Regional tournament play is right around the corner, so we start with who we will be competing against in hopes of making it to State .

Here are the 13 high schools that make up Region 3D.

Abingdon

Bassett

Carroll County

Cave Spring

Christiansburg

Hidden Valley

Lord Botetourt

Magna Vista

Northside

Pulaski County

Staunton River

Tunstall

William Byrd

You will notice that our six Three Rivers District neighbors are missing from the list. All six of those schools are together in Class 2C. This means that 12 of our potential 20 spring contests are played against schools in a lower class.

The VHSL operates on a scoring system in which a team earns points based in part on the classification of your opponents.

We have 12 teams that compete in the spring, but four of them are Junior Varsity. Track and Field, along with Tennis 🎾 has separated competition for individuals as well as teams.

Four teams, coached by Casey Burcham, Rick Nester, Forrest Johnson, and Adrienne Harris McGuire, are currently awaiting word on where they will land in the standings.

One change as of late is the Regional tournament now cuts ✂️ off at just eight teams. Gone are the 7 vs. 10 & 8 vs. 9 play in games.

Round 1 has 1 hosting 8, 2 hosting 7, 3 hosting 6, and 4 hosting 5. Five of the 13 teams in each sport will have their season end this week.

Our Mr. DeHaven has confirmed that none of our teams will host a postseason game / match this season, but the possibility of climbing the ladder 🪜 in the standings still very much exists.

Tuesday night and Wednesday night still matter a great deal, as does Thursday.