VHSL Region Picks, Part II
May 23, 2019
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Playoff baseball is finally underway all throughout the Commonwealth for public schools as Region tournaments kick off play this week. For each Region, our staff makes its championship game picks, as well as a dark horse and players to watch.
As more brackets have been posted, here is our picks for six more of them, leaving just five brackets to be released, look for our picks in them once they are released.
For more detailed discussion of the Regions, make sure to check out the PBR VA/DC Podcast
Region 3B
Champ | Runner-up | Dark Horse | Player(s) to watch | |
Jerry Shank | Brentsville |
Spotsylvania | Thomas Jefferson |
Vince DiMauro (Brentsville), Brian Baker (Spotsylvania, Washington College-MD) |
Jason Burton | Brentsville | Warren County | Spotsylvania | Jake DeLisi (Brentsville, King), Jackson Arnold (Warren County) |
John Nolan | Brentsville | Warren County | William Monroe | Luke Binstead (Brentsville), Vince DiMauro (Brentsville), Jonathan Sexton (William Monroe) |
Region 3C
Champ | Runner-up | Dark Horse | Player(s) to watch | |
Jerry Shank | Fluvanna |
Brookville | Western Albemarle |
Brock Duff (Brookville), Nick Griffin (TA), Tristan Shoemaker (Fort Defiance, Virginia), Bryce Suters (Broadway, JMU), Nathan Fink (Western Albemarle, Virginia), Kyle Fields (Rustburg) |
Jason Burton | Fluvanna | Brookville | Fort Defiance | Kevin Ward (Fluvanna), Andrew Ward (Fluvanna, VCU), Nathan Fink (Western Albemarle, Virginia) |
John Nolan | Fluvanna | Fort Defiance | Broadway | Andrew Ward (Fluvanna, VCU), Tristan Shoemaker (Fort Defiance, Virginia), Nick Griffin (Turner Ashby), Grant Thomas (Turner Ashby), Nathan Fink (Western Albemarle, Virginia) |
Region 4D
Champ | Runner-up | Dark Horse | Player(s) to watch | |
Jerry Shank | Liberty Christian | Salem |
William Byrd |
Issac Fix (William Byrd), Christian Gordon (LCA, Liberty), Jacob Williams (LCA, East Tenn. St), Emmanuel Johnson (LCA, Liberty), Parker Stallard (Salem, Virginia Tech), Griffin Agee (JF, UVA), Dylan Hatfield (William Byrd) |
Jason Burton | Liberty Christian | Jefferson Forest | Jefferson Forest | Griffin Agee (JF, Virginia), Quade Tomlin (LCA, Liberty), Christian Gordon (LCA, Liberty), Emmanuel Johnson (LCA, Liberty) |
John Nolan | Liberty Christian | Salem (S) | Jefferson Forest | Griffin Agee (JF, Virginia), Quade Tomlin (LCA, Liberty), Christian Gordon (LCA, Liberty), Parker Stallard (Salem, Virginia Tech), Jackson Cherry (JF), Pell Collins (LCA, Liberty) |
Region 5A
Champ | Runner-up | Dark Horse | Player(s) to watch | |
Jerry Shank | Menchville |
Hickory |
Gloucester |
Trey Morgan (Hampton, VMI), Ahmad Goldson (Menchville, Louisburg JC), Mason Dunaway (Hickory, JMU), Ben Capehart (Maury, VMI), Zack Dzarnowski (Hickory), Tyler Horton (Princess Anne) |
Jason Burton | Hickory | Menchville | Maury | Ben Capehart (Maury, VMI), Kennedy Jones (Maury), Kade Abrisz (Menchville) |
John Nolan | Hickory | Hampton | Maury | Ben Capehart (Maury, VMI). Phillip Forbes V (Menchville, JMU), Ahmad Goldson (Menchville, Louisburg JC), Trey Morgan (Hampton, VMI), Mason Dunaway (Hickory, JMU), Dalton Barham (Maury, Norfolk St) |
Region 5D
Champ | Runner-up | Dark Horse | Player(s) to watch | |
Jerry Shank | Halifax Co. |
Stafford |
Mountain View |
Brody Mack (Potomac, W&M), Christian Worley (Halifax, Va Tech), Keenan Williams (Orange Co, UNC Pembroke), Andrew Neff (Mt. View, Concord) |
Jason Burton | Halifax County | Potomac | Stafford | Michael Tolson (Stafford, Western Carolina), Drew Harlow (Halifax, Radford), Christian Worley (Halifax, Va Tech) |
John Nolan | Halifax County | Potomac | Stafford | Brody Mack (Potomac, William & Mary), Michael Tolson (Stafford, Western Carolina), Drew Harlow (Halifax, Radford), Christian Worley (Halifax, Va Tech), Brett Jennings (Orange Co.), Tucker Sullivan (Stafford) |
Region 6A
Champ | Runner-up | Dark Horse | Player(s) to watch | |
Jerry Shank | Western Branch |
First Colonial |
Ocean Lakes |
Antonio Velasquez (WB, Bryant & Stratton), Ethan Anderson (Cox, UVA), Carson DeMartini (Ocean Lakes, Va Tech), Hunter Cole (Granby) |
Jason Burton | Cox | Western Branch | Western Branch | South Trimble (Cox, George Mason), Reid Long (Western Branch) |
John Nolan | Cox | Western Branch | First Colonial | Antonio Velasquez (Western Branch, Bryant & Stratton), South Trimble (Cox, George Mason), Ethan Anderson (Cox, UVA), Corey Leadenham (Kellam, George Mason) |
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