Vermont High School Football Rankings

By Staff Report Oct 26, 2018, 7:10am

Who's up and who's down

There wasn't a lot of overall movement in the power rankings this week, but with 16 teams changing position, that doesn't mean the week lacked for thrills. We'll tackle that and more in this week's report.

Can't Stop Won't Stop

Woodstock not only got the result it was looking for last game, but the team outscored its opponent Windsor in every quarter. The final score between Woodstock and Windsor was a 48 - 0 blowout in Woodstock's favor. Woodstock did have the odds in its favor, but the team did even better than the MaxPreps state rankings indicated. With eight consecutive wins, Woodstock boasts the longest winning streak of any team in the rankings.

This Week's Big Showdown

One of last week's main attractions was the confrontation between Rutland and Burlington/South Burlington, 2nd and 9th in the power rankings, respectively. Rutland finished a few points shy of Burlington/South Burlington, taking a 33 - 27 hit to the loss column. Despite the defeat, Rutland might take consolation in the fact that it scored well against Burlington/South Burlington's defense, which allows only 12 points per game on average.

Look Out Below

After a challenging last week, Rice Memorial now finds itself down three power ranking positions. No one has a better right to be disappointed since that was the biggest drop of the week. It lost to Colchester by a decisive 28 - 8 scoreline. Rice Memorial unfortunately couldn't repeat the imposing 38-point effort it came up with in its previous game.

Next Week's Big Game

The big showdown in the power rankings this week is between St. Johnsbury Academy (5th in the power rankings) and Hartford (4th). St. Johnsbury Academy is backed by a win while Hartford is motivated by a recent defeat. Hartford has never lost back-to-back this season, but St. Johnsbury Academy hopes to show it that there is a first time for everything.


MaxPreps State RankSchoolNext GameMovement
1Burr & Burtonvs. Lyndon Institute--
2Rutland-----
3Mt. Mansfieldvs. Colchester+5
4Hartford----1
5St. Johnsbury Academy-----
6Middleburyvs. Rice Memorial--
7Rice Memorialvs. Middlebury-3
8Woodstock---+1
9Burlington/South Burlington---+1
10Fair Haven----3
11Bellows Free Academy-----
12Colchestervs. Mt. Mansfield+2
13Bellows Falls----1
14U-32----1
15Poultneyvs. Oxbow--
16Essex---+3
17Bellows Free Academyvs. Springfield-1
18Milton-----
19North Country Union----2
20Brattleboro-----
21Champlain Valley Union---+3
22Mill Rivervs. Windsor+1
23Windsorvs. Mill River-1
24Spaulding----3
25Lyndon Institutevs. Burr & Burton--


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