Canes' Comeback Keeps Favorites Racking up QPR Points

The Vermont high school football season almost produced its biggest upset to date Friday as Rutland built a 40-24 third-quarter lead over Hartford. Four straight touchdowns later order was restored as the Hurricanes escaped with a 52-40 victory.

If nothing else, the Raiders proved they can put up big offensive numbers against anyone on their artifical-turf home field, where conveniently the state championship will be decided in November. However, Rutland hasn't looked nearly as explosive on the road, and at 1-3 the Raiders will probably need to win two road games to get to the finals

The big comeback kept Hartford (3-1) in strong position for home-field advantage in the playoffs, something BFA-St. Albans can also say after improving to 4-0. The Bobwhites missed the playoffs the last two seasons but they have 54 QPR points after four weeks, and it's worth noting that it only took four wins and 50 points to qualify for the postseason in 2016.

Milton also improved to 4-0 on Friday and took over first in the Division II standings with a 20-13 victory over Mt. Anthony. It was the third straight victory that came down to the final drive for the Yellowjackets.

Anyway here are the QPR standings midway through Week 4:

Division I

(Includes all games vs. in-state opponents. Games vs. out-of-state teams are ignored)

1. BFA-St. Albans (4-0 overall, 4-0 D1), 54 points, 13.5 QPR
2. St. Johnsbury (3-0 overall, 3-0 D1), 40 points, 13.33 QPR
3. Burlington (3-0 overall, 2-0 D1), 33 points, 11 QPR
4. Hartford (3-1 overall, 3-1 D1), 36 points, 9 QPR
5. CVU (2-1 overall, 2-1 D1), 22 points, 7.33 QPR
6. Mt. Mansfield (3-1 overall, 2-1 D1), 27 points, 6.75 QPR
7. Middlebury (2-2 overall, 2-2 D1), 22 points, 5.5 QPR
8. Colchester (1-2 overall, 1-2 D1), 12 points, 4 QPR
9T. Rutland (1-3 overall, 1-3 D1), 10 points, 2.5 QPR
9T. South Burlington (1-3 overall, 1-3 D1), 10 points, 2.5
11T. Brattleboro (0-3 overall, 0-2 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR
11T. Rice (0-3 overall, 0-3 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR
11T. Essex (0-4 overall, 0-4 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division II

(Includes all games vs. in-state opponents. Games vs. out-of-state teams, including a loss for Woodstock, are ignored)

1. Milton (4-0 overall, 3-0 D2), 37 points, 9.25 QPR
2. Fair Haven (3-0 overall, 3-0 D2), 27 points, 9 QPR
3. Burr and Burton (2-1 overall, 2-0 D2), 24 points, 8 QPR
4. Bellows Falls (3-1 overall, 1-1 D2), 22 points, 5.5 QPR
5. U-32 (2-1 overall, 2-1 D2), 16 points, 5.33 QPR
6. Mt. Anthony (2-2 overall, 2-2 D2), 16 points, 4 QPR
7T. Lyndon (1-2 overall, 1-2 D2), 7 points, 2.33 QPR
7T. Mt. Abraham (1-2 overall, 1-1 D2), 7 points, 2.33 QPR
8T. Spaulding (0-2 overall, 0-2 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR
8T. Otter Valley (0-3 overall, 0-3 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR
8T. North Country (0-4 overall, 0-3 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division III

(Includes all games vs. in-state opponents. Games vs. out-of-state teams, including losses for Woodstock and Missisquoi, are ignored)

1. Windsor (3-0 overall, 2-0 D3), 23 points, 7.67 QPR
2. Woodstock (2-1* overall, 2-0 D3), 12 points, 6 QPR
3. Mill River (2-1 overall, 2-1 D3), 14 points, 4.67 QPR
4. BFA-Fairfax (2-1 overall, 2-1 D3), 12 points, 4 QPR
5. Poultney/MSJ (1-2 overall, 1-2 D3), 5 points, 1.67 QPR
6T. Missisquoi (0-3* overall, 0-2 D3), 0 points, 0 QPR
6T. Springfield (0-4 overall, 0-3 D3), 0 points, 0 QPR


How do these numbers work? Teams receive 10 points for a win over a D1 opponent, 7 points for a win over a D2 opponent and 5 points for a win over a D3 opponent. Teams also receive 2 points for every game won by the teams they have beaten. QPR is total points divided by games played.