Football: Tuscarora, Woodgrove Join Stone Bridge, Briar Woods in AP State Polls

(Sept. 26, 2012) - In just their third season of play both the Tuscarora and Woodgrove high school football teams broke into the AP's Virginia state football polls this week with Tuscarora, with a big win over Loudoun County, breaking in at No. 8 in AA and Woodgrove, also undefeated like the Huskies, moving in at No. 10.

2-time defending Division 4 state champion Briar Woods continues to be No. 2 in AA, just a hair behind No. 1 Brookville. Amherst County, Salem, James Monroe, Christiansburg and Region II's Kettle Run are 3-7 with Smithfield sandwiched between Tuscarora and Woodgrove.

In AAA, Unbeaten Stone Bridge remains at No. 5 just ahead of nemesis Phoebus. Oscar Smith, Hermitage, Westfield and Salem-Virginia Beach are 1-4. Lake Taylor, Ocean Lakes, North Stafford and Varina are 6-10.

Football: Briar Woods, Stone Bridge, Loudoun County All Ranked in State by AP

(Sept. 17, 2012) - The AP Virginia sportswriter's high school football polls have been released and three Loudoun teams are ranked with Briar Woods No. 2 in AA and Loudoun County is tied for No. 6. In AAA, Stone Bridge is ranked No. 5.

Hermitage is No. 1 in AAA, just ahead of No. 2 Oscar Smith with both schools receiving three first-place votes apiece. Also getting first place votes: Westfield (No. 3), Phoebus (No. 7) and Ocean Lakes (No. 8). In AA, Brookville is first despite have three first place votes to Briar Woods' four. Amherst County (No. 3) also picked up a first place vote. Essex received seven of nine first place votes to take the top spot in A.

  See the complete polls for A, AA and AAA on InsideNova.com.

VHSL State Tournament: Complete Scores AAA, AA and A

Virginia High School State Tournament Scoreboard
All classifications, All Sports

State quarterfinals at high seeds
AAA
Baseball
Lake Braddock 9, Cosby 0
Hylton 2, Nansemond River 0
Kellam vs. Freedom PPD
James River-Midlothian 6, West Springfield 1

Softball
Cosby 6, Oakton 1
Broad Run 2, Hickory 1
Osbourn Park 6, Great Bridge 4
Patrick Henry-Ashland 4, Stone Bridge 0

Boys Soccer
Lake Braddock 1, Cosby 1 (LB advances 3-2 on PKs)
Albemarle 1, Grassfield 0
Colonial Forge 3, First Colonial 2
Thomas Dale 1, Robinson 0

Girls Soccer
Cosby 2, Woodson 1
Cox 1, Battlefield
Broad Run 2, Kellam 1
Deep Run 3, Stone Bridge 2

AA
Baseball
Cave Spring 8, Jefferson Forest 6
Powhatan 4, King George 3
Brookville 7, Hidden Valley 4
Grafton 3, Monticello 2

Softball
Abingdon 1, Jefferson Forest 0
Woodgrove 3, Culpeper 0
Broadway 3, Richlands 1
Poquoson 1, Briar Woods 0

Boys Soccer
Blacksburg 8, E.C. Glass 1
Tuscarora 4, Tab 0
Jefferson Forest 6, Bassett 0
Jamestown 5, Briar Woods 1

Girls Soccer
Blacksburg 2, Spotswood 0
Woodgrove 3, Grafton 1 (OT)
Jefferson Forest 3, Salem 0
Loudoun County 5, Tabb 0

A2
Baseball
John Battle 4, Fort Chiswell 3
William Monroe 10, Essex 1
Chilhowie 7, Union 6
Nandua 3, Appomattox County 2

Softball
John Battle 1, Glenvar 0
Stuarts Draft 9, Nandua 3
Eastside 7, James River-Buchanan 4
King William 2, Clarke County 1


A1
Baseball
Castlewood 10, Holston 0
Luray 7, Sussex Central 3
Galax vs. Clintwood SUSP
Rappahannock 9, East Rockingham 5

Softball
Holston 13, Clintwood 3
Madison County 16, Chincoteague 1
Bath County 3, Castlewood 0
Rappahannock 2, East Rockingham 1


A
Boys Soccer
Radford 4, Virginia High 0
Manassas Park 2, Nandua 1 (OT)
Gate City 4, Galax 1
Northampton 3, Clarke County 0

Girls Soccer
James River-Buchanan 3, Gate City 0
George Mason 6, Northumberland 0
Graham 7, John Battle 0
Clarke County 12, Northampton 0

VHSL Open Lacrosse Tournament
Girls Semifinals at Westfield
Lanlgey 11, Battlefield 6
Oakton 19, Western Albemarle 6

Tennis
AA Boys
Blacksburg 5, Harrisonburg 4
Western Albemarle 5, Jamestown 2
E.C. Glass 5, Hidden Valley 0
Handley 5, James Monroe 2

AA Girls
Spotswood 5, Cave Spring 3
Western Albemarle 5, James Monroe 2
E.C. Glass 5, Blacksburg 0
Jamestown 5, Fauquier 2