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VHSL HS bball state tourney starts this week: Northside of Roanoke 3A &

John Marshall of Richmond 2A seem to have an inordinate amount of large, tall skilled players who happen to live in their school districts yearly JM has 4 players 6’6- 6’9 as well as 4 more 6’3-6’4 in the 2nd smallest enrollment division. They are ranked #11 in the COUNTRY but playing in the same division as Radford, Floyd, Glenvar. JM won their regional championship game 118-59. Floyd Co won a fabulously competitive OT game vs 21-5 Nelson Co. It’s such a shame the VHSL is allowing this to happen (LCA in football too at 3A level). They stepped in and made Hayfield football ineligible when players followed their coach, but it’s a real shame kids at Radford (in past couple years), Gate City & now someone like Floyd or Graham of Bluefield are playing just to reach the finals only to travel to Richmond & lose by 40+ to JM at VCU…2 miles from JM’s school. Sad. Whoever loses to JM in final should just play whoever JM beats in semis & play their own state title game ** Edited by hokiepro at 3/2/2025, 10:37:43 AM ** Edited by hokiepro at 3/2/2025, 10:39:20 AM
Posted: 03/02/2025 at 10:35 AM ET

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VHSL HS bball state tourney starts this week: Northside of Roanoke 3A &
hokiepro 03/02/25 10:35 AM ET
Not much you can do, kids DO follow coaches for what they perceive to be
BG Hokie 03/03/25 10:57 AM ET
VHSL could force a team to move up in Division by sport
hokiepro 03/03/25 11:36 AM ET
Nothing the VHSL can do
VaTechHokiesACC 03/02/25 09:10 PM ET
One of those is not like the other. Just look at the scores and you….
Jackie VT 03/02/25 05:04 PM ET
Yeah not like JM but they get the best Roanoke area players
hokiepro 03/03/25 07:41 AM ET
Not really accurate.......
2hhoop3 03/03/25 04:50 PM ET
They have good players but not always the best. Cave Spring and....
Jackie VT 03/03/25 09:35 AM ET
Practices around recruiting.....
2hhoop3 03/03/25 04:54 PM ET
Agreed. That's why I pushed back on hokiepro for lumping.....
Jackie VT 03/03/25 04:57 PM ET
Not the same at all no
hokiepro 03/03/25 05:25 PM ET
Harvey and Hardy have played a lot of basketball at NHS.
millmtnhokie 03/03/25 04:36 PM ET
Yep. But I believe his family is from the Northside area. I coached...
Jackie VT 03/03/25 04:40 PM ET
I think most of Pope’s players are from North County
millmtnhokie 03/03/25 05:34 PM ET
There were rumors about Northside football back in the Torrence days.**
Jackie VT 03/03/25 05:53 PM ET
Love coach Pope
hokiepro 03/03/25 09:44 AM ET
The last 4-5 years they have had two of the best players in school.....
Jackie VT 03/03/25 04:59 PM ET
Pretty sure Northside is legit and not recruited
millmtnhokie 03/02/25 01:25 PM ET
Can’t stand Gruse’s sideline antics but Cave usually gives Northside…..
Jackie VT 03/02/25 10:14 PM ET
The VHSL is the high school model of college’s NCAA. **
VT One 03/02/25 12:43 PM ET
My alma mater gets to take their beating from Marshall Tuesday. Again
Burke Hokie 03/02/25 10:53 AM ET
There is no worse state sports body in the eastern US than VHSL...
Cvillehoops13 03/02/25 02:42 PM ET
How do you move them with their enrollment?**
VaTechHokiesACC 03/02/25 09:11 PM ET
VHSL used to let schools pick which Group they competed in but they.....
Jackie VT 03/03/25 09:58 AM ET
That is the crux......
2hhoop3 03/03/25 05:01 PM ET
Wouldn't John Marshall also win the other states also? 6a & 5a.
13HOKIE 03/02/25 05:02 PM ET
They beat 5A #1 Woodside by 3; Woodside recruits too…in 757
hokiepro 03/03/25 05:20 PM ET
VHSL just reaffirms year after year
GCHokieof91 03/02/25 12:36 PM ET
The other 7 schools who make VHSL quarters in class 2 should IMO
hokiepro 03/02/25 11:30 AM ET