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Preseason South Hampton Roads Top 10
The Virginian-Pilot’s preseason South Hampton Roads high school football poll, as voted upon by Pilot staffers Jami Frankenberry, Larry Rubama, Lee Tolliver, Rainer Sabin, Mike Keech, Darrell Cuenca, Bryan Black, Chic Riebel and Jason Kidd (first-place votes in parentheses):
| Team | 2007 record | Points | Here's the deal |
| 1. Oscar Smith (9) | 13-1 | 90 | Returns14 starters from a team that had best season in school history |
| 2. Green Run | 10-2 | 79 | A district doormat two years ago, the Stallions now are the Beach favorites |
| 3, Western Branch | 10-2 | 70 | Can offense withstand the departure of star QB Kevin Newsome to Hargrave? |
| 4. Lake Taylor | 10-1 | 54 | Mike Privott leads a team that went 10-0 during the regular season last year |
| 5. Indian River | 8-5 | 47 | Speedy Braves hope to build off last year’s surprising sprint to region finals |
| 6. Salem | 12-1 | 36 | SunDevils, winners of 24 consecutive Beach games, graduated tons of talent |
| 7. Ocean Lakes | 8-3 | 29 | Former assistant Chris Scott steps in for longtime coach Jim Prince, who departed for First Flight High. |
| 8. Great Bridge | 8-3 | 24 | Logan Heastie, who has committed to West Virginia, highlights a team that made its first playoff appearance since ’92 |
| 9. Kellam | 5-5 | 23 | Already stout in the trenches, the Knights welcome 6-7, 300-pound transfer Hunter Steward from Canada. |
| 10. Maury | 6-4 | 14 | John Quinerly, a former Commodores RB and Norview assistant, takes the coaching reins |
Also receiving votes: Bayside 8, King’s Fork 8, Landstown 8, Churchland 5.
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