This is post #2 of High School Tourney coverage for 2016.\u00a0 Here’s the schedule:<\/p>\n
Lets see where we stand now after the Memorial Day weekend and a slew of tournament results.<\/p>\n
Text in Red are pending results<\/span>, which we’ll pick up in the next post in this series.<\/p>\n Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are the Virginia Conference champions, regular season and tournament.\u00a0 All these playoff brackets, if they exist, are at this link<\/a> at VHSL.\u00a0 I won’t re-link all the playoff brackets per district\/region below.<\/p>\n 6-A North Region<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 6-A North Regional Qualifiers (in seed order).\u00a0 Here’s the 6-A North bracket<\/a>.\u00a0 Play begins 5\/25\/16.<\/p>\n Quick predictions for 6-A North regional tourney: In an unlucky break for both teams, Madison and Battlefield are set to meet in the Regional semis on 5\/31\/16 by virtue of being on the same side of the draw.\u00a0 Defending regional champ Chantilly has a tough 2nd round matchup with McLean, while the powerful Lake Braddock team has a seemingly easier path to the Regional semis.\u00a0 Its hard not to predict all four #1 seeds from advancing at this point; we’re marking our calendars for a potentially great Madison-Battlefield matchup (presumably with their ace Jake Agnos<\/strong> going) on 5\/31.<\/p>\n 6-A North Regional Tournament Results: <\/strong>As of this posting: Only one small upset by seeding in the first round of the 6-A North playoffs (#3 seed Centreville over #2 seed Annandale); otherwise most of the teams played close, one- or two-run games. \u00a0 In the 5\/27\/16 quarters, the recent dominance of the Liberty district was exposed as both Madison and McLean were defeated handily.\u00a0 The Regional semis are now Battlefield vs Centreville (who blanked Madison 3-0) and Chantilly versus Patriot (who upset #1 seed Lake Braddock).\u00a0 A good showing for the Cedar Run conference in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n Semis on 5\/31\/16 and Finals (set for 6\/3\/16) pending.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 6-A South Region<\/strong><\/span>: which is mostly big-time schools in Richmond, Roanoke and Virginia Beach area. \u00a0But there are just enough schools in Woodbridge proper to form a 6-A conference closer to DC with teams that are typically considered for All-Met rankings.\u00a0\u00a0 Unlike 6A-North, just the top two teams from each district make the Regional tournament.\u00a0 Thus, the district tournaments here are lagging the district tournaments for the North region, which finished before theirs even began.<\/p>\n In an interesting configuration, the winners of 6A Conference 1 and 5A conference 9 will play a championship game, so on the VHSL site they’re in the same bracket. Direct link to Tide-water area tourney schedules at Pilot Online<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Direct link to Richmond area tourney schedules at the Times-Dispatch<\/a>.<\/p>\n 6-A South Regional Qualifiers: Games set for 5\/30-6\/3<\/span>.<\/p>\n Quick predictions for 6-A South regional tourney: to come in the next update once we know who has qualified.\u00a0 Early thoughts are on Colonial Forge, First Colonial and the conference 2 powerhouses Western Branch and Grassfield.\u00a0 Grassfield’s chances may depend on the timing of their Ace 5-A North Region<\/strong>: 5-A North Regional Qualifiers (in seed order): 5-A North regional bracket here<\/a>.\u00a0 Play begins on 5\/24\/16.\u00a0 In a change from last year, the top 3 from each conference qualify for Regionals. Quick predictions for 5-A North regional tourney: I sense that Marshall isn’t nearly as good as its inflated record and that Briar Woods is vulnerable.\u00a0 We regularly have no idea how good or bad the Southwestern Conference 16 teams are, and this benefits Mountain View (who plays into Halifax if the seeds\u00a0 hold).\u00a0 I’ll predict a Mountain View-Marshall regional final with Mountain View prevailing.<\/p>\n 5-A North Regional tournament Results:<\/strong> (5-A North Bracket Here<\/a>) In the #2\/#3 seed play-in battles, only Edison was exposed and lost easily to Tuscarora.\u00a0 In the quarters, only Briar Woods was upset (by Potomac), setting up two intriguing regional semis matches on 6\/1\/16. \u00a0 Semis and Finals (set for 6\/3\/16) pending.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 5-A South Region<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 5-A South Regional Qualifiers (in seed order): 5-A South Bracket here<\/a>: I don’t like the bracket configuration, where the two teams from the same region have to meet before the final; if (say) Indian River and Hickory are the two best 5-A teams … they shouldn’t have to play until the finals.\u00a0 Games set for 5\/30-6\/3<\/span>.<\/p>\n Quick predictions for 5-A south regional tourney: I like Hickory and Glen Allen’s chances, but we’re a ways from knowing how the regional sets up.<\/p>\n Smaller Virginia Classifications<\/strong> with Northern Virginia ties.\u00a0 The local teams in 3-A Conference 27 have all moved\/graduated to 4-A, so we’ll just cover 3-A Conference 28. 4-A North<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n 4-A South<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3-A East Region<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 2-A East Region<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Maryland<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Here’s the state finals results in Maryland, played the week of 5\/18\/15.\u00a0 Brackets here at the MPSAA<\/a> website.<\/p>\n A quick list of past Maryland State champions by division<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Maryland public high school seasons are now complete.<\/p>\n DC Public Schools\/DCIAA<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n Private Leagues: WCAC\/MAC\/IAC and VISAA\/Maryland Private<\/strong><\/p>\n
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