757Teamz football top 15: Poquoson climbs in as Islanders ready for regular-season finale vs. Lafayette
Poquoson, riding a six-game winning streak and sitting first in the Class 2 Region A playoffs, joins the top 15 just in time for the Islanders’ regular-season finale against Lafayette.
The Rams have won 6 of 7 and visit Poquoson on Friday night in a Bay Rivers showdown.
Meanwhile, King’s Fork moved up to No. 4 in Hampton Roads after clinching the program’s first outright Southeastern District championship. Warwick, after a 10-2 loss to Peninsula District rival Phoebus, fell to No. 5.
Staffers Sonny Dearth, Jami Frankenberry, Jim McGrath, Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama, Michael Sauls and Dylan White voted in the poll. Team, record, first-place votes, total votes and last week’s ranking are included.
1. Maury 9-0 (seven first-place votes), 105 votes — 1
This week: vs. Granby at Powhatan Field, 7 p.m. Friday
2. Phoebus 9-0, 97 — 2
This week: vs. Denbigh at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday
3. Green Run 9-0, 91 — 3
This week: at Landstown, 7 p.m. Thursday
4. King’s Fork, 9-0, 83 — 5
This week: vs. Hickory, 7 p.m. Friday
5. Warwick, 9-1, 76 — 4
This week: Idle
6. Warhill, 9-0, 71 — 6
This week: vs. Jamestown at Wanner Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday
7. Oscar Smith, 6-3, 59 — 7
This week: vs. Western Branch, 7 p.m. Friday
8. Lafayette, 7-2, 57 — 8
This week: at Poquoson, 7 p.m. Friday
9. Nansemond River, 7-2, 54 — 9
This week: at Great Bridge, 7 p.m. Friday
10. Indian River, 6-3, 41 — 10
This week: at Grassfield, 7 p.m. Friday
11. Granby, 7-2, 28 — 13
This week: vs. Maury at Powhatan Field, 7 p.m. Friday
12. Cox, 7-2, 26 — 14
This week: vs. Kellam, 7 p.m. Thursday
13. Poquoson, 7-2, 17 — NR
This week: vs. Lafayette, 7 p.m. Friday
14. Hampton, 6-4, 14 — 14
This week: Idle
15. Norfolk Academy, 7-2, 12 — 12
This week: at Norfolk Christian, 7 p.m. Friday
Also receiving votes: Churchland 9.
Dropped out: Churchland (6-3).