Through nine weeks of the regular season, half of the eight teams that would qualify for the 6D North Region playoffs would be from the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas, based on the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 rating system.
Those four would be the top-seed Madison Warhawks, the Yorktown Patriots, the Wakefield Warriors and Marshall Statesmen.
The final rating that will determine the playoff field will occur after this coming weekend’s concluding regular-season games. Depending on who wins and loses those contests, those same four could also be in the field.
The McLean Highlanders and Oakton Cougars from the coverage area are long shots to earn berths, needing wins in their final games and other teams to lose.
Whatever happens, four teams from the Sun Gazette areas will be in the football postseason.
– Dave Facinoli
dfacinoli@sungazette.net