Tournament Brackets

State Tournament - Boys

State Tournament - Girls

VHSL State Championships

Info for Tournament Directors

Past Results

Team Champions and Records

History

BOYS BASKETBALL

VHSL began holding state championships for boys basketball in 1915, when Charlottesville High School defeated Lynchburg High School, 35-25. Since then, Martinsville High School has won a VHSL-record 13 state championships. In 2007-08, Group A began a two-division format to promote equity and opportunity for the smallest schools to compete for a state championship.  In 2009, Group AA began a two-division tournament format.

The 2012 VHSL champions in Group A-D1 - Galax; Group A-D2 - Lancaster; Group AA-D3 -  Brunswick; AA-D4 - Christiansburg; and Group AAA - Hampton.

9,535 boys at 307 member schools participated in boys basketball during the 2009-10 season.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

VHSL held girls basketball championships from 1920-27 before resuming championship competition in 1975. Girls basketball was a fall sport in Group AAA from 1975-77 before switching to a winter sport; and a fall sport in Group A and AA from 1975 until 2002. In 2007-08, Group A began a two-division format to promote equity and opportunity for the smallest schools to compete for a state championship. In 2008-09, Group AA began a two-division championship format. James W. Robinson Secondary School of Fairfax  and Radford High School have won a VHSL-record six state championships followed by Blacksburg High School with five titles.

The 2012 VHSL champions in Group A-D1 - East Rockingham; Group A D-2 - George Mason; Group AA D-3 - R.E. Lee-Staunton;  Group AA D-4 - Millbrook and Group AAA - Oakton.

7,876 girls at 307 member schools participated in girls basketball during the 2009-10 season, making basketball the third most popular VHSL sport for girls.