After losses in their season openers, Maury and Oscar Smith play closer to home this week, but another challenging foe awaits each team.
Maury lost 24-20 to Cardinal Gibbons, of Raleigh, North Carolina, ending the Commodores’ 30-game winning streak. This week, Maury travels to Varina, a central Virginia power.
Oscar Smith fell 17-0 at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., as the Tigers suffered their first season-opening shutout loss in more than 20 years. Oscar Smith plays Warwick at Todd Stadium.
Green Run was the only team among the top six with a victory last week: Maury, Oscar Smith and Warwick lost, while Phoebus and King’s Fork were idle.
Staffers Sonny Dearth, Jami Frankenberry, Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama and Sam Saunders and correspondent Jim McGrath voted in the poll. Team, record, first-place votes, total votes and last week’s ranking are included.
1. Maury (0-1, 4 first-place votes, 88 votes, No. 1 last week)
This week: at Varina, 7 p.m. Friday
2. Oscar Smith (0-1, 2 first-place votes, 85 votes, No. 2)
This week: vs. Warwick, 7 p.m. Friday at Todd Stadium
3. Phoebus (0-0, 74 votes, No. 3)
This week: Idle
4. Green Run (1-0, 72 votes, No. 4)
This week: vs. Kellam, 7 p.m. Friday
5. King’s Fork (0-0, 71 votes, No. 5)
This week: vs. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. of Maryland, 7 p.m. Friday
6. Warwick (0-1, 52 votes, No. 6)
This week: vs. Oscar Smith, 7 p.m. Friday at Todd Stadium
7. Indian River (1-0, 49 votes, No. 9)
This week: Idle
8. Nansemond River (0-0, 47 votes, No. 8)
This week: vs. Menchville, 7 p.m. Friday
9. Salem (1-0, 42 votes, No. 7)
This week: Idle
10. Lafayette (1-0, 41 votes, No. 10)
This week: vs. Warhill, 7 p.m. Friday at Wanner Stadium
11. Hampton (0-0, 29 votes, No. 13)
This week: at Lake Taylor, 7 p.m. Friday
12. Kempsville (0-1, 20 votes, No. 12)
This week: vs. Princess Anne, 7 p.m. Friday
13. Poquoson (1-0, 15 votes, No. 14)
This week: vs. New Kent, 7 p.m. Thursday
14. Cox (1-0, 10 votes, No. 15)
This week: at Bayside, 7 p.m. Friday
15. Western Branch (1-0, 8 votes, not ranked)
This week: at Catholic, 7 p.m. Friday
Dropped out: Granby (0-1)
Also receiving votes: Bethel 7, Lake Taylor 7, Bayside 4, Churchland 2, Warhill 2.
