Overall Record: 6-0
Notable Wins: CD Hylton, Battlefield, Freedom
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Patriot and Freedom
Previous Rank: #6
7) Hampton
Overall Record: 8-0
Notable Wins: Heritage, Varina, Woodside, Norcom, Bethel
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Bethel, Kecoughtan and Norcom
Previous Rank: #7
8) Middleburg Academy
Overall Record: 4-1
Notable Wins: Battlefield, Cape Henry
Notable Losses: Bishop O’Connell
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #9
9) Oscar Smith
Overall Record: 7-0
Notable Wins: Nansemond River, Lakeland, Deep Creek, Western Branch
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Indian River, Western Branch and Booker T. Washington
Previous Rank: #12
10) Albemarle
Overall Record: 7-0
Notable Wins: Patrick Henry (Roanoke), Louisa, Western Albemarle, Charlottesville
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Fluvanna County, Charlottesville and Atlee
Previous Rank: #17
11) Virginia Episcopal School
Overall Record: 3-0
Notable Wins: Amelia Academy, Lynchburg Home School
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #14
12) IC Norcom
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: Maury, Lake Taylor, Cape Henry
Notable Losses: Hampton
Last Week: Win over Wilson; Lost to Hampton
Previous Rank: #10
13) John Marshall
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: Armstrong, George Wythe, Kecoughtan, Highland Springs
Notable Losses: Varina
Last Week: Wins over Deep Run and Highland Springs; Lost to Varina
Previous Rank: #8
14) Episcopal
Overall Record: 5-4
Notable Wins: Georgetown Day, Calvert Hall, Atlantic Shores, Palotti (MD), Sanford (DE)
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Bishop O’Connell, Richard Montgomery (MD), Blue Ridge
Last Week: Wins over Palotti and Sanford; Lost to Blue Ridge
Previous Rank: #16
15) Gate City
Overall Record: 3-0
Notable Wins: Tennessee HS, Daniel Boone (TN), Knoxville Christian (TN)
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Daniel Boone and Knoxville Christian
Previous Rank: #18
16) Millwood
Overall Record: 7-2
Notable Wins: National Christian (DC), Woodside, Amelia Academy, Life Christian
Notable Losses: Capitol Christian (DC), National Christian (DC)
Last Week: Win over Fork Union Military Academy
Previous Rank: #19
17) Green Run
Overall Record: 5-1
Notable Wins: Bayside, Cox, Landstown, Norview
Notable Losses: Salem (VB)
Last Week: Win over Norview; Lost to Salem (VB)
Previous Rank: #15
18) Wakefield
Overall Record: 4-2
Notable Wins: Yorktown, Battlefield, Orem (Utah), JEB Stuart
Notable Losses: Wasatch Academy (Utah), Smokey Hill (CO)
Last Week: Win over JEB Stuart
Previous Rank: #20
19) VA Academy
Overall Record: 4-3
Notable Wins: Battlefield, Calvert Hall (MD), National Christian (DC), Christ Chapel
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Capitol Christian (DC), Bulliss (MD)
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #21
20) Loudoun Valley
Overall Record: 6-0
Notable Wins: Heritage, Millbrook, Freedom
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Freedom and Loudoun County
Previous Rank: #22
21) Cape Henry
Overall Record: 2-2
Notable Wins: Capitol Christian (DC), USA Homeschool
Notable Losses: Middleburg Academy, IC Norcom
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #24
22) Bishop Sullivan
Overall Record: 5-3
Notable Wins: Forsyth Country Day (NC), Heritage (NN), Neuse Christian (NC)
Notable Losses: Providence Day (NC), Conrad Academy (FL), Blue Ridge
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #26
23) Varina
Overall Record: 5-2
Notable Wins: John Marshall, Henrico, St. Christopher’s, Matoaca
Notable Losses: LC Bird, Hampton
Last Week: Wins over John Marshall and St. Christopher’s
Previous Rank: Unranked
24) Northside
Overall Record: 5-1
Notable Wins: Cave Spring, Salem, Blacksburg
Notable Losses: Alleghany
Last Week: Win over Salem; Lost to Alleghany
Previous Rank: #23
25) Bethel
Overal Record: 6-2
Notable Wins: Jamestown, Kecoughtan, Phoebus, Lake Taylor
Notable Losses: Hampton, Woodside
Last Week: Wins over Lake Taylor; Lost to Hampton and Woodside
Previous Rank: #27
26) WT Woodson
Overall Record: 6-1
Notable Wins: Robinson, Fairfax, South Lakes, Lake Braddock
Notable Losses: St. John’s (MD)
Last Week: Wins over Lake Braddock and Mount Vernon
Previous Rank: #29
27) Monacan
Overall Record: 5-0
Notable Wins: Dinwiddie, Hanover, Clover Hill
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: Unranked
28) Lake Taylor
Overall Record: 4-3
Notable Wins: Norview, Maury, Greensville County, Booker T. Washington
Notable Losses: Oak Hill Academy, Norcom, Bethel
Last Week: Win over Booker T. Washington; Lost to Bethel
Previous Rank: #13
29) Miller School
Overall Record: 3-1
Notable Wins: STAB, Covenant, Amelia Academy
Notable Losses: Bishop Ireton
Last Week: Win over Covenant
Previous Rank: Unranked
30) Salem (VB)
Overall Record: 6-0
Notable Wins: Green Run, Cox, Tallwood, Bayside, Kellam
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Green Run
Previous Rank: Unranked
Just Missed
St. Christopher’s, Spotswood, Martinsville, Eastern View, Williamsburg Christian, Jamestown, Handley , West Potomac, Hargrave, Chantilly