gonna be another tough year for the atoms :0

absolute destruction......

Marshall runningback feasted on woodsons defense stay tuned

Analyst Wrote:
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> Marshall runningback feasted on woodsons defense
> stay tuned


Woodson's defense will be historically awful.

Itsback Wrote:
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> First scrimmages on 8/11:
>
> DeMatha @ Freedom
> Washington-Liberty @ Annandale
> Broad Run @ Centreville
> Fairfax @ Chantilly
> Edison/Marshall/Woodson tri-scrimmage
> Falls Church @ Unity Reed
> Woodbridge @ Hayfield
> Herndon @ Oakton
> Lake Braddock @ Hylton
> Langley @ Lightridge
> Meridian @ Lewis
> Madison @ Woodgrove
> Fauquier @ McLean
> Westfield @ Mount Vernon
> Robinson @ Battlefield
> South County @ Highland Springs (8/6)
> South County @ South Lakes (8/12)
> Tuscarora @ Stone Bridge
> Justice @ West Springfield
> Wakefield @ Alexandria City
> Thomas Jefferson @ Osbourn Park
> West Potomac @ Briar Woods
> Yorktown @ Bishop Ireton
>
> Thoughts????


Anyone see any of these?

scrimmage Wrote:
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> Itsback Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > First scrimmages on 8/11:
> >
> > DeMatha @ Freedom
> > Washington-Liberty @ Annandale
> > Broad Run @ Centreville
> > Fairfax @ Chantilly
> > Edison/Marshall/Woodson tri-scrimmage
> > Falls Church @ Unity Reed
> > Woodbridge @ Hayfield
> > Herndon @ Oakton
> > Lake Braddock @ Hylton
> > Langley @ Lightridge
> > Meridian @ Lewis
> > Madison @ Woodgrove
> > Fauquier @ McLean
> > Westfield @ Mount Vernon
> > Robinson @ Battlefield
> > South County @ Highland Springs (8/6)
> > South County @ South Lakes (8/12)
> > Tuscarora @ Stone Bridge
> > Justice @ West Springfield
> > Wakefield @ Alexandria City
> > Thomas Jefferson @ Osbourn Park
> > West Potomac @ Briar Woods
> > Yorktown @ Bishop Ireton
> >
> > Thoughts????
>
>
> Anyone see any of these?

the South County vs Highland Springs scrimmage was CLOSED to the public, WHAT?

NOW, the mystery begins, why? are they that goid vs are tbey that BAD that they closed this??

Oakton destroyed Herndon last night. This could be Oakton’s year. People better watch out!!

I don’t think crushing a team that has lost 26 games in a row should give you much optimism. Oakton may be better but you learned nothing by beating Herndon in a scrimmage.

Centreville 1’s looked good against Broad Run’s 1’s.

Don't sleep on Woodson, they will be one of the top teams in the region this year.
Woodson looked great against Edison and Marshall; the offense was unstoppable!
Patriot district teams will have a hard time stopping this offense!
The QB is ranked in the top 100 of his class. Look for them to put up a half a hundred on most teams

Cavs Alum Wrote:
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> Don't sleep on Woodson, they will be one of the
> top teams in the region this year.
> Woodson looked great against Edison and Marshall;
> the offense was unstoppable!
> Patriot district teams will have a hard time
> stopping this offense!
> The QB is ranked in the top 100 of his class. Look
> for them to put up a half a hundred on most teams


I hope they score A LOT on Lewis and Falls Church, because SoCo, Robo, Centreville, Braddock, etc. are going to be be blood baths.

Can we stop with trolls talking about how good Woodson, Herndon, Marshall, Edison, etc are going to be! We all know they’re gonna stink. The dumb jokes get old. If we’re going to talk about teams that were awful last year who I think LEGITIMATELY have a shot to be region contenders - it’s Oakton!! Great players and superior coaching delivers championships. They will show that this year! Watch out! Cougars going to bite ya in 2022!!

Cavs Alum Wrote:
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> Don't sleep on Woodson, they will be one of the
> top teams in the region this year.
> Woodson looked great against Edison and Marshall;
> the offense was unstoppable!
> Patriot district teams will have a hard time
> stopping this offense!
> The QB is ranked in the top 100 of his class. Look
> for them to put up a half a hundred on most teams


Who says half a hundred instead of 50. Just weird must be a Russian bot

scrimmage Wrote:
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> Itsback Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > First scrimmages on 8/11:
> >
> > DeMatha @ Freedom
> > Washington-Liberty @ Annandale
> > Broad Run @ Centreville
> > Fairfax @ Chantilly
> > Edison/Marshall/Woodson tri-scrimmage
> > Falls Church @ Unity Reed
> > Woodbridge @ Hayfield
> > Herndon @ Oakton
> > Lake Braddock @ Hylton
> > Langley @ Lightridge
> > Meridian @ Lewis
> > Madison @ Woodgrove
> > Fauquier @ McLean
> > Westfield @ Mount Vernon
> > Robinson @ Battlefield
> > South County @ Highland Springs (8/6)
> > South County @ South Lakes (8/12)
> > Tuscarora @ Stone Bridge
> > Justice @ West Springfield
> > Wakefield @ Alexandria City
> > Thomas Jefferson @ Osbourn Park
> > West Potomac @ Briar Woods
> > Yorktown @ Bishop Ireton
> >
> > Thoughts????
>
>
> Anyone see any of these?

I went to two of those. I went to the Woodson v. Marshall scrimmage on Thursday, and the Chantilly v. Fairfax scrimmage on Friday.

I normally enjoy high school football, but the Woodson/Marshall scrimmage made me reconsider that. Woodson looked good on the first series, but after that, they couldn't do anything offensively, though I don't think it was good defense by Marshall as much as it was an inability of Woodson to execute. Marshall's offense was a bit better. Woodson's defense was awful.

The Chantilly/Fairfax scrimmage was the complete opposite. They played the scrimmage under more normal game like conditions. The quality of play for both teams was lightyears ahead of what I saw from Woodson/Marshall. Fairfax's quarterback started their first possession with a 40 yard bomb down the sideline. That happened again on a later possession. Chantilly's defense stiffened and held Fairfax to a field goa. Chantilly got a TD on their next possession. The teams traded possessions thereafter and the score (by my calculations since they weren't keeping it on the scoreboard was Fairfax 17, Chantilly 10 at the half. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay for the second half. One of Fairfax's touchdowns was a pick six. Chantilly's TD was set up by a Fairfax fumble deep in their own territory. I think Fairfax had the slightly better offense, but they were more mistake prone than Chantilly's offense -- the fumble, but more pre-snap penalties and holding calls.

All in all, it was a fun scrimmage, and I wish I could have stayed for the second half.

Nova fan- The first hour and a half of the Marshall/ Woodson scrimmage was actually Marshall vs Edison. The defense you saw getting worked was Edison. They even borrowed white Woodson jerseys apparently for the scrimmage since they didn’t have their own jerseys. Don’t ask me why. Edison was awful. Couldn’t do anything right, especially on D.

Saw Westfield vs Mt Vernon. Westfield's offense was able to get big chunks of yardage against the Mt Vernon defense (the Mt Vernon defense was small). First two series for each team were 10 plays and stop, then they went to a live game type scrimmage. Westfield scored twice in live play, one being set up when a defensive lineman snatched a pass out of the air at the Mt Vernon 17. Westfield probably would have had a third score but didn't due to the 10-play limit. Westfield's defense stuffed the Mt Vernon running game. Mt Vernon had a decent QB and one good WR who were quite successful in the passing game, accounting for the vast majority of the Mt Vernon offense. Mt Vernon used that QB-WR combo to put together one nice drive and probably should have scored, had the WR not been stripped at he Westfield 10 to kill the drive. Both teams took multiple FG attempts in a part of the scrimmage that was used for situational plays (punts and FGs). The Mt Vernon kicker looked good with FGs easily out to 40 yards. The Westfield kicker was not quite as sharp but still quite capable out to 35-40 yards.

LMFAOOOOOOOO it ain’t no way the spammer just actually jumped into this thread

so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams, only Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football Team? AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?

Preseason MaxPreps Top 25



1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 record in 2021
2. Highland Springs, 10-4
3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
15. King George, 9-1
16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
17. King William, 13-1
18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2

maxxxxxpreps Wrote:
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> so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams, only
> Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football Team?
> AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?
>
> Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
>
>
>
> 1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 record in 2021
> 2. Highland Springs, 10-4
> 3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
> 4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
> 5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
> 6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
> 7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
> 8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
> 9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
> 10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
> 11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
> 12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
> 13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
> 14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
> 15. King George, 9-1
> 16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
> 17. King William, 13-1
> 18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
> 19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
> 20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
> 21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
> 22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
> 23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
> 24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
> 25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2

These rankings are only based on last season and nothing else.

rankings22 Wrote:
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> maxxxxxpreps Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams, only
> > Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football Team?
> > AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?
> >
> > Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 record in
> 2021
> > 2. Highland Springs, 10-4
> > 3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
> > 4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
> > 5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
> > 6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
> > 7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
> > 8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
> > 9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
> > 10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
> > 11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
> > 12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
> > 13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
> > 14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
> > 15. King George, 9-1
> > 16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
> > 17. King William, 13-1
> > 18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
> > 19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
> > 20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
> > 21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
> > 22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
> > 23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
> > 24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
> > 25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2
>
> These rankings are only based on last season and
> nothing else.

pure guess, get it THEN explain how Highland Springs is #2 & they didn't even play in the Class 5 State Title game? Stonebridge did & won yet they're #8??

I'm a broken record but Calpreps changed their algorithms after the 2016 season and their rankings have been complete and total garbage since then. Anyone who pays attention to Calpreps rankings is only doing so because they are about the only game in town.

calprepsfail Wrote:
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> I'm a broken record but Calpreps changed their
> algorithms after the 2016 season and their
> rankings have been complete and total garbage
> since then. Anyone who pays attention to Calpreps
> rankings is only doing so because they are about
> the only game in town.


huh?

Any scrimmage schedules for this week.

Woodbridge at Westfield thursday? not sure of the time?

maxxxxxpreps Wrote:
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> so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams, only
> Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football Team?
> AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?
>
> Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
>
>
>
> 1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 recor9d in 2021
> 2. Highland Springs, 10-4
> 3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
> 4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
> 5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
> 6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
> 7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
> 8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
> 9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
> 10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
> 11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
> 12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
> 13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
> 14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
> 15. King George, 9-1
> 16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
> 17. King William, 13-1
> 18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
> 19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
> 20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
> 21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
> 22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
> 23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
> 24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
> 25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2

This why Smith stays on top.VISL Player of the year & 8 man football state champion, QB from Greenbrier Christian transferred 2 miles down the road to lead Oscar Smith towards a 3peat run this Fall!

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15732331/Cade-Cox

i guess 2 miles down the road is better than the kid they poached from NC last year, not like VHSL does anything to them anyways so

#1 Wrote:
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> maxxxxxpreps Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams, only
> > Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football Team?
> > AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?
> >
> > Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 recor9d in
> 2021
> > 2. Highland Springs, 10-4
> > 3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
> > 4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
> > 5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
> > 6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
> > 7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
> > 8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
> > 9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
> > 10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
> > 11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
> > 12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
> > 13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
> > 14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
> > 15. King George, 9-1
> > 16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
> > 17. King William, 13-1
> > 18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
> > 19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
> > 20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
> > 21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
> > 22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
> > 23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
> > 24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
> > 25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2
>
> This why Smith stays on top.VISL Player of the
> year & 8 man football state champion, QB from
> Greenbrier Christian transferred 2 miles down the
> road to lead Oscar Smith towards a 3peat run this
> Fall!
>
> https://www.hudl.com/profile/15732331/Cade-Cox

Northern Virginia will always be at a disadvantage with regards to kids transferring into a program for public school football. With the highest rents nearest the better school's programs AND NO ONE wants to try & sell a $1M home to go play at a public school!

The only chance to get another top tier program is for a Catholic School Private team to build up a national power team.....BUT again, who wants to deal with the crazy commuter traffic to get to ANY School in the area? Plus the private schools aren't that much better than VA public schools.

DeMatha & Maryland private schools are different because there IS a big difference AND their travel times to attend those schools are better.

In tbe 757, most of the kids that transfer might add 10 min to their parent's commute & come from families that live in an apartment that probably rents @ $1,700/month for a 3 BR. Heck the public housing stuff is probably $800/mo! AND for those kids, it means an opportunity for free college for a kid who otherwise would never get that education!! Northern VA kids play for school status & just don't have the same motivations to put in the work required for that title! The days of Oakton type, smash mouth football fell away after that team lost in the 2008 semifinal game to..... When was the last time ANY team in area hit like they did?

Battlefield has the opportunity to build something because their just far enough out to get kids that can move into tbeir area. Similarly, Freedom has that potential. Their coach just sucks at building toughness into his teams,otherwise, they'd challenge Smith!!??

Where is all of Doc's support here? I hear his #1 fan is out of the country.

All Woodson good posts here are from a QB's father.

How do the Ram's look...

Robinson looked good in the limited time they spent at the Westfield Woodbridge scrimmage today. They appeared to be the best team there.

titletown Wrote:
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> #1 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > maxxxxxpreps Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams, only
> > > Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football
> Team?
> > > AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?
> > >
> > > Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 recor9d in
> > 2021
> > > 2. Highland Springs, 10-4
> > > 3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
> > > 4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
> > > 5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
> > > 6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
> > > 7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
> > > 8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
> > > 9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
> > > 10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
> > > 11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
> > > 12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
> > > 13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
> > > 14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
> > > 15. King George, 9-1
> > > 16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
> > > 17. King William, 13-1
> > > 18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
> > > 19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
> > > 20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
> > > 21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
> > > 22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
> > > 23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
> > > 24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
> > > 25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2
> >
> > This why Smith stays on top.VISL Player of the
> > year & 8 man football state champion, QB from
> > Greenbrier Christian transferred 2 miles down
> the
> > road to lead Oscar Smith towards a 3peat run
> this
> > Fall!
> >
> > https://www.hudl.com/profile/15732331/Cade-Cox
>
> Northern Virginia will always be at a disadvantage
> with regards to kids transferring into a program
> for public school football. With the highest rents
> nearest the better school's programs AND NO ONE
> wants to try & sell a $1M home to go play at a
> public school!
>
> The only chance to get another top tier program is
> for a Catholic School Private team to build up a
> national power team.....BUT again, who wants to
> deal with the crazy commuter traffic to get to ANY
> School in the area? Plus the private schools
> aren't that much better than VA public schools.
>
> DeMatha & Maryland private schools are different
> because there IS a big difference AND their travel
> times to attend those schools are better.
>
> In tbe 757, most of the kids that transfer might
> add 10 min to their parent's commute & come from
> families that live in an apartment that probably
> rents @ $1,700/month for a 3 BR. Heck the public
> housing stuff is probably $800/mo! AND for those
> kids, it means an opportunity for free college for
> a kid who otherwise would never get that
> education!! Northern VA kids play for school
> status & just don't have the same motivations to
> put in the work required for that title! The days
> of Oakton type, smash mouth football fell away
> after that team lost in the 2008 semifinal game
> to..... When was the last time ANY team in area
> hit like they did?
>
> Battlefield has the opportunity to build something
> because their just far enough out to get kids that
> can move into tbeir area. Similarly, Freedom has
> that potential. Their coach just sucks at building
> toughness into his teams,otherwise, they'd
> challenge Smith!!??

Sorry, Battlefield doesn’t get too many transfers and the ones they get aren’t transferring for athletics. Battlefield just gets the most out of the kids that they have. Very good veteran coaching staff.

Basically you have High School football and then Oscar Smith.

Good football teams usually have studs and average players with a couple positions that are below average. Oscar Smith has studs at every position. Not sure how it’s fun playing with kids that are not from your community. Freedom WB falls into the same category.

We wish Wrote:
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> titletown Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > #1 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > maxxxxxpreps Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > so, out of all the Class 6 C & D teams,
> only
> > > > Madison made the MaxPreps Top VA Football
> > Team?
> > > > AND how can Stonebridge be ranked so low?
> > > >
> > > > Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 1. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake), 13-1 recor9d
> in
> > > 2021
> > > > 2. Highland Springs, 10-4
> > > > 3. Maury (Norfolk), 9-2
> > > > 4. Salem (Salem), 11-2
> > > > 5. Varina (Richmond), 13-1
> > > > 6. Battlefield (Haymarket), 13-1
> > > > 7. Phoebus (Hampton), 13-1
> > > > 8. Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 15-0
> > > > 9. James Madison (Vienna), 13-2
> > > > 10. Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 13-1
> > > > 11. Riverheads (Staunton), 14-0
> > > > 12. Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie), 9-1
> > > > 13. Freedom (Woodbridge), 10-3
> > > > 14. King's Fork (Suffolk), 11-2
> > > > 15. King George, 9-1
> > > > 16. Broad Run (Ashburn), 13-2
> > > > 17. King William, 13-1
> > > > 18. Mountain View (Stafford), 11-2
> > > > 19. Hopewell (Hopewell), 6-4
> > > > 20. Life Christian Academy (Chester), 4-6
> > > > 21. Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 8-3
> > > > 22. Glass (Lynchburg), 8-3
> > > > 23. Patriot (Nokesville), 7-4
> > > > 24. Patrick Henry (Ashland), 10-3
> > > > 25. Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9-2
> > >
> > > This why Smith stays on top.VISL Player of
> the
> > > year & 8 man football state champion, QB from
> > > Greenbrier Christian transferred 2 miles down
> > the
> > > road to lead Oscar Smith towards a 3peat run
> > this
> > > Fall!
> > >
> > >
> https://www.hudl.com/profile/15732331/Cade-Cox
> >
> > Northern Virginia will always be at a
> disadvantage
> > with regards to kids transferring into a
> program
> > for public school football. With the highest
> rents
> > nearest the better school's programs AND NO ONE
> > wants to try & sell a $1M home to go play at a
> > public school!
> >
> > The only chance to get another top tier program
> is
> > for a Catholic School Private team to build up
> a
> > national power team.....BUT again, who wants to
> > deal with the crazy commuter traffic to get to
> ANY
> > School in the area? Plus the private schools
> > aren't that much better than VA public schools.
> >
> > DeMatha & Maryland private schools are
> different
> > because there IS a big difference AND their
> travel
> > times to attend those schools are better.
> >
> > In tbe 757, most of the kids that transfer
> might
> > add 10 min to their parent's commute & come
> from
> > families that live in an apartment that
> probably
> > rents @ $1,700/month for a 3 BR. Heck the
> public
> > housing stuff is probably $800/mo! AND for
> those
> > kids, it means an opportunity for free college
> for
> > a kid who otherwise would never get that
> > education!! Northern VA kids play for school
> > status & just don't have the same motivations
> to
> > put in the work required for that title! The
> days
> > of Oakton type, smash mouth football fell away
> > after that team lost in the 2008 semifinal game
> > to..... When was the last time ANY team in area
> > hit like they did?
> >
> > Battlefield has the opportunity to build
> something
> > because their just far enough out to get kids
> that
> > can move into tbeir area. Similarly, Freedom
> has
> > that potential. Their coach just sucks at
> building
> > toughness into his teams,otherwise, they'd
> > challenge Smith!!??
>
> Sorry, Battlefield doesn’t get too many
> transfers and the ones they get aren’t
> transferring for athletics. Battlefield just gets
> the most out of the kids that they have. Very good
> veteran coaching staff.
>
> Basically you have High School football and then
> Oscar Smith.
>
> Good football teams usually have studs and average
> players with a couple positions that are below
> average. Oscar Smith has studs at every position.
> Not sure how it’s fun playing with kids that
> are not from your community. Freedom WB falls
> into the same category.

Not too many transfers? Translation is that their just a few more seasons from getting ENOUGH moves to reach that next level. Don't short change Battlefield. If their Coaches can show that next level dominance, the parents will seek a way to get their kids into that program.

North Stafford plays Madison here shortly

Anyone see the madison game? Would love to hear that madison can compete for a state championship again

Who is favorite to win the Concorde going into Week 1?

Centreville then Madison then Chantily and Westfield from what I have seen

ConcordeSST Wrote:
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> Centreville then Madison then Chantily and
> Westfield from what I have seen

Centreville is the clear favorite although nothing is certain. IMO, Madison, Westfield, Chantilly and South Lakes are a toss-up behind them with Oakton still lagging but building.

Everyone is giving Madison second place at worst but I wonder about that - I don't think it's an exaggeration to say they lost their top dozen players from last season - do they really have the depth and experience to stay at that level?

Madison opens up against Stonebridge. Who is expected to win that game? Stonebridge normally rolls, but Madison has been strong the last couple years.

Warcucks are done.. senior heavy team from last year & only a couple good players left on that team.

Wu's Garden Wrote:
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> Madison opens up against Stonebridge. Who is
> expected to win that game? Stonebridge normally
> rolls, but Madison has been strong the last couple
> years.


I'm sure Stone Bridge had a strong recruiting class. They'll roll.

This the year Wildcats take down the Warcucks!
Best RB in the state and QB who is only a JR. expect all-state honors at the end of the season for those 2!

Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count down

10: Patriot
9; Colonial Forge
8: Lake Braddock
7: Thomas Dale

Those two aren’t even the best player in the team. Wait and see be the end of the season you will know who it is!!

Hello all! High school football season is officially back. I hope everybody had a safe and prosperous 8 months while I was absent. I also want to say thank you to everybody that contributed to this forum in my absence. For anyone that is new, or for those that forgot, I post my spreads and results every Sunday morning. I encourage everybody who has any input (both positive and negative) to please chime in! All interactions are very much encouraged. I also use the old names of the schools that had their names changed (JEB, Lee, etc), I do not mean to offend anyone, I'm just calling them what I knew them as when my kids were in school. The good news is that this COVID stuff seems to be behind us. I don't think many games will be cancelled this year. I'd also recommend y'all keep a link for this forum on your phones or computers as it seems the spam bots are totally out of control.

I do spreads for all of the Fairfax County schools minus Thomas Jefferson because they play basically an independent schedule. Lee, Herndon, and a few others are just as bad as TJ and they play a district schedule. I think TJ should do the same. I do spreads for Stone Bridge because they were in the old Liberty District when my kids were in school so I'm pretty familiar with them and their ways. I also noticed that less and less kids are coming out to play football every year, it's a shame. But enough of my rambling, let's get into it!

1. Annandale @ T.C. Williams (-20)
- The Titans are far more athletic, and that alone should be enough to get past the Atoms comfortably.

2. Centreville (-40) @ Herndon
- The Hornets come into this game on a 26 game losing streak with their last win coming on 10/26/2018 against Langley. It won't end this week. Centreville has one of the best backs in NOVA. Look for a running clock in the 2nd half.

3. Edison @ Stuart (-7)
- Stuart won this match-up last year by 2 touchdowns on the road. I have no reason to think that it won't be any different this year.

4. Fairfax (-7) @ Wakefield
- I feel I could've made the spread on this one a little higher but Fairfax only beat Wakefield by 5 last year. The Rebels will be led by Tony Rojas, but I'm not quite sure who else they have. They should be just fine against Wakefield.

5. Lake Braddock (-24) @ Hayfield
- Saw a post on here that stated LB is ranked #8 in the pre-season state rankings, so I checked VA Preps to confirm and it is indeed true. Congrats to Qb Daniel Lipovski on his commitment to Delaware. I recall not to long ago LB was sending kids to the Ohio States of the world. That is in no way a shot at Lipovski, I just find it interesting. Hayfield on the other end will get smoked in their first 2 games and have a good chance to run the table afterwards. LB wins big.

6. Marshall (-6) @ Washington-Lee
- I can see this game going either way. My gut is telling me Marshall though, Elijah Hughes is going to have to be a menace for WL on the line all year. IF WL was smart, they'd put in in the backfield as a FB and have him pound it in the end zone in short yardage situations.

7. McLean @ West Potomac (-28)
- The Wolverines will be too much for the Highlanders to handle. Too much speed and athletes and they also have some big kids on the line.

8. Oakton (-24) @ Lee
- Oakton seems to be getting better, going 4-6 last year. Lee on the other hand, seems to decline every year. I checked their roster online and they do not have very many kids on their team. Going to be a long year for the Lancers. Maybe they should pull a TJ and schedule home school cupcake teams.

9. South Lakes @ Robinson (-17)
- Robinson won this game last year by 40 points which really surprised me. I don't know much about this years Seahawk team. Looks like LoPresti will start at QB for the Rams. Setting the over/under at 3 passing attempts per game. Robinson found what works for them, running the ball down everyone's throat. They are a team I will have my eye on this year.

10. Stone Bridge (-17) @ Madison
- Game of the week. Two time defending Class 5 state champs vs. the Class 6 runner-up. Since I don't know much about either team in terms of who is returning, who graduated, or in SB's case, who Mickey got to transfer in so this game will tell me a lot about both programs.

11. West Springfield (-3) @ Mount Vernon
- Co-Game of the week. I really like this match-up. The Spartans won this one by 10 last year and they return their QB and WR1, but Fritts is a good coach, This should be a good one for sure,

12. Westfield (-3) @ Stonewall Jackson
- Not quite sure what we will see from the Bulldogs this year. They have a fabulous coaching staff and I think they will make the most of what they have. The question is, are they going to be able to compete with the Centrevilles and Madisons of the district.

13. Woodbridge @ South County (-20)
- SoCo should roll in this one. They lost a good amount of talent to graduation but I'm sure they will be a regional contender again this year.

14. Yorktown (-21) @ Langley
- Hansen & co should have no problem with Langley. The Patriots also bring back their QB. They very well might be a sleeper team.

titletown Wrote:
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> Northern Virginia will always be at a disadvantage
> with regards to kids transferring into a program
> for public school football. With the highest rents
> nearest the better school's programs AND NO ONE
> wants to try & sell a $1M home to go play at a
> public school!
>
> The only chance to get another top tier program is
> for a Catholic School Private team to build up a
> national power team.....BUT again, who wants to
> deal with the crazy commuter traffic to get to ANY
> School in the area? Plus the private schools
> aren't that much better than VA public schools.
>
> DeMatha & Maryland private schools are different
> because there IS a big difference AND their travel
> times to attend those schools are better.
>
> In tbe 757, most of the kids that transfer might
> add 10 min to their parent's commute & come from
> families that live in an apartment that probably
> rents @ $1,700/month for a 3 BR. Heck the public
> housing stuff is probably $800/mo! AND for those
> kids, it means an opportunity for free college for
> a kid who otherwise would never get that
> education!! Northern VA kids play for school
> status & just don't have the same motivations to
> put in the work required for that title! The days
> of Oakton type, smash mouth football fell away
> after that team lost in the 2008 semifinal game
> to..... When was the last time ANY team in area
> hit like they did?
>
> Battlefield has the opportunity to build something
> because their just far enough out to get kids that
> can move into tbeir area. Similarly, Freedom has
> that potential. Their coach just sucks at building
> toughness into his teams,otherwise, they'd
> challenge Smith!!??

You make good points but everything is cyclical and nothing lasts forever. Let's take a look at the last 21 years of Class 6 attached. Oscar Smith is in a roll for sure.
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ingsoc Wrote:
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> titletown Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > Northern Virginia will always be at a
> disadvantage
> > with regards to kids transferring into a
> program
> > for public school football. With the highest
> rents
> > nearest the better school's programs AND NO ONE
> > wants to try & sell a $1M home to go play at a
> > public school!
> >
> > The only chance to get another top tier program
> is
> > for a Catholic School Private team to build up
> a
> > national power team.....BUT again, who wants to
> > deal with the crazy commuter traffic to get to
> ANY
> > School in the area? Plus the private schools
> > aren't that much better than VA public schools.
> >
> > DeMatha & Maryland private schools are
> different
> > because there IS a big difference AND their
> travel
> > times to attend those schools are better.
> >
> > In tbe 757, most of the kids that transfer
> might
> > add 10 min to their parent's commute & come
> from
> > families that live in an apartment that
> probably
> > rents @ $1,700/month for a 3 BR. Heck the
> public
> > housing stuff is probably $800/mo! AND for
> those
> > kids, it means an opportunity for free college
> for
> > a kid who otherwise would never get that
> > education!! Northern VA kids play for school
> > status & just don't have the same motivations
> to
> > put in the work required for that title! The
> days
> > of Oakton type, smash mouth football fell away
> > after that team lost in the 2008 semifinal game
> > to..... When was the last time ANY team in area
> > hit like they did?
> >
> > Battlefield has the opportunity to build
> something
> > because their just far enough out to get kids
> that
> > can move into tbeir area. Similarly, Freedom
> has
> > that potential. Their coach just sucks at
> building
> > toughness into his teams,otherwise, they'd
> > challenge Smith!!??
>
> You make good points but everything is cyclical
> and nothing lasts forever. Let's take a look at
> the last 21 years of Class 6 attached. Oscar
> Smith is in a roll for sure.

intersting that the 757 area is slways noted as the Beach... BUT 703 Gets split up between Fairfax & Prince William Co...... there are Definitely 3 distinct areas in the 757 area. The Beach area, Suffolk/Chesapeake & the Hampton/Newport News area..

In fact after this season Landstowne will be the only Class 6 team in VaBeach. No teams from Hampton/Newport News either. Smith, Western Branch & Grassfield will be included as the only Class 6 teams from the 757 area.

Bottom line, it's a 20 to 30 mile drive to tbe BEACH from 90% of those other 757 schools!!

notheBEACH Wrote:
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> intersting that the 757 area is slways noted as
> the Beach... BUT 703 Gets split up between Fairfax
> & Prince William Co...... there are Definitely 3
> distinct areas in the 757 area. The Beach area,
> Suffolk/Chesapeake & the Hampton/Newport News
> area..
>
> In fact after this season Landstowne will be the
> only Class 6 team in VaBeach. No teams from
> Hampton/Newport News either. Smith, Western Branch
> & Grassfield will be included as the only Class 6
> teams from the 757 area.
>
> Bottom line, it's a 20 to 30 mile drive to tbe
> BEACH from 90% of those other 757 schools!!

I am just utilizing the common parlance even though not technically correct, but you raise a good point and I'm not really sure where all of the 757 schools are physically located.

I separated out PWCPS and FCPS since there is a bit of a rivalry between the counties. Just within Fairfax County - driving from South County HS to Herndon HS is about 30 miles. Didn't try to separate out Alexandria City and Arlington County (not that it was needed). Technically Osbourn is in Manassas City not Prince William County. But who knows that?

parentof2 - week 0 Wrote:
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> Hello all! High school football season is
> officially back. I hope everybody had a safe and
> prosperous 8 months while I was absent. I also
> want to say thank you to everybody that
> contributed to this forum in my absence. For
> anyone that is new, or for those that forgot, I
> post my spreads and results every Sunday morning.
> I encourage everybody who has any input (both
> positive and negative) to please chime in! All
> interactions are very much encouraged. I also use
> the old names of the schools that had their names
> changed (JEB, Lee, etc), I do not mean to offend
> anyone, I'm just calling them what I knew them as
> when my kids were in school. The good news is that
> this COVID stuff seems to be behind us. I don't
> think many games will be cancelled this year. I'd
> also recommend y'all keep a link for this forum on
> your phones or computers as it seems the spam bots
> are totally out of control.
>
> I do spreads for all of the Fairfax County schools
> minus Thomas Jefferson because they play basically
> an independent schedule. Lee, Herndon, and a few
> others are just as bad as TJ and they play a
> district schedule. I think TJ should do the same.
> I do spreads for Stone Bridge because they were in
> the old Liberty District when my kids were in
> school so I'm pretty familiar with them and their
> ways. I also noticed that less and less kids are
> coming out to play football every year, it's a
> shame. But enough of my rambling, let's get into
> it!

Thanks for doing the spreads and commentary. Didn't mean to hijack your post - I hadn't hit refresh so didn't see your post until later in the day. Hopefully others will find this thread and share their knowledge and comments. Such as is out there.

What are your guys predications for the Patriot District?

parentof2 - week 0 Wrote:
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> Hello all! High school football season is
> officially back. I hope everybody had a safe and
> prosperous 8 months while I was absent. I also
> want to say thank you to everybody that
> contributed to this forum in my absence. For
> anyone that is new, or for those that forgot, I
> post my spreads and results every Sunday morning.
> I encourage everybody who has any input (both
> positive and negative) to please chime in! All
> interactions are very much encouraged. I also use
> the old names of the schools that had their names
> changed (JEB, Lee, etc), I do not mean to offend
> anyone, I'm just calling them what I knew them as
> when my kids were in school. The good news is that
> this COVID stuff seems to be behind us. I don't
> think many games will be cancelled this year. I'd
> also recommend y'all keep a link for this forum on
> your phones or computers as it seems the spam bots
> are totally out of control.
>
> I do spreads for all of the Fairfax County schools
> minus Thomas Jefferson because they play basically
> an independent schedule. Lee, Herndon, and a few
> others are just as bad as TJ and they play a
> district schedule. I think TJ should do the same.
> I do spreads for Stone Bridge because they were in
> the old Liberty District when my kids were in
> school so I'm pretty familiar with them and their
> ways. I also noticed that less and less kids are
> coming out to play football every year, it's a
> shame. But enough of my rambling, let's get into
> it!
>
> 1. Annandale @ T.C. Williams (-20)
> - The Titans are far more athletic, and that alone
> should be enough to get past the Atoms
> comfortably.
>
> 2. Centreville (-40) @ Herndon
> - The Hornets come into this game on a 26 game
> losing streak with their last win coming on
> 10/26/2018 against Langley. It won't end this
> week. Centreville has one of the best backs in
> NOVA. Look for a running clock in the 2nd half.
>
> 3. Edison @ Stuart (-7)
> - Stuart won this match-up last year by 2
> touchdowns on the road. I have no reason to think
> that it won't be any different this year.
>
> 4. Fairfax (-7) @ Wakefield
> - I feel I could've made the spread on this one a
> little higher but Fairfax only beat Wakefield by 5
> last year. The Rebels will be led by Tony Rojas,
> but I'm not quite sure who else they have. They
> should be just fine against Wakefield.
>
> 5. Lake Braddock (-24) @ Hayfield
> - Saw a post on here that stated LB is ranked #8
> in the pre-season state rankings, so I checked VA
> Preps to confirm and it is indeed true. Congrats
> to Qb Daniel Lipovski on his commitment to
> Delaware. I recall not to long ago LB was sending
> kids to the Ohio States of the world. That is in
> no way a shot at Lipovski, I just find it
> interesting. Hayfield on the other end will get
> smoked in their first 2 games and have a good
> chance to run the table afterwards. LB wins big.
>
> 6. Marshall (-6) @ Washington-Lee
> - I can see this game going either way. My gut is
> telling me Marshall though, Elijah Hughes is going
> to have to be a menace for WL on the line all
> year. IF WL was smart, they'd put in in the
> backfield as a FB and have him pound it in the end
> zone in short yardage situations.
>
> 7. McLean @ West Potomac (-28)
> - The Wolverines will be too much for the
> Highlanders to handle. Too much speed and athletes
> and they also have some big kids on the line.
>
> 8. Oakton (-24) @ Lee
> - Oakton seems to be getting better, going 4-6
> last year. Lee on the other hand, seems to decline
> every year. I checked their roster online and they
> do not have very many kids on their team. Going to
> be a long year for the Lancers. Maybe they should
> pull a TJ and schedule home school cupcake teams.
>
> 9. South Lakes @ Robinson (-17)
> - Robinson won this game last year by 40 points
> which really surprised me. I don't know much about
> this years Seahawk team. Looks like LoPresti will
> start at QB for the Rams. Setting the over/under
> at 3 passing attempts per game. Robinson found
> what works for them, running the ball down
> everyone's throat. They are a team I will have my
> eye on this year.
>
> 10. Stone Bridge (-17) @ Madison
> - Game of the week. Two time defending Class 5
> state champs vs. the Class 6 runner-up. Since I
> don't know much about either team in terms of who
> is returning, who graduated, or in SB's case, who
> Mickey got to transfer in so this game will tell
> me a lot about both programs.
>
> 11. West Springfield (-3) @ Mount Vernon
> - Co-Game of the week. I really like this
> match-up. The Spartans won this one by 10 last
> year and they return their QB and WR1, but Fritts
> is a good coach, This should be a good one for
> sure,
>
> 12. Westfield (-3) @ Stonewall Jackson
> - Not quite sure what we will see from the
> Bulldogs this year. They have a fabulous coaching
> staff and I think they will make the most of what
> they have. The question is, are they going to be
> able to compete with the Centrevilles and Madisons
> of the district.
>
> 13. Woodbridge @ South County (-20)
> - SoCo should roll in this one. They lost a good
> amount of talent to graduation but I'm sure they
> will be a regional contender again this year.
>
> 14. Yorktown (-21) @ Langley
> - Hansen & co should have no problem with Langley.
> The Patriots also bring back their QB. They very
> well might be a sleeper team.

LB sent one player to Ohio State (AJ Alexander) and he was a mediocre role player who transferred to Gardner-Webb because he wasn't Big Ten material. There was also a kicker, Tyler Durbin, who played soccer at JMU before grad transferring to OSU as their kicker for the 2016 season--when he was so bad he went down as arguably the worst kicker in Ohio State history, missing critical FGs in their biggest games of the season against Michigan and Clemson. I'd rather see LB kids go to places like Delaware (or Fordham, like Nebrich) than ride the bench the way the way every single kid they've sent to a Power 5 program (except the kicker Weiler) has done.

Welcome Back! Good to see you back posting spreads. Like last year, I'll try my hand at picking against your spreads.


parentof2 - week 0 Wrote:
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> Hello all! High school football season is
> officially back. I hope everybody had a safe and
> prosperous 8 months while I was absent. I also
> want to say thank you to everybody that
> contributed to this forum in my absence. For
> anyone that is new, or for those that forgot, I
> post my spreads and results every Sunday morning.
> I encourage everybody who has any input (both
> positive and negative) to please chime in! All
> interactions are very much encouraged. I also use
> the old names of the schools that had their names
> changed (JEB, Lee, etc), I do not mean to offend
> anyone, I'm just calling them what I knew them as
> when my kids were in school. The good news is that
> this COVID stuff seems to be behind us. I don't
> think many games will be cancelled this year. I'd
> also recommend y'all keep a link for this forum on
> your phones or computers as it seems the spam bots
> are totally out of control.
>
> I do spreads for all of the Fairfax County schools
> minus Thomas Jefferson because they play basically
> an independent schedule. Lee, Herndon, and a few
> others are just as bad as TJ and they play a
> district schedule. I think TJ should do the same.
> I do spreads for Stone Bridge because they were in
> the old Liberty District when my kids were in
> school so I'm pretty familiar with them and their
> ways. I also noticed that less and less kids are
> coming out to play football every year, it's a
> shame. But enough of my rambling, let's get into
> it!
>
> 1. Annandale @ T.C. Williams (-20)
> - The Titans are far more athletic, and that alone
> should be enough to get past the Atoms
> comfortably.

TCW wins and covers. I don't know much about TCW, but I've been hearing that Annandale is really bad this year.
>
> 2. Centreville (-40) @ Herndon
> - The Hornets come into this game on a 26 game
> losing streak with their last win coming on
> 10/26/2018 against Langley. It won't end this
> week. Centreville has one of the best backs in
> NOVA. Look for a running clock in the 2nd half.

I agree on the running clock. My policy is not to make a pick where the spread is 35 points or greater. Too much can happen that has nothing to do with the quality of both teams (for example, Centreville could decide to play all their sophomores in the second half, and that will hold down the margin of victory, making the game closer than it should be given the disparity between the two teams.
>
> 3. Edison @ Stuart (-7)
> - Stuart won this match-up last year by 2
> touchdowns on the road. I have no reason to think
> that it won't be any different this year.

I like Stuart here to win and cover.
>
> 4. Fairfax (-7) @ Wakefield
> - I feel I could've made the spread on this one a
> little higher but Fairfax only beat Wakefield by 5
> last year. The Rebels will be led by Tony Rojas,
> but I'm not quite sure who else they have. They
> should be just fine against Wakefield.

I saw Fairfax scrimmage against Chantilly, and they looked really good. Their only knock was too many stupid unforced penalties. I wouldn't be overly influenced by the close result against Wakefield last year -- Fairfax improved dramatically as the season progressed. I think the line here isn't big enough. Fairfax wins and covers.
>
> 5. Lake Braddock (-24) @ Hayfield
> - Saw a post on here that stated LB is ranked #8
> in the pre-season state rankings, so I checked VA
> Preps to confirm and it is indeed true. Congrats
> to Qb Daniel Lipovski on his commitment to
> Delaware. I recall not to long ago LB was sending
> kids to the Ohio States of the world. That is in
> no way a shot at Lipovski, I just find it
> interesting. Hayfield on the other end will get
> smoked in their first 2 games and have a good
> chance to run the table afterwards. LB wins big.

I hate myself for saying this, but Lake Braddock wins and covers.

>
> 6. Marshall (-6) @ Washington-Lee
> - I can see this game going either way. My gut is
> telling me Marshall though, Elijah Hughes is going
> to have to be a menace for WL on the line all
> year. IF WL was smart, they'd put in in the
> backfield as a FB and have him pound it in the end
> zone in short yardage situations.

This one is a toss up, but I'll take Marshall to win and cover.
>
> 7. McLean @ West Potomac (-28)
> - The Wolverines will be too much for the
> Highlanders to handle. Too much speed and athletes
> and they also have some big kids on the line.

West Po wins and covers.
>
> 8. Oakton (-24) @ Lee
> - Oakton seems to be getting better, going 4-6
> last year. Lee on the other hand, seems to decline
> every year. I checked their roster online and they
> do not have very many kids on their team. Going to
> be a long year for the Lancers. Maybe they should
> pull a TJ and schedule home school cupcake teams.

Oakton is improved. I'll take them to win and cover.
>
> 9. South Lakes @ Robinson (-17)
> - Robinson won this game last year by 40 points
> which really surprised me. I don't know much about
> this years Seahawk team. Looks like LoPresti will
> start at QB for the Rams. Setting the over/under
> at 3 passing attempts per game. Robinson found
> what works for them, running the ball down
> everyone's throat. They are a team I will have my
> eye on this year.

Robo wins and covers. The real question is whether Robo has learned the forward pass.
>
> 10. Stone Bridge (-17) @ Madison
> - Game of the week. Two time defending Class 5
> state champs vs. the Class 6 runner-up. Since I
> don't know much about either team in terms of who
> is returning, who graduated, or in SB's case, who
> Mickey got to transfer in so this game will tell
> me a lot about both programs.

I think this is too much of a spread. I'll take Stone Bridge to win, but not to cover.
>
> 11. West Springfield (-3) @ Mount Vernon
> - Co-Game of the week. I really like this
> match-up. The Spartans won this one by 10 last
> year and they return their QB and WR1, but Fritts
> is a good coach, This should be a good one for
> sure,

West Springfield wins and covers, but I agree this will be a good game.
>
> 12. Westfield (-3) @ Stonewall Jackson
> - Not quite sure what we will see from the
> Bulldogs this year. They have a fabulous coaching
> staff and I think they will make the most of what
> they have. The question is, are they going to be
> able to compete with the Centrevilles and Madisons
> of the district.

Westfield wins and covers
>
> 13. Woodbridge @ South County (-20)
> - SoCo should roll in this one. They lost a good
> amount of talent to graduation but I'm sure they
> will be a regional contender again this year.

SoCo wins and covers.
>
> 14. Yorktown (-21) @ Langley
> - Hansen & co should have no problem with Langley.
> The Patriots also bring back their QB. They very
> well might be a sleeper team.

I agree. Langley is a mere shadow of what they were five or six years ago. Yorktown wins and covers.

BUMP! These spammers are ass

VaPreps Wrote:
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> Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count down
>
>
> 10: Patriot
> 9; Colonial Forge
> 8: Lake Braddock
> 7: Thomas Dale


#6 Western Branch
#5 Centreville

BUMP

VaPreps Wrote:
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> Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count down
>
>
> 10: Patriot
> 9; Colonial Forge
> 8: Lake Braddock
> 7: Thomas Dale


#6 Western Branch
#5 Centreville

#4 Freedom-Woodbridge

VaPreps Wrote:
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> Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count down
>
>
> 10: Patriot
> 9; Colonial Forge
> 8: Lake Braddock
> 7: Thomas Dale


#6 Western Branch
#5 Centreville

#4 Freedom-Woodbridge
#3 Battlefield

...only two left... unlikely to be surprised...

7fknx Wrote:
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> VaPreps Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count
> down
> >
> >
> > 10: Patriot
> > 9; Colonial Forge
> > 8: Lake Braddock
> > 7: Thomas Dale
>
>
> #6 Western Branch
> #5 Centreville
>
> #4 Freedom-Woodbridge
> #3 Battlefield
>
> ...only two left... unlikely to be surprised...


It’ll be SoCo or Madison at #2 and Smith at #1

Its Woodson at number 1
New coaching staff
Working harder than ever
Top 10 QB & WR

new coaching staff Wrote:
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> Its Woodson at number 1
> New coaching staff
> Working harder than ever
> Top 10 QB & WR


Hey look everyone Woodson trolls. Can’t wait to see the Oakton trolls now. Can we please stop with the slap fight between these two.

W&L 27 GCM 7

We all know Wrote:
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> 7fknx Wrote:
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> > VaPreps Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count
> > down
> > >
> > >
> > > 10: Patriot
> > > 9; Colonial Forge
> > > 8: Lake Braddock
> > > 7: Thomas Dale
> >
> >
> > #6 Western Branch
> > #5 Centreville
> >
> > #4 Freedom-Woodbridge
> > #3 Battlefield
> >
> > ...only two left... unlikely to be surprised...
>
>
> It’ll be SoCo or Madison at #2 and Smith at #1

The surprise will be IF SoCo & Madison aren't tied at #2 & Smith is #1...If not this scenario, then one of those teams would be left out of the Top TEN??!!

# School
1 Oscar Smith (Chesapeake)
2 Battlefield (Haymarket)
3 James Madison (Vienna)
4 Freedom (Woodbridge)
5 Patriot (Nokesville)
6 Western Branch (Chesapeake)
7 South County (Lorton)
8 Centreville (Clifton)
9 Manchester (Midlothian)
10 Thomas Dale (Chester)
11 Lake Braddock (Burke)
12 Fairfax
13 Robinson (Fairfax)
14 Colonial Forge (Stafford)
15 West Springfield (Springfield)
16 Franklin County (Rocky Mount)
17 Unity Reed (Manassas)
18 South Lakes (Reston)
19 West Potomac (Alexandria)
20 James River (Midlothian)
21 Gar-Field (Woodbridge)
22 Osbourn (Manassas)
23 John Champe (Aldie)
24 Potomac Senior (Dumfries)
25 Forest Park (Woodbridge)


When was the last time that Colonial Forge and Westfield did not make a Top 25 list?

Arlington Wrote:
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> W&L 27 GCM 7

Damn, I didn’t know they played last night. Any takeaways?

JFHEH Wrote:
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>
> Damn, I didn’t know they played last night. Any
> takeaways?


Hughes for W&L looked like a monster and they were able to run the ball pretty well. GCM had some untimely fumbles and W&L picked off a pass off a tip at the goal line. Game was definitely a bit closer than the score suggests as W&L running back scored a 60 yard TD in the last minute. W&L was pretty clearly the better team though.

We all know Wrote:
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> > VaPreps Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Class 6 Top 10 so far, they are doing a count
> > down
> > >
> > >
> > > 10: Patriot
> > > 9; Colonial Forge
> > > 8: Lake Braddock
> > > 7: Thomas Dale
> >
> >
> > #6 Western Branch
> > #5 Centreville
> >
> > #4 Freedom-Woodbridge
> > #3 Battlefield
> >
> > ...only two left... unlikely to be surprised...
>
>
> It’ll be SoCo or Madison at #2 and Smith at #1

SoCo is #2, just announced

Graduate 20+ seniors... therefore you suck..

Anyone checking out any of the games tonight?

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> Graduate 20+ seniors... therefore you suck..

It should be a looong night for the suckiwarcucks vs Stonebridge. I guess thet gotta learn how to recruit bettee. 1 & DONE! Hell they're not even that, they're just done!

Lake Braddock 15, Hayfield 0
Stone Bridge 0, Madison 0

Mid 1st quarter in both games

Centreville 21-0 half at Herndon

Fairfax 33, Wakefield 0. Halftime.

4:20 left in Q3
Stone Bridge 7
James Madison 9

Now…

1:17 left Q3

Stone Bridge 7
James Madison 16

Stone Bridge hasn't lost a game since 2019 James Madison about to shock them?

Rebellious Lion Wrote:
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> Fairfax 33, Wakefield 0. Halftime.

Damn what was the final?

It also looks like Madison will win

Stone Bridge recovers an on side kick with under 2:00 remaining and they kick a 35 yard field goal with 1 second on the clock

Mickey pulls a rabbit out of his hat…

Either Mickey’s team isn’t that good… or the Warhaeks have some talent after losing 29 seniors

Centeville - Stone Bridge next week will interesting…

Stone bridge wins on a 40yd field goal after a recovered onside kick. Final 17-16. Both teams are very good and by the looks of it will be playing in the state championship again. Madison looked more sloppy with penalties and special teams looks to have more room to improve than stone bridge. Great game played by the two best teams in northern va. Game of the year.

Not so sure buckwheat - what I saw was stone bridge and Madison both not being quite as good as expected

Think SoCo, Centreville, Lake Braddock,Battlefield others might have a say

I think he’s right I watched the livestream seems like only thing he may be wrong about is highland springs in the way of stone bridge. Also battlefield is in region B. I do agree with you about centreville they return a lot of talent with the RB and WR not sold on resto or the south county QB need to see more games from them to make a decsion.

Queue up for next week…

Centreville - Stone Bridge
James Madison - Lake Braddock

So sense of things may result from these early season games.

I
I believe
I believe that
I believe Westfield sucks as they lost to unity reed


How do you like being a has been a once was - bitchaz. Seems like Madison and Cville and others continue just fine. You deserve it after all your pompous shit back in the day

DAMN, Westfield lost to Unity Reed? What was the score? Thats a bad L.

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> DAMN, Westfield lost to Unity Reed? What was the
> score? Thats a bad L.


Oscar Smith fan returns with back-to-back posts. Let it go.

West Potomac 47
McLean 13

ingsoc Wrote:
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> > DAMN, Westfield lost to Unity Reed? What was
> the
> > score? Thats a bad L.
>
>
> Oscar Smith fan returns with back-to-back posts.
> Let it go.

Oh we're playing this game through to it's end!! I predict the following disappointing season for Bulldogs: 4-6 Season with plenty of close wins that could easily turn into losses & the below losses, to me shouldn't be that close. Both Marshall, Yorktown & Oakton are all definitely possible losses.. So, 1-9 season is not unreasonable to consider!! Let's ALL bask in Westfield's less than mediocre season.!

8/26 Unity Reid LOSS 25-14
9/1 Washington Win 21-14
9/9 Marshall win 21-17
9/16 South County loss 31-6
9/23 Yorktown win 21-19
BYE
10/7 South Lakes loss 24-17
10/14 Oakton. win 26-19
10/21 James Madison loss 42-0
10/28 Chantilly loss 22-19
11/4 Centreville loss 31-7

Yorktown lost to Langley, that one shocked me

Um, did Annandale actually beat TC 67-7? Did all of TC’s V and JV get arrested before the game?

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> Um, did Annandale actually beat TC 67-7? Did all
> of TC’s V and JV get arrested before the game?


Maxpreps has the score backwards, TC won 67-7

Now that makes more sense.

Anyone see the South Lakes-Robinson game? Comments?

Westfields well of D1 talent has run dry and their best days are wayyyy behind them. It doesn’t matter how many former head coach’s you have on the sideline, if you don’t have the Jimmy's & Joe’s to execute the plays you're in for a long season. Be lucky to be 5-5.

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> Not so sure buckwheat - what I saw was stone
> bridge and Madison both not being quite as good as
> expected


After watching Stonebridge vs Madison, I have to tell ya, neither of those teams are winning a State Title in '22'!!

Turn out the lights party’s over Wrote:
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> Westfields well of D1 talent has run dry and their
> best days are wayyyy behind them. It doesn’t
> matter how many former head coach’s you have on
> the sideline, if you don’t have the Jimmy's &
> Joe’s to execute the plays you're in for a long
> season. Be lucky to be 5-5.

Quite true. If anything it pretty much proves the claim that Simmons didn't/doesn't recruit. They just had an incredible run. Westfield has 10 grads playing D1 football this fall. Just don't have any at the school now.

VaPreps Class 6 Top Ten:

1 Oscar Smith
2 South County
3 Battlefield
4 Freedom-PW
5 Centreville
6 Western Branch
7 Thomas Dale
8 Lake Braddock
9 Colonial Forge
10 Patriot

Honorable Mention:
Fairfax
Madison
Robinson
Chantilly
Westfield
West Potomac
Chantilly
West Springfield
Manchester
Yorktown
Franklin County

Calpreps Class 6 Top 20'


1 O. Smith
2 Battlefield
3 J. Madison
4 Freedom W
5 Patriot
6 W. Branch
7 S. County
8 Centreville
9 Manchester
10 T. Dale
11 L. Braddock
12 Robinson
13 Fairfax
14 Franklin Co
15 W. Springfield
16 C. Forge
17 U. Reed
18 Gar-Field
19 W. Potomac
20 S. Lakes

1. Annandale @ T.C. Williams (-20)
- T.C. absolutely steamrolled the Atoms, 67-7. Going to be a long year for Annandale.

2. Centreville (-40) @ Herndon
- Centreville won 41-7, giving up a late score and failing to cover. 27 straight losses for Herndon...

3. Edison @ Stuart (-7)
- Edison edged out a late win, 20-14.

4. Fairfax (-7) @ Wakefield
- Fairfax won 52-14, they will be a team to keep an eye on come district play.

5. Lake Braddock (-24) @ Hayfield
- Lake Braddock won 57-10, they scored 3 touchdowns on their first 4 plays. I thought Hayfield would be improved in Aziz's 2nd year, but I guess I was wrong.

6. Marshall (-6) @ Washington-Lee
- Totally got this one wrong. W&L won 27-7.

7. McLean @ West Potomac (-28)
- West Potomac won and covered, 47-13.

8. Oakton (-24) @ Lee
- Oakton blanked Lee 39-0.

9. South Lakes @ Robinson (-17)
- Robinson won 35-28. Robinson was up at one point 21-0 and SL fought back, kudos for that.

10. Stone Bridge (-17) @ Madison
- This was indeed the game of the week, with SB winning on a last second field goal, 17-16. SB's WR1 (I believe Zeke Winbush) had an insane TD catch in which he dragged 2 or 3 Warhawks into the endzone. And then the NFHS site completely stopped working for all games, so I missed the 2nd half. Anyone else have this problem?

11. West Springfield (-3) @ Mount Vernon
- West Springfield won 49-24, they are a sleeper team this year.

12. Westfield (-3) @ Stonewall Jackson
- Stonewall won 25-14, this one really shocked me. Westfield might go 5-5 this year. It won't be the first time they've had a mediocre season and then bounced back.

13. Woodbridge @ South County (-20)
- SoCo 34-13, I nailed this one!

14. Yorktown (-21) @ Langley
- Langley pulled off the upset, 34-28. Is Yorktown that bad or is Langley good this year? I'm thinking Yorktown overlooked Langley.

--- Falls Church also beat George Mason 35-0, forgot that game in my spreads last week.

Rough first week for me, a couple of upsets that I did not see coming. I try to get better and better every week. SN: The games this week are going to be played on Thursday night.


1. Annandale @ Robinson (-42)
- This one is going to get ugly for Annandale. Running clock is very much possible before halftime.

2. Centreville @ Stone Bridge (-7)
- Game of the week. While SB looked rusty against Madison, I think Mickey will have them prepared for the Wildcats.

3. Falls Church @ Chantilly (-20)
- Interested to see how the Chargers look in their season opener.

4. Edison @ West Springfield (-24)
- Edison surprised me with their win last week but WS is no JEB. I can see Edison potentially covering if they keep the turnovers down and play solid football.

5. Fairfax (-24) @ Langley
- This game is on Friday night. We will see if Langley is legit or if the Yorktown win was a fluke.

6. Hayfield @ South County (-38)
- Hayfield’s last win against SoCo came in 2012. This one has potential to get real ugly as well.

7. Madison (-3) @ Lake Braddock
- Co-Game of the week. I don’t think Madison lost much of a step despite all of the guys they lost to graduation. I’m going with Madison here because they are more battle tested having played Stone Bridge while Braddock beat up on Hayfield. Should be a great game.

8. McLean @ Marshall (-7)
- Toss up here, my gut tells me Marshall. I think the Statesmen are a little bit better than the Highlanders.

9. South Lakes @ T.C. Williams (-14)
- I like T.C. at home in this one, but you can make an argument for South Lakes for sure. Another interesting match up.

10. Stuart @ Mount Vernon (-10)
- A Stuart team that just lost to Edison gets a pissed off Mount Vernon team…

11. Washington-Lee @ Westfield (-7)
- Not sure what to make out of Westfield quite yet. I just can’t see them losing to the Generals, but nothing surprises me.

12. Woodrow Wilson (DC) @ Yorktown (-9)
- Don’t know much about Wilson so I’m rolling with the Patriots to right their wrongs from last week.

13. Woodson (-7) @ Oakton
- Toss up game here. Woodson has film on Oakton but Oakton does not as it is WTW’s season opener. I also think Woodson has the better coaching staff so I’m going with the Cavs.

14. West Potomac (-28) @ Wakefield
Look for the Wolverines to roll.

parentof2 - week 1 Wrote:
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> Rough first week for me, a couple of upsets that I
> did not see coming. I try to get better and better
> every week. SN: The games this week are going to
> be played on Thursday night.
>
>
> 1. Annandale @ Robinson (-42)
> - This one is going to get ugly for Annandale.
> Running clock is very much possible before
> halftime. Agree...Robinson wins easily...not sure the running clock can start before the 3rd Q though
>
> 2. Centreville @ Stone Bridge (-7)
> - Game of the week. While SB looked rusty against
> Madison, I think Mickey will have them prepared
> for the Wildcats. This is a tough one, SB wins a very close game, doesnt cover
>
> 3. Falls Church @ Chantilly (-20)
> - Interested to see how the Chargers look in their
> season opener. Chantilly wins and covers
>
> 4. Edison @ West Springfield (-24)
> - Edison surprised me with their win last week but
> WS is no JEB. I can see Edison potentially
> covering if they keep the turnovers down and play
> solid football. I cant believe Edison won last week...it wont happen this week WS more then covers
>
> 5. Fairfax (-24) @ Langley
> - This game is on Friday night. We will see if
> Langley is legit or if the Yorktown win was a
> fluke. Langley has gotten better, but, Fairfax is very good, they win and cover
>
> 6. Hayfield @ South County (-38)
> - Hayfield’s last win against SoCo came in 2012.
> This one has potential to get real ugly as well.
SoCo wins and covers
>
> 7. Madison (-3) @ Lake Braddock
> - Co-Game of the week. I don’t think Madison
> lost much of a step despite all of the guys they
> lost to graduation. I’m going with Madison here
> because they are more battle tested having played
> Stone Bridge while Braddock beat up on Hayfield.
> Should be a great game. I disagree..I am going with LB I think they are the better team this year
>
> 8. McLean @ Marshall (-7)
> - Toss up here, my gut tells me Marshall. I think
> the Statesmen are a little bit better than the
> Highlanders. Marshall wins and covers
>
> 9. South Lakes @ T.C. Williams (-14)
> - I like T.C. at home in this one, but you can
> make an argument for South Lakes for sure. Another
> interesting match up. TCW wins but doesnt cover
>
> 10. Stuart @ Mount Vernon (-10)
> - A Stuart team that just lost to Edison gets a
> pissed off Mount Vernon team… MTV wins and covers easily
>
> 11. Washington-Lee @ Westfield (-7)
> - Not sure what to make out of Westfield quite
> yet. I just can’t see them losing to the
> Generals, but nothing surprises me. Westfield wins and easily covers
>
> 12. Woodrow Wilson (DC) @ Yorktown (-9)
> - Don’t know much about Wilson so I’m rolling
> with the Patriots to right their wrongs from last
> week. Yorktown wins and covers
>
> 13. Woodson (-7) @ Oakton
> - Toss up game here. Woodson has film on Oakton
> but Oakton does not as it is WTW’s season
> opener. I also think Woodson has the better
> coaching staff so I’m going with the Cavs. I disagree, Oakton wins outright

>
> 14. West Potomac (-28) @ Wakefield
> Look for the Wolverines to roll.
WP wins and covers

Review of how I did with my picks:

parentof0 - week 0 results Wrote:
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> 1. Annandale @ T.C. Williams (-20)
> - T.C. absolutely steamrolled the Atoms, 67-7.
> Going to be a long year for Annandale.

Correctly picked TCW to win and cover. This spread should have been much higher, and possibly >35 points, which would have precluded a pick from me. TCW was an unknown quantity, but Annandale is really bad. It's going to be a long season for them.
>
> 2. Centreville (-40) @ Herndon
> - Centreville won 41-7, giving up a late score and
> failing to cover. 27 straight losses for
> Herndon...

Took a pass on this due to the >35 point spread, and that late garbage time TD is why I do that with spreads this large.
>
> 3. Edison @ Stuart (-7)
> - Edison edged out a late win, 20-14.

Took Stuart to win and cover. Blew it on both counts.
>
> 4. Fairfax (-7) @ Wakefield
> - Fairfax won 52-14, they will be a team to keep
> an eye on come district play.

Correctly picked Fairfax to win and cover. I think the low spread reflects last year's game, but Fairfax is a different team from the one that started the 2021 campaign.
>
> 5. Lake Braddock (-24) @ Hayfield
> - Lake Braddock won 57-10, they scored 3
> touchdowns on their first 4 plays. I thought
> Hayfield would be improved in Aziz's 2nd year, but
> I guess I was wrong.

Correctly picked LB to win and cover.
>
> 6. Marshall (-6) @ Washington-Lee
> - Totally got this one wrong. W&L won 27-7.

You're not the only one. I thought Marshall would win this one.
>
> 7. McLean @ West Potomac (-28)
> - West Potomac won and covered, 47-13.

Correctly picked West Po to win and to cover.
>
> 8. Oakton (-24) @ Lee
> - Oakton blanked Lee 39-0.

Correctly picked Oakton to win and to cover. I wonder if Lee will score any points this season?
>
> 9. South Lakes @ Robinson (-17)
> - Robinson won 35-28. Robinson was up at one point
> 21-0 and SL fought back, kudos for that.

Split decision here. COrrectly picked Robo to win, but I also picked them to cover, which I got wrong.
>
> 10. Stone Bridge (-17) @ Madison
> - This was indeed the game of the week, with SB
> winning on a last second field goal, 17-16. SB's
> WR1 (I believe Zeke Winbush) had an insane TD
> catch in which he dragged 2 or 3 Warhawks into the
> endzone. And then the NFHS site completely stopped
> working for all games, so I missed the 2nd half.
> Anyone else have this problem?

Correctly picked Stone Bridge to win, but not to cover. Correct on both counts. And I also had issues with NHFS.
>
> 11. West Springfield (-3) @ Mount Vernon
> - West Springfield won 49-24, they are a sleeper
> team this year.

Correctly picked West Springfield to win and to cover.
>
> 12. Westfield (-3) @ Stonewall Jackson
> - Stonewall won 25-14, this one really shocked me.
> Westfield might go 5-5 this year. It won't be the
> first time they've had a mediocre season and then
> bounced back.

Picked Westfield to win and to cover. Completely blew it on both counts. I picked Westfield on past reputation, but I need to think more carefully about Westfield games.
>
> 13. Woodbridge @ South County (-20)
> - SoCo 34-13, I nailed this one!

Correctly picked SoCo to win and to cover. They covered with only one point to spare. Great job on picking the spread.
>
> 14. Yorktown (-21) @ Langley
> - Langley pulled off the upset, 34-28. Is Yorktown
> that bad or is Langley good this year? I'm
> thinking Yorktown overlooked Langley.

I really blew this one, as I took Yorktown to win and to cover. I don't know what to make of this, but maybe Langley isn't as bad as I thought they were.
>
> --- Falls Church also beat George Mason 35-0,
> forgot that game in my spreads last week.

Considering that this is Falls Church and Mason, no one is going to be too upset that you forgot to include this one. FWIW, I would have picked Falls Church to win, but that shouldn't be surprising because Mason isn't that big of a school.

My picks against these spreads:

parentof2 - week 1 Wrote:
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> Rough first week for me, a couple of upsets that I
> did not see coming. I try to get better and better
> every week. SN: The games this week are going to
> be played on Thursday night.
>
>
> 1. Annandale @ Robinson (-42)
> - This one is going to get ugly for Annandale.
> Running clock is very much possible before
> halftime.

Running clock is only a second half thing, but look for it to start at the beginning of the third quarter. Given the spread, no pick from my, though my comment suggests what I think will happen here.
>
> 2. Centreville @ Stone Bridge (-7)
> - Game of the week. While SB looked rusty against
> Madison, I think Mickey will have them prepared
> for the Wildcats.

Stone Bridge wins, doesn't cover.
>
> 3. Falls Church @ Chantilly (-20)
> - Interested to see how the Chargers look in their
> season opener.

Chantilly wins and covers. This spread may not be big enough.
>
> 4. Edison @ West Springfield (-24)
> - Edison surprised me with their win last week but
> WS is no JEB. I can see Edison potentially
> covering if they keep the turnovers down and play
> solid football.

West Springfield wins and covers.
>
> 5. Fairfax (-24) @ Langley
> - This game is on Friday night. We will see if
> Langley is legit or if the Yorktown win was a
> fluke.

Langley's upset of Yorktown is giving me pause. As for Fairfax, while they have lots of talent, I understand that they are prone to lots of stupid penalties. I think Fairfax is the better team, so I'll still take them to win, but I'm going to say this will be closer than it should be and that Fairfax will not cover this spread.
>
> 6. Hayfield @ South County (-38)
> - Hayfield’s last win against SoCo came in 2012.
> This one has potential to get real ugly as well.

Greater than 35 point spread. No pick from me.
>
> 7. Madison (-3) @ Lake Braddock
> - Co-Game of the week. I don’t think Madison
> lost much of a step despite all of the guys they
> lost to graduation. I’m going with Madison here
> because they are more battle tested having played
> Stone Bridge while Braddock beat up on Hayfield.
> Should be a great game.

Picking Lake Braddock makes me physically ill, but they look legit this year. I think they win this outright.
>
> 8. McLean @ Marshall (-7)
> - Toss up here, my gut tells me Marshall. I think
> the Statesmen are a little bit better than the
> Highlanders.

Look for Marshall to bounce back. I'll take them to win and to cover.
>
> 9. South Lakes @ T.C. Williams (-14)
> - I like T.C. at home in this one, but you can
> make an argument for South Lakes for sure. Another
> interesting match up.

South Lakes' performance against Robo has me thinking they are better than most think. I think TCW will win, but they won't cover.
>
> 10. Stuart @ Mount Vernon (-10)
> - A Stuart team that just lost to Edison gets a
> pissed off Mount Vernon team…

Mt. Vernon wins and covers.
>
> 11. Washington-Lee @ Westfield (-7)
> - Not sure what to make out of Westfield quite
> yet. I just can’t see them losing to the
> Generals, but nothing surprises me.

W-L's upset win coupled with Westfield's loss makes this game very intersting, more than anyone would have thought a few years ago. I still can't believe that Westfield is bad enough to lose to an Arlington team, though. I'll take Westfield to win and cover. Thank you for not making the spread higher though.
>
> 12. Woodrow Wilson (DC) @ Yorktown (-9)
> - Don’t know much about Wilson so I’m rolling
> with the Patriots to right their wrongs from last
> week.

Coin flip. I'll take Yorktown to win and to cover.
>
> 13. Woodson (-7) @ Oakton
> - Toss up game here. Woodson has film on Oakton
> but Oakton does not as it is WTW’s season
> opener. I also think Woodson has the better
> coaching staff so I’m going with the Cavs.

Wasn't Woodson 2-8 last year, and the ONLY Patriot team NOT to make the playoffs? I'll believe Woodson is good when I see it. I haven't seen it yet, and don't expect to see it this week, either. Oakton wins outright.
>
> 14. West Potomac (-28) @ Wakefield
> Look for the Wolverines to roll.

West Po wins and covers.

Don’t sleep on West Potomac. Beat soco fairfax and Braddock last year making it to the rational ship. Returned a bunch of guys and new transfer QB is GOOD.

Wolverine nation 703 Wrote:
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> Don’t sleep on West Potomac. Beat soco fairfax
> and Braddock last year making it to the rational
> ship. Returned a bunch of guys and new transfer QB
> is GOOD.


Your new transfer QB still lives in another schools boundaries.