Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 VHSL STATE SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE WITH CALPREPS PROJECTIONS SATURDAY, DEC 2, 2023 CLASS 1 Altavista at Essex, 2:00pm Essex 34 Altavista 21 Essex with an 80% chance of winning Galax at Honaker, 2:00pm Honaker 28 Galax 27 Honaker with a 53% chance of winning CLASS 2 Radford vs. Graham at Christiansburg HS, 2:00pm Radford 31 Graham 28 Radford with a 58% chance of winning Poquoson at Riverheads, 1:00pm Riverheads 31 Poquoson 17 Riverheads with an 81% chance of winning CLASS 3 Lafayette at Brentsville District, 2:00pm Lafayette 27 Brentsville District 19 Lafayette with a 72% chance of winning William Byrd at Liberty Christian, 2:00pm Liberty Christian 31 William Byrd 14 Liberty Christian with an 87% chance of winning CLASS 4 King George at Phoebus, 2:00pm Phoebus 31 King George 21 Phoebus with a 74% chance of winning Salem at Tuscarora, 2:00pm Salem 31 Tuscarora 10 Salem with a 90% chance of winning CLASS 5 Maury vs. Indian River at Powhatan Field (Norfolk), 2:00pm Maury 44 Indian River 14 Maury with a 97% chance of winning Matoaca at Stone Bridge, 2:00pm Stone Bridge 31 Matoaca 24 Stone Bridge with a 65% chance of winning CLASS 6 James Madison-Vienna at Freedom-Woodbridge, 2:00pm Freedom-Woodbridge 42 James Madison-Vienna 20 Freedom-Woodbridge with a 92% chance of winning Lake Braddock at Highland Springs, 2:00pm Highland Springs 35 Lake Braddock 14 Highland Springs with a 90% chance of winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: Galax at Honaker, 2:00pm Honaker 28 Galax 27 Honaker with a 53% chance of winning Not that it really matters, but CalPreps shows me Galax 28 - Honaker 27. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham32 335 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: CLASS 2 Radford vs. Graham at Christiansburg HS, 2:00pm Radford 31 Graham 28 Radford with a 58% chance of winning US against the world mentality. Excited for Saturday! Gridiron60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Looks like the best games will be teams from 1C/1D &'2C/2D. There's a lot of blowouts in that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Graham32 said: US against the world mentality. Excited for Saturday! A lot of folks didn't think we could beat Union so we'll see how Saturday shakes out! Hopefully, in our favor!!! Graham32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Graham is playing their best ball right now. Steady improvement as the season has progressed. A lot has been said about Clements and rightfully so but the O line has improved considerably. This game should be a fun one to watch. Graham32 and Gridiron60 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 hours ago, sixcat said: Not that it really matters, but CalPreps shows me Galax 28 - Honaker 27. Actually, they're both correct. Galax is a one-point favorite on a neutral field, while Honaker is a one-point favorite at home. sixcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Mountain Football said: Graham is playing their best ball right now. Steady improvement as the season has progressed. A lot has been said about Clements and rightfully so but the O line has improved considerably. This game should be a fun one to watch. I agree somewhat. The line likely improved. However, I also believe the health of Clements makes the O line look better. The line doesn’t have to hold blocks as long, and the rewards of opening the holes (no matter how small/brief) pays greater dividends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 48 minutes ago, tornado99 said: I agree somewhat. The line likely improved. However, I also believe the health of Clements makes the O line look better. The line doesn’t have to hold blocks as long, and the rewards of opening the holes (no matter how small/brief) pays greater dividends. That is correct. This isn't a knock toward any kid on Graham's O line but Clements would make me look like a stellar left tackle. A crease is all he needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, Mountain Football said: That is correct. This isn't a knock toward any kid on Graham's O line but Clements would make me look like a stellar left tackle. A crease is all he needs. That’s what I was talking thinking, myself. No intended knock. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Calpreps is sneaky. If you go to the projector and select 2 teams, the default for the pick is a neutral field. But, when you go to their Projections (projections for the weeks upcoming comes which account for home and away team) they then account for exactly that, where the game is played and in a very tight pick, the pick can be different like Galax and Honaker swapping that 1 point for a neutral field compared to a home game for Honaker. Interestingly, they project Graham and Radford as a 31-28 win for Radford for the neutral site (head to head matchup) and for the Projections menu which accounts for where the game is played/home team-no difference in outcome, still a 31-28 win for Radford. Sounds like Galax and Honaker are tight. A while ago, they had Galax behind Honaker by 3 points on a Neutral Field. Galax closed the gap on them and basically has had a 4 point swing over the past week or two. Graham did the same thing with Radford. It was 7 points a week or two ago from going by memory only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union_Fan 2,155 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Mountain Football said: Graham is playing their best ball right now. Steady improvement as the season has progressed. A lot has been said about Clements and rightfully so but the O line has improved considerably. This game should be a fun one to watch. 1 hour ago, tornado99 said: I agree somewhat. The line likely improved. However, I also believe the health of Clements makes the O line look better. The line doesn’t have to hold blocks as long, and the rewards of opening the holes (no matter how small/brief) pays greater dividends. You're both right. The improvement on the line was very noticeable from game 1 to game 2. Would it have been as noticeable if a different back was running? Probably, but not as much. Clements ruled the day. No 2 ways about it. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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