Girls Basketball

DID YOU KNOW -- 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 has won a VHSL-record six state championships followed by Blacksburg High School and Radford High School with five titles apiece.

The 2010 VHSL champions in Group A-D1 - Surry County High School; Group A D-2 - George Mason High School; Group AA D-3 - Millbrook High School; Group AA D-4 - Freedom High School, South Riding and Group AAA - Lake Taylor High School.

7,951 girls at 308 member schools participated in girls basketball during the 2008-09 season, making basketball the third most popular VHSL sport for girls.

 

2010-11 Season

First Practice - Nov. 15, 2010

First Contest - Dec. 1, 2010

Contest Limits -22

District Deadline - Feb. 19, 2011

Region Deadline - Feb. 26, 2011

VHSL Championships

    QF - Mar. 4-5, 2011

    Semis & Finals - Mar. 8-12, 2011

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