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[[Honaker]] is the typical powerhouse of the district and won the district tournament or regular season for 15 straight years, earning a spot in the VHSL Region D tournament every year since the VHSL founded the Scholastic Bowl activity. This streak came to an end with the 2013-2014 reclassification of VHSL schools into the 1A through 6A divisions, and the emphasis on VHSL Districts was replaced with the new format of Conferences. | [[Honaker]] is the typical powerhouse of the district and won the district tournament or regular season for 15 straight years, earning a spot in the VHSL Region D tournament every year since the VHSL founded the Scholastic Bowl activity. This streak came to an end with the 2013-2014 reclassification of VHSL schools into the 1A through 6A divisions, and the emphasis on VHSL Districts was replaced with the new format of Conferences. | ||
| − | From 2014-2017 Black Diamond District still played a regular season, but no tournament, and the championship was mostly for bragging rights. Grundy won its | + | From 2014-2017 Black Diamond District still played a regular season, but no tournament, and the championship was mostly for bragging rights. Grundy won its first title in the district in 2015, followed by Honaker's return to the top in the 2016 season. In 2017, both Grundy and Honaker finished 7-1, splitting their double-header against each other (with no official tiebreaker in place, though overall points would've gone Honaker's way), resulting in the first BDD Co-Champions. |
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| + | The [[2018 VHSL Realignment]] resulted in emphasis being returned to the district level, and the dissolution of the former VHSL Conferences. During the realignment, a drop in enrollment at [[Grundy]] resulted in their move into Class 1, making all of the BDD schools Class 1. The BDD returned to its format of holding both a regular season and tournament; in the first year back, [[Grundy]] won the 2018 BDD Regular Season, with [[Honaker]] claiming the tournament title. Both teams advanced to the Regional (and Super Regional) level, with Grundy winning the VHSL Region 1D Tournament, and Honaker taking runner-up honors; however, at the [[VHSL Super Region 1CD]] Tournament, Honaker persevered as Super Region Champion along with runner-up [[George Wythe]] High School, who eliminated Grundy from playoff contention. | ||
===Champions=== | ===Champions=== | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 16 February 2018
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| Champion | Grundy (8-0) | |
| Runner-up | Honaker (6-2) | |
| Site | Various | |
| Date | 2017-2018 | |
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| Champion | Honaker (3-0) | |
| Runner-up | Grundy (1-2) | |
| Site | Honaker High School | |
| Date | 2017-2018 | |
The VHSL Black Diamond District consists of five 1A-class schools in the VHSL Region 1D. It is located within the panhandle of Virginia, in the deep southwestern part of the state, and includes 1 high school from Russell County (Honaker) and 4 high schools from Buchanan County. Due to lower populations in the area, the high schools are spread farther apart, and so the district does not follow the conventional VHSL method for regular season district games. One school typically travels to an opposing school, the two teams play a double-header, and the night of quizbowl is over. Each year, the host of the double-header switches.
Honaker is the typical powerhouse of the district and won the district tournament or regular season for 15 straight years, earning a spot in the VHSL Region D tournament every year since the VHSL founded the Scholastic Bowl activity. This streak came to an end with the 2013-2014 reclassification of VHSL schools into the 1A through 6A divisions, and the emphasis on VHSL Districts was replaced with the new format of Conferences.
From 2014-2017 Black Diamond District still played a regular season, but no tournament, and the championship was mostly for bragging rights. Grundy won its first title in the district in 2015, followed by Honaker's return to the top in the 2016 season. In 2017, both Grundy and Honaker finished 7-1, splitting their double-header against each other (with no official tiebreaker in place, though overall points would've gone Honaker's way), resulting in the first BDD Co-Champions.
The 2018 VHSL Realignment resulted in emphasis being returned to the district level, and the dissolution of the former VHSL Conferences. During the realignment, a drop in enrollment at Grundy resulted in their move into Class 1, making all of the BDD schools Class 1. The BDD returned to its format of holding both a regular season and tournament; in the first year back, Grundy won the 2018 BDD Regular Season, with Honaker claiming the tournament title. Both teams advanced to the Regional (and Super Regional) level, with Grundy winning the VHSL Region 1D Tournament, and Honaker taking runner-up honors; however, at the VHSL Super Region 1CD Tournament, Honaker persevered as Super Region Champion along with runner-up George Wythe High School, who eliminated Grundy from playoff contention.
Champions
| Season | Season Champion | Season Runner-Up | Tournament Champion | Tournament Runner-Up | Region Qualifiers |
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| 2018 | Grundy (8-0) | Honaker (6-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Grundy (1-2) | Grundy (1) and Honaker (2) |
| 2017 | Honaker and Grundy (7-1) | None | DNE | DNE | N/A |
| 2016 | Honaker (8-0) | Grundy (6-2) | DNE | DNE | N/A |
| 2015 | Grundy (10-0) | Honaker (7-3) | DNE | DNE | N/A |
| 2014 | Honaker (10-0) | Grundy (8-2) | DNE | DNE | N/A |
| 2013 | Honaker (10-0) | Grundy (8-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Grundy (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Grundy (2) |
| 2012 | Honaker (10-0) | Grundy (8-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Grundy (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Grundy (2) |
| 2011 | Honaker (6-0) | Hurley (5-1) | Honaker (3-0) | Haysi (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Haysi (2) |
| 2010 | Honaker (8-0) | Twin Valley (6-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Twin Valley (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Twin Valley (2) |
| 2009 | Honaker (8-0) | Twin Valley (6-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Twin Valley (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Twin Valley (2) |
| 2008 | Honaker (8-0) | Hurley (6-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Hurley (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Hurley (2) |
| 2007 | Honaker (8-0) | Hurley (6-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Hurley (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Hurley (2) |
| 2006 | Honaker (8-0) | Haysi (6-2) | Haysi (3-0) | Hurley (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Haysi (2) |
| 2005 | Honaker (7-1) | ? | Honaker (3-0) | Haysi? | Honaker (1) and Haysi? (2) |
| 2004 | Honaker (7-1) | ? | Honaker (3-0) | Haysi (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Haysi (2) |
| 2003 | Haysi (8-0) | Honaker (6-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Haysi (2-2) | Haysi (1) and Honaker (2) |
| 2002 | Honaker (8-1) | Haysi (7-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Haysi (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Haysi (2) |
| 2001 | Honaker (10-1) | Whitewood (9-2) | Honaker (3-0) | Haysi (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Haysi (2) |
| 2000 | Honaker (10-1) | Haysi (9-2) | Whitewood (3-0) | Haysi (2-2) | Honaker (1) and Whitewood (2) |
| 1999 | Honaker (10-0) | ?? | Honaker (6-1) | ?? | Honaker (1) and ??? |
| 1998 | Honaker (2-0) | Haysi? (0-2) | DNE | DNE | Honaker (1) and ??? |
There are five schools in the district:
- Honaker High, of Honaker, VA (1A)
- Twin Valley High of Pilgrim's Knob, VA (1A)
- Council High, of Council, VA (1A)
- Hurley High, of Hurley, VA (1A)
- Grundy High, of Grundy, VA (1A)
Former schools in the district include:
- Haysi High of Haysi, VA (merged with Clintwood High School in 2016 to form 2A school Ridgeview)
- Whitewood High of Whitewood, VA (merged with Garden to form Twin Valley in 2001)
- Garden High of Oakwood, VA