The Centreville Wildcats are the Northern Region Sports Net's Pre-Season number one. Last season, the Wildcats made an impressive run to the state title game, which ended in a thrilling victory over Deep Creek, 28-27. The Wildcats, despite losing star players Nick Smith and Tony Grossman, return All-Concorde RB Kenneth Tynes (University of Virginia) and massive 
FB Curtis Lewis. Close behind the Wildcats are Robinson and Lake Braddock, the two teams the defeated the 'Cats last season. Both of those teams return star players (Mike Imoh of Robinson and BJ Quigley of Lake Braddock) and are expected to battle each other for the Patriot District title.
NORTHERN REGION SPORTS NET PRESEASON POLL
1. Centreville- 2 first place votes, 67 points total 2. Robinson- 3 first place votes, 65 points total 3. Lake Braddock- 43 total points 4. Herndon- 40 total points 5. Oakton- 1 first place vote, 27 total points 6. West Potomac- 24 total points 7. West Springfield- 21 total points 8. Hayfield- 20 total points 9. Langley- 16 total points 10. Edison- 14 total points ALSO RECIEVING VOTES: Chantilly 13, Lee 11, South Lakes 10, Madison 7, and Westfield 7.
This poll was conducted by soliciting fans from the Virginia Preps message board. Each pollster submitted their top ten teams in order, and each team was assigned points on a sliding scale (10 points for first place vote, 9 points for the second place, etc.). When the poll was completed, the top team from each district recieved an additional three points as a reward for a predicted district championship. Please note that this measure will only occur during preseason polls.
