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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 5: REGION A

    

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Great Bridge	Cox	Ocean Lakes
Jake	Great Bridge	Ocean Lakes	Cox
Nolan	Great Bridge	Cox	Ocean Lakes
Jordan	Great Bridge	Ocean Lakes	Kellam
Burton	Great Bridge	Cox	Ocean Lakes

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VHSL CLASS 5: REGION B

     

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Maury	Menchville	Nansemond River
Jake	Maury	Menchville	Bethel
Nolan	Menchville	Kecoughtan	Nansemond River
Jordan	Maury	Menchville	Nansemond River
Burton	Maury	Nansemond River	Kecoughtan

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VHSL CLASS 5: REGION C

     

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	James River	Glen Allen	Mills Godwin
Jake	Mills Godwin	Glen Allen	James River
Nolan	Glen Allen	Mills Godwin	Douglas Freeman
Jordan	James River	Glen Allen	Prince George
Burton	James River	Glen Allen	Mills Godwin

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VHSL CLASS 5: REGION D

   

Staff	Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Briar Woods	John Champe	Lightridge
Jake	Briar Woods	Freedom (SR)	Stone Bridge
Nolan	Briar Woods	Lightridge	Riverside
Jordan	Briar Woods	Stone Bridge	Freedom (SR)
Burton	Briar Woods	John Champe	Freedom (SR)

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VHSL CLASS 5

 

Staff	State Champion	Runner-Up	Sleeper
Mike	Great Bridge	Ocean Lakes	Glen Allen
Jake	Mills Godwin	Great Bridge	Glen Allen
Nolan	Great Bridge	Glen Allen	Lightridge
Jordan	Great Bridge	James River	Briar Woods
Burton	Great Bridge	Glen Allen	Briar Woods