VHSL Football Top Tens - First Edition for 2025 Season
Check out the 2025 VirginiaPreps.com Preseason Top Ten Rankings for all six classifications below.
You can see the spreadsheet which lists each team as well as the Honorable Mention squads that just missed our cut.
There are also hyperlinks on each team, which gives you a detailed preview when you click.
Three defending State Champs – Oscar Smith in Class 6, Maury in Class 5 and Essex in Class 1 – check in at No. 1 in our rankings to start the season. The other three reigning State Champs – Phoebus in Class 4, Liberty Christian in Class 3 and Graham in Class 2 – begin in the No. 2 slots.
2025 VaPreps VHSL Preseason Top Ten Rankings:
CLASS 6 TOP TEN PREVIEWS:
#1 – Oscar Smith Tigers – Read More Here
#2 – Colonial Forge Eagles – Read More Here
#3 – Battlefield Bobcats – Read More Here
#4 – Madison Warhawks – Read More Here
#5 – Lake Braddock Bruins – Read More Here
#6 – Manchester Lancers – Read More Here
#7 – Westfield Bulldogs – Read More Here
#8 – Thomas Dale Knights – Read More Here
#9 – North Stafford Wolverines – Read More Here
#10 – Independence Tigers – Read More Here
CLASS 5 TOP TEN PREVIEWS:
#1 – Maury Commodores – Read More Here
#2 – Green Run Stallions – Read More Here
#3 – King’s Fork Bulldogs – Read More Here
#4 – Highland Springs Springers – Read More Here
#5 – Stone Bridge Bulldogs – Read More Here
#6 – Nansemond River Warriors – Read More Here
#7 – Warwick Raiders – Read More Here
#8 – John Champe Knights – Read More Here
#9 – Salem Sun Devils – Read More Here
#10 – Hermitage Panthers – Read More Here
CLASS 4 TOP TEN PREVIEWS:
#1 – Varina Blue Devils – Read More Here
#2 – Phoebus Phantoms – Read More Here
#3 – Huguenot Falcons – Read More Here
#4 – Lafayette Rams – Read More Here
#5 – Dinwiddie Generals – Read More Here
#6 – Jefferson Forest Cavaliers – Read More Here
#7 – Salem Spartans – Read More Here
#8 – Louisa Lions – Read More Here
#9 – GW-Danville Eagles – Read More Here
#10 – Loudoun County Captains – Read More Here
CLASS 3 TOP TEN PREVIEWS:
#1 – Heritage-Lynchburg Pioneers – Read More Here
#2 – Liberty Christian Academy Bulldogs – Read More Here
#3 – Magna Vista Warriors – Read More Here
#4 – Lord Botetourt Cavaliers – Read More Here
#5 – Hopewell Blue Devils – Read More Here
#6 – Kettle Run Cougars – Read More Here
#7 – Alleghany Cougars – Read More Here
#8 – Turner Ashby Knights – Read More Here
#9 – Lake Taylor Titans – Read More Here
#10 – William Byrd Terriers – Read More Here
CLASS 2 TOP TEN PREVIEWS:
#1 – Glenvar Highlanders – Read More Here
#2 – Graham G-Men – Read More Here
#3 – Thomas Jefferson-Richmond Vikings – Read More Here
#4 – Poquoson Islanders – Read More Here
#5 – Union Bears – Read More Here
#6 – Armstrong Wildcats – Read More Here
#7 – Strasburg Rams – Read More Here
#8 – Gretna Hawks – Read More Here
#9 – Radford Bobcats – Read More Here
#10 – Lebanon Pioneers – Read More Here
CLASS 1 TOP TEN PREVIEWS:
#1 – Essex Trojans – Read More Here
#2 – Eastside Spartans – Read More Here
#3 – Grayson County Eagles – Read More Here
#4 – Rappahannock Raiders – Read More Here
#5 – Altavista Colonels – Read More Here
#6 – Riverheads Gladiators – Read More Here
#7 – Rye Cove Eagles – Read More Here
#8 – George Wythe Maroons – Read More Here
#9 – Narrows Green Wave – Read More Here
#10 – Northumberland Indians – Read More Here
Final VaPreps VHSL Top Ten Rankings from 2024:
View 2024 VHSL Playoff Brackets Here
Other Related Links:
From Robert Anderson – What’s in Your VHSL Backpack for 2025?
NoVA Legends Podcast – Julian Brown Previews 2025 VHSL Football Season with Matthew Hatfield
One-on-One with Abingdon TE and UNC Commit Aidan Woods
More Team Previews, Predictions & Breaking News on the V.I.P. Board Here
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