VHSL Region D

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Prior to the 2014 VHSL Realignment, VHSL Region D was a VHSL region in class A, consisting of schools with less than 700 students lying in the Southwest Virginia panhandle. It contained the Black Diamond District, Clinch Mountain District, Cumberland District, and Lonesome Pine District. Like all VHSL regions, it sent two teams to the VHSL Scholastic Bowl state championship tournament for the sixteen-year duration of the original Scholastic Bowl tournament structure.

With the 2018 VHSL Realignment, former Group A Region D teams will be moved from their respective regions (1A West and 2A West, both of which drew from much larger geographical areas than the old Region D) into two new "Region Ds," Region 1D and Region 2D.

Members

In its final year of existence, Region D contained the following schools:

School Played SchoBowl? Played other quizbowl? Regional Championships State Appearances
Castlewood Yes No 1 (2000)
Central (Wise) Yes No
Clintwood Yes No 1 (2001)
Council Yes No
Eastside Yes No
Gate City Yes Yes 1 (2006)
Grundy Yes No
Haysi Yes No 1 (2004)
Honaker Yes Yes (since 2008) 9 (2003, 04, 06, 07, 09, 2010, 11, 12, 13) 12 (1999, 2002, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Hurley Yes Yes (2013 only)
John Battle Yes No
John Burton Yes Yes (2013 only) 1 (2012)
Lebanon Yes Yes (sporadically) 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
Lee (Jonesville) Yes No 1 (2008) 1 (2008)
Rye Cove Yes No 1 (2005)
Thomas Walker Yes No 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) 4 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Twin Springs Yes No 1 (2007)
Twin Valley Yes No
Union Yes No
Virginia (High School) Yes Yes (2013 only)

Region D Champions

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
2013 Honaker Lebanon John I. Burton
2012 Honaker John I. Burton Lebanon
2011 Honaker Lebanon Gate City
2010 Honaker Lebanon Twin Valley
2009 Honaker Lebanon Lee County
2008 Lee County Honaker Hurley
2007 Honaker Twin Springs Hurley
2006 Honaker Gate City ?
2005 J. J. Kelly Rye Cove ?
2004 Honaker Haysi Twin Springs
2003 Honaker J.J. Kelly ?
2002 Thomas Walker Honaker Haysi
2001 Thomas Walker Clintwood ?
2000 Thomas Walker Castlewood Honaker?
1999 St. Paul Honaker Castlewood
1998 St. Paul Thomas Walker ?

Host Sites

Year Location/Host
2013 Union High School
2012 Thomas Walker High School
2011 Lee County High School
2010 Honaker High School
2009 Twin Springs High School
2008 Lebanon High School
2007 Twin Valley High School
2006 JI Burton High School
2005 Rye Cove High School
2004 Twin Valley High School
2003
2002 Twin Springs High School
2001
2000
1999
1998

State tournament placement

Teams from Region D finished second in the Class A state tournament in 2010 (Honaker), 2012 (Honaker), and 2013 (Honaker).

In 2008, Lee County finished third in the Class A state tournament, notably defeating George Mason High School and Rappahannock County before falling to eventual runner-up West Point (VA).

Notes

Lee County of Jonesville, VA was allowed to play down from Class AA starting in 2008; prior to their move into Class A, they had not won a single academic competition in over a decade.

J.J. Kelly, Clintwood, Haysi, and St. Paul would eventually consolidate into larger schools which became part of VHSL's new group 2A. JJ Kelly consolidated with Pound High School, who had previously never played Scholastic Bowl, to form Central (Wise), who would later go on to win the 2016 VHSL 2A State Championship. Clintwood and Haysi consolidated after the 2015 season to form one singular high school for all of Dickenson County, Ridgeview. St. Paul ceased to play Scholastic Bowl some time around the early 2000's, returning to the game upon their consolidation with Coeburn to form Eastside in 2011-12.