King’s Fork’s victory over Suffolk rival Nansemond River in Friday’s regular-season finale propelled the Bulldogs to a No. 1 seed in the Class 5 Region B football playoffs.
King’s Fork (9-1) finished with a power rating of 32.3 to edge two-time defending Class 5 state champion Maury (9-1, 32.1).
Other top seeds in the Virginia High School League region football playoffs involving local teams include: Oscar Smith (Class 6 Region A), Green Run (Class 5 Region A), Hampton (Class 4 Region A) and Lake Taylor (Class 3 Region A).
Cox (8-2) climbed to No. 2 in Class 5 Region A after beating Kempsville on Friday for the Falcons’ sixth consecutive victory.
In Class 2, Armstrong (28.8) edged Poquoson (28.2) for the No. 1 seed.
A look at the first-round pairings, with some dates and times to be determined:
Class 6 Region A
#1 Oscar Smith (9-1) and #2 Thomas Dale (9-1) have first-round byes.
#6 Landstown (5-5) at #3 Manchester (32.9)
#5 Western Branch (6-4) at #4 L.C. Bird (6-4)
Class 5 Region A
#8 Deep Creek (4-6) at #1 Green Run (10-0)
#5 Salem (7-3) at #4 Bayside (7-3)
#6 Kempsville (7-3) at #3 Indian River (8-2)
#7 Kellam (5-5) at #2 Cox (8-2)
Class 5 Region B
#8 Granby (2-8) at #1 King’s Fork (9-1)
#5 Bethel (6-4) at #4 Nansemond River (7-3)
#6 Norview (5-5) vs. #3 Warwick (7-3) at Todd Stadium
#7 Woodside (4-6) at #2 Maury (9-1)
Class 4 Region A
#8 Manor (3-7) vs, #1 Hampton (9-1) at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday
#5 Churchland (7-3) vs. #4 Phoebus (6-3) at Darling Stadium, tbd Saturday
# 6 Smithfield (6-4) vs. #3 Warhill (8-2) at Wanner Stadium, 7 p.m. Thursday
#7 Denbigh (5-5) vs. #2 Lafayette (9-1) at Wanner Stadium, day/time tbd
Class 3 Region A
#8 Colonial Heights (1-9) at #1 Lake Taylor (8-2)
# 5 Tabb (6-4) at #4 Norcom (5-5)
#6 Hopewell (4-6) at #3 New Kent (7-3)
#7 York (3-7) at #2 Petersburg (7-3)
Class 2 Region A
#8 Nottoway (7-3) at #1 Armstrong (10-0)
#5 King William (7-3) at #4 Thomas Jefferson (6-4)
#6 Southampton (8-2) at #3 Central Lunenburg (10-0)
#7 Greensville County (6-4) at #2 Poquoson (9-1)
