Well...we've talked about every District except the Capital District.
Who will win it this year?
Hanover
Lee Davis
Atlee
????
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You may have listed those schools in the order they will finish the year. I like all three this year. Hanover may look like the front runner on paper. Elrod had a young group of talented kids at Atlee that should not be counted out. LD always puts a quality team on the field.
I posed the question in another thread, but its worth repeating....could Varina be the sleeper? Strong up the middle. Very athletic. Couple of bats that will surprise you. Depth may be their issue. They could be the team to throw a kink in the standings though which could be fun.
Rich
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I posed the question in another thread, but its worth repeating....could Varina be the sleeper? Strong up the middle. Very athletic. Couple of bats that will surprise you. Depth may be their issue. They could be the team to throw a kink in the standings though which could be fun.
Rich
www.playinschool.com
I have heard the same about Varina do you have an idea of who they have by position?
Henrico has taken that 4th playoff spot for the last few years. What kind of talent did they bring back this year?
Varina has Epps in the MIF. Lefty hitter solid glove. Will provide innings on the hill. Poh at 1B and on the hill. He's left/left and has talent on both sides of the ball. A transfer from New Kent, Carpenter, will be a force in the middle of the line up. Their catcher (dont remember his name) reminds me of Props from Henrico. Which leads me to Henrico.
Henrico will be led by Props behind the dish. But they loss Mansfield (Lynchburg), Prentiss (VCU), Baterra, and another couple of keys from their 2010 team. I dont look for them to fall off the map completely but between Mansfield and Baterra they lost probably 75% of there innings on the mound. Coach Schrad does has been doing a wonderful job with those guys over there so I'd imagine that he'll have them working hard to try to stay a playoff team.
Rich
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Henrico will be led by Props behind the dish. But they loss Mansfield (Lynchburg), Prentiss (VCU), Baterra, and another couple of keys from their 2010 team. I dont look for them to fall off the map completely but between Mansfield and Baterra they lost probably 75% of there innings on the mound. Coach Schrad does has been doing a wonderful job with those guys over there so I'd imagine that he'll have them working hard to try to stay a playoff team.
Rich
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Another thread about Central region said that Henrico "may have" taken a step back with the loss of Bateera, Prentiss, Mansfield, and Doggett.
As far as Varina goes, this is the same group of boys that performed very well as a JV team 2 years ago beating all district rivals at least once except - Atlee.
As far as Varina goes, this is the same group of boys that performed very well as a JV team 2 years ago beating all district rivals at least once except - Atlee.
That is a great point VHS, they did have a very good JV showing.
I generally wouldn't put too much stock in JV team performances.
One program may be weak on varsity, so that a lot of frosh and sophs are up there, and the JV team gets depleted so that it has a bad season. Another program may be loaded on varsity, so that a lot of sophs are starting on JV. Two years later, the guys with more varsity experience are sometimes better positioned to have a winning varsity season.
One program may be weak on varsity, so that a lot of frosh and sophs are up there, and the JV team gets depleted so that it has a bad season. Another program may be loaded on varsity, so that a lot of sophs are starting on JV. Two years later, the guys with more varsity experience are sometimes better positioned to have a winning varsity season.