AA Playoffs Region III & IV

The last week of High School Football in Division 3 & Division 4 saw some shake-ups in Region III & Region IV. Let's take a look at it Division by Division. Total points are normally divided by 10 games (most teams play 10), but some teams play 9 games. These are the point totals.

REGION III, DIVISION 3
Seeds
1. Brookville-286
2. Rockbridge Co.-258
3. Robert E. Lee-246
4. Northside-239
5. Fort Defiance-234
6. Liberty-229

Liberty took a hit, falling from the 4th seed to the 6th seed. The Minutemen will travel to Staunton to take on David Tibbs and the Leemen of Robert E. Lee. The last time the two teams met was in the 2009 playoffs. Liberty eliminated Robert E. Lee that season, 35-28. Northside will meet Fort Defiance in Roanoke next week. With a win over Fort Defiance, Northside would meet Brookville for the 5th straight season. If the Bees, Kendall BeCraft and Rockbridge County's Porter Abell could propel their teams to the Regional Final, it would be a battle of two players who were among the 10 nominations for ABC 13's Football Friday Player of the Year Award.

REGION III, DIVISION 4
Seeds
1. Amherst-289
2. Heritage-288
3. Lord Botetourt-
4. Jefferson Forest-
5. E.C. Glass
6. William Byrd-

Coming into Friday evening, Heritage was up 8 points on Amherst. Everything that could go wrong for who Heritage needed to win pretty much did. The Lancers racked up rider points, and Heritage could have had the number 1 seed if Magna Vista could have held serve against Bassett, but that was not to be. Amherst had everything go their way, as G.W. Danville beat Halifax Co., (Pioneers could have also had the 1 seed, if Halifax could have pulled a shocker), and with Northside and Rockbridge County winning, the Lancers wrapped up the 1 seed. Amherst will host a Seminole District team in the next round as, E.C. Glass will travel to Jefferson Forest next week.

The Cavaliers traveled to City Stadium on a Saturday night in October and trounced the Hilltoppers, 42-6. Jefferson Forest is making it's 2nd trip to the playoffs in as many years, but the Cavaliers come in stumbling, losing 5 of their last 6 and in those losses they have been outscored, 278-103, and have allowed at least 60 points in 3 of those 5, and in another one they gave up 56. E.C. Glass has not won a playoff game since 2005, when they were a member of the Northwest Region.

The other matchup will see William Byrd travel to Lord Botetourt. Coach Jamie Harless will try to win a playoff game in his 1st year as the head man of the Cavaliers. These two teams did meet in the regular season in a Blue Ridge District affair, with the Terriers defeating Lord Botetourt, 29-22 in Vinton. William Byrd will look for lightning to strike twice, as the Terriers will have to travel to Daleville. Both teams have tested themselves with tough schedules this season, as the Terriers have met 8 teams who are still playing football, while Lord Botetourt has tangled with 7 teams that are in the postseason (Both teams played Staunton River & Alleghany who are not in the playoffs, and Lord Botetourt played Blacksburg, and the Bruins did not qualify for the postseason). Both coaches do have postseason experience, as the Terriers Jeff Highfill has seen many a game in late November, while Jamie Harless, was on Tim Fulton's staff at Cave Spring last season which made it all the way to the state semifinals.

REGION IV DIVISION 3
Seeds
1. Richlands
2. Tunstall  193 (21.4 rating, only played 9 games)
3. Marion 207
4. Cave Spring-206
5. Abingdon
6. Tazewell

Biggest loser in this had to be Cave Spring. The Knights were sitting it at the 2 seed entering Friday night, but a loss to Hidden Valley, a win by Tunstall and some rider points by Marion, dropped the Knights to a 4 seed. Tim Fulton's group will host Abingdon next week. With a win over the Falcons, Cave Spring will get to play Richlands for the 4th straight season, and I can guarantee you Greg Mance's Blue Tornado did not forget last year's meeting in the Regional Final. Cave Spring went to far Southwest Virginia and knocked off the Blue Tornado at Ernie Hicks Stadium, 35-21 behind Sam Wright's 5 touchdowns and career high 303 yards. The good news for Richlands is Sam Wright graduated last season. But, Cave Spring must get by Abingdon first. The Falcons come in a little cold, dropping their last 3 games to Richlands, Tazewell and Marion.

Speaking of Tazewell and Marion, it will be a rematch of a game played on October 12th, where Marion knocked off Tazewell 38-18. This has been a very cyclical matchup between the two teams, dating back to 1999, Marion has won 8 meetings, while dropping 6. Marion has won the last two. Tazewell finishes up their season on Saturday at Richlands. The Bulldogs dropped their first 7 before winning the last 2 playoff games to qualify for the playoffs. Tazewell advanced in the playoffs over Martinsville. Both teams nicknamed the Bulldogs, also finished with the same amount of points. Carroll County ended up being the tie-breaker. Tazewell defeated Carroll County, where Martinsville did not giving the Bulldogs (Tazewell variety) the 6th seed and if the knock off Marion, a date with the Tunstall Trojans in two weeks.

Tunstall, had the rare double bye earlier in the season, with two straight weeks off. Those two weeks benefited Buddy Brown's squad. The Trojans were 1-2 entering the double bye, and reeled off 5 of their last 6. In the lone defeat to Magna Vista, the Trojans lost by 6 points, and took a share of the Piedmont District title with Bassett and the Magna Vista Warriors.

REGION IV DIVISION 4
Seeds
1. Salem
2. Hidden Valley
3. Christiansburg
4. Pulaski or Magna Vista
5. Magna Vista or Pulaski
6. Bassett

First off, let's address the unfinished business. If Richlands wins on Saturday (which most expect they will) over Tazewell, then Magna Vista will have to travel to the Cougar's Den next week. If Tazewell pulls off the stunner, then Pulaski will make their 2nd trip down to Ridgeway this season. These two teams did meet earlier in the season with Joe Favero's Warriors winning over the Cougars 34-21. Pulaski, which made the playoffs last year at 1-9, got in this year with a 5-5 record. The Cougars have dropped 3 of their last 4 entering the 2nd season, while Magna Vista, whom could have clinched the Piedmont District title outright with a win over Bassett, fell to the Bengals 20-19 in Bassett on Friday night. If Pulaski defeats Magna Vista, they will get to travel to Salem and meet the Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Pulaski has dropped 3 straight contests to the Spartans including one on Friday night, 28-14. Meanwhile, if Magna Vista can advance to the Regional Semifinal, it would be a rematch of last year's Regional Semi, where the Warriors ousted the Spartans from postseason play 36-35.

Speaking of Jay Gilbert's Bengals, their win and Blacksburg's loss gave them the 6th and final playoff spot. Bassett will travel to Christiansburg to take on the Blue Demons. Bassett has dropped their last 5 to Christiansburg and has been shut out or scored in single digits in 4 of those 5 defeats. However, earlier this season, the Bengals gave Tim Cromer's squad quite the scare falling 28-27. The winner of Bassett and Christiansburg will travel to Hidden Valley in two weeks. The Titans knocked off Cave Spring on Friday, winning 5 of their last 6. The Titans also beat both Christiansburg (28-0) & Bassett (35-12) at home earlier this season.

Hope that information has got you all set for the playoffs in Region's III & IV.

What was suppose to be a non-existent Saturday in lots of places, turned into a hectic Saturday as many Regional Championships were decided across the state as well as some state quarterfinals and even some state championships.

REGION III BASEBALL FINAL
Brookville knocked off Jefferson Forest 3-2 in 9 innings. Brookville will host Hidden Valley on Tuesday while Jefferson Forest will travel to Cave Spring.

Check out Chris Lang's write up in the News & Advance on the thrilling game.
http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2012/jun/03/bees-beat-jf-second-time-row-nine-inning-region-ii-ar-1961783/

REGION III BOYS SOCCER FINAL
Jefferson Forest knocked off E.C. Glass 2-0 in the Region III Final. The Cavaliers will host Bassett, while E.C. Glass will travel to Blacksburg

Ted Allen covered the game for the News & Advance, check out his article here
http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2012/jun/03/jf-blanks-glass-region-iii-boys-soccer-final-ar-1961765/

REGION III SOFTBALL FINAL
Broadway knocked off Jefferson Forest 1-0 to avoid the long road trip to Southwest Virginia. The Cavaliers will now make the hike to take on Abingdon, while Broadway will host Richlands. Alexis Brown fanned 11 Gobblers for the Cavaliers, but Broadway's one run was enough to allow them to host Tuesday's quarterfinal.

REGION III GIRLS SOCCER FINAL
Jefferson Forest knocked off Spotswood 5-3. The Cavaliers will take on Salem in a state quarterfinal matchup at Forest, while Spotswood will travel to take on Blacksburg. The Cavaliers outshout Spotswood 29-4.

For info on both the Region III Softball & Girls Soccer Final, check out this link
http://www2.neweraprogress.com/sports/amherst-news/2012/jun/02/jf-girls-soccer-wins-region-iii-title-ar-1961734/

REGION B DIVISION 2 BASEBALL FINAL
Appomattox fell to top-seeded William Monroe 3-2. The Raiders will now be on the road to Nandua on Tuesday while William Monroe will host Essex.

The Daily Progress in Charlottesville checked in with this story courtesy of correspondent John Trainum
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/sports/2012/jun/02/rbi-hits-gentry-propel-william-monroe-past-appomat-ar-1961721/

More recaps from Saturday's games coming later.

Today's Schedule

Here is just a partial schedule of today's events.

State Track meet is taking place today at Harrisonburg High School for Group AA.

The Region III Baseball Championship game takes place at Heritage tonight at 6:00. Jefferson Forest and Brookville will be meeting for the 4th time. Cavaliers took the two regular season meetings, with Brookville knocking off JF in the District semifinal. The winner of this game will host Hidden Valley next week, while the loser will travel to Cave Spring.

The Region III Softball Championship happens tonight at Rustburg at 6:00. The Jefferson Forest Cavaliers and the Broadway Gobblers will take the field. The Cavaliers, the 4th seed in the Regional tournament, have really picked it up in the postseason. They entered the Seminole District tournament as the 5th seed. The Cavaliers will have some stiff competition in Broadway, who knocked off Northside, the winner of the 2010 state championship. The winner of this game will host Richlands next week, while the loser travels to Abingdon.

The Region III Boys Soccer championship is a district affair as well. Jefferson Forest and E.C. Glass will tangle at City Stadium at 6:00. Jefferson Forest, may be playing without standout Matthew Crider. Crider was given a red card in the Cavaliers semifinal win for an alleged punch. At press time, I am not sure if the incident was being reviewed, to try to get it overturned. E.C. Glass knocked off #2 seed William Byrd to reach this point. Winning this game could be vital. The Region IV title game is also tonight as the heavily favored Blacksburg Bruins will play Bassett at Martinsville High School at 6:00. Winner of the Jefferson Forest-E.C. Glass game will host the loser of Blacksburg and Bassett, while the loser will travel to meet the Region IV champion on their home field.

Jefferson Forest looks to win the Region III Girls Soccer title against the top seeded Spotswood Blazers tonight at Lord Botetourt. That game will take place at 5:00. The winner will host Salem next week, while the loser will travel to Blacksburg.

In Region B Baseball, the division 1 Championship will take place tonight at East Rockingham. The Luray Bulldogs take on East Rockingham at 6:00. Winner will host the loser of the Region A, Division 1 baseball game between Sussex Central and Rappahannock, which takes place today at Rappahannock at 3:00. Loser will travel to the Region A Champion.

Appomattox looks to win the Region B, Division 2 crown tonight at William Monroe High School. Game time is 7:00 at William Monroe. Both teams have earned berths into next week's state tournament. It's just a matter of do you want to travel, or play at home? Obviously both teams would like to get the home game. Winner will host the loser of  Essex and Nandua (that game was suspended in the bottom of the 8th tied at 3. That game will resume today at Nandua). Loser will travel to the Region A champion.

Also, there is a state quarterfinal tonight happening in Lynchburg. The E.C. Glass Hilltoppers Boys Lacrosse team will host North Stafford. That game begins at 6:00 on the turf field at E.C. Glass. Admission is $10.00

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Region Semifinals today in Region III. Here is the schedule

Baseball at Covington (Casey Field)
Game 1-5:00 # 1 Lord Botetourt vs. # 5 Brookville
Game 2-7:30 # 3 Jefferson Forest vs. # 7 Northside

Boys Soccer at Waynesboro High School
Game 1-6:00 # 1 Jefferson Forest vs. # 5 Spotswood
Game 2-8:00 # 2 William Byrd vs. # 6 E.C. Glass

Girls Soccer at Lord Botetourt High School
Game 1-6:00 # 1 Spotswood vs # 5 E.C. Glass
Game 2-8:00 # 2 Jefferson Forest vs. # 6 Harrisonburg

Softball at Rustburg High School
Game 1-5:15 # 1 Fort Defiance vs. # 4 Jefferson Forest
Game 2-7:15 # 2 Northside vs. # 6 Broadway

Tomorrow Region B Finals will take place. Here are some of the matchups. All these teams have advanced to the state tournament

Baseball
Division 1: Luray at East Rocikingham 7:00
Division 2: Appomattox at William Monroe 7:00

Softball
Division 1: Madison Co. at East Rockingham 5:00
Division 2: Stuarts Draft at Clarke Co. Saturday 11:00 AM

Boys Soccer
Manassas Park at Clarke Co. 7:00

Girls Soccer
Clarke Co. at George Mason 7:00


Region IV Semifinals take place today

Softball at Abingdon High School
Game 1-5:00 Richlands-Hidden Valley
Game 2-6:30 Patrick Co.-Abingdon

Baseball Semifinals took place last night. Final will take place tonight at Kiwannis.
Cave Spring-Hidden Valley

Boys Soccer Semifinals take place at Dan Green Stadium
Game 1-5:30 Salem-Bassett
Game 2-7:15 Blacksburg-Abingdon

Girls Soccer Semifinals take place at Hidden Valley High School
Game 1-6:00 Blacksburg-Tunstall
Game 2-7:45 Cave Spring-Salem

For all VHSL Brackets, go to www.vhsl.org and click on Athletics and under spring, you can view any spring sport bracket.

Also, congratulations are in order for E.C. Glass yesterday. Not only, did the Hilltoppers win in both soccer games. They also won the sectional lacrosse final over Patrick Henry in overtime, 8-7. Bruce Carrington scored the game winner in overtime. E.C. Glass will host North Stafford on Saturday at 6:00 in a state quarterfinal. Eddie Ranuska was also named sectional coach of the year.

E.C. Glass swept the singles and doubles titles in boys and girls tennis for Region III. Congratulations to Julie Clark (Girls Singles Champion) and Scottie Taylor (Boys Singles Champion, who defeated fellow Hilltopper  Wistar Nelligan in the finals). In the doubles, Mitchell Swann and Thatcher Jennings won the doubles title, while Paige Riley and Sidney Moon captured the girls doubles title. E.C. Glass Boys and Girls Tennis will both host state quarterfinals on Monday. The girls tennis team will host Blacksburg and the Boys Tennis team will host Hidden Valley both at 1:00 on Monday.

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Schedule for Tuesday May 29, 2012

Today's Schedule

REGION III BASEBALL
(8) E.C. Glass at (1) Lord Botetourt
(5) Brookville at (4) Broadway
(6) William Byrd at (3) Jefferson Forest
(7) Northside at (2) Spotswood

REGION III SOFTBALL
(9) Turner Ashby at (1) Fort Defiance
(5) Rockbridge Co. at (4) Jefferson Forest
(6) Broadway at (3) Brookville
(7) Rustburg at (2) Northside

REGION III BOYS SOCCER
(9) Fort Defiance at (1) Jefferson Forest
(5) Spotswood at (4) Lord Botetourt
(6) E.C. Glass at (3) Harrisonburg
(7) Brookville at (2) William Byrd

REGION III GIRLS SOCCER
(8) William Byrd at (1) Spotswood
(5) E.C. Glass at (4) Lord Botetourt
(6) Harrisonburg at (3) Northside
(7) Waynesboro at (2) Jefferson Forest

High School Tournament Play

The Dogwood District Baseball Tournament will take place Monday, Wednesday & Friday at higher seeds. Monday's matchups include
(5) Dan River at (4) Altavista
(6) Gretna at (3) William Campbell
(7) Nelson County at (2) Chatham
(1) Appomattox will play the winner of Dan River & Altavista on Wednesday, with the winners of William Campbell-Gretna & Chatham-Nelson County matching up on Wednesday

The Seminole District Baseball Tournament also takes place  Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Monday's matchups are as follows
(7) Heritage at (2) E.C. Glass
(6) Liberty at (3) Amherst
(5) Rustburg at (4) Brookville
(1) Jefferson Forest plays Rustburg-Brookville winner on Wednesday at Heritage High School in the Semifinals. The winner of Heritage-E.C. Glass matches up with Liberty-Amherst winner in the other semifinal

The Seminole District Boys Soccer Tournament also runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday's Quarterfinal matchups are as follows
(7) Heritage at (2) E.C. Glass (at City Stadium)
(6) Liberty at (3) Brookville
(5) Rustburg at (4) Amherst
(1) Jefferson Forest will play Rustburg-Amherst winner at 5:00 on Wednesday at City Stadium with the winners of the other two games meeting at 7:00 at City Stadium.

The Seminole District Softball Tournament is Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Monday's quarterfinals look like this. The games are at 7:00 with the exception of the JF-Liberty matchup. That will start at 6.
(7) E.C. Glass at (2) Rustburg
(6) Heritage at (3) Amherst
(5) Jefferson Forest at (4) Liberty
(1) Brookville meets the winner of Jefferson Forest-Liberty on Wednesday. Tournament semifinals and championship are at Liberty High School.

The Dogwood District Softball Tournament is also scheduled for Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Higher seeds host throughout. Monday's quarterfinals are
(7) Gretna at (2) Appomattox
(6) Chatham at (3) William Campbell
(5) Nelson County at (4) Altavista
(1) Dan River will host Nelson County-Altavista winner on Wednesday

Seminole District Girls Soccer Tournament is also Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Consolation game would be Thursday at Jefferson Forest & the Championship would be Friday at City Stadium. All games on Monday are at 5:00. JF & E.C. Glass tied for the number 1 seed. A coin flip was done to determine who would get the bye, however according to E.C. Glass head coach Darien McClurg, whoever goes farther in the district tournament, earns the automatic (#1 Seminole Seed) in the Region Tournament.
(7) Heritage at (2) E.C. Glass (at City Stadium)
(6) Rustburg at (3) Amherst
(5) Liberty at (4) Brookville
(1) Jefferson Forest meets the Liberty-Brookville winner Wednesday at 5:00 at Jefferson Forest. The winners of the other 2 quarters will meet at 7:00 at Jefferson Forest on Wednesday.


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Someone Who Gets It

One of my favorite things about the days when I coached high school sports, and really covered high school sports for my radio show, Talking High School Sports & The Sports Buffet, was meeting coaches and hear them talk about the kids who were not only good players but better people. So, when coaches would tell me, so and so is a really good kid, I would try to take notice. One athlete who played at Brookville High School who always impressed me with work ethic & attitude on the court was Anna Pettyjohn. Pettyjohn played basketball and volleyball for the Bees (and maybe softball too, I honestly can't remember). She never got a player of the year award in terms of the Seminole District, but she was always a player who never hurt her team, very solid, went unnoticed probably by the general fan in attendance, but I am sure her coaches at the time, Warner Dyke (Girls Basketball) and Athena Aronson (Volleyball) certainly noticed her being on the floor.

Now, again I don't know Anna exceptionally well, I have spoken to her a handful of times and we are Facebook friends, but not best friends by any means. However, what I saw on Facebook the other day, made me realize what a special person Anna Pettyjohn is. Anna gave bone marrow which in turn could save someone's life. If you want to look up what bone marrow does, or what bone marrow is, I found a quick fact sheet here of course you can google it anywhere and look it up and see what it does, how you can become a donor and everything like that.

My oldest daughter is named Anna (not after Anna Pettyjohn) but if she turns out to be the person that Anna Pettyjohn is, then I think my wife and I will be a couple of lucky parents to have a daughter to turn out that way.

High School Basketball Galore

The end of the high school basketball season is one of my favorite times of the year, and one of my least favorite. I love the playoffs, I love brackets and I love that for the week of the state championship, I get to be part of the insanity that takes place in Richmond with the Gameday crew at Gameday Magazine broadcasting the entire state tournament. The pitfall is when I have to broadcast high school basketball, I miss my other basketball love, the ODAC Tournament, which is taking place this weekend in Salem (I might make it up for the Semis and the Finals), if not, I'll make it for at least the finals on Sunday.

With all the madness of the Regional Tournaments and the upcoming state quarterfinals which are held at 6 VHSL "Super Sites" on Friday March 2nd and Saturday March 3rd, I did a little breaking down, hoping everybody can be a little educated. The Super Sites are

Virginia High School

Salem Civic Center

Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University

James Madison University

Robinson Secondary School

William & Mary.

The State Semifinals and Finals are held at Virginia Commonwealth University Tuesday March 6th-Saturday March 10th

AA BOYS-DIVISION 3

Region III, Division 3 is all set. All the teams are qualified and 3 out of the 4 sites are determined.

Returning Teams from last year's State Quarterfinals: Brunswick (state champion), Waynesboro (state runner-up) and Fluvanna (state semifinalist)

Game 1: Region IV Champion ( Cave Spring or Abingdon) will host the Region III Runner- Up (Rockbridge Co. or Waynesboro).

Location of Game: TBD, If Cave Spring knocks off Abingdon, it will be at the Salem Civic Center. If Abingdon knocks off Cave Spring, then this game will be at Virginia High.

Game 2: Region II Champion (Fluvanna or Handley) will host the Region I Runner-Up (Brunswick or James Monroe)

Location of Game: JMU

Game 3: Region III Champion (Rockbridge Co. or Waynesboro) will host the Region IV Runner-Up (Cave Spring or Abingdon)

Location of Game: JMU

Game 4: Region I Champion (Brunswick or James Monroe) will host the Region II Runner- Up (Fluvanna or Handley)

Location of Game: Siegel Center

The State Semifinals will take place Tuesday March 6th. Game 1 winner will meet Game 2 winner at 1 pm with the winners of Game 3 & Game 4 meeting at 5 pm. The championship is Saturday March 10th at 1 pm

AA BOYS DIVISION 4

All the teams are set and all the locations are set for this group.

Returning Teams from last year's state quarterfinals: Potomac Falls (State Champion), Hidden Valley (State Runner-Up), Christiansburg (State Semifinalist), Tabb (State Quarterfinalist)

Game 1: Region IV Champion (Christiansburg or Hidden Valley) will host the Region III Runner-Up (Amherst or Heritage).

Location of Game: Salem Civic Center

Game 2: Region II Champion (Potomac Falls or Loudon Valley) will host the Region I Runner-Up (Grafton or Tabb)

Location of Game: Robinson Secondary School

Game 3: Region III Champion (Amherst or Heritage) will host the Region IV Runner-Up (Christiansburg or Hidden Valley)

Location of Game: Salem Civic Center

Game 4: Region I Champion (Grafton or Tabb) will host the Region II Runner-Up (Potomac Falls or Loudon Valley)

Location of Game: William & Mary

The state semifinals will start Tuesday night (March 6th) with the winners of Game 1 & Game 2 meeting at 9 pm. The winners of Game 3 & Game 4 will meet Wednesday afternoon (March 7th) at 12:15 pm. The championship game will be Saturday March 10th at 9 pm.

AA GIRLS DIVISION 3

All the teams are set. The Region III final is the only game that will affect the site. Returning state quarterfinals teams from last year are: Liberty-Bealeton (Division 4 State Champion), Robert E. Lee (state runner up), Brunswick (state quarterfinals)

Game 1: Region IV Champion (Richlands or Abingdon) will host the Region III Runner-Up (Robert E. Lee or Rustburg)

Location of Game: Virginia High

Game 2: Region II Champion (Liberty-Bealeton or Woodgrove) will host Region I Runner-Up (James Monroe or Brunswick)

Location of Game: Robinson Secondary

Game 3: Region III Champion (Robert E. Lee or Rustburg) will host Region IV Runner-Up (Richlands or Abingdon)

Location of Game: TBD (If Rustburg wins, it will be at the Salem Civic Center. If Robert E. Lee wins, it will be at JMU)

Game 4: Region I Champion (James Monroe or Brunswick) will host Region II Runner-Up (Liberty-Bealeton or Woodgrove)

Location of Game: Siegel Center

The state semifinals will be on Tuesday March 6th, with Game 1 winner meeting Game 2 winner at 11 am and Game 3 and Game 4 winners will meet at 3 pm. State Championship is Saturday March 10th at 11 am.

AA GIRLS DIVISION 4

All the teams are set and one of the four sites are set. Returning state quarterfinals teams from last year are Millbrook (Division 3 State Champions), Loudon County (state runner-up), Salem (state semifinals), Grafton (state quarterfinals)

Game 1: Region IV Champion (Salem or Carroll County) will host Region III Runner-Up (Staunton River or Broadway)

Location of Game: Salem Civic Center

Game 2: Region II Champion (Millbrook or Loudon County) will host Region I Runner-Up (Grafton or Courtland)

Location of Game: TBD. If Millbrook wins, the game will be at JMU. If Loudon County wins, the game will be at Robinson Secondary School

Game 3: Region III Champion (Broadway or Staunton River) will host Region IV Runner-Up (Salem or Carroll County)

Location of Game: TBD. If Staunton River wins, the game will be at the Salem Civic Center. If Broadway wins, the game will be at JMU

Game 4: Region I Champion (Grafton or Courtland) will host Region II Runner-Up (Millbrook or Loudon County)

Location of Game: TBD. If Grafton is the Region I Champion, the game will be at William & Mary. If Courtland is the Region I Champion, then the game will be at the Siegel Center.

The state semifinals will being on Tuesday March 6th, with the winners of Games 1 & 2 meeting at 7:00 pm. The winners of Games 3 & 4 will meet Wednesday, March 7th at 10:30 am. The state championship game will be Saturday, March 10th at 7 pm

The Regional Semifinals have not concluded yet in A and AAA, however just looking at the State Quarterfinal sites, it looks like this.

D-1 Boys

3 of 4 sites are already determined. Virginia High, the Salem Civic Center and William & Mary will all host one game. The remaining game will either be played at the Siegel Center (if Amelia beats Luray in the Region B final) or JMU (if Luray beats Amelia in the Region B final)

D-1 Girls

2 of the 4 sites are already determined. Virginia High will host one game, and the Siegel Center will host one game. If the Region B champion is anyone other then Altavista (East Rockingham, Luray or Stonewall Jackson) the game will be at JMU. If Altavista wins the Region, the game will be at the Salem Civic Center. If Bland wins the Region C Championship, then another state quarterfinal will be at Virginia High. However, if any of the remaining teams (Galax, Bath Co., Covington) win Region C then that game will be at the Salem Civic Center.

D-2 Boys

2 of the 4 sites have already been decided. Virginia High will host one game and the Salem Civic Center will host one game. It is possible that the Salem Civic Center could get an additional game, if Dan River defeats George Mason in the Region B final. If George Mason beats Dan River, that game would be at Robinson Secondary School. The other site depends on the Region A final. If Sussex or Essex wins the Region A Championship, the game would be at the Siegel Center. However, if Lancaster or Nandua capture Region A gold, they would be playing host in Williamsburg at William & Mary.

D-2 Girls

Only one site has been locked in with that site being Virginia High. The other 3 depend on a few things. Virginia High could add another quarterifnal if Patrick Henry (Glade Spring) wins the Region C crown, otherwise that game would be at the Salem Civic Center. If Sussex or Northumberland win the Region A title, the game will be at the Siegel Center. If the Region A Champion is Northampton or Matthews, then the game is at William & Mary. Finally, the Region B Champion's super site could be one of three places. The Salem Civic Center would host a game, if Chatham wins the Region B title, if George Mason wins the Region B title, the game would be at Robinson Secondary School, if Stuarts Draft or Central Woodstock come out as the Region B Champ, then JMU adds a state quarterfinal.

AAA Boys

All sites are determined, teams just need to be filled in. Robinson Secondary School will get two games, William & Mary and the Siegel Center get one game each.

AAA Girls

All sites are locked execpt one. The Siegel Center, Robinson Secondary & William & Mary all have one game each. Robinson Secondary could add another if Potomac defeates William Fleming in the NW Regional Final. If Fleming comes out on top, add a game to the list of the Salem Civic Center.

So all in all, the way it stands right now, 26 of the 40 games have places to contest the games.

Robinson Secondary, Salem Civic Center, Siegel Center, Virginia High all have 5 games.

William & Mary has 4 games.

JMU has 2 games.

The Alvis projections think that everything will look like this, when it's all said and done.

Salem-9 games

JMU & Robinson Secondary-7 games

William & Mary and the Siegel Center-6 games

Virgina High-5 games

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