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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 2017 VHSL Football Championships December 2 & 9, 2017 In this edition Page 16-18 2016 in Review Page 19-21 Year‐by‐Year Champions Page 22-45 Meet the Teams Also inside 4‐5 . . . . . . . . . .VHSL Staff and Execu7ve Commi8ee 6‐8 . . . . . . . . . .2016 Football Playoff Brackets 10‐11 . . . . . . . .VHSL Founda7on and Century Club 13‐14 . . . . . . . .2016 VHSL Fall Athle7c & Academic Champions 46‐56 . . . . . . . .All‐7me State Playoff Results 59‐63 . . . . . . . .All‐7me State Playoff Par7cipants 64 . . . . . . . . . .All‐7me Team Championships 65 . . . . . . . . . .Claudia Dodson VHSL Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award 66 . . . . . . . . . .Vito Perriello Ci7zenship Award ‐ Pu9ng Others First 67 . . . . . . . . . .Allstate Founda7n 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 John W. "Billy" Haun, Ed.D Editor Mike McCall Associate Editors Shawn Knight, Carrie Li8le 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 educa7on, leadership, sportsmanship, character and ci7zenship for students by establishing and maintaining high standards for school ac7vi7es and compe77ons. 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 descrip7on of this state event transmi8ed in any form without the expressed wri8en consent of the Virginia High School League is prohibited. Any use of video equipment at this state compe77on 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, re7red 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 2017‐18 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 VHSL publi‐ cations is prohibited without written permission of the VHSL executive director. Copyright 2017 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‐ fica7on 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 classifica7on format. Galax, Appoma8ox County, Magna Vista, Salem‐ Salem, Highland Springs and Wes6ield 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