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Our staff decided to take a shot at Preseason Picks for the 2026 season. Mike Dailey, Jake Tobin, John Nolan, Jordan Jones, and Jason Burton all weighed in on the 2026 season and who they thought would win their respective classification/division. While it is all but assured that we will be wrong, we made them anyway. Last year we did not allow someone else to pick the same team, but this year we went away from that format. Each staff member selected a champion, a runner-up, and a sleeper within that region/class.

Below you will find graphics for each group of selections, as well as our staff compiled a podcast walking through their selections.

We wish everyone the best of luck this spring and the 2026 calendar year as a whole.

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2026 PRESEASON PICKS

VHSL CLASS 4: REGION A

   

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Gloucester	Churchland	Hampton
Jake	Churchland	Grafton	Hampton
Nolan	Churchland	Grafton	Jamestown
Jordan	Churchland	Gloucester	Lafayette
Burton	Churchland	Gloucester	Lafayette

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VHSL CLASS 4: REGION B

    

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Atlee	Spotsylvania	Monacan
Jake	Atlee	Halifax	Spotsylvania
Nolan	Atlee	Hanover	Spotsylvania
Jordan	Atlee	Spotsylvania	Monacan
Burton	Atlee	Spotsylvania	Powhatan

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VHSL CLASS 4: REGION C

   

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Heritage	Woodgrove	Loudoun County
Jake	Woodgrove	Heritage	Tuscarora
Nolan	Heritage	Broad Run	Loudoun Valley
Jordan	Woodgrove	Heritage	Dominion
Burton	Heritage	Woodgrove	Loudoun Valley

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VHSL CLASS 4: REGION D

  

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Jefferson Forest	Halifax	EC Glass
Jake	Halifax	Jefferson Forest	Amherst
Nolan	Halifax	Jefferson Forest	James Wood
Jordan	Halifax	Jefferson Forest	Charlottesville
Burton	Halifax	Jefferson Forest	Salem

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VHSL CLASS 4

 

Staff	State Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Atlee	Heritage	Jefferson Forest
Jake	Atlee	Halifax	Woodgrove
Nolan	Halifax	Heritage	Broad Run
Jordan	Woodgrove	Atlee	Halifax
Burton	Atlee	Halifax	Heritage