Good night for leaders in Vermont H.S. football

Friday was a good night for the league leaders as five of the six teams with unbeaten in-state records in action chalked up another victory. The one exception came in Division II, where Burr and Burton proved it's still a contender by overpowering defending champion Bellows Falls to leave both teams 2-1.

That was especially good news for Burlington, which edged BBA in Week 1. The Seahorses are 3-0 after rolling past South Burlington on Friday, and every Burr and Burton win from here out will only help BHS inch toward its first Division I playoff berth since 1990.

Elsewhere in Division I defense was the story of the night as St. Johnsbury escaped Middlebury with a 9-7 victory and CVU topped Essex 6-3 in overtime in a game that was scoreless after regulation.

Finally, major congratulations to Milton which scored two touchdowns in the last 65 seconds to rally past Colchester. It was the Yellowjackets' second straight comeback in the final minutes and it puts them right on the heels of high-flying Fair Haven in the Division II ranks.


Anyway, here are the QPR standings after Friday's games:

Division I

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

1. BFA-St. Albans (3-0 overall, 3-0 D1), 40 points, 13.33 QPR
2. St. Johnsbury (3-0 overall, 3-0 D1), 34 points, 11.33 QPR
3. Burlington (3-0 overall, 2-0 D1), 33 points, 11 QPR
4. CVU (2-1 overall, 2-1 D1), 22 points, 7.33 QPR
5. Mt. Mansfield (2-1 overall, 2-1 D1), 20 points, 6.67 QPR
6. Hartford (1-1 overall, 1-1 D1), 12 points, 6 QPR
7T. Middlebury (1-2 overall, 1-2 D1), 12 points, 4 QPR
7T. Colchester (1-2 overall, 1-2 D1), 12 points, 4 QPR
8T. Rutland (1-2 overall, 1-2 D1), 10 points, 3.33 QPR
8T. South Burlington (1-2 overall, 1-2 D1), 10 points, 3.33 QPR
11T. Rice (0-2 overall, 0-2 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR
11T. Brattleboro (0-3 overall, 0-2 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR
11T. Essex (0-3 overall, 0-3 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. Fair Haven (3-0 overall, 3-0 D2), 27 points, 9 QPR
2. Milton (3-0 overall, 2-0 D2), 26 points, 8.67 QPR
3. Burr and Burton (2-1 overall, 2-0 D2), 22 points, 7.33 QPR
4. Bellows Falls (2-1 overall, 1-1 D2), 17 points, 5.67 QPR
5T. Mt. Anthony (2-1 overall, 2-1 D2), 16 points, 5.33 QPR
5T. U-32 (2-1 overall, 2-1 D2), 16 points, 5.33 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. North Country (0-3 overall, 0-3 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR
8T. Otter Valley (0-3 overall, 0-3 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division III

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

1T. Mill River (2-0 overall, 2-0 D3), 14 points, 7 QPR
1T. Windsor (2-0 overall, 1-0 D3), 14 points, 7 QPR
3. Woodstock (2-1* overall, 2-0 D3), 12 points, 6 QPRT
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 (0-2 overall, 0-2 D3), 0 points, 0 QPR
6T. Springfield (0-3 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.