10 Strong Poll: LCA dominates the ranks in 2023 season

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ROANOKE, Va.Posted Nov. 14, 2023

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Posted Oct. 3, 2023

Your Week 6 10 Strong Poll results are in!

There are plenty of shifts on the board this week. Starting off still your Number One is LCA, and right behind is still Salem.

Now, onto the changes.

We’ve got Radford in third, a three-jump up from last week’s ranking. Another team making an upward shift this week is EC Glass, now in your No. 4 slot.

Right on their heels is Lord Botetourt with 55 points in fifth place.

Here’s a breakdown of your last 5 spots in our top ten:

#6: PH

#7: Cburg

#8: Magna Vista

#9: Jefferson Forest

#10: Heritage

Other teams that racked up points this week are as follows:

  • Glenvar: 16
  • Rustburg: 15
  • Fleming: 12
  • North Cross: 9
  • Franklin County: 7
  • Narrows: 4
  • Grayson: 4
  • Galax: 1

Posted Sept. 27, 2023

We’re back, back again - and so are LCA and Salem in leading your W5 10 Strong Poll!

Right on their heels is still E.C. Glass, who took down Amherst in Week 4.

Ranking in your #4 slot is Christiansburg with 65 points, followed by LB with 63. Both teams moved up in rankings this week.

Sliding down one is Radford into your sixth spot, followed by Jefferson Forest now in our top ten. Week 6 will be JF’s BYE week.

Dropping down four is Patrick Henry. They took a tough loss to Salem last Friday night.

And still on the board in your #9 is Glenvar after a BYE week. Wrapping up this week’s rankings, we have Magna Vista with 28 points.

Other teams that earned points this week are as follows:

  • Heritage: 21
  • Cave Spring: 16
  • Fleming: 12
  • Floyd: 11
  • Bath County: 10
  • North Cross: 9
  • Grayson: 9
  • Rustburg: 7
  • William Campbell: 6
  • Brookville: 4
  • SMLCA Ospreys: 3
  • Appomattox: 2
  • Galax: 2
  • Narrows: 2

Posted Sept. 22, 2023

The first four weeks of high school football have flown by!

Number one. LCA. Enough said. Followed by your season #2 spot so far: Salem.

After that, we’ve got E.C. Glass taking a grand leap forward into the third spot. They just snagged a big shut-out win against Liberty (Bedford) last week.

Slipping down into No. 4 is PH, who also took a W last week against Fleming.

Shifting up into your #5 is Radford, who took down Galax last week 56-19.

Not too far behind is LB - they moved down two slots this week, now situated in the No. 6 slot.

Tied at #7 we’ve got Christiansburg and Glenvar, both with 40 points this week.

Up next is Rustburg, followed by Heritage and North Cross in your final spots.

Here’s a breakdown of how other teams stacked up this week:

  • Bath County:13
  • Cave Spring: 11
  • Pulaski: 6
  • Fleming: 5
  • Appomattox: 4
  • Galax: 3
  • Bassett: 3
  • SMLCA Ospreys: 1

Posted Sept. 12, 2023

We’re onto week three in our 2023 1st & 10 season, and as you can see, there aren’t many changes from last week.

Still holding onto your #1 spot for three weeks in a row is LCA. They unveiled their brand-new stadium last Friday before kickoff.

Still in your second slot is Salem. The Spartans took the win against William Fleming (33-14) and will face Northside next week.

Following up, we have Patrick Henry, Lord Botetourt, and Heritage, still third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Each team took home dubs last week.

Alright, time to switch things up! Radford and Christiansburg swapped spots from W2 to W3. Cburg now holds sixth with Radford in seventh. Both teams are 3-0 so far this season.

Heading to the Hill City for spot No. 8. We have E.C. Glass, who beat out G.W. Danville in last week’s game.

Another unbeaten team this season in your ninth spot is Glenvar, followed by Rustburg to wrap things up for your W3 10 Strong Poll.

Other teams on the board this week were as follows:

  • James River: 16
  • North Cross: 14
  • Brookville: 10
  • Appomattox: 7
  • Fleming: 5
  • Bassett: 2
  • Amherst: 2
  • Franklin County: 1
  • SMLCA Ospreys: 1

Posted Sept. 5, 2023

Most high school football teams across the Commonwealth now have two games under their belts! This week’s 10 Strong Poll is pretty clean-cut with no ties.

To start with unanimous votes yet again, Liberty Christian. They hold your No. 1 spot in the 10 Strong Poll.

Coming up on their heels, though, are the Salem Spartans with 76 points. They’re creeping up from their third seat in W1.

And a big jump for the No. 3 slot goes to Patrick Henry, who faced off with E.C. Glass last week and squeezed by with a 31-21 win.

Still in your No. 4 spot are the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers, who had a big win over Blacksburg last Friday.

Heritage and Radford swapped the fifth and sixth place slots this week - Heritage now holds #5 with Radford dropping down to $6.

Just behind Radford is Christiansburg, who remains in the No. 7 spot this week, and just a sliver behind by one point is E.C. Glass, who dropped down six slots after a loss to PH.

Glenvar is in your No. 9 spot after a 63-0 dub against the Minutemen, and North Cross gets on the board to wrap up this week’s 10 Strong Poll.

Other teams that received points this week are as follows:

  • Rustburg: 26
  • Brookville: 13
  • Bassett: 10
  • Bath County: 9
  • Fleming: 8
  • G.W. Danville: 7
  • Amherst: 3
  • Appomattox: 2
  • Franklin County: 1
  • SMLCA Ospreys: 1

Posted Aug. 29, 2023

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 2023 high school football season, 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 Class 4 state semifinals.

At No. 3 we have the Salem Spartans, who fell to LCA in their first game of this season. Not far behind them is the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers in the No. 4 spot, who fell to E.C. Glass and are facing Blacksburg in next week’s game.

We’ve got Radford next at our No. 5 spot, whose last season ended in the Region semifinals with a 10-2 record.

At No. 6, we’ve got Heritage. They beat out Albermarle in their first game of this season.

Right on Heritage’s heels tied in the No. 7 slot are Appomtattox and Christiansburg, both with 40 points. Each team secured a dub in their season opener.

In the No. 8 spot we have Glenvar, the team that dominated offensively in the 2022 season, averaging more than 32 points per game.

No. 9 goes to the Patrick Henry Patriots who came off of a 9-3 season that included a Region 5D playoff win over Briar Woods.

To round out our poll, there’s William Fleming, who shut out Hidden Valley 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 eight teams that received votes in our poll, along with their corresponding point totals:

  • Franklin County: 21
  • Cave Spring: 18
  • Pulaski County: 14
  • North Cross: 10
  • Bassett: 9
  • Brookville: 6
  • G.W. Danville : 3
  • SMLCA Ospreys: 1

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