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We have made it to the final week of the 2022 High School season in Virginia/DC, and with that, we will have our first normal VHSL State Tournament since 2019. As usual, the Region Champs will host their Quarterfinal matchups with Regions A and B paired up and Regions C and D the other pairing. One change this year is that after the first round the brackets will cross, so there is no way two teams from the same Region could meet before the State Championship Game.

This year, Loudoun County Public Schools put in a combined bid to host the event, with four schools in the central portion of the county hosting. For the purpose of baseball, John Champe HS in South Riding will be the site for all Class 6 games, and Riverside HS outside of Leesburg will be the host site for all of the Class 5 games.

For each Class, we have the full bracket as well as some short notes on each team's season so far and players to watch. To hear more discussion as well as to find out who our staff picked, be sure to listen to this week's episode of High & Tight. 

CLASS 5

Douglas Freeman
Record: 19-4
Region 5C Runners-up
Key Players: Macho Santiago (VCU), Lee Sowers (Virginia Tech), Andrew Bottari, Jackson Beale, Carson Herod, Colin Estrada, Ryan Bland

Frank Cox
Record: 14-7
Region 5A Runners-up
Key Players: Austin Irby (East Carolina), Riley DeCandido (Maryland), Joe Munitz, Dylan Blazer (CNU), Ben Adams (Richard Bland), Jake Colucci

Glen Allen
Record: 18-3
Region 5C Champs
Key Players: Jaden Kinsler (James Madison), Ethan Brooks (VCU), Eli Brooks (Randolph-Macon), Cameron Slough, Ethan Hudson (Randolph-Macon)

Granby
Record: 19-4
Region 5B Champs
Key Players: Daniel Smith, Jacob Avant, Jaxon Gonzalez, Connor Houser

Hickory
Record: 14-8
Region 5A Champs
Key Players: Brayden Bachman, Cooper Newell (James Madison), Austin Jones, Brandon Walsh, Spencer Sigmon (Bridgewater), Jacob Smith

Independence
Record: 19-5
Region 5D Runners-up, Potomac District Champs
Key Players: Bradley Gagen (Tennessee), Chad Yates (William & Mary), Aidan McDonald (James Madison), David Mendez (Dayton), Josh Hand (Virginia Tech), Tyler Fetterman

Nansemond River
Record: 17-6
Region 5B Runners-up
Key Players: Clay Grady (Virginia Tech), Jordan Crosland (Maryland), Grayson Fitzwater (VMI), Aden Judge, Ayden Stuffel (CNU)

Riverside
Record: 19-5
Region 5D Champions, Potomac District Runners-up
Key Players: Kyle Johnson (Duke), Stone Lasseigne (CNU), Steven Trone (Old Dominion), Cavan McMeans (College of Charleston)

 

Class 6

Colgan
Record: 24-1
Region 6B Champs, Cardinal District Champs
Key Players: Connor Knox (George Mason), Brandon Cassedy (CNU), Brett Renfrow (Virginia Tech), Evan Blanchard (George Mason), Jae'dan Carter (Dayton), Ryan Kennedy (Virginia Tech), Carter Newman (Virginia Tech), John Stansbury (Paul D Camp CC)

Cosby
Record: 18-4-1
Region 6A Runners-up
Key Players: Caleb Grizzard (Old Dominion), Ayden Schnarrs, Brayden Simpson (High Point), Collin Hughes (Longwood), Brooks Simpson

Freedom (South Riding)
Record: 23-2
Region 6B Runners-up, Cedar Run District Champs
Key Players: Ryan Morrison (CNU), Cal Henderson (Louisburg CC), Griffin Burkholder (West Virginia), Mason Butash (Penn State), Ryan Marohn (NC State), Luke Proehl (Virginia Tech)

Herndon
Record: 17-6
Region 6D Champs
Key Players: Jackson Coen (Georgetown), Liam Willson (Wake Forest), Mitch Maurer, Kyle Henson (Patrick Henry CC), Hill Naski (James Madison), Matt Neach (West VA Wesleyan) 

Lake Braddock
Record: 18-7
Region 6C Champs, Patriot District Champs
Key Players: JB Manarchuck (Mt. St. Mary's), Quincy Via (Marymount), Jamie Laskofski, Evan Schick, Jake Drumm

Manchester
Record: 14-7-1
Region 6A Champs
Key Players: Jackson Wise, Austin Riney (Lynchburg), Donovan Jeffrey, Aiden Harris (Virginia), Dylan Jones

South Lakes
Record: 19-5
Region 6D Runners-up
Key Players: Ryan Ertlschweiger (James Madison), Colin Casey (Randolph-Macon), Jaime Quinn-Irons, Robert Reddington, Ryan O'Connor, Jake Stiehl (Washington & Jefferson)

West Springfield
Record: 12-8
Region 6C Runners-up
Key Players: Eric Fila, Lucas Holmes, Nolan Batson, Henry Pastel, Jacob Treasure, Lucas Holmes