Yorktown/Langley will be a great game. Langley made Yorktown impatient in the last game and Yorktown lost their cool. Should be fun game to watch to see how it unfolds.

Still not loving the Laxnumbers algorithm, but it has Yorktown is at 85.46, Lake Braddock at 85.45, and Madison at 85.24. Pretty amazing how close those three teams are.

right call to advance Patriot over Battlefield, looks good.

Langley beat Yorktown head to head and should be higher ranked until they play again. Give the Saxons some love!

Doing the best we can trying to piece together schedules from school websites, district websites, NFHS, Laxnumbers, Twitter and Instagram feeds, but any corrections or supplements would be appreciated.

Week 8 - 2022 VA Boys Public 6A “Unofficial” Rankings

1. Robinson (14-0)

Results: Def. West Springfield 20-3

Analysis: Robinson runs the table and looks unstoppable. This is one of the strongest public school teams in recent memory. Expect a few more easy wins until the rematch with Lake Braddock in the district finals. Lake Braddock needs to go back to the drawing board to come up with a plan to slow Robinson’s offense down. It won’t be easy.

Up this week: vs. Fairfax (5/9)

2. Patriot (11-2)

Results: Def. John Champe 20-6, vs. Mountain View 16-3, Def. #2 Battlefield 8-6

Analysis: Battlefield’s stingy defense held Patriot’s high powered offense to its second lowest goal total of the season, but Patriot’s defense stepped up and shut Battlefield’s offense down, holding Battlefield to its lowest goal total of the season. Patriot jumps ahead because of the recency effect as head-to-head wins at the end of the season matter more. Patriot’s earlier loss to Riverside is not held against them as they played arguably the #1 or #2 team in the state to a close game and that kind of challenge can only help a team get ready for the playoffs (and, as others noted, Riverside would beat Battlefield also).

Up this week: vs. John Champe (5/11)

3. Battlefield (11-1)

Results: Def. Osbourn 17-2, Lost to #3 Patriot 8-6

Analysis: These two teams are so evenly matched that it is a pick ‘em every time they play. They will likely see each other at least two more times, and it is anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top. There is no shame in falling to the #3 spot as these two teams are essentially 2a and 2b.

Up this week: vs. Freedom South Riding (5/11)

4. Madison (10-3)

Results: Def. #10 Westfield 13-4

Analysis: Madison rolled #10 Westfield by a similar margin as Robinson and Battlefield did and closes the season with a seven game winning streak, during which they beat their opponents by almost 12 goals per game. Still looking strong heading into the playoffs and will be a tough out for anyone. Arguments can be made for Lake Braddock and Yorktown to be in the #4 spot, but again we are looking for teams peaking at the right time and Madison is hot right now.

Up this week: TBD

5. Lake Braddock (12-2)

Results: Def. South County 18-8

Analysis: Lake Braddock had a nice bounce back against a decent South County team that is better than its record reflects. LB needs to figure out how to contend with Robinson but can’t look too far ahead and slip up and not make it to the district finals. They are prone to playing some teams closer than necessary when not at the top of their game (e.g., Oakton and McLean).

Up this week: vs. West Springfield (5/9)

6. Yorktown (10-3)

Results: Def. Chantilly 12-1, Def. Marshall 13-3

Analysis: Yorktown crushed Chantilly and Marshall and despite the setback to Langley looks like a dangerous playoff team. Yorktown’s path to the district championship will likely be through Wakefield and then McLean.

Up this week: vs. Wakefield (5/10), with a win, vs. winner of McLean/Marshall (5/13)

7. Langley (8-3)

Results: Def. Wakefield 25-5

Analysis: Langley came out of nowhere to put up the highest goal total of any Class 6 team this season. They finished Liberty district play undefeated and get the first round bye. Langley will likely need to beat Herndon again on Friday to set up a rematch with Yorktown in the district championship.

Up this week: 1st Round Bye, vs. winner of Herndon/Washington Liberty (5/13)

8. Freedom South Riding (10-4)

Results: Def. Gainesville 21-1, Def. Colgan 17-1, at John Champe 19-8

Analysis: Destroyed the competition this week to finish third in the district with losses only to Patriot and Battlefield. Freedom is a solid team that can likely hang with anyone outside of the top 3.

Up this week: vs. Gainesville (5/9), vs. Battlefield (5/11)

9. West Potomac: (10-4)

Results: Def. Woodson 12-10

Analysis: Close win over Woodson is par for the course for this West Potomac team. Decent but not scary, they know how to win close games against mid-tier competition, they can win the Gunston district but they stand little chance of advancing in regionals past Robinson or Lake Braddock.

Up this week: vs. South County (5/9)

10. Westfield (8-5)

Results: Lost to #4 Madison 13-4

Analysis: Lost to a surging Madison but no one else below made enough noise to bump Westfield out of the #10 spot. As it has been all season, West Potomac, Westfield, Woodson, Alexandria City, Centreville, Oakton, and Chantilly are all essentially the same team.

Up this week: at TBD

Others Receiving Votes: Woodson (8-5), Alexandria City (8-8), Centreville (7-5)

Anonymous wrote:I love it. If anyone finds links to district tournament schedules please share.

Yes definitely entertaining - and would also appreciate link to district tourney brackets if available. This time of year is always a little frustrating trying to figure out district playoff schedules, doesn't seem like there's one central place to find them (VHSL site doesn't update brackets until regionals, maybe Laxnumbers will update at some point prior to next week?).

District playoffs will definitely help answer some of this debate - Yorktown/Langley, Robinson/LB, Battlefield/Patriot, Madison/Oakton/Westfields etc. Should be great. Can't wait to see the updated rankings heading into first playoff week...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Patriot and Battlefield absolutely should swap spots.

Head to head and most recent game matters most. Not sure why this wouldn't be obvious to most.

Thank you. Exactly. I don't understand how someone can argue for patriot being a two loss team when they lost to a team that Battlefield would absolutely lose to as well. And yes, Battlefield beat lake braddock by a couple, but patriot beat yorktown, who is arguably better than LB if not equal. And again, recent head to head matters 100%. It's the classic, what have you done for me lately? I'm not a patriot homer, just saying what makes sense logically when considering ranking teams

Just like we can't understand this flawed logic and argument. Lake Braddock has been ranked ahead of Yorktown all season and only lost to the # 1 and 2 teams. But hey they aren't good now? Head to Head is 1-1.

What is logical about moving a 2 loss team ahead of a 1 loss team that just lost a close away rivalry game? Both are good teams and should stay the same. LB is a Fairfax county 6A school not a 5A Loudon team. No comparison in Fairfax county lacrosse and the rest of the area.

Who's we? Seems like more people on here agree with my logic. Your logic is pretty comical tbh.

Crazy notions by you:
1. LB has not been ranked ahead of Yorktown all season, that is just not true, look at the history in this forum.
2. You are the only one who said LB isn't good now.
3. We all get that the head to head is 1-1, but most recent victory is weighted more than a win from over a month ago. Teams make progress throughout the season, and over a month, a lot can change.
4. Saying the LB is no comparison better than Riverside because LB is in Fairfax and Riverside is in Loudon is the most insane thing I've ever heard. You sir, need to watch Riverside play and tell me that Lake Braddock would beat them. Because they would absolutely lose by 10+, but I do believe that you would somehow think that LB would win, because that fits how crazy you are

I love it. If anyone finds links to district tournament schedules please share.

Debating mythical DCUM rankings is comical.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Patriot and Battlefield absolutely should swap spots.

Head to head and most recent game matters most. Not sure why this wouldn't be obvious to most.

Thank you. Exactly. I don't understand how someone can argue for patriot being a two loss team when they lost to a team that Battlefield would absolutely lose to as well. And yes, Battlefield beat lake braddock by a couple, but patriot beat yorktown, who is arguably better than LB if not equal. And again, recent head to head matters 100%. It's the classic, what have you done for me lately? I'm not a patriot homer, just saying what makes sense logically when considering ranking teams

Just like we can't understand this flawed logic and argument. Lake Braddock has been ranked ahead of Yorktown all season and only lost to the # 1 and 2 teams. But hey they aren't good now? Head to Head is 1-1.

What is logical about moving a 2 loss team ahead of a 1 loss team that just lost a close away rivalry game? Both are good teams and should stay the same. LB is a Fairfax county 6A school not a 5A Loudon team. No comparison in Fairfax county lacrosse and the rest of the area.

Battlefield did not play Riverside but did beat Lake Braddock. Very similar resumes.

Anonymous wrote:Patriot and Battlefield absolutely should swap spots.

Head to head and most recent game matters most. Not sure why this wouldn't be obvious to most.

Thank you. Exactly. I don't understand how someone can argue for patriot being a two loss team when they lost to a team that Battlefield would absolutely lose to as well. And yes, Battlefield beat lake braddock by a couple, but patriot beat yorktown, who is arguably better than LB if not equal. And again, recent head to head matters 100%. It's the classic, what have you done for me lately? I'm not a patriot homer, just saying what makes sense logically when considering ranking teams

Patriot and Battlefield absolutely should swap spots.

Head to head and most recent game matters most. Not sure why this wouldn't be obvious to most.

Anonymous wrote:I agree that Patriot should now move ahead of Battlefield. Most recent victory gives them the slight edge in head to head, and Patriot has only lost to Riverside outside of the loss to Battlefield over a month ago. Battlefield would also lose to Riverside, so you can't rank Patriot lower because of that loss.

What? Terrible logic. Battlefields win was by a larger goal differential. Plus Battlefield beat Lake Braddock. How do you move a 2 loss team over a 1 loss team that split 1-1 and each team won at their home field. Come on now.

I agree that Patriot should now move ahead of Battlefield. Most recent victory gives them the slight edge in head to head, and Patriot has only lost to Riverside outside of the loss to Battlefield over a month ago. Battlefield would also lose to Riverside, so you can't rank Patriot lower because of that loss.