ROANOKE, Va. – Published Nov. 1, 2022
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We’re on the heels of the playoffs as teams gear up for their final match-ups of the regular season.
Of course, staying at its top spot for the entire season is Liberty Christian Academy.
The No. 2 and No. 3 spots are also the same and have been for the past few weeks, belonging to the Spartans and the Hilltoppers.
Heritage has made its way up two spots to No. 4 with 58 points, taking Lord Botetourt’s spot. The Cavaliers are now at spot No. 5 with 55 points.
Radford also moved down one spot to No. 6 with 34.
The Bulldogs moved up in our poll by two spots, claiming the No. 7 spot with 33 points.
Brookville isn’t far behind with 30 points, followed by George Wythe with 29 points and Bassett with 26.
Here’s a look at the other 13 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Christiansburg (23), Patrick Henry (23), North Cross (17), Glenvar (15), Galax (12), Grayson County (10), Magna Vista (8), Franklin County (6), Amherst County (3), Appomattox County (3), Floyd County (3), William Fleming (3), Cave Spring (2)
Published Oct. 25, 2022
No shocker here - Liberty Christian Academy remains on top after nine weeks of our 10 Strong Poll.
Salem and E.C. Glass are again in spots No. 2 and 3.
Lord Botetourt has moved up one spot, flipping positions with Radford.
Heritage is also moving on up in our poll by two spots to No. 6, knocking Christiansburg down to spot No. 8.
In spot No. 7 is Brookville with 43 points, holding onto its spot from last week.
And for spot No. 10, we’ve got a dead tie. Bassett and PH are tied for 22 points.
Here’s a look at the other 12 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Grayson County (19), North Cross (18), Franklin County (11), George Wythe (10), Amherst County (9), Appomattox County (7), Glenvar (5), Floyd County (4), Cave Spring (2), Galax (2), Magna Vista (2), William Fleming (1)
Published Oct. 18, 2022
We’re inching closer and closer to the playoffs, and things are starting to heat up in the 10 Strong Poll.
For the eighth week in a row is (shocker) Liberty Christian Academy.
The No. 2 and 3 spots also haven’t changed since last week, with Salem and E.C. Glass holding strong.
Radford and Lord Botetourt have swapped spots, with the Bobcats coming in at No. 4 and the Cavaliers in the fifth spot.
Next, we have Christiansburg which slid up two spots to No. 6 and Brookville which slid up three spots to No. 7.
At the No. 8 spot, we have Heritage who moved down two spots from last week.
Last but not least, we have Amherst County and Franklin County who made it on the board to No. 9 and No. 10.
Here’s a look at the other 12 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
North Cross (23), Martinsville (19), Bassett (14), Floyd County (12), Glenvar (9), Patrick Henry (8), Grayson County (7), Appomattox County (6), George Wythe (5), Cave Spring (3), Galax (2), Magna Vista (2)
Published Oct. 11, 2022
Anything look familiar this week?
Yeah, that would make sense — because this is the seventh week in a row that LCA is at the top of the 10 Strong Poll.
There was a little movement this week. Not a ton, but definitely more than last week’s poll.
The first four spots remain the same with LCA, Salem, E.C. Glass and Lord Botetourt.
Next up are Radford and Heritage at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively, which switched spots this week.
Then you’ve got Martinsville with 36 points who is fresh off a win over Chatham.
Christiansburg remains in spot No. 8, same as last week.
Next up is PH, which has moved up a spot to No. 9 and has 26 points this week.
Last but not least is Brookville, which moved down three spots and has 25 points to round out this week’s poll.
Here’s a look at the other 10 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Franklin County (24), North Cross (22), Floyd County (20), Amherst County (14), Bassett (14), Grayson County (10), Galax (7), Glenvar (2), Pulaski County (2), Appomattox County (1)
Published Oct. 4, 2022
This week’s poll is the first one of the season where we haven’t seen a ton of movement.
Of course, LCA is holding strong with its sixth week in the No. 1 spot.
Not far behind is Salem with 69 points and E.C. Glass with 60 point.
Beyond that, the other two teams that moved around are Lord Botetourt and Heritage — which switched spots at No. 4 and No. 5, with 58 and 57 points respectively.
After that in spot No. 6 is Radford with 53 points, Brookville with 42 points, Christiansburg with 33 points and Martinsville with 31 points.
Last, but certainly not least, is Patrick Henry at 27 points.
Here’s a look at the other 13 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Franklin County (20), North Cross (18), Amherst County (18), Glenvar (10), Floyd County (7), Bassett (7), Galax (5), Appomattox County (3), Alleghany (3), Cave Spring (2)
Published Sept. 27, 2022
For the FIFTH week in a row — LCA is holding strong at the No. 1 spot in this week’s 10 Strong Poll.
Also holding onto streaks, Salem is in spot No. 2 for the second week in a row and E.C. Glass is in spot No. 3 also for the second week in a row.
Next up comes Heritage with 57 points in spot No. 4.
Then comes Lord Botetourt with 46 points at spot No. 4 and Radford with 42 points in spot No. 42.
Christiansburg is next in spot No. 8, falling down two spots from last week.
For the second week in a row, Martinsville is at spot No. 9 with 35 points followed by Patrick Henry in spot No. 10 with 27 points.
Published Sept. 20, 2022
Liberty Christian is holding strong for the fourth week in a row at No. 1 for our 10 Strong Poll.
Coming in at spot No. 2 is Salem, which moved up one spot this week and has another win under their belt - followed by E.C. Glass, who has moved down a spot doing a flip flop with Salem.
Holding strong at No. 4 is Lord Botetourt, which has been in that slot for two weeks in a row now.
For spot No. 5, we’ve got a tie between Brookville and Heritage with 51 points.
Radford moved up three spots to No. 7, and Christiansburg moved down two spots to spot No. 8.
In spots No. 9 & 10, we’ve got Martinsville and Patrick Henry respectively.
Here’s a look at the other 13 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Rustburg (17), Franklin County (15), Amherst County (12), North Cross (11), Galax (10), Halifax County (10), Glenvar (9), Bassett (8), Cave Spring (6), George Wythe (4), Floyd County (3), Appomattox County (2), Giles (2)
Published Sept. 13, 2022
Last week was nothing short of legendary for one team in our area.
Lord Botetourt had a historic game on Friday night, beating Riverheads — which held the longest active win streak in the NATION. But LB said, “not on our watch.” Riverheads had won 52 straight games, leaving them tied with Phoebus for the longest streak ever in Virginia High School football history.
Sitting pretty in their respective spots for the third week in a row, No. 1 and No. 2 still belong to LCA and E.C. Glass.
Salem slid up two spots to the No. 3 spot and LB slid up three spots to hold the No. 4 ranking. Meanwhile, Brookville was knocked down one spot, Rustburg and Galax were both knocked down two spots and Christiansburg moved down four.
And of course, a big warm welcome to Radford and Heritage — this is their first week in the top 10 for rankings.
Here’s a look at the other 13 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Patrick Henry (18), Bassett (14), Martinsville (13), Appomattox (12), Amherst (12), North Cross (11), Franklin County (8), Giles (8), Cave Spring (7), Jefferson Forest (5), Glenvar (3), Pulaski County (2), Alleghany (1)
Published Sept. 6, 2022
Two weeks of high school football in the Commonwealth is in the books!
With three ties, this week’s poll is a fun one. Clearly, we are a house divided.
For week two of the 10 Strong Poll, our two top spots remain the same, with LCA and E.C. Glass holding strong and maintaining their spots from Week 1. But, E.C. Glass isn’t alone in that No. 2 spot!
Once again, LCA received five out of five No. 1 votes in this week’s poll.
Tied at No. 2, E.C. Glass got three out of five No. 2 votes this week for a total of 57 points. Christiansburg is keeping E.C. Glass company in that second spot, also with a total of 57 points and moving up five spots from being tied for No. 7 last week.
At No. 4, we have Brookville, with a total of 47 points and moving up two spots from last week.
We have another tie for No. 5 between Galax and Salem, both with 45 points. Galax was also No. 5 last week, while Salem was No. 7.
Last but not least, we have our third tie for No. 7 between Lord Botetourt and Rustburg. Both teams earned 41 points for this week’s poll, and both are newcomers to the leaderboard.
At No. 9, we have Appomattox - which moved down six spots in the poll and lost to Rustburg last week.
In our final spot at No. 10, we have Franklin County moving down a spot from No. 9 last week after its nail-biter of a loss to Salem.
Here’s a look at the other 13 schools that received votes in this week’s poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
Heritage (27), Cave Spring (20), Radford (16), North Cross (13), Martinsville (12), Bassett (9), Patrick Henry (6), Jefferson Forest (6), Amherst County (4), Grayson County (3), G.W. Danville (2), William Fleming (1), Alleghany (1)
Written Aug. 30, 2022
Less than four months ago, we saw state champions crowned on the gridiron, and now, a brand-new season is upon us.
In the first week of the 10 Strong Poll, Liberty Christian is our unanimous No. 1 team in the 10 Strong Poll.
Right behind them are the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers with 62 points, who defeated Lord Botetourt in their first game of the season and finished their season last year in the Region 4D quarterfinals.
At No. 3 we have the Appomattox County Raiders, the reigning Region 2C champions from last year who took down Buckingham County in their first game of this season. Not far behind them is the Heritage Pioneers in the No. 4 spot, who got a win against William Fleming last week.
We’ve got Galax next at our No. 5 spot, whose last season ended in the state finals against the Riverheads and beat Glenvar in their first game of the season.
At No. 6, we’ve got Brookville. This team was all over the place in our poll, ranging in the rankings from the No. 2 spot to the No. 9 spot. They beat out Patrick Henry in their first game of this season.
We’ve got a tie for No. 7 between the Salem Spartans and the Christiansburg Blue Demons, both with 39 points. Salem fell last week to West Virginia state champs, Martinsburg, while the Blue Demons shut out Floyd County 41-0 in their first matchup.
In the No. 8 spot we have the North Cross Raiders with 32 points fresh off a shut-out game against Nansemond Suffolk last week.
To round out our poll, we have Franklin County, who defeated Bassett last week and is set to square up against Salem in their second game of the season later this week.
Here’s a look at the other 14 teams that received votes in our poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
- Lord Botetourt - 27 points
- G.W. Danville - 18 points
- Cave Spring - 16 points
- Rustburg - 13 points
- Patrick Henry - 11 points
- Radford - 10 points
- Glenvar - 10 points
- Bassett - 8 points
- Pulaski County - 7 points
- Giles - 6 points
- Bath County - 5 points
- William Fleming - 4 points
- Amherst County - 2 points
- Rockbridge - 1 point