A couple new teams snuck into the bottom of the Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, as Yorktown and T.C. Williams, two teams that have been unranked all year, are now tied for 10th. As expected, Oakton and West Springfield held onto the top two spots in unanimous fashion. Edison and Stone Bridge flip-flopped spots from last week’s rankings, with the Eagles now ranked No. 3 and the Bulldogs No. 4. South County jumped two spots to No. 5, while Mount Vernon slipped four spots to No. 9. Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, Week of Jan. 31: Team District Points Last Week 1. Oakton Concorde 50 1 2. …

The top of the Patch Northern Region Coaches poll bunched up, but the top held steady, with T.C. Williams, Herndon, Chantilly and Annandale holding on to the first four spots for the final week of the regular season. There was little action anywhere in the rankings, as other than Woodson and Lake Braddock swapping the No. 5 and No. 7 spots, everything else remained the same. Westfield, tied for 10th with Yorktown last week, fell out of the rankings. Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, Week of Feb. 7: Team District Points Last Week 1. T.C. Williams Patriot 65 1 2. Herndon Concorde 63 2 3. …

Oakton and West Springfield held onto the top two spots in the Patch Northern Region Girls Basketball Coaches Poll this week. Behind them, there was plenty of reshuffling, as only Edison held onto its spot at No. 4. Stone Bridge jumped up to No. 3 from No. 6, Madison plummeted to No. 10 from No. 5, and Westfield, ranked sixth last week, fell out of the rankings. Despite a loss to No. 2 West Springfield, South County continued its steady ascent in the rankings, moving to No. 7 from No. 9. Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, Week of Jan. 31: Team District Points Last Week 1. Oakton Concorde 50 …

Stability is the word in the Patch Northern Region Boys Basketball Coaches Poll, as six of the top eight spots remain unchanged with Woodson and Edison flip-flopping in the No. 5 and No. 6 spots. Herndon narrowed T.C. Williams’ grip on the top spot thanks to No. 4 Annandale’s win over the Titans last week. All 10 teams from last week’s rankings remained this week, with Westfield forcing a tie in the last spot with Yorktown. Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, Week of Jan. 31: Team District Points Last Week 1. T.C. Williams Patriot 65 1 2. Herndon Concorde 62 2 3. Chantilly Concorde 55 3 4. …

Herndon’s dramatic 56-53 win over Chantilly last week bumped the Hornets up a spot to No. 2 in the Patch Northern Region Coaches Rankings, and knocked Chantilly down a slot to No. 3. Until further notice, the top spot belongs to T.C. Williams, as the Titans again came in as a unanimous No. 1 selection this week. Two teams make their debuts in the rankings this week. With a win over still-No. 4 Annandale, the pollsters could no longer ignore the Lake Braddock Bruins, who came in at No. 7. We also have our first Liberty District team in the Top 10, as the Langley Saxons, still undefeated in the…

Oakton held onto its unanimous No. 1 ranking in the Patch Northern Region Girls Coaches Poll, while West Springfield held just as strong at No. 2. The poll remained steady throughout, as no teams fell out of the rankings. Centreville debuted in a tie for 10th with Fairfax. The biggest movers were Stone Bridge, who jumped all the way to a tie for sixth after coming in at 10 in our last set of rankings. Conversely, Robinson fell to No. 8 from No. 4. Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, Week of Jan. 24: Team District Points Last Week 1. Oakton Concorde 40 1 2. West Springfield Patriot 36 2 3. …

T.C. Williams and Chantilly cemented their status as the top two in the Patch Northern Region Coaches Poll, as they both went 2-0 and have started to get a little separation from the rest of the pack. Herndon also went 2-0 last week, and held onto the third slot. Annandale moved up a spot to No. 4, and Woodson, ranked eighth last week, rounds out this week’s top five. Four of the six teams from the Concorde District are now in our top 10, as Westfield makes its first appearance at No. 9. West Potomac continued its precipitous decline. After getting trounced by Woodson at home, the Wolverines …

There’s no doubt about who rules the Northern Region girls basketball universe. Our panel of coaches unanimously tabbed Oakton as the top team in the region with West Springfield nipping at their heels in the No. 2 spot. Before we get to the rest of the rankings, let’s meet the panel: Marcus Konde – Fairfax Fred Priester – Oakton Wallace Horton – Centreville Pat Neri – Woodson Dianne Lewis – Edison The top 10 appears separated into three tiers. Just as the Cougars and Spartans have separated themselves from the pack, our No. 3 and No. 4 teams, Mount Vernon and Robinson, are head-and-shoulders…

With the addition of Langley's Travis Hess to our panel, the top two in our boys Northern Region poll remained the same: T.C. Williams and Chantilly remain out in front of the pack. Six of our seven voters tabbed the Titans as the No. 1 team in the region, while one had the Chargers in the top spot. After a 2-0 week that included a win over South County, Herndon moved up a spot to No.3. Annandale jumped four spots to No. 5, and Yorktown made its debut in the rankings, tied for ninth with Robinson. Speaking of the Rams, they were one of this week’s biggest fallers, dropping four spots to No. 9…

With the holidays in the past and district play beginning in earnest this week, we're unveiling our Northern Region Top 10 rankings this week. Six area coaches will provide us with their top 10 boys basketball teams in the region, which we will aggregate into one set of composite rankings. A first-place vote is worth 10 points, second place gets you nine, and so on. Let's meet the panel. David Houston – West Potomac, Patriot District Doug Craig – Woodson, Patriot District Chris Whelan – Herndon, Concorde District Alfonso Smith – Mount Vernon, National District Doug Ewell – Westfield, Concorde…