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VHSL/www.vhsl.org 3 V I R G I N I A H I G H S C H O O L L E A G U E 2016 VHSL Football Championships December 3 & 10, 2016 In this edition Page 16-18 2015 in Review Page 19-21 Year‐by‐Year Champions Page 22-45 Meet the Teams Also inside 4‐5 . . . . . . . . . .VHSL Staff and Execu6ve Commi7ee 6‐8 . . . . . . . . . .2016 Football Playoff Brackets 10‐11 . . . . . . . .VHSL Founda6on and Century Club 13‐14 . . . . . . . .2016 VHSL Fall Athle6c & Academic Champions 46‐56 . . . . . . . .All‐6me State Playoff Results 59‐63 . . . . . . . .All‐6me State Playoff Par6cipants 64 . . . . . . . . . .All‐6me Team Championships 65 . . . . . . . . . .Claudia Dodson VHSL Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award 66 . . . . . . . . . .Vito Perriello Ci6zenship Award ‐ Pu8ng Others First 67 . . . . . . . . . .Allstate Founda6n VHSL Achievement Award ‐ Best of the Best 68 . . . . . . . . . .Wells Fargo Cup of Excellence 70‐72 . . . . . . . .Virginia High School Hall of Fame ‐ Class of 2016 Publisher Billy Haun Editor Mike McCall Associate Editors Tom Dolan, Carrie Li7le Respect for Diversity The Virginia High School League is an alliance of Vir‐ ginia's public and approved non‐boarding non‐pub‐ lic high schools that promotes educa6on, leadership, sportsmanship, character and ci6zenship for students by establishing and maintaining high standards for school ac6vi6es and compe66ons. The Virginia High School League encourages equity awareness and supports compliance with Title IX among its member schools Recording and Broadcas,ng Rights Any broadcast of state tournament games via radio, television, must be authorized under rights granted by the Virginia High School League. Any broadcast or unauthorized use of the accounts and descrip6on of this state event transmi7ed in any form without the expressed wri7en consent of the Virginia High School League is prohibited. Any use of video equipment at this state compe66on must be authorized under the rights granted by the Vir‐ ginia High School League. Any other use of video equipment is prohibited. Acknowledgements The staff congratulates the outstanding schools and student participants whose success in athletic and academic activities is covered in these pages and thanks the schools and media that supplied infor‐ mation, articles and photographs. An extra thanks to Marshall Johnson, re6red AP writer, member of the Virginia High School Hall of Fame and unofficial historian for prep sports in Virginia. The League is grateful for the support of its 2016‐17 corporate sponsors for their support throughout the year. The Virginia High School League encourages equity awareness and supports compliance with Title IX among its member schools. Reproduction of material published in The Leaguer is prohibited without written permission of the VHSL executive director. Copyright 2016 by the Virginia High School League. All rights reserved. Virginia High School League 1642 State Farm Blvd. Charlottesville, Virginia 22911‐8609 Phone: 434‐977‐8475 Fax: 434‐977‐5943 Web: www.vhsl.org In the fall of 2013, the VHSL expanded to a six‐classi‐ fica6on system. From 1970‐85, football champions were crowned in Group A, AA and AAA and in 1986 the VHSL expanded the football playoffs to a six‐divi‐ sion classifica6on format. Galax, Appoma7ox County, Magna Vista, Salem‐ Salem, Highland Springs and Wes5ield claimed VHSL football championships in 2015. Group 1A . . . . .22‐25 Group 2A . . . . .26‐29 Group 3A . . . . .30‐33 Group 4A . . . . .34‐37 Group 5A . . . . .38‐41 Group 6A . . . . .42‐45 Table of Contents