Assuming any of these games get played I think there's a decent chance that all the area teams win this weekend.
Millbrook vs. Turner Ashby
Millbrook won last year's contest 62-34 in a game that left many questioning the Pioneers' defense. Last year the Knights were 0-3 going into the game against Millbrook, this year they are 1-2 (with the lone win coming over Monticello, a team they lost to 56-7). I suspect Turner Ashby is improved over last year's 2-8 outing but I also don't think it'll be enough to beat the Pioneers.
Millbrook wins 49-20.
Handley @ Skyline
Last year the Hawks fell 40-0 to the Judges and with the Judges being improved over last year I think it could be another blowout. I'm not sure what happened up in Warren County to cause Skyline's decline. For a few years they could compete with anyone in the area. I think Handley moves to 4-0 for the first time since 2009.
Handley wins 42-13.
Sherando @ Loudoun Valley
This is an interesting game because Loudoun Valley is coming off a bye week after playing Martinsburg and Stone Bridge, while Sherando will have had a very short week, having played last Friday at Broadway. The Vikings will know what it's like to play against high-level competition and will have had ample time to prepare for this game, especially with it being moved up a couple days. Sherando won last year's contest 50-20 with Loudoun Valley getting a couple garbage time touchdowns. I think the score this year will be similar, but Sherando's starters will likely have to play for most of the game this time.
Sherando wins 49-18.
James Wood vs. Warren County
Warren County won last year 35-8 in route to a 7-5 season and a second round playoff exit. The Wildcats were expected to make another playoff run this year but things haven't gone according to plan with early losses to Handley and Kettle Run. The Wildcats are coming off a bye week so they'll have had plenty of time to prepare for whatever James Wood brings to the table. That said, James Wood is coming off a win against Skyline and very nearly took down 6A Justice the week before. This should be the closest area game of the week.
I'll takes the Colonels 21-20.
Millbrook vs. Turner Ashby
Millbrook won last year's contest 62-34 in a game that left many questioning the Pioneers' defense. Last year the Knights were 0-3 going into the game against Millbrook, this year they are 1-2 (with the lone win coming over Monticello, a team they lost to 56-7). I suspect Turner Ashby is improved over last year's 2-8 outing but I also don't think it'll be enough to beat the Pioneers.
Millbrook wins 49-20.
Handley @ Skyline
Last year the Hawks fell 40-0 to the Judges and with the Judges being improved over last year I think it could be another blowout. I'm not sure what happened up in Warren County to cause Skyline's decline. For a few years they could compete with anyone in the area. I think Handley moves to 4-0 for the first time since 2009.
Handley wins 42-13.
Sherando @ Loudoun Valley
This is an interesting game because Loudoun Valley is coming off a bye week after playing Martinsburg and Stone Bridge, while Sherando will have had a very short week, having played last Friday at Broadway. The Vikings will know what it's like to play against high-level competition and will have had ample time to prepare for this game, especially with it being moved up a couple days. Sherando won last year's contest 50-20 with Loudoun Valley getting a couple garbage time touchdowns. I think the score this year will be similar, but Sherando's starters will likely have to play for most of the game this time.
Sherando wins 49-18.
James Wood vs. Warren County
Warren County won last year 35-8 in route to a 7-5 season and a second round playoff exit. The Wildcats were expected to make another playoff run this year but things haven't gone according to plan with early losses to Handley and Kettle Run. The Wildcats are coming off a bye week so they'll have had plenty of time to prepare for whatever James Wood brings to the table. That said, James Wood is coming off a win against Skyline and very nearly took down 6A Justice the week before. This should be the closest area game of the week.
I'll takes the Colonels 21-20.
