Poll results for Week 4 (Sept. 20)
Last week’s Friday Night Lights were a force to be reckoned with! Let’s take a look at how the 10 News team ranked the high school football teams that really showed out.
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First things first, William Fleming Colonels strike again with another week in the No.1 spot with 74 points total. This is the third week they’ve reigned king and with the way they’ve been playing, it’s honestly no surprise. Last Friday, the Colonels took down the Patrick Henry Patriots in another installment in the battle of the Mayor’s Cup, 41-13. Let’s go, Colonels!!
Coming in hot, we have Liberty Christian Academy ranking No.2 with 67 points, which is quite the comeback from last week’s 54 points. They’ve jumped two rankings and are giving it all they got as they make their way back to the top. Last week, the Bulldogs got to work and took down Amherst County, 42-20.
Not far behind them, we have the William Byrd Terriers who were ranked No.3, earning 55 points total—a slight 6-point decrease from last week. But either way, William Byrd wasn’t messing around when they went against Bassett. It was a complete shutout, 33-0.
The Heritage Pioneers takes the No.4 spot with 42 points, a team we have yet to see in our the top 10 rankings of our 10 Strong Poll. They have earned a whopping 26 points more than last week and I’ve got to say, the come-up is pretty well deserved! They took down Jefferson Forest, 21-7.
Salem Spartans is not far behind them with 38 points, another come-up from last week, where they scored 26 points. Northside is known for bringing the heat, but the Spartans didn’t back down and came out with the win, 42-21.
And following closely with 37 points, we have Glenvar for No.6. While it’s a drop from last week’s No.3, let’s remember that Glenvar jumped from No.8 to No.3 before, so it’s no telling what tricks they’ve got up their sleeves. And surely they were working their magic when they played against Hidden Valley and came out with a big win, 63-0.
Here’s a look at the rest of our rankings:
#7: Lord Botetourt - Cavaliers: 34
#8: Jefferson Forest - Cavaliers: 33
#9: Northside - Vikings:28
#10: Alleghany - Cougars: 25
Below you’ll find other teams that received votes in our Week 4 poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
- North Cross - Raiders: 24
- Rustburg - Devils: 21
- G.W. Danville - Eagles:21
- E.C. Glass - Hilltoppers:14
- Radford - Bobcats:11
- Bath County - Chargers:11
- Floyd County - Buffaloes: 9
- Magna Vista - Warriors: 8
- George Wythe: 8
- Carroll County - Cavaliers: 7
- Staunton River - Golden Eagles: 4
- Parry McCluer: 4
- Altavista - Colonels: 4
- Nelson County - Governors: 3
- Grayson County - Blue Devils: 3
- Gretna - Hawks: 2
- Christiansburg - Blue Demons: 2
- Halifax County - Comets: 1
Poll results for Week 3 (Sept. 13)
Another week of high school football can only mean one thing: it’s time for our 10 Strong Poll!
Let’s get to it!
First up, we have William Fleming who’s going strong with another week ranked No.1. They scored 72 points total, up 15 points from last week.
Just 11 points behind them we have William Byrd, who moved up two spots in comparison to last week, scoring 61 points in all.
Then we have the Glenvar Highlanders who really took this week to make a comeback, moving from the No.8 spot to No.3 and earning 54 points—a 32-point difference from last week.
Next up, we have the Liberty Christian Academy Bulldogs for the No.4 spot, coming in hot with 51 points. Although they scored eight more points than last week, they moved down a rank.
Northside takes our No.5 spot, with 46 points, jumping ranks from the No.10 spot last week.
Here’s a look at the rest of our rankings:
#6: Jefferson Forest - Cavaliers: 45
#7: Lord Botetourt - Cavaliers: 31
#8: Patrick Henry - Patriots: 30
#9: Alleghany - Cougars: 30
#10: Salem - Spartans: 26
Below you’ll find other teams that received votes in our Week 3 poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
- G.W. Danville - Eagles - 23
- Carroll County - Cavaliers - 17
- Heritage - Pioneers - 16
- Floyd County - Buffaloes - 14
- Rustburg - Devils - 14
- Staunton River - Golden Eagles - 12
- E.C. Glass - Hilltoppers - 11
- Bath County - Chargers - 10
- Nelson County - Governors - 7
- Bassett - Bengals - 6
- Franklin County - Eagles - 5
- Radford - Bobcats - 4
- Magna Vista - Warriors - 4
- George Wythe - Maroons - 3
- Altavista - Colonels - 3
- North Cross - Raiders - 2
- Gretna - Hawks - 2
- Halifax County - Comets - 1
Poll results for Week 2 (Sept. 6)
Round 2 of High School football was one for the books.
Firstly, we have William Fleming snagging the No.1 spot from Liberty Christian Academy with a whopping 57 points. They hosted Albemarle and came out with their first win in the last three meetings, 55-0.
Then we have E.C. Glass moving right on up from the No.4 spot last week to the No.2 spot, scoring 45 points. They were our Game of the Week and earned a win against Patrick Henry, 34-21. It was a game that kept you on your toes! At the half, Patrick Henry was in the lead 21-14, but the Hilltoppers made a comeback.
For the No.3 spot, we have Liberty Christian Academy with 43 points. Oddly enough, they scored the exact same points last week; however, this time around, they fell from the No.1 ranking.
William Byrd now sits in the no.4 spot with 37 points. This is one ranking higher than last week. They took down Hidden Valley, 61-0.
We also have some new faces this week. Salem was ranked No.5 with 28 total points. They went against Franklin County and walked away with a win, 56-30.
In the No.6 spot, we have Jefferson Forest, who earned 26 points. They took down Staunton River, 15-9.
Next up, we have Lord Botetourt, who moved up from No. 9 to No.7. They won against Blacksburg, 62-3.
Here’s a look at the rest of our rankings:
- #8 Glenvar: 22
- #9 Alleghany: 19
- #10 Northside: 18
Below you’ll find other teams that received votes in our Week 2 poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
- Radford: 16
- Heritage: 15
- Christiansburg: 14
- Patrick Henry: 13
- Blacksburg: 11
- Rural Retreat: 10
- North Cross: 9
- Giles: 9
- Rustburg: 8
- George Wythe: 8
- Nelson County: 7
- Altavista: 7
- Roanoke Catholic: 6
- Grayson County: 5
- Cave Spring: 4
- Bath County: 4
- Craig County: 4
- Franklin County: 3
- Magna Vista: 3
- Staunton: 2
- Martinsville: 2
- Brookville: 1
Poll results for Week 1 (Aug. 30)
The first week of the high school football season was filled with nothing but excitement as schools across our region went head to head under the Friday Night Lights.
As you know, with the new season, comes our weekly 10 Strong poll. Each week, we’ll release a poll showing our very own top picks based on individual survey results from members of our 10 News team. It’s similar to the AP Top 25 poll.
Now without further ado, let’s see who came out on top!
First up is Liberty Christian Academy with 43 points. Liberty Christian versus Salem was our Game of the Week. The two powerhouse football teams surely put on a show. Things started off slow at first on both ends, but it wasn’t long before we got some momentum going. In the end, LCA pulled off the win, 35-21.
Next up is Patrick Henry with 37 points. This one was certainly a night to remember, with the Patriots coming out with their first dub of the season against Brookville, 42-0. The PH defense surely was one to be reckoned with Friday night.
Following closely behind PH we have Fleming who earned 36 points this go-round. The Colonels shut out the Hidden Valley Titans, 90-0. Not only did Fleming start the high school season off strong but they made history. This was the most points scored in school history since 2021 when they scored 63 points against Harrisonburg.
Then we have E.C. Glass with 33 points. This game was a real nail-biter. The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers were coming off a 9-3 finish last season, and the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers 9-4 so this was a game that had many on the edge of their seat. Ultimately, E.C. Glass squeezed past Lord Botetourt, 11-8.
At No.5, we have William Byrd, who got 28 points. They went up against the Liberty Minutemen and came out victorious, 51-6.
Franklin County made No. 6 with 27 points. They earned a win against Bassett, 41-14.
Glenvar comes right on Franklin County’s heels for No. 7 with 25 points. They defeated Giles, 34-0.
Both Salem and Alleghany were neck and neck for the No.8 spot, both earning 23 points. Salem took on Liberty Christian Academy. While Liberty Christian Academy won this game, 35-21, the Spartans didn’t go down without a fight. Alleghany took down Waynesboro, 47-13.
Next up, we have Lord Botetourt in our No.9 spot with 15 points. They fell to E.C. Glass, 11-8, but it was a close one for sure.
Christiansburg takes our No.10 spot with 12 points. It was another close game, with Christiansburg taking down Floyd County, 27-24.
Here’s a look at the other teams that received votes in our Week 1 poll, along with their corresponding point totals:
- Christiansburg: 12
- Jefferson Forest: 12
- George Wythe: 11
- Heritage: 10
- Craig County: 9
- Chilhowie: 7
- Parry McCluer: 6
- Staunton: 5
- Magna Vista: 4
- Carroll County: 3
- Cave Spring: 2
- Blacksburg: 1