Vantage Hoops Top 30 Power Poll: Week 6
With the snow storm coming in this weekend, a lot of good basketball had to be postponed, including the Chance Harman Classic in Floyd County and the Virginia Preps Classic in Virginia Beach. With many highly anticipated games being cancelled, there isn’t much change in poll from last week. The top 20 remains the same, with the only team losing any game being #1 Blue Ridge, who remains atop the poll for the sixth straight week after a close loss to national powerhouse Huntington Prep. Two schools in Varina and West Potomac are back in the poll as Monacan and Mills Godwin drop out after losses. See where the best 30 teams in the VISAA and VHSL stack up in week six of our Top 30 Power Poll!
1) Blue Ridge
Overall Record: 13-1
Notable Wins: Bishop Sullivan, Atlantic Shores, Episcopal, Miller School, Word of God (NC)
Notable Losses: Huntington Prep (WV)
Last Week: Lost to Huntington Prep
Previous Rank: #1
2) Paul VI
Overall Record: 10-2
Notable Wins: St. Mary’s-Ryekin (MD), Pebblebrook (GA), John Carrol (MD), Bishop O’Connell, Neumann-Goretti (PA), Bishop McNamara (MD)
Notable Losses: St. John’s, Bishop Loughlin (NY)
Last Week: Wins over Bishop Ireton and Bishop McNamara
Previous Rank: #2
3) LC Bird
Overall Record: 7-0
Notable Wins: Matoaca, Varina, Woodside, Bethel, Salem (VB), George Wythe
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over George Wythe
Previous Rank: #3
4) Trinity Episcopal
Overall Record: 14-0
Notable Wins: Episcopal, VA Academy, St. Stephen’s St. Agnes, Hargrave, Varina, Henrico, St. Chris
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over St. Christopher’s
Previous Rank: #4
5) Bishop O’Connell
Overall Record: 10-5
Notable Wins: Middleburg Academy, Bishop Ireton, Bulliss, Episcopal, VA Academy, Westlake (GA), Bishop Gorman (NV)
Notable Losses: IMG Academy (FL), Paul VI, Gonzaga (DC), Dillard (FL), Westchester (CA)
Last Week: Wins over Good Counsel and Archbishop Carroll
Previous Rank: #5
6) Potomac
Overall Record: 11-1
Notable Wins: CD Hylton (2X), Battlefield, Freedom, Decatur (MD), Olympic (NC), Osbourn
Notable Losses: Linden (NJ)
Last Week: Wins over CD Hylton and Osbourn
Previous Rank: #6
7) Albemarle
Overall Record: 13-0
Notable Wins: Louisa, Western Albemarle (2X), Fauquier, West Potomac
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Wins over Powhatan and Monticello
Previous Rank: #7
8) Middleburg Academy
Overall Record: 6-3
Notable Wins: Battlefield, Cape Henry, Takoma Academy, Charlotte Basketball Academy
Notable Losses: Bishop O’Connell, Boys Latin (MD), Legacy Charter (SC)
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #8
9) Hampton
Overall Record: 11-2
Notable Wins: Heritage, Varina, Woodside, Norcom (2X), Bethel, Warwick
Notable Losses: Cape Henry, Williamsburg Christian
Last Week: Wins over Warwick and Menchville
Previous Rank: #9
10) John Marshall
Overall Record: 9-2
Notable Wins: Armstrong, George Wythe, Benedictine, Highland Springs, Miami Christian, Mills Godwin
Notable Losses: Varina, Pebblebrook (GA)
Last Week: Win over Mills Godwin
Previous Rank: #10
11) Oscar Smith
Overall Record: 12-1
Notable Wins: Deep Creek, Western Branch, Bishop Sullivan, Green Run, Granby, King’s Fork
Notable Losses: Tallwood
Last Week: Wins over King’s Fork and Great Bridge
Previous Rank: #11
12) Virginia Episcopal School
Overall Record: 4-1
Notable Wins: Teays Valley Christian, Amelia Academy, Lynchburg Home School
Notable Losses: First Love Christian
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #12
13) IC Norcom
Overall Record: 10-2
Notable Wins: Maury, Lake Taylor, Cape Henry, HD Woodson (DC), Woodside, Landstown
Notable Losses: Hampton (2X)
Last Week: Wins over Landstown and Norview
Previous Rank: #13
14) Episcopal
Overall Record: 7-4
Notable Wins: Georgetown Day, Calvert Hall, Atlantic Shores, Palotti (MD), Sanford (DE), St. John Paul the Great
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, Bishop O’Connell, Richard Montgomery (MD), Blue Ridge
Last Week: Wins over The Heights and St. John Paul the Great
Previous Rank: #14
15) Loudoun Valley
Overall Record: 10-0
Notable Wins: Heritage, Millbrook, Freedom, Potomac Falls
Notable Losses: N/A
Last Week: Win over Potomac Falls
Previous Rank: #15
16) Green Run
Overall Record: 9-2
Notable Wins: Bayside, Cox, Landstown, Norview, Kellam
Notable Losses: Salem (VB), Oscar Smith
Last Week: Win over Indian River
Previous Rank: #16
17) Gate City
Overall Record: 6-2
Notable Wins: Tennessee HS, Daniel Boone (TN) (2X), Knoxville Christian (TN), Lebanon
Notable Losses: Wings Academy (NY), Sandy Creek (GA)
Last Week: Win over Lebanon
Previous Rank: #17
18) Northside
Overall Record: 11-1
Notable Wins: Cave Spring (2X), Salem, Blacksburg, William Byrd (2X), North Cross
Notable Losses: Alleghany
Last Week: Wins over William Byrd and Rockbridge County
Previous Rank: #18
19) Wakefield
Overall Record: 9-3
Notable Wins: South Lakes, Battlefield, Orem (Utah), Tuscarora
Notable Losses: Wasatch Academy (Utah), Smokey Hill (CO), Glenelg County
Last Week: Win over Thomas Jefferson (Alexandria)
Previous Rank: #19
20) Cape Henry
Overall Record: 6-3
Notable Wins: Capitol Christian (DC), USA Homeschool, Steward, Hampton, Gilman (MD)
Notable Losses: Middleburg Academy, IC Norcom, Northwood Temple (NC)
Last Week: Win over Arcadia
Previous Rank: #20
21) Lake Taylor
Overall Record: 8-3
Notable Wins: Norview, Maury, Greensville County, Tallwood, Granby (2X)
Notable Losses: Oak Hill Academy, Norcom, Bethel
Last Week: Win over Granby
Previous Rank: #21
22) Miller School
Overall Record: 7-2
Notable Wins: STAB, Union City (TN), Oldsmar Christian (FL) Bloomfield Tech (NJ)
Notable Losses: Bishop Ireton, Blue Ridge
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #22
23) Bethel
Overall Record: 8-3
Notable Wins: Jamestown, Kecoughtan, Phoebus, Lake Taylor
Notable Losses: Hampton, Woodside, LC Bird
Last Week: Win over Denbigh
Previous Rank: #23
24) Handley
Overall Record: 13-1
Notable Wins: Eastern View, John Champe, Charlottesville, Spotswood, Potomac Falls
Notable Losses: Spotswood
Last Week: Win over Millbrook
Previous Rank: #26
25) Hargrave Military Academy
Overall Record: 7-1
Notable Wins: FUMA, Benedictine, Woodberry Forest, Liberty Christian, Carlisle
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal
Last Week: Win over Carlisle
Previous Rank: #28
26) West Potomac
Overall Record: 8-2
Notable Wins: Hayfield, Madison, West Springfield, TC Williams, STAB, WT Woodson
Notable Losses: Chantilly, Albemarle
Last Week: Wins over WT Woodson and Lake Braddock
Previous Rank: Unranked
27) Varina
Overall Record: 8-3
Notable Wins: Armstrong, John Marshall, St. Chris, Henrico, Prince George
Notable Losses: Trinity Episcopal, LC Bird, Hampton
Last Week: Wins over Atlee, Armstrong and Prince George
Previous Rank: Unranked
28) Millwood
Overall Record: 8-5
Notable Wins: National Christian (DC), Woodside, Amelia Academy, Life Christian, Walsingham
Notable Losses: Capitol Christian (DC), National Christian (DC), Atlantic Shores, Goretti (MD), Germantown Academy
Last Week: Idle
Previous Rank: #29
29) WT Woodson
Overall Record: 9-3
Notable Wins: Robinson, Fairfax, South Lakes, Lake Braddock, Stone Bridge
Notable Losses: St. John’s (MD), Downington East (PA), West Potomac
Last Week: Win over Annandale (OT); Lost to West Potomac
Previous Rank: #24
30) Salem (VB)
Overall Record: 10-2
Notable Wins: Green Run, Cox, Tallwood, Bayside, Kellam , Freedom
Notable Losses: LC Bird, Maury
Last Week: Win over Ocean Lakes; Lost to Maury
Previous Rank: #27