News: LoCo Elite 5 - Stone Bridge Moves Into a Tie with Loudoun County in Volleyball Rankings

(Oct. 12, 2010) - The Loudoun Times-Mirror and VivaLoudoun.com have teamed up to present the LoCo Elite 5 — a top five weekly rankings for football and volleyball among Loudoun’s 12 public high schools.

Stone Bridge High School is ranked No. 1 in football for the 8th straight week and in volleyball, Loudoun County is on top for the 5th straight week, but the Raiders share the top spot with Stone Bridge. Both teams have one loss on the season with County beating SB at home but then the Raiders dropped a surprise match the same day to Kettle Run. Both have been perfect since.

Here’s a look at our full rankings as of Oct. 19 with a little note from VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa.

LoCo Elite 5 Football

1. Stone Bridge (7-0)
The Skinny: Madison is to Stone Bridge as Kryptonite is to Superman ... Bulldogs glad to have winless Warhawks behind them!

2. Briar Woods (6-2)
The Skinny: Falcons celebrated Homecoming with the school now old enough to actually have students coming home!

3. Broad Run (7-1)
The Skinny: Watch assistant coach Jason Dawson's beard start to grow as Spartans rebuild the winning streak!

4. Loudoun Valley (5-2)
The Skinny: In the Vikes win on Friday at Stonewall there were only three punts ... and 13 kickoffs!

5. Loudoun County (3-4)
The Skinny: Raiders rev up season and keep playoff hopes alive with second half comeback and dramatic OT win at Dominion!

On the brink: Dominion (3-4), Park View (3-4)


LoCo Elite 5 Volleyball

T1. Loudoun County (15-1)
The Skinny: Raiders travel to Broad Run this Thursday for district test.

T1. Stone Bridge (15-1)
The Skinny: Even with injuries, SB impresses and moves into tie for first!

3. Heritage (14-2)
The Skinny: Dig Pink tonight in Leesburg. Can you dig it!?!

4. Loudoun Valley (11-5)
The Skinny: Vikes could throw Cedar Run regular-season race up in the air with win tonight at Heritage.

T5. Broad Run (10-5)
The Skinny: Spartans went up against the best on Monday with loss at Flint Hill

T5. Freedom (11-5)
The Skinny: Eagles poised for playoff run.

On the brink: Briar Woods (11-6), Potomac Falls (12-7)