Class 4 State Semifinal Pairings Now Set

[Virginia HS Football Fan]

I thought I would run through the state semifinal hosting/matchup scenarios to make it easy on folks trying to figure out who's going to host who in the Class 4 Semifinals. We can also see all of the potential matchups depending the outcome of this coming weekend's regional championship games.

Instead of "A/B" and "C/D", there are 16 different scenarios which could play out this coming weekend in Class 4 because the "decision makers" didn't want to go with a simplified format.

Below are the state quarterfinalists and (state rankings by power points) for Class 4:

Region A
Phoebus (17)
Lafayette (10)

Region B
Varina (4)
Huguenot (3)

Region C
Loudoun County (7)
Loudoun Valley (11)

Region D
George Washington (5)
Jefferson Forest (12)

And here are the scenarios based on all possible regional final outcomes which then filter into state semifinal matchups:

1) Phoebus, Varina, Loudoun County, George Washington
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Varina (4)
• Loudoun County (7) at George Washington (5)

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2) Phoebus, Varina, Loudoun County, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Varina (4)
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Loudoun County (7)

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3) Phoebus, Varina, Loudoun Valley, George Washington
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Varina (4)
• Loudoun Valley (11) at George Washington (5)

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4) Phoebus, Varina, Loudoun Valley, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Varina (4)
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Loudoun Valley (11)

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5) Phoebus, Huguenot, Loudoun County, George Washington
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Huguenot (3)
• Loudoun County (7) at George Washington (5)

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6) Phoebus, Huguenot, Loudoun County, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Huguenot (3)
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Loudoun County (7)

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7) Phoebus, Huguenot, Loudoun Valley, George Washington
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Huguenot (3)
• Loudoun Valley (11) at George Washington (5)

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8) Phoebus, Huguenot, Loudoun Valley, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Phoebus (17)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Phoebus (17) at Huguenot (3)
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Loudoun Valley (11)

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9) Lafayette, Varina, Loudoun County, George Washington
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Lafayette (10) at Varina (4)
• Loudoun County (7) at George Washington (5)

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10) Lafayette, Varina, Loudoun County, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Varina (4)
• Lafayette (10) at Loudoun County (7)

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11) Lafayette, Varina, Loudoun Valley, George Washington
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Loudoun Valley (11) at Varina (4)
• Lafayette (10) at George Washington (5)

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12) Lafayette, Varina, Loudoun Valley, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Varina (4)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Varina (4)
• Loudoun Valley (11) at Lafayette (10)

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13) Lafayette, Huguenot, Loudoun County, George Washington
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Lafayette (10) at Huguenot (3)
• Loudoun County (7) at George Washington (5)

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14) Lafayette, Huguenot, Loudoun County, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun County (7)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Huguenot (3)
• Lafayette (10) at Loudoun County (7)

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15) Lafayette, Huguenot, Loudoun Valley, George Washington
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: George Washington (5)

Semifinals
• Loudoun Valley (11) at Huguenot (3)
• Lafayette (10) at George Washington (5)

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16) Lafayette, Huguenot, Loudoun Valley, Jefferson Forest
• Region A: Lafayette (10)
• Region B: Huguenot (3)
• Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
• Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Semifinals
• Jefferson Forest (12) at Huguenot (3)
• Loudoun Valley (11) at Lafayette (10)

 

[Virginia HS Football Fan]

Bumping this as we head into Regional Championship Game Saturday with two titles in Class 4 still up for grabs.

With Jefferson Forest beating George Washington 49-7 and Lafayette defeating Phoebus 23-17, we are now down to four possible Class 4 State Semifinal Scenarios.

Here they are:

1) Varina, Loudoun County, Lafayette, Jefferson Forest
•Region A: Lafayette (10)
•Region B: Varina (4)
•Region C: Loudoun County (7)
•Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Seeds: 4, 7, 10, 12
•Highest = 4 (Varina)
•2nd = 7 (Loudoun County)
•3rd = 10 (Lafayette)
•Lowest = 12 (Jefferson Forest)

State Semifinals:
•Jefferson Forest (12) at Varina (4)
•Lafayette (10) at Loudoun County (7)

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2) Varina, Loudoun Valley, Lafayette, Jefferson Forest
•Region A: Lafayette (10)
•Region B: Varina (4)
•Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
•Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Seeds: 4, 10, 11, 12
•Highest = 4 (Varina)
•2nd = 10 (Lafayette)
•3rd = 11 (Loudoun Valley)
•Lowest = 12 (Jefferson Forest)

State Semifinals:
•Jefferson Forest (12) at Varina (4)
•Loudoun Valley (11) at Lafayette (10)

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3) Huguenot, Loudoun County, Lafayette, Jefferson Forest
•Region A: Lafayette (10)
•Region B: Huguenot (3)
•Region C: Loudoun County (7)
•Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Seeds: 3, 7, 10, 12
•Highest = 3 (Huguenot)
•2nd = 7 (Loudoun County)
•3rd = 10 (Lafayette)
•Lowest = 12 (Jefferson Forest)

State Semifinals:
•Jefferson Forest (12) at Huguenot (3)
•Lafayette (10) at Loudoun County (7)

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4) Huguenot, Loudoun Valley, Lafayette, Jefferson Forest
•Region A: Lafayette (10)
•Region B: Huguenot (3)
•Region C: Loudoun Valley (11)
•Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)

Seeds: 3, 10, 11, 12
•Highest = 3 (Huguenot)
•2nd = 10 (Lafayette)
•3rd = 11 (Loudoun Valley)
•Lowest = 12 (Jefferson Forest)

State Semifinals:
•Jefferson Forest (12) at Huguenot (3)
•Loudoun Valley (11) at Lafayette (10)

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Quick takeaways now that Lafayette is in:
•Jefferson Forest (12) is always on the road in the semis.
•Lafayette (10) is on the road if Loudoun County wins Region C, and at home if Loudoun Valley wins Region C.

 

[Virginia HS Football Fan]

With Loudoun County defeating Loudoun Valley 28-14 for the Region C Championship, here are the updated scenarios for the Class 4 State Semifinals.

Locked in so far:
•Region A: Lafayette (10)
•Region C: Loudoun County (7)
•Region D: Jefferson Forest (12)
•Region B: still either Varina (4) or Huguenot (3)

Rules (unchanged):
•Lower number = higher seed
•Semis re-seeded statewide:
•Lowest seed vs Highest seed
•Third-lowest vs Second-highest
•Higher seed hosts

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Scenario 1 – Varina wins Region B

Final Four:
•Varina (4) – Region B
•Loudoun County (7) – Region C
•Lafayette (10) – Region A
•Jefferson Forest (12) – Region D

Seeds in order: 4, 7, 10, 12
•Highest = 4 (Varina)
•2nd = 7 (Loudoun County)
•3rd = 10 (Lafayette)
•Lowest = 12 (Jefferson Forest)

State Semifinals:
•Jefferson Forest (12) at Varina (4)
•Lafayette (10) at Loudoun County (7)

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Scenario 2 – Huguenot wins Region B

Final Four:
•Huguenot (3) – Region B
•Loudoun County (7) – Region C
•Lafayette (10) – Region A
•Jefferson Forest (12) – Region D

Seeds in order: 3, 7, 10, 12
•Highest = 3 (Huguenot)
•2nd = 7 (Loudoun County)
•3rd = 10 (Lafayette)
•Lowest = 12 (Jefferson Forest)

State Semifinals:
•Jefferson Forest (12) at Huguenot (3)
•Lafayette (10) at Loudoun County (7)

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Bottom line:
•Loudoun County (7) will host Lafayette (10) no matter what.
•Jefferson Forest is on the road either at Varina or Huguenot, depending on who wins Region B.

 

[Virginia HS Football Fan]

With Varina defeating Huguenot 21-12 for the Region B Championship, the State Semifinals are set for next weekend in Class 4.

Jefferson Forest at Varina
Lafayette at Loudoun County

 

[Lafayette Rams]

Oh boy, 3 hours 15 minute drive into the Nova traffic mess. I use to live in Lowes Island section of Loudoun County. Couldn’t wait to escape the traffic to Williamsburg.