My Brackett for A D2 and D1

Region A
D1
Surry County vs. West Point: Surry County
Colonial Beach vs. Franklin: Franklin (would be a mild upset)

Surry vs. Franklin Region A Title Game: Surry Wins

Region B
D1
Buffalo Gap vs. Stonewall Jackson: Buffalo Gap
William Campbell vs. Riverheads: Campbell
Region B Title Game Campbell vs. Buffalo Gap: Campbell

Region C
D1 (this division is a joke)
Rural Retreat vs. Bland: Rural Retreat
Holston vs. Bath: Bath
Region C Title Game Bath vs. Rural Retreat: Rural Retreat

Region D
D1
JI Burton vs. St. Paul: Burton
Clintwood vs. Appalachia: Clintwood
Region D Title Game: Burton (to much speed)

State Final Four:
Burton vs. Rural Retreat: Burton
William Campbell vs. Surry: William Campbell

State Title Game: Burton vs. Campbell: Campbell

Region B is by far the toughest division in the state in D1, region C is a joke and Region D's first round games are not worth the price of admission. If JI Burton gets healthy before the CW game they could run the table and win the state title. It's hard to do something you've never done before, regardless of what people say if something goes bad early the losing mentality will set in. If Campbell and Burton play in the state title game it will be a great game, it's probably the best matchup for Burton imo. Campbell doesn't have the size that some of these other teams have, and it would be more of a speed game.

Region A
D2 (another joke of a region)
Essex vs. Northampton: Essex in a blowout
Lancaster vs. King William: Lancaster in a close one
Region A D2 Title Game: Essex beats the breaks off whoever makes it from the other game

Region B
D2
Gretna vs. Appomatox: Gretna
Goochland vs. Clarke County: Goochland
Region B Title Game (State Title Game imo) Gretna vs. Goochland: Gretna wins in a close game.

Region C
D2
Giles vs. Floyd: Giles
George Wythe vs. Grayson County: GW
D2 Region C Title Game: Giles vs. GW: Giles

Region D
D2
PV vs. Honaker: PV
Lebanon vs. GC: Lebanon
D2 Title Game: PV vs. Lebanon: PV

State Final Four
Giles vs. PV: Giles
Gretna vs. Essex: Gretna

State Title Game: Giles vs. Gretna: Gretna

If Giles gets by round one, there state bound imo. They, much like Burton must get healthy to have a shot. Billy Cook's serivces will be needed for the Floyd game. I really think Floyd has a better chance at Giles this week than they would next week, we'll see. Gretna vs. Goochland will come down to Senior vs. Freshman, Senior and VT bound D.J. Coles squares of against Gretna's Freshman QB Nick Miller. I really think PV/Lebanon square off again, Lebanon is better up front than GC imo and neither team has shown that they will pass the ball in a big game. PV and Giles if it gets there will be much closer this year than last, but thats really not saying much. For PV to upset Giles, Cedric would have to throw for over 200 yards. They once again are big up front, but there pass defense is questionable. Floyd passed for like 280 yards against them in the regular season. Gretna vs. C/D will/would be a blowout imo, Region B is just so much better than the rest of the state right now, especially at the D2 level it's not even funny. I hate to say it but I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't take all three again, football, basketball, and baseball. Evidently Clarke County is going to be tough to handle in basketball. For the other divisions I pick the following to be state champions
D6: Westfield (Sean Glennon's Bro gets a ring)
D5: Phoebus
D4: Amherest
D3: Monticello (D3 is the worst division in the state)

96 schools remain in this years VHSL playoffs and only 6 will win it all, a great four weeks are ahead of us all.

if that is all your original info, you've put a lot of thought behind it. i totally agree with you on your predictions.

Here is mine.

Region A
D1
Surry County vs. West Point: Surry County
Colonial Beach vs. Franklin: Franklin

Surry vs. Franklin Region A Title Game: Franklin Wins

Region B
D1
Buffalo Gap vs. Stonewall Jackson: Buffalo Gap
William Campbell vs. Riverheads: Campbell
Region B Title Game Campbell vs. Buffalo Gap: Campbell

Region C
D1
Rural Retreat vs. Bland: Rural Retreat
Holston vs. Bath: Holston
Region C Title Game Holston vs. Rural Retreat: Holston

Region D
D1
JI Burton vs. St. Paul: Burton
Clintwood vs. Appalachia: Clintwood
Region D Title Game: Burton

State Final Four:
Burton vs. Holston: Burton
William Campbell vs. Franklin: William Campbell

State Title Game: Burton vs. Campbell: Campbell


Region A
D2
Essex vs. Northampton: Essex
Lancaster vs. King William: King William
Region A D2 Title Game: Essex vs. King William: Essex

Region B
D2
Gretna vs. Appomatox: Gretna
Goochland vs. Clarke County: Goochland
Region B Title Game Gretna vs. Goochland: Gretna
Region C
D2
Giles vs. Floyd: Giles
George Wythe vs. Grayson County: George Wythe
D2 Region C Title Game: Giles vs. George Wythe: George Wythe

Region D
D2
PV vs. Honaker: PV
Lebanon vs. GC: Gate City
D2 Title Game: PV vs. Gate City: Gate City

State Final Four
George Wythe vs. Gate City: George Wythe
Gretna vs. Essex: Essex

State Title Game: George Wythe vs. Essex: Essex

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jason</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Region C
D1
Rural Retreat vs. Bland: Rural Retreat
Holston vs. Bath: Holston
Region C Title Game Bath vs. Rural Retreat: Holston
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You sure about that? [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img] I guess you did mean Holston vs. Rural Retreat though.

You can tell I copied and pasted. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img] Thanks for pointing that out. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blush.gif[/img]

i think Buffalo gap will beat Campbell

They very well could, I just tend to pick tradition. Traditionally Buffalo Gap is the number 4 seed in B, did they finally get over the hump? Maybe, but Campbell is good, they enter the postseason 8-2 with both loses to very, very good teams. They lost to Bluefeild WV a powerhouse over in WV, who beat Richlands this season. The other loss was to undefeated and number one team in the state Gretna.

IMO, Campbell wins state with ease.

Jason, If GC and GW make the final four I'd be shocked to see GC lose. Giles rolled GW in the regular season, a loss to GW would be a huge upset imo.

Burton, honestly I do not know much about Surry. Region A is kind of an outcast, they produce nothing and play nobody outside their region ever. It's really hard to tell just how good they are. I think a JI Burton/WC game would be a great game if everyone was healthy. I know a lot of people are going to comment on the scrimmage but it looked to me as if WC was holding a lot back, I dont know though. How they have performed in the regular season leads me to believe that is the case.

Everyone healthy is the key there. As far as the scrimmage, Im with you on that. I take it for what its worth......and that it was only a scrimmage.

13-3 in week one with all my regional champions advancing.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PVFAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jason, If GC and GW make the final four I'd be shocked to see GC lose. Giles rolled GW in the regular season, a loss to GW would be a huge upset imo.

Burton, honestly I do not know much about Surry. Region A is kind of an outcast, they produce nothing and play nobody outside their region ever. It's really hard to tell just how good they are. I think a JI Burton/WC game would be a great game if everyone was healthy. I know a lot of people are going to comment on the scrimmage but it looked to me as if WC was holding a lot back, I dont know though. How they have performed in the regular season leads me to believe that is the case. </div></div>

I really think George Wythe has grown some since the Giles game early in the season. Either way I think it will be close! The score on 9-21 was 28 to 7 in favor of Giles. Just 3 TDs which was the same differnce between the regular season game with GC and Leb. Also a George Wythe team in 02 avenged their regular season loss to Radford then beat top seeded Floyd on to beat a very good GC team and go on to win state. To me GW is no stranger to being the spoiler.

Also I went 14-2 the first round. My Region C D1 rep Holston lost. Now I see Bath County upsetting RR.


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I plan on blowing you away this week with PV and GW. haha

Seriously though, I've not seen GW play but I've seen Giles play and they are no where as good as they were last year. Giles is huge upfront and can stopo the run better than any team I've seen this year. To beat Giles your going to have to throw the ball, they pack the middle of the field. Floyd came out in gun with four wide and Giles straight up plays a 4-4, if you hit a hitch and make a guy miss it's off to the raises. Not just because I'm from PV but I really believe PV is the only team this side of the state that has a shot at Giles. I also believe that Gretna/Goochland would run wild on Giles, they are big as well and if Giles cant run they might as well tuck tail and go home. They attempted three passes in the game I attended and 2 were completed, to Floyd. The other was a wide open TD pass and the reciever tripped over his own two feet and fell down as the ball was getting to him and he dropped it.

I watched Giles play Lebanon on TV. Giles didnt look too good in the first half but in the 3rd they looked like world beaters. They are good but I am with you about Gretna and Goochland. They are on a whole other level above any one this side of the state.

How are the Giles injuries this week?

Unless Goochland is better than last year, I don't see what all the fuss is about them. I wastched them play Giles, and Giles handed tham the game. But, I didn't see anything out there that looked that great.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Unless Goochland is better than last year, I don't see what all the fuss is about them. I wastched them play Giles, and Giles handed tham the game. But, I didn't see anything out there that looked that great. </div></div>

That was last year though. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

I would be totally shocked if Gretna did not win the state title.