Honaker

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Honaker
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Location:
Honaker, VA
Coaches Charlie Perkins (2015-present)

Danielle Kinder (2014-2015)

Alex Zachwieja (1995-2014)

Kevin Stilwell (1995-2005)

State Championships VHSL 1A: 2014, 2016, 2017

VHSL A Runner-Up: 2010, 2012, 2013

National Appearances 2017 SSNCT
Program Status Active
School Size 375 Students
NAQT Page link

Honaker is a very small school in deep southwestern Virginia. They are known as the most decorated & storied Academic Team in the region, winning 9 VHSL Region D championships as well as 3 VHSL Region 1A West championships, whilst also advancing to the VHSL Scholastic Bowl state tournament almost every year since 1998.

The team has won 3 VHSL Group A State Runner-Up titles (2010, 2012, 2013) and 3 VHSL 1A State Championships (2014, 2016, 2017), more than any current team in Group 1A.

VHSL Season Records

Year Overall Record Scrimmages District Season Conf. 47 Season District/Conf Tourn. Region D/1A West VHSL State PPG
1998 2-2 2-0; 1st 0-2 DNQ
1999 18-5 10-0; 1st 6-1; 1st BDD 2-2; 2nd 0-2
2000 12-5 10-1; 1st 1-2; 3rd BDD 1-2 DNQ
2001 13-3 10-1; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 0-2 DNQ
2002 19-7 6-2 8-1; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 2-2; 2nd 0-2 130.8
2003 20-6 7-2 6-2; 2nd 3-0; 1st BDD 4-0; 1st 0-2
2004 21-8 6-4 7-1; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 5-1; 1st 0-2 139.1
2005 18-6 7-3 7-1; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 1-2 DNQ
2006 27-7 13-3 8-0; 1st 1-2; 3rd BDD 4-0; 1st 1-2; T-5th 152.5
2007 19-7 5-5 8-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 3-0; 1st 0-2 166.5
2008 23-5 9-1 8-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 3-2; 2nd 0-2 188.5
2009 25-4 8-1 8-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 4-1; 1st 2-2; 4th 210.5
2010 34-3 16-1 8-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 4-0; 1st 3-2; 2nd 263.3
2011 24-6 10-3 6-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 4-1; 1st 1-2; T-5th 233.5
2012 33-2 13-0 10-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 4-0; 1st 3-2; 2nd 262.8
2013 34-2 14-0 10-0; 1st 3-0; 1st BDD 4-0; 1st 3-2; 2nd 283.6
2014 38-0 14-0 10-0; 1st 12-0; 1st 3-0; 1st   Conf. 47 4-0; 1st   1A-West 3-0; 1st 310.4
2015 15-5 7-3; 2nd 11-1; 1st 3-0; 1st   Conf. 47 1-2; T-5th   1A-West DNQ 196.5
2016 28-7 6-5 8-0; 1st 10-2; 2nd 3-0; 1st   Conf. 47 4-0; 1st   1A-West 3-0; 1st 203.4
2017 36-6 13-5 7-1; 1st 12-0; 1st 3-0; 1st   Conf. 47 4-0; 1st   1A-West 3-0; 1st 249.1
Totals 459-96 158-11   18x 45-3   3x 56-5   13x BDD, 4x Conf. 58-19   12x 22-24   3x

Non-Scholastic Bowl Performances

The 2007-2008 season was the first year for Honaker in non-VHSL formats since 1997, when it placed a local format known as "Wise County PACE". Despite not yet attending a single NAQT or PACE national tournament, the program has qualified for a national tournament of some sort almost every year since it began playing non-SchoBowl formats.

Semester/Year Tournament A Team B Team
Fall 2007 EQUINE I at Auburn High School (Riner, VA) 5-2, 2nd place 3-5, 3rd place
Fall 2007 Cave Spring Invitational II 4-2, 5th place 1-5, 11th place
Fall 2008 Cavalier Classic XIII @ UVa 6-3, 6th place
Fall 2008 EQUINE II at Auburn High School 6-2, 5th place
Fall 2008 Cave Spring Invitational III 6-3, 5th place
Spring 2009 Robinson Invitational IV (NC) 5-2, 5th place
Fall 2009 Roanoke College Fall Invitational 4-2, 2nd place
Fall 2009 Cave Spring Invitational IV 4-4, 9th place
Spring 2010 Robinson Invitational V (NC) 4th place (under pseudonym Robert Zimmerman HS)
Fall 2010 Cave Spring Invitational V 5-3, 5th place
Spring 2011 Cave Spring NCIS 4-4, 5th place
Fall 2011 Fall Novice @ VA Tech 5-4, 5th place 4-4-1, 9th place
Fall 2011 Cave Spring Invitational VI 4-6, 6th place 3-7
Spring 2012 Cave Spring NCIS II 6-4, 4th place 3-7, 15th place
Spring 2012 Virginia Tech Spring Invitational 5-6, 4th place
Fall 2012 Cavalier Classic XV @ UVa 6-4, 7th place 3-7, 15th place
Fall 2012 Cave Spring Invitational VII 6-4, 4th place 5-5, 6th place
Spring 2013 Cave Spring NCIS III 6-4, 4th place 5-5, 7th place
Spring 2013 Virginia Tech Spring Invitational 7-2, 3rd place (under pseudonym Schrodinger's Academy)
Fall 2013 Blacksburg Invitational II 7-2, 3rd place 4-4, 8th place
Fall 2013 Cave Spring Invitational VIII 9-1, 1st place
Spring 2014 Dorman Cavalier Challenge 6-2, 8th place
Fall 2014 Cave Spring Invitational IX 3-7, 8th place
Fall 2015 Cave Spring Invitational X 7-3, 17th place 4-6, 16th place
Fall 2015 VOLDEMORT Novice @ VA Tech 4-4, 8th place 1-7, 18th place
Fall 2015 Demon Deacon Challenge @ Wake Forest 5-3, 4th place (playing as Honaker "B") 0-6, 15th place
Fall 2015 SWATA NAQT Round Robin 2-0, 1st place
Spring 2016 Cave Spring NCIS V 7-3, 3rd place 5-5, 4th place
Fall 2016 VTACO @ VA Tech 3-7, 6th place 1-9, 12th place
Fall 2016 Legion Memorial Invitational Tournament 8-1, 2nd place 3-6, 7th place
Fall 2016 Cave Spring Invitational XI 6-4, 7th place
Fall 2016 Tornado Invitational 5-4, 5th place
Spring 2017 Bulldog Invitational Tournament 10-0, 1st place 4-6, 10th place
Spring 2017 NCIS VI 3-7, 6th place
Spring 2017 2017 SSNCT 5-5, T-41st, T-19th (Very Small Schools)
Total Tournaments Played: 35 A Team All Time Record: 184-114 (on record)
First Place Finishes: 3 Second Place Finishes: 3 Top 5s: 25 (0.714)

Typical "A" Lineup

Year Players Nationals Qualification(s)
2008 Orville Herndon, Garrett Cook, John Musick, Jordon Van Dyke
2009 John Musick, Jordon Van Dyke, Charlie Perkins, Alyssa Hubbard
2010 Charlie Perkins, Alyssa Hubbard, Josh O'Quinn, Nick Hubbard 2010 HSNCT
2011 Alyssa Hubbard, Jacob Mitchell, Nick Hubbard, Taylor Richardson
2012 Jacob Mitchell, Nick Hubbard, Taylor Richardson, Ashleigh Dye
2013 Jacob Mitchell, Taylor Richardson, Ashleigh Dye, Morgan Stacy / Mason Boyd
2014 Jacob Mitchell, Ashleigh Dye, Mason Boyd, Lindsey Dye 2014 SSNCT
2015 Mason Boyd, Lindsay Barton, Jacob Dye, Austin Hall
2016 Madison Ramsey, Caleb Perkins, Aidan Cook, Holly Lester 2016 HSNCT, 2016 SSNCT, 2016 NSC
2017 Lindsay Barton, Caleb Perkins, Aidan Cook, Holly Lester 2017 HSNCT, 2017 SSNCT, 2017 NSC

Other Notes

  • From 2007 through 2014, Honaker had an undefeated streak of 102 games at the district/conference level, including both regular season and tournaments. A record that still stands (after the 2017 season) is Honaker's 11-year undefeated streak at the district/conference tournament in order to qualify for Regionals. Honaker has never failed to make a VHSL regional tournament appearance in Scholastic Bowl's history, and has only failed to qualify for VHSL States 5 times since 1998.
  • Former Honaker coach Alex Zachwieja was a member of the VHSL Scholastic Bowl Advisory Committee (2009-2011), and finished his coaching career with over 400 victories along with an eight-year undefeated streak in the Black Diamond District/Crooked Road Conference. Teams under his tutelage also won six straight Regional-level titles. Zachwieja retired from Honaker High School after the 2014 state championship season, bringing an end to his 20-year tenure as head coach of Honaker's academic competition teams (1995-2014).
  • Honaker's 2014 Captain and top scorer in team history, Jacob Mitchell, once held the NAQT Record for most Points Per Tossup Heard in one game (on an IIS set or harder), with a stat line of 13-4-1 for 230 PPTUH.
  • After a year of minimal activity in 2015 and with no remaining players from the 2014 state championship season, the team was turned over to one of Zachwieja's former players, Charlie Perkins in 2016. Under his guidance, the team has returned to prominence once again, winning two consecutive 1A State Championships-- the first VHSL team in Russell County to ever do so in sports or academic competitions.
  • Honaker made its debut on the national stage at the 2017 NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament after its 20th year of playing VHSL and 10th year playing NAQT format. Despite only having 3 of their 7 players in attendance, they qualified for the playoffs and finished tied for 41st place, while also finishing within the top 20 Very Small Schools. Honaker's Captain, Caleb Perkins, earned the distinction of 19th individual scorer in the tournament, as well as the 13th-best scorer from a very small school-- the first Top 20 individual finish at the national level for any Virginian west of the New River Valley.


VHSL State Class 1A Champion
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2017
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VHSL State Class 1A Champion
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Rappahannock Co.
2016
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VHSL State Class 1A Champion
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2014
Rappahannock Co.