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The Top 10 Virginia Football teams in the Virginia Group AAA, AA, A prep poll as selected by sports writers and broadcasters from around the state, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points received based on a 10-through-1 voting system:
Group AAA
.                                           Record  Pts Prv
1. Oscar Smith (7)         6-1     88  1
2. Hermitage (2)            6-0     83  2
3. Westfield                     7-0     68  3
4. Stone Bridge              7-0     62  4
5. Ocean Lakes               7-0     54  5
6. Lake Taylor               7-0     48  6
7. Phoebus                     7-0     33  7
8. Varina                         5-1     19  8
9. Salem-Va. Beach     6-1     18  9
10. Lloyd Bird               6-0     13  10
Others receiving votes: C.D. Hylton 4. Chantilly 2. Yorktown 2. Grassfield 1.

Group AA
.                                           Record  Pts Prv
1. Brookville (6)               8-0     87  1
2. Briar Woods (3)           8-0     84  2
3. James Monroe             7-0     70  3
4. Salem                               7-0     60  4
5. Heritage-Lynchburg  7-0     52  6
6. Warren County            7-0     45  8
7. Western Albemarle     7-0     32  9
8. Amherst County          5-2     16  7
9. Loudoun County         6-1     13  NR
10. Tuscarora                     6-1     12  NR
Others receiving votes: Kettle Run 10. R.E. Lee-Staunton 6. Richlands 5. Skyline 3.

Group A
.                                           Record  Pts Prv
1. Essex (9)                       7-0     98  1
2. Clintwood (1)              6-1     91  2
3. Sussex Central            7-0     74  3
4. John Battle                  8-0     65  4
5. Wilson Memorial       6-1     54  6
6. Strasburg                      8-0     39  7
7. Riverheads                  6-1     30  8
(tie) Franklin                   8-0     30  10
9. King William               7-1     19  9
10. Giles                            6-1     13  NR
Others receiving votes: Goochland 10. Altavista 8. Honaker 6. Buckingham County 5. George Wythe-Wytheville 3. Dan River 2. J.I. Burton 1. Central Senior 1. Graham 1. <
All Associated Press members in Virginia are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol; Coalfield Progress, Norton; Daily News Record, Harrisonburg; The News & Advance, Lynchburg; The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk; Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond; News Leader, Staunton; Northern Virginia Daily, Strasburg; Winchester Star, Winchester; Woodbridge Potomac News, Woodbridge; Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WVa.