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Sat., Nov. 3, 2018, 9:30 am : Posted the final unofficial standings & ratings. Uodated the 2-C and 4-D pairings below.

Sat., Nov. 3, 2018, 11 am : Updated the standings & ratings ... 5 more games today.

Fri., Nov. 2, 11:35 pm, 11:05 pm, 11 pm, 10:50 pm, 10 pm :


OFFICIAL announcement prob. won't be until Monday!.

I'm done for a few hours.


Region 4-D unofficial pairings

  - - updated Sat. night - - 

#6 Jeff. Forest @ #3 Salem
#7 William Byrd @ #2 E.C. Glass

#5 Pulaski Co. @ #4 GW-Danville 
#8 Liberty Chr. @ #1 Blacksburg  




Region 3-D 

#6 Hidden Valley @ #3 Abingdon
#7 Christiansburg @ #2 Lord Botetourt 

#5 Tunstall @ #4 Magna Vista
#8 Cave Spring @ #1 Northside   



Region 2-C 

  - - updated Sat. night - - 

#6 Giles @ #3 Appomattox Co.
#7 Buckingham Co. @ #2 Glenvar 

#5 James River @ #4 Gretna
#8 Fort Chiswell  @ #1 Radford 



Region 1-C 

#6 Bath Co. @ #3 Parry McCluer 
#7 Auburn @ #2 Narrows 

#5 Covington @ #4 George Wythe
#8 East. Mont. @ #1 Galax 


Region 1-D 

#6 Holston @ #3 J.I. Burton
#7 Honaker @ #2 Pat. Henry

#5 Thomas Walker @ #4 Grundy
#8 Eastside @ #1 Chilhowie


Region 2-D

#6 Va. High  @ #3 Graham 
#7 John S. Battle @ #2 Union  

#5 Richlands @ #4 Grayson Co. 
#8 Central  @ #1 Ridgeview 



Fri., Nov. 2, 4 am : I've went through and double checked everything and made a couple of tweeks - EVERYTHING is updated and ready to go. I AM missing one Thursday night score from NC, but it doesn't tie into a playoff team, so that can wait.

2 am : I've updated EVERYTHING but the standings... AND I forgot to change the dates on the cheat sheets. Oopps! Sheesh!

Thur., Nov. 1, 10 am : As I expected, numerous changes/tweaks were needed on the cheat sheets, so I've updated EVERYTHING but the standings. Sheesh!
The only big change was that Liberty Christian has NOT clinched, and Carroll Co. will get the 8-seed with a win & an LCA loss.
I still have 3 schools with a rating different than the VHSL rating - I have Gate City & Bath Co. with 1 more, East. Mont. with 1 less - I've contacted the VHSL about these.
Will update again after tonight's games.

Wed., Oct. 31, 4:30 pm : Here's the deal ...
1.) My ratings are off by 1 point from the official ratings for 8 teams. I'll work on that tonight AND double check the point possibilities for everyone. Everything will be updated around noon Thursday.
2.) Because of ANOTHER big rain, a lot of games are being moved to Thursday (it's should start raining in Richlands around midnight). Here's the update schedule for now ... I'll update it again Thur. aft/eve. sometime. I'll also update EVERYTHING late Thur. night.

Tues., Oct. 30, 6 pm :

So, I checked every hour or so today to get the official ratings, but they were NOT posted ! SHOCK !!! I decided I didn't really want to wait ANOTHER day, so.... the cheat sheets for ALL Western Va. schools/teams/Regions are up! For those of you that haven't seen them before, I take the current ratings points and add in the points that might AND will be gained, find a final range, then "tighten" it up into one page per Region to make it easier to work with on Friday night... so don't be surprised if a little rearranging has been done. I'll check the ratings tomorrow, and go over everything tonight, and make any changes that might be needed tom. afternoon. Plus, there's a 1D game THURSDAY night, along with a few rider-point games, so I'll updated things either around midnight or noon. So if you want the latest, exact stuff, wait until Friday to print.

Here they un-officially are.... Have Fun !!! Reg. 1D & Reg. 1D tight , Reg. 2D & Reg. 2D tight , Reg. 3D & Reg. 3D tight , Reg. 4D & Reg. 4D tight , Reg. 1C & Reg. 1C tight , Reg. 2C & Reg. 2C tight. Shew!

Oh yeah... I also updated the standings and ratings this morning.

Sun., Oct. 28, 2018, 8:15 am : Posted the standings, ratings and the schedule for 10/29-11/3, along with the Reg. 2D and Reg. 2D "tight" cheat sheets. Will post 1D later (possibly sooner) and the rest by tomorrow. With a dozen or so games across the state on Monday night, and a handful of games Tuesday night, it's hard to tell when the VHSL will release their official ratings. And I GUARANTEE I'll have a couple of things different, which will mean another day or two before either set of 'west' numbers can be completely trusted, so hold off on printing the 'working copy' as long as you can, and keep an eye out for updates/changes.

7:15 pm : Added the Reg. 1D and Reg. 1D "tight" cheat sheets.

Thur., Aug. 23, 2018, 7:15 p.m. : Posted the open week scheds. Will add more Monday.





Tues., Aug. 7, 2018, 4:15 p.m. : Posted the pre-season scrimmages/jams list.






Sat., Nov. 4, 9 am : Updated the standings & ratings.

Fri., Nov. 3, 11:35 pm : Tentative playoff pairings....


     Region 1D

#6 J.I. Burton (5-5) @ #3 Grundy (7-3)  
#7 Thomas Walker (6-4) @ #2 Pat. Henry (8-2) 

#5 Hurley (6-4) @ #4 Eastside (6-4) 
#8 Castlewood (5-5) @ #1 Chilhowie (7-3) 

     Region 1C

#6 Parry McCluer (4-6) @ #3 George Wythe (6-4)
#7 Bland Co. (3-7) @ #2 Galax (7-3)

#5 Auburn (4-6) @ #4 Covington (7-3) 
#8 Rural Retreat (2-8) @ #1 Narrows (9-1)
   

     Region 2D

#6 Grayson Co. (6-4) @ #3 Ridgeview (9-1)
#7 John S. Battle (6-4) @ #2 Graham (9-1)

#5 Marion (8-2) @ #4 Va. High (7-3) 
#8 Richlands (4-6) @ #1 Union (10-0)

     Region 2C

#6 Fort Chiswell (7-3) @ #3 Giles (8-2)
#7 Martinsville (5-5) @ #2 Appomattox (9-1)

#5 Floyd Co. (8-2) @ #4 Gretna (8-2)
#8 Dan River (5-5) @ #1 Glenvar (9-1)

     Region 3D

#6 Alleghany (4-6) @ #3 Magna Vista (7-3)
#7 Tunstall (3-7) @ #2 Lord Botetourt (8-2)

#5 Abingdon (6-4) @ #4 Northside (4-6)
#8 Cave Spring (2-8) @ #1 Staunton River (10-0)


     Region 4D

#6 William Byrd (9-1) or Char'ville (7-3) @ #3 Salem (8-2)
#7 Amherst Co. (6-4) @ #2 GW-Danville (9-1)

#5 WB/Cv @ #4 E.C. Glass (7-3)
#8 Jeff. Forest (5-5) @ #1 Blacksburg (9-1)


Tues., Oct. 31, 3:15 pm : Here are the changes made to the cheat sheets (updated ones are posted)...

1D - no changes
1C - took 1 pt. away from Bland Co.
     added 1 pt. to Bath Co. for Pendleton's win
2D - took 1 pt. from Central-Wise
2C - updated Buck. Co. for their win last night
     updated Appo to add Buck. Co's win last night and fix multiplication error
     updated Chatham to add Buck. Co's win
3D - added 2 to Alleghany - forgot Giles counted as 3A
       changed N'side's "Flem-Botey" to "Flem/Botey"
4D - added 1 pt. to Salem for Dinwiddie's win

Also updated the standings, ratings and the schedule for Nov. 3rd.

Mon., Oct. 30, 2:30 pm :

The cheat sheets for ALL Western Va. schools/teams/Regions are up! For those of you that haven't seen them before, I take the current ratings points and add in the points that might AND will be gained, find a final range, then "tighten" it up into one page per Region to make it easier to work with on Friday night... so don't be surprised if a little rearranging has been done. I was waiting for the official numbers, but I gave up, and will check again later, so check back after noon Tuesday and see if any changes were needed.

Here they unofficially are.... Have Fun !!! Reg. 1D & Reg. 1D tight , Reg. 2D & Reg. 2D tight , (1D & 2D tightened have more info after doing some # crunching yesterday), Reg. 3D & Reg. 3D tight , Reg. 4D & Reg. 4D tight , Reg. 1C & Reg. 1C tight , Reg. 2C & Reg. 2C tight. Shew!

Sat., Oct. 28, 7:15 pm :

Updated the standings, ratings and the schedule for Nov. 3rd. Added the cheat sheets for Reg. 2D and Reg. 1D, along with the Reg. 2D "tight" and Reg. 1D "tight" babies. Will post the rest for the other western Va. Regions Monday (want to double-check the ratings).

Oh, yeah... numbers are UNOFFICIAL until Tuesday.

Wed., Oct. 25, 4:45 pm : Added the Reg. 1D cheat sheet.

Tues., Oct. 24, 4:45 pm : Well, I'm finally back again. Seems like there's more to do and less time to do it every year.

Here's the current standings and ratings. The schedules for Oct. 27th & Nov. 3rd should be up shortly.

And, yes, the cheat sheets WILL be back! I have Reg. 2D ready, and I HOPE to have 1D done tomorrow, but the rest won't be up until Saturday morning (it's soooo much easier doing the 1-week sheet). With any luck, I'll find the time to do them for all six Regions that have SW Va. schools.


Thur., Aug. 24, 2017, 5 p.m. : Posted the schedule for Aug. 24/25/26.










Wed., Aug. 16, 2017, 1:00 p.m. : Posted the pre-season scrimmages/jams list... more to come next week.










2016

Sun., Nov. 7, 6 a.m. : Updated the standings and ratings.

Here's my UNOFFICIAL pairings ... VHSL will release the official pairings later today

              1A West

#11 Cov/Castle @ #6 Parry McCluer (9-1)
#14 Rural Retreat @ #3 Hurley (10-0)

#10 Radford (5-5) @ #7 Patrick Henry (7-3)
#15 Twin Springs (5-5) @ #2 George Wythe (9-1)

#12 Cov/Castle @ #5 Chilhowie (8-2)
#13 Twin Valley (6-4) @ #4 Fort Chiswell (7-3)

#9 Narrows (6-4) @ #8 J.I. Burton (7-3), 2:00 Sat.
#16 Honaker (3-7) @ #1 Galax (8-2)


                  2A West

#11 Gate City (5-5) @ #6 Glenvar (8-2), 7:00
#14 J.S. Battle (5-5) @ #3 Richlands (9-1), 7:30 

#10 Grundy (7-3) @ #7 Martinsville (7-3)  
#15 Lebanon (4-6) @ #2 Graham (9-1)

#12 Lee (6-4) @ #5 Union (9-1) 
#13 Floyd Co. (6-4) @ #4 Dan River (9-1)  

#9 Marion (7-3) @ #8 Giles (7-3) 
#16 Va. High (3-7) @ #1 Appomattox Co. (10-0)

Wed., Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m. : Like Rosanne Rosannadanna used to say, "it's always something". If it isn't a medical situation, it's a 4-day-long service outage for upgrades. And, BOY, did they pick the wrong weekend for me.

So, along with the newer freshly updated standings and ratings, and an updated schedule for Nov. 4th, I'm FINALLY able to post the cheat sheets for 2A West and 1A West, and the 2A West tight and 1A West tight cheat sheets which I use on those last Friday nights to be ahead of the rest. (At least the down time gave me the chance to both make the lists AND check them twice. Yeah, I know... went to town today and those 3-foot tall posts near the store doors now look like fat peppermint sticks.) Now I've got to work on some incredibly tedious tie-breaker numbers, which I REALLY hope I don't need Friday night. Hope to post the unofficial pairings around midnight.

Wed., Oct. 26, 3 pm : Well, I'm finally back. It's been another interesting Fall... made weekly 2-hour trips to Bristol to help a buddy who had a stroke Labor Day weekend, (he's doing better and rehabing nearby now - looks like he MIGHT make it back into the press box this week!), had to get a new laptop and deal with all the fun things involved there, and lost a flash drive for about a month.
THEN when I did my first ratings last week, I had a few things diff. from the official numbers. Looks like the VHSL's ratings program is tied into the master schedule file, which still had a lot of things wrong - over 100 things related to 1A West, 2A West and their opponents.
Sent a couple of lists to Hoo'ville; the smaller things like H/A and district/non might be fixed this week, but the ratings look a WHOLE lot better - just not perfect yet.
So, now that that's taken care of, I've had time to get a bunch of MY stuff together. Here's the current standings and ratings, along with the schedules for Oct. 28th & Nov. 4th.

It's a bit late to do the 2-week out cheat sheet, so I'll work on the ones that will be up Sat. morning.

Thought I'd share the biggest surprises I noticed while working on the ratings...
In 2A, compared to this time one year ago, Richlands has just a 1 ratings point diffrence while Appo is only off 4.
Buckingham is down almost 100 points while Marion is up 71.
In 1A, Narrows also has just a 1 point difference, yet they're up 3 spots on the list. Northwood is down nearly 60. And the big surprise is Fort Chiswell, which moved from 4th from the bottom to 4th from the top, gaining 86 points thanks to 6 wins.
Chilhowie made a similar jump from 6th to 6th, thanks to 5 more wins.

If you're wondering why Hurley & Parry McCluer aren't higher in the ratings, it's because of their poor SoS. The Rebs opponents have won just 24 games this season, the Blues just 18. Meanwhile, Wythe's & Fort's opponents have won 37 games. Galax leads the A West with 43, the same as Richlands.

Thur., Aug. 25, 9:15 a.m. : Posted the schedule for 8/25.

Fri., Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m. : Posted the pre-season scrimmages/jams list... more to come next week.

updated at 1 pm.



Tues., Nov. 10, 4:30 a.m. : The VHSL has released the the official playoff schedule. The only SW teams playing on Saturday are JI Burton & Hurley @ home & Lee (away).

Sun., Nov. 8, 4:00 a.m. : Updated the standings and ratings. Still see the pairings the same. The VHSL will release the official numbers/info later today.
9 am - Should've fixed #16 West as Twin Springs won their way in yesterday.
1 pm - It's official - all games confirmed - dates/times still TBA.

Sat., Nov. 7, 2 a.m. : Here's my UNOFFICIAL pairings ...

 

UNOFFICIAL, by my numbers, 1st rd. games...

1A West

#11 Parry McCluer @ #6 Hurley 
#14 Narrows @ #3 Galax  

#10 Auburn @ #7 Rural Retreat 
#15 Covington @ #2 J.I. Burton 

#12 Northwood @ #5 Honaker  
#13 Twin Valley @ #4 Radford 

#9  Bland Co. @ #8 Patrick Henry 
#16 Twin Springs @ #1 George Wythe 


2A West

#11 Ridgeview @ #6 Giles
#14 Va. High @ #3 Glenvar 

#10 Graham @ #7 James River
#15 Gretna @ #2 Union (BSG) 

#12 Martinsville @ #5 Buckingham Co. 
#13 Grayson Co. @ #4 Richlands  

#9 Central (Wise) @ #8 Dan River 
#16 Lee @ #1 Appomattox Co.

Wed., Nov. 4, 1:00 a.m. : Tweaked the cheat sheets for 2A West and 1A West; posted the 1A West tight and 2A West tight cheat sheets. I don't expect any more changes will be made before Friday night.
Here's the full story of the Salem-Carroll Co. "stuff" from the Roanoke Times.

Tue., Nov. 3, 7:00 a.m. : The word for today is CHANGES.
After a review of the official ratings, a ruling on an unplayed game, a Monday night make-up game, a "misplaced" District game, and a correction of a misapplied ratings rule, I've updated everything - the standings, ratings and cheat sheets for 2A West and 1A West, along with the schedule for Nov. 6th. NOTE - Honaker will play AT Ridgeview, which is a change from earlier schedules (although this was known at the start of August). I'll work on the "tightened" sheets tonight. Still waiting to see if Dan River's numbers will change.

Sat., Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m. : Updated the standings and ratings. Had to actually sleep last night because I have to work this afternoon - will get the cheat sheets done as fast as I can.

4:45 p.m.: Added the ratings cheat sheet for 2A West.

8:45 p.m.: Added the ratings cheat sheet for 1A West.
NOTE - THIS IS UNOFFICIAL. It's possible I made a mistake somewhere. And there are still a couple of "bugs" that the VHSL has to work out. AND there's a make-up game Monday night. When the official ratings are released next week, on whatever day/s, I'll make any adjustments necessary. But I think what I have is pretty accurate, since I've been doing this a loonnnggg time.

Fri., Oct. 30, 6 a.m. : Well, I'm finally here.

For those who don't know, I transformed into reporter-helper a little over three months ago - a former co-worker and my best-bud took a dizzy spell during media day on a new artificial turf field on a mountain top, and hasn't gotten back to normal. He's been to ERs, docs, an E/N/T guy, a neuro guy - still don't know what it is, and he still has dizzy & woozy spells, so they don't want him to drive, and he lives nearly 45 minutes away. One or two trips a week to appts., druggists & shopping really ate into my free time this Fall. I'm nowhere NEAR caught up, but have burned some midnight oil this week squaring my numbers with what Hoo-ville has (still working on that) and getting things ready for this weekend. I didn't have time to do the traditional two-weeks out cheat-sheets, but I have the one-week ones ready to tweak, and will post them SOMETIME Saturday.

Meanwhile, here's the current standings and ratings, along with the schedules for Oct. 30th & Nov. 6th.