Yeah, but you have to think, would you rather be going down I-81 to most of your district games with your farthest district oppenent being only a little over an hour away, or have a district opponent about 2 hours away by bus and another an hour and a half away. The Hogo teams are also VHS and Battle's natural rivals since they are all in the Holston Valley, except for GW and RR who is in the New River area, and Lebanon in the Clinch Valley, but are non-the-less still pretty close compared to some of the LPD schools.
No dought going on I-81 is the way to go but with the Split LPD Clintwood is the only School off the 4 lane and no worse than trips to Carrol County and Grundy (Which is what VaHigh faces if they stay AA ) Adding Battle sofens the blow for them quite a bit. Lebanon from what I am hearing is preatty happey with the new setup no clue on how Battle feels about it
VHS, Battle, Lebanon, and JJ Kelly would make a for a dang tough district in baseball! I hope everyone wants to go for this new realignment. I really like it, its been a long time coming for the districts/regions to be realigned a little.
I agree The Coalfield had an artical on the situation.(Sorry but the story is not On-Line at this time)
But It sounds like the VaHight Princapal is OK with it there was not word from Battle or Lebanon however the sorces i have over there seem to like the Idea. I have no clue where Battle is on any of this. Looks like it has a shot at passing I say we will know for sure come the end of the school year
I believe that this proposal has a good shot at passing (though I thought the same thing about the 4A model). The northern schools get what they want by seeing Region D have 4 districts, and some of the problems the local 2A schools have would be solved. The only problem I see is the enrollment gap (ex. Virginia High 730, Pound 268), but that would all change come playoff time.
Since the 4A idea seems doomed, I think this is the next best plan.
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Back-to-Back Region D Champions
2008 LPD Champions
"State in '08"
Well the Gap would not be a huge deal for football that is split into two Divisions but it is a big deal for all other sports however no amout of re-dictricing will fix that issue that would take going to a 4 OR 5A system and that is something the VHSL does not want to allow
think this alignment for Region C and D would be better, the districts have slightly more balance enrollment wise:
Honaker
Lebanon
VHS
Battle
Holston
Patrick Henry
Gate City
Haysi
Council
Twin Valley
Hurley
Ervinton
Clintwood
Coeburn
Pound
JJ Kelly
JI Burton
Appalachia
Powell Valley
Thomas Walker
Castlewood
Twin Springs
Rye Cove
St Paul
Chilhowie
Northwood
Rural Retreat
George Wythe
Grayson County
Mount Rogers
Fort Chiswell
Giles
Floyd
Glenvar
Radford
James River
Craig County
Highland County
Parry McCluer
Bath County
Covington
Auburn
Eastern Montgomery
Narrows
Pocahontas
Bland County
heard today from a pretty reliable source that Graham n Grundy are goin to be single a schools now
Working in Grundy I had not heard that as a fact (But it had been rummered for several years) I assume that Grundy would Join the BDD but I think Grahm would be reagion C if they go anywhere
I would like to have Grundy, Graham and Tazewell all come to the BDD.
Can anyone answer though why the most logical choices: 4A or 5A system always get brushed under the rug?
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