James River District
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The James River District (JRD) is a high school athletic conference of the Virginia High School League with most schools based in the Southside Virginia region. All of the James River District schools are relatively small with enrollments under 1,000. The schools in the James River District compete in A Region B with the schools of the A Bull Run District, A Dogwood District, and the A Shenandoah District.
History[]
The original James River District was created in 1970 when the Virginia High School league reorganized into AAA, AA, and A classifications. Original schools included Fluvanna, Goochland, Amelia, Powhatan, Cumberland, Buckingham, and Prince Edward. Clover Hill and Lunenburg-Central became district members a few years later. The James River District was reorganized in 1999 with seven charter members, Central High School (also known as Lunenburg or Lunenburg Central), Prince Edward County High School, Buckingham High School, Amelia County High School, Randolph-Henry High School, and Cumberland High School.[1] Each school is located in the Southside Virginia region. After the 1999 season, Prince Edward moved to a different district.[2] Membership remained the same until the 2009 season when Goochland High School moved to a different conference,[3] which left only Amelia, Buckingham, Randolph-Henry, Cumberland, and Lunenburg. In 2011, Goochland rejoined the JRD along with adding two more members, Nottoway & Bluestone High School(s).[4] Before the 2015 season, Prince Edward decided to re-join the James River District after spending 14 years in a different conference. Membership has stood the same since 2015.
Member schools[]
School | Location | Founded | Nickname | Colors | Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amelia County High School | Amelia Court House, Virginia | - | Raiders | Yellow & Green | 2A |
Bluestone High School | Skipwith, Virginia | 1955 | Barons | Navy Blue & Yellow | 2A |
Buckingham County High School | Buckingham, Virginia | - | Knights | Green & Yellow | 2B |
Central High School (Lunenburg) | Victoria, Virginia | - | Chargers | Purple & Gold | 1B |
Cumberland High School | Cumberland, Virginia | - | Dukes | Blue & White | 1B |
Nottoway County High School | Crewe, Virginia | - | Cougars | Maroon & Yellow | 2A |
Prince Edward County High School | Farmville, Virginia | Eagles | Purple & Gold | 2A | |
Randolph-Henry High School | Charlotte Court House, Virginia | 1938 | Statesmen | Navy Blue & White | 2A |
The classification goes by the schools enrollment, which is the number in case. The letters such as A & B represent each region a school is located in.[5]
Conference Champions[]
Season | Football |
---|---|
1999 | Lunenburg (8-1) |
2000 | Lunenburg (8-3) |
2001 | Buckingham (8-3) |
2002 | Buckingham (12-2) |
2003 | Lunenburg (9-3) |
2004 | Goochland (8-4) |
2005 | Goochland (10-1) |
2006 | Goochland (14-0) |
2007 | Goochland (10-0) |
2008 | Cumberland (8-2) |
2009 | Buckingham (10-1) |
2010 | Amelia (7-4) |
2011 | Goochland (13-1) |
2012 | Goochland (13-1) |
2013 | Goochland (9-3) |
2014 | Nottoway (11-3) |
2015 | Buckingham (10-2) |
2016 | Goochland (12-1) |
2017 | Goochland (11-1) |
2018 | Goochland (13-1) |
2019 | Goochland (6-1) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ Tran, Huy. "Alignment". VHSL. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- Virginia High School League