News: LoCo Elite 5 Football and Volleyball - Updated!

(Aug. 31, 2010) - The Loudoun Times-Mirror and VivaLoudoun.com are teaming up this fall to present the LoCo Elite 5 -- a top five rankings for football and volleyball among Loudoun's 12 public high schools.

Here are our picks after the first week of action ... with a word from VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa about each pick:

LoCo Elite 5 Foootball

1, Stone Bridge

How good is Stone Bridge? They didn't play Friday and their stat guy STILL emailed me!

2, Broad Run

The Spartans open with a win in Matt Griffis coaching debut and JR Connor Jessop will carry the team at QB

3, Loudoun Valley

Andrew Taylor opens his senior campaign with five TD passes and David Mellstrom has a night to remember with four TD including a punt and kickoff return score! We move the Vikes up to 3rd with this strong opening!

4, Briar Woods

They lose two running backs and their top lineman ... and still find a way to win and talk about QB debuts ... how about freshman Trace McSorley who engineers The Drive to set up winning FG.

5, Loudoun County

Remember this name: Marcus Crews ... Raiders new QB. We can now call County's offense ... Crews Crew. Briar Woods and Valley, however, inch ahead of Raiders in poll after they survive missed extra point and three missed FG attempts by Musselman

On the cusp: Park View

Patriots score 32 vs. Sherando which bodes well ... but they gave up 35

LoCo Elite 5 Volleyball

1, Stone Bridge

They haven't opened the season by on college signings alone the Bulldogs are No. 1

2, Loudoun County

We will know much, much more after Briar Woods travels to Leesburg Tuesday to open Dulles District season.

3, Loudoun Valley

Vikes beat Fauquier but need four games to do it.

3, Heritage

Pride look strong against Potomac Falls in opener and move into tie for third with Valley, their Cedar Run District rival.

5, Broad Run

We don't expect the Spartans to stay at No. 5 for long ... at least according to our scouting reports!

Feedback: Fire away with your comments but keep it civil or else the VivaLoudoun Fox will pay your henhouse a visit ...

On the cusp: Potomac Falls

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