Football: Latest VHSL Ratings Put Half of Loudoun's 12 Teams in Playoff Position

(Oct. 6, 2010 - At the midway point in the high school football season and six of the 12 public high schools from Loudoun are poised to make the playoffs according to the latest Virginia High School League football ratings.

The VHSL ratings are used to qualify and seed teams in the postseason. Loudoun schools play in three different divisions according to their enrollment with three schools in Division 5 (Stone Bridge in the Northern Region and Heritage and Loudoun Valley in the Norhtwest Region), five schools in Division 4 (Briar Woods, Broad Run, Freedom, Loudoun County and Potomac Falls) and four schools in Division 3 (Dominion, Park View, Tuscarora and Woodgrove).

Undefeated Stone Bridge (5-0) is second in the Northern Region D5 ratings to Liberty District foe McLean. Loudoun Valley (4-1), in a very tough Northwest Region where only six teams make the postseason compared to eight in the other regions, is in position to make the playoffs with a key game this Saturday at home against undefeated Osbourn.

In Division 4, Briar Woods (4-2) cemented its playoff hopes with an upset over Broad Run (5-1) on Friday. Loudoun County's loss at  home to Park View has the Raiders on the bubble. In Division 3, Dominion is in good shape to make the school's first ever playoff appearance and the Titans travel to Broad Run Friday in a huge match-up. Park View's win over County keeps them in the top eight for D3.

AA Region II
Division 4
1, Liberty (5-0) 24.4
2, Sherando (5-0) 24.0
3, Broad Run (5-1) 23.7
4, Louisa (5-0) 22.8
5, Briar Woods (4-2) 22.2 
6, Fauquier (4-1) 21.4
7, James Wood (3-2) 19.2
8, Orange (3-2) 19.0
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9. Loudoun County (2-3) 17.2 
10, Freedom (2-3) 15.6
11, Potomac Falls (1-4) 15.4
12, Brentsville (1-4) 13.4

Division 3
1, Warren County (4-1) 20.4
2, Monticello (3-2) 20.2
3, Goochland (3-2) 19.8
4, Dominion (3-2) 19.6
5, Kettle Run (3-2) 17.8
6, Handley (2-3) 17.4
6, Park View (2-3) 17.4
8, William Monroe (3-2) 17.2
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9, Millbrook (2-3) 16.8
10, Skyline (2-3) 16.0
11, Tuscarora (2-3) 14.3
12, Fluvana (2-3) 14.2
13, Western Albemarle (1-4) 13.6
14, Woodgrove (1-4) 13.0
15, Charlottesville (0-5) 11.4

AAA Northern Region
Division 6
1, Centreville (5-0) 28.4
1, Chantilly (5-0) 28.4
3, Oakton (5-0) 26.8
4, Lake Braddock (4-1) 26.4
5, Robinson (4-1) 25.4
6, Westfield (3-2) 23.4
7, Fairfax (3-2) 22.6
7, Langley (3-2) 22.6
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9, Annandale (3-2) 22.4
9, West Potomac (3-2) 22.4
11, Woodson (2-3) 20.8
12, T.C. Williams (2-3) 20.6
13, South County (1-4) 18.8
14, West Springfield (1-4) 17.8
15, Herndon (1-4) 17.6

Division 5
1, McLean (5-0) 27.2
2, Stone Bride (5-0) 26.4
3, Yorktown (4-1) 24.6
4, South Lakes (4-1) 23.8
5, Washington-Lee (3-2) 21.6
6, Hayfield (2-3) 20.0
6, Mount Vernon (2-3) 20.0
8, Marshall (1-4) 18.2
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9, Falls Church (1-4) 17.2
10, Edison (1-4) 17.0
11, Stuart (2-3) 16.8
12, Lee (1-4) 16.4
13, Madison (0-5) 16.0
14, Thomas Jefferson (0-5) 14.8
15, Wakefield (0-5) 13.6

AAA Northwest Region
Division 6
1, Hylton (5-0) 28.4
2, Colonial Forge (5-0) 18.0
3, Battlefield (5-1) 27.8
4, Frankin County (4-1) 23.8
5, Gar-field (4-2) 23.2
6, Woodbridge (2-3) 20.4
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7, Forest Park (2-4) 20.3
8, Osbourn Park (1-4) 19.6
9, Stonewall Jackson (1-5) 17.2
10, Patrick Henry (3-3) 17.0
11, Riverbend (2-3) 16.2

Division 5
1, Osbourn (6-0) 27.0
2, North Stafford (4-1) 25.4
3, Mountain View (4-1) 24.4
4, Potomac (3-3) 23.3
5, Loudoun Valley (4-1) 23.2
6, Stafford (3-2) 22.8
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7, George Washington (3-3) 21.8
8, Massaponax (3-2) 19.2
9, Brooke Point (1-4) 18.0
10, Heritage (1-4) 17.4
11, Albemarle (2-3) 17.2
12, Freedom (PW) (0-5) 15.2
13, Halifax (1-5) 14.8
14, William Fleming (0-5) 12.0