Football: Four Area Teams Ranked in AP State Polls - Stone Bridge No. 4 in AAA; Briar Woods No. 2, Loudoun County No. 8, Tuscarora No. 10 in AA

(Oct. 23, 2012) - Loudoun is well represented in the AP high school football polls released this week with undefeated Stone Bridge (8-0) No. 4 in the state AAA rankings and undefeated Briar Woods (8-0) No. 2 in the AA rankings.

Football: Briar Woods No. 2 in AA; Stone Bridge No. 4 in AAA in AP State Polls

(Oct. 9, 2012) - Briar Woods High and Stone Bridge high schools retained their impressive rankings in the AP state prep polls with the Falcons No. 2 in AA and the Bulldogs No. 4 in AAA.

Briar Woods (7-0) received four AA first-place votes but No. 1 Brookville gained six top votes. Region II's Kettle Run is No. 5 with Warren County No. 8 and Western Albemarle No. 9.

Oscar Smith received eight of the 11 first place votes in AAA with the other three going to No. 2 Hermitage. Westfield is third.

See the entire polls for A, AA, AAA.

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.