Football: VHSL Playoffs First Week - 72 Match-ups!

(Nov. 4, 2012) - The Virginia High School League football playoffs are set for the first week of Regionals and six Loudoun schools -- Briar Woods, Loudoun County, Loudoun Valley, Tuscarora, Woodgrove and Stone Bridge will be in action.

Briar Woods (10-0), Tuscarora (9-1) and Loudoun County (8-2) are the top three seeds in Region II Division 4 with Woodgrove (7-3) travelling to Loudoun County in an all-area playoff match-up. The Raiders beat the Wolverines, 48-7, in September in Purcellville.

Briar Woods, two-time defending state champion, will host Powhatan in a rematch of last year's Region II title game won by the Falcons 21-7 and Tuscarora will host Millbrook in a rematch of a season opener won by the Huskies, 41-21.

In Region II Division 3, Loudoun Valley (4-6) makes the playoffs as the No. 8 seed despite the sub-.500 season. The Vikes will travel to top seed Skyline (9-1).

In Northern Region Division 5, Stone Bridge (10-0) is once again the top seed, hosting Edison (5-5). The Bulldogs are facing the Eagles for the first times since the two teams face each other in four straight Northern Region finals from 2005 thru 2008 with Stone Bridge claiming wins in 2005, 2207 and 2008. The Bulldogs fell to South County last season in the regional semifinals, snapping a 13-game regional win streak.

VHSL Football Playoffs First Round

Eastern Region
Division 5
No. 8 Maury (5-5) at No. 1 Lake Taylor (10-0)
No. 7 Heritage-Newport News (6-4) at No. 2 Phoebus (10-0)
No. 6 I.C. Norcom (6-4) at No. 3 Hampton (8-2)
No. 5 King's Fork (7-3) at No. 4 Lakeland (7-3)

Division 6
No. 8 Granby (9-1) at No. 1 Ocean Lakes (10-0)
No. 7 Bayside (8-2) at No. 2 Oscar Smith (9-1)
No. 6 Grassfield (8-2) at No. 3 Salem-Virginia Beach (9-1)
No. 5 Western Branch (8-2) at No. 4 Bethel (8-2)

Northern Region
Division 5
No. 8 Edison (5-5) at No. 1 Stone Bridge (10-0)
No. 7 Thomas Jefferson (6-4) at No. 2 Yorktown (10-0)
No. 6 South County (5-5) at No. 3 James Madison (8-2)
No. 5 Langley (6-4) at No. 4 Hayfield (7-3)

Division 6
No. 8 West Springfield (6-4) at No. 1 Westfield (10-0)
No. 7 Oakton (6-4) at No. 2 Lake Braddock (8-2)
No. 6 West Potomac (6-4) at No. 3 Centreville (7-3)
No. 5 James Robinson (5-5) at No. 4 Chantilly (7-3)

Northwest Region
Division 5
No. 1 North Stafford (9-2), No. 2 Potomac (7-3) byes
No. 6 Brooke Point (5-5) at No. 3 George Washington-Danville (8-2)
No. 5 Mountain View (6-4) at No. 4 Massaponax (7-3)

Division 6
No. 1 Hylton (8-2), No. 2 Stonewall Jackson (9-1) byes
No. 6 Patrick Henry-Roanoke (8-2) at No. 3 Colonial Forge (8-2)
No. 5 Woodbridge (6-4) at No. 4 Battlefield (7-3)

Region I
Division 3
No. 1 Lafayette (9-1), No. 2 James Monroe (9-1) byes
No. 6 Poquoson (4-6) at No. 3 York (8-2)
No. 5 Brunswick (5-4) at No. 4 Park View-South Hill (8-2)

Division 4
No. 1 Chancellor (8-2), No. 2 Smithfield (9-1) byes
No. 6 Grafton (4-6) at No. 3 King George (8-2)
No. 5 Warhill (6-4) at No. 4 Courtland (6-4)

Region II
Division 3
No. 8 Loudoun Valley (4-6) at No. 1 Skyline (9-1)
No. 7 Charlottesville (4-6) at No. 2 Western Albemarle (9-1)
No. 6 Fauquier (7-3) at No. 3 Monticello (8-2)
No. 5 Warren County (8-2) at No. 4 Kettle Run (8-2)

Division 4
No. 8 Powhatan (5-4) at No. 1 Briar Woods (10-0)
No. 7 Millbrook (6-4) at No. 2 Tuscarora (9-1)
No. 6 Woodgrove (7-3) at No. 3 Loudoun County (8-2)
No. 5 Liberty-Bealeton (6-4) at No. 4 Sherando (6-4)

Region III
Division 3
No. 1 Brookville (10-0), No. 2 Rockbridge County (8-2) byes
No. 6 Liberty-Bedford (6-4) at No. 3 R.E. Lee-Staunton (7-3)
No. 5 Fort Defiance (7-3) at No. 4 Northside (6-4)

Division 4
No. 1 Amherst County (8-2), No. 2 Heritage-Lynchburg (9-1) byes
No. 6 William Byrd (4-6) at No. 3 Lord Botetourt (6-4)
No. 5 E.C. Glass (4-6) at No. 4 Jefferson Forest (5-5)

Region IV
Division 3
No. 1 Richlands (9-1), Tunstall (6-3) byes
No. 6 Tazewell (2-8) at No. 3 Marion (6-4)
No. 5 Abingdon (4-6) at No. 4 Cave Spring (5-5)

Division 4
No. 1 Salem (10-0), No. 2 Hidden Valley (6-4) byes
No. 6 Bassett (4-6) at No. 3 Christiansburg (6-4)
No. 5 Magna Vista (7-3) at No. 4 Pulaski County (5-5)

Eastern Sectional
Division 1
No. 16 Craig County (3-6) at No. 1 Franklin (10-0)
No. 15 Bath County (3-7) at No. 2 Sussex Central (9-1)
No. 14 Middlesex (4-6) at No. 3 Central-Lunnenberg (9-1)
No. 13 Surry (3-7) at No. 4 Altavista (8-2)
No. 12 William Campbell (3-7) at No. 5 West Point (8-2)
No. 11 Lancaster (5-5) at No. 6 Colonial Beach (6-4)
No. 10 Charles City (5-5) at No. 7 Parry McCluer (6-4)
No. 9 Covington (5-5) at No. 8 Rappahannock (6-4)

Division 2
No. 16 Luray (3-7) at No. 1 Essex (10-0)
No. 15 Windsor (3-7) at No. 2 Goochland (8-2)
No. 14 Madison County (5-5) at No. 3 King William (9-1)
No. 13 Amelia County (6-4) at No. 4 Central-Woodstock (8-2)
No. 12 Nottoway (5-5) at No. 5 Strasburg (9-1)
No. 11 Nandua (8-2) at No. 6 Manassas Park (7-3)
No. 10 Clarke County (6-4) at No. 7 Buckingham County (8-2)
No. 9 Washington and Lee (5-5) at No. 8 East Rockingham (7-3)

Western Sectional
Division 1
No. 16 Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (2-8) at No. 1 Honaker (9-1)
No. 15 Eastern Montgomery (4-6) at No. 2 George Wythe-Wytheville (9-1)
No. 14 Radford (3-7) at No. 3 Clintwood (9-1)
No. 13 Northwood (5-5) at No. 4 Eastside (7-3)
No. 12 Holston (5-5) at No. 5 J.I. Burton (7-3)
No. 11 Castlewood (6-4) at No. 6 Haysi (7-3)
No. 10 Hurley (5-4) at No. 7 Rural Retreat (6-4)
No. 9 Chilhowie (4-6) at No. 8 Galax (6-4)

Division 2
No. 16 Grundy (4-6) at No. 1 Fort Chiswell (9-1)
No. 15 Glenvar (5-5) at No. 2 Wilson Memorial (9-1)
No. 14 Stuarts Draft (6-4) at No. 3 Dan River (9-1)
No. 13 Virginia (7-3) at No. 4 John Battle (9-1)
No. 12 James River (7-3) at No. 5 Giles (9-1)
No. 11 Union (7-3) at No. 6 Graham (7-3)
No. 10 Floyd County (7-3) at No. 7 RIverheads (9-1)
No. 9 Gretna (7-3) at No. 8 Grayson County (8-2)