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With Spring Breaks behind us and the first signs of spring weather finally making an appearance, we got our first full week of action last week throughout Virginia and DC. With that, we also saw plenty of movement in the Power 25.

Liberty Christian remains No. 1 as the Bulldogs remain undefeated and have won their last four games against Seminole District opponents by a combined score of 60-5. Staying at No. 2 is Benedictine, who had gone unblemished against a tough schedule that included a win over No. 9 Miller School on Wednesday. But the Cadets suffered their first loss of 2018 on Saturday to big riser and new No. 4 St. Christopher's. The Saints and Cadets have now split their head-to-head matchups and have gone undefeated against all other opponents, and the two VISAA I finalists from 2017 seem to be among the top teams in Division I again this year.

Paul VI Catholic is up to No. 7 as the Panthers threw a pair of no-hitters last week in back-to-back games. Up to No. 8 is Great Bridge with the Wildcats picking up a win Friday over No. 18 Hickory. 

New to the rankings this week are No. 12 Woodgrove, No. 14 Woodside, and No. 15 Grafton. All three teams are 8-0 on the season, with Woodgrove holding wins over No. 13 Riverside, Heritage (Leesburg), and Millbrook.

 

Enough talk, lets look at the Power 25 for 4/16

VIRGINIA/DC POWER 25

Week 5 Rankings 4/16/2018 

Rank	Prev	High School	Level	Record
1	1	Liberty Christian	VHSL 4A	8-0
2	2	Benedictine	VISAA I	14-1
3	4	Lake Braddock	VHSL 6A	8-3
4	13	St. Christopher's	VISAA I	11-1
5	5	Abingdon	VHSL 3A	8-1
6	7	Manchester	VHSL 6A	8-1
7	8	Paul VI Catholic	VISAA I	16-2
8	12	Great Bridge	VHSL 4A	9-1
9	9	Miller School	VISAA II	13-6
10	11	Mills Godwin	VHSL 6A	9-1
11	6	St. John's College	DCSAA	14-3
12	NR	Woodgrove	VHSL 4A	8-0
13	10	Riverside	VHSL 4A	9-2
14	NR	Woodside	VHSL 6A	8-0
15	NR	Grafton	VHSL 6A	8-0
16	17	James River (Midlothian)	VHSL 6A	6-3
17	18	Hanover	VHSL 4A	4-5
18	19	Hickory	VHSL 5A	7-3
19	15	Atlee	VHSL 5A	5-2
20	4	Freedom (South Riding)	VHSL 5A	7-2
21	14	Turner Ashby	VHSL 3A	8-1
22	22	Collegiate	VISAA I	7-4
23	24	Dinwiddie	VHSL 4A	5-3
24	25	Highland School	VISAA II	12-2
T-25	23	Potomac	VHSL 5A	10-2
T-25	25	McLean	VHSL 6A	9-3

 

Dropped Out: #16 Madison, #20 Colgan, #21 Battlefield

Next Five: First Colonial, Madison, Atlantic Shores, Steward, Deep Run