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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