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| − | '''Honaker''' is a small school | + | '''Honaker''' is a small school in ''deep'' southwestern Virginia. They are known as the dominant team over the [[VHSL Black Diamond District |Group A Black Diamond District]] for the past twenty years, whilst also advancing to the VHSL state tournament almost every year since 1998. The team has won 3 State Runner-Up titles (2010, 2012, 2013) and 3 VHSL 1A State Championships (2014, 2016, 2017), more than any team in Group 1A since the [[2014 VHSL Realignment]]. |
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-From 2007 through 2014, Honaker had an undefeated streak of 102 games at the district/conference level, including both regular season and tournaments. A record that still stands (after the 2017 season) is Honaker's 11-year undefeated streak at the district/conference tournament in order to qualify for Regionals. Honaker has never failed to make a VHSL regional tournament appearance in Scholastic Bowl's history, and has only failed to qualify for VHSL States 5 times since 1998. | -From 2007 through 2014, Honaker had an undefeated streak of 102 games at the district/conference level, including both regular season and tournaments. A record that still stands (after the 2017 season) is Honaker's 11-year undefeated streak at the district/conference tournament in order to qualify for Regionals. Honaker has never failed to make a VHSL regional tournament appearance in Scholastic Bowl's history, and has only failed to qualify for VHSL States 5 times since 1998. | ||
| − | -Former Honaker coach [[Alex Zachwieja]] was a member of the VHSL Scholastic Bowl Advisory Committee. He took up the position in 2009, and finished his coaching career with over 400 VHSL regular season victories along with an eight-year undefeated streak in the Black Diamond District/Crooked Road Conference. Teams under his tutelage also won six straight Regional-level titles. Zachwieja retired from Honaker High School after the 2014 state championship season, bringing an end to his 16-year tenure as head coach (1998--2014). | + | -Former Honaker coach [[Alex Zachwieja]] was a member of the VHSL Scholastic Bowl Advisory Committee. He took up the position in 2009, and finished his coaching career with over 400 VHSL regular season victories along with an eight-year undefeated streak in the Black Diamond District/Crooked Road Conference. Teams under his tutelage also won six straight Regional-level titles. Zachwieja retired from Honaker High School after the 2014 state championship season, bringing an end to his 16-year tenure as head coach (1998--2014), which featured a career win-loss record of 395-86. |
After a year of minimal activity in 2015 and with no remaining players from the 2014 state championship season, the team was turned over to one of Zachwieja's former players, [[Charlie Perkins]] in 2016. Under his guidance, the team has returned to prominence once again, winning two consecutive 1A State Championships. | After a year of minimal activity in 2015 and with no remaining players from the 2014 state championship season, the team was turned over to one of Zachwieja's former players, [[Charlie Perkins]] in 2016. Under his guidance, the team has returned to prominence once again, winning two consecutive 1A State Championships. | ||
Revision as of 02:46, 2 March 2017
| Honaker High School | |
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| Location: Honaker, VA | |
| Coaches | Charlie Perkins (2015-Present) Danielle Kinder (2014-2015) Alex Zachwieja (1998-2014) |
| State Championships | VHSL 1A 2014, 2016, 2017
VHSL A Runner-Up '10, '12, '13 |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 363 Students |
Honaker is a small school in deep southwestern Virginia. They are known as the dominant team over the Group A Black Diamond District for the past twenty years, whilst also advancing to the VHSL state tournament almost every year since 1998. The team has won 3 State Runner-Up titles (2010, 2012, 2013) and 3 VHSL 1A State Championships (2014, 2016, 2017), more than any team in Group 1A since the 2014 VHSL Realignment.
VHSL Season Records
- 1998: 2-2 overall record, Black Diamond District Champions
- 1999: 18-5 overall record, Black Diamond District Champions, Region D Runner-Up, State Participant
- 2000: 12-5 overall record, Black Diamond District Regular Season Champions
- 2001: 13-3 overall record, Black Diamond District Champions
- 2002: 19-7 overall record, Black Diamond District Tournament Champions, Region D Runner-Up, State Participant
- 2003: 20-6 overall record, BDD Tournament Champions, Region D Champions, State Participant
- 2004: 21-8 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Participant
- 2005: 18-6 overall record, BDD Champions
- 2006: 27-7 overall record, BDD Regular Season Champions, Region D Champions, State Participant
- 2007: 19-7 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Participant
- 2008: 23-5 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Runner-Up, State Participant
- 2009: 25-4 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Participant
- 2010: 34-3 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Runner-Up
- 2011: 24-6 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Participant
- 2012: 33-2 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Runner-Up
- 2013: 34-2 overall record, BDD Champions, Region D Champions, State Runner-Up
- 2014: 38-0 overall record, Crooked Road Conference Champions, BDD Champions, Region 1A West Champions, State Champions
- 2015: 15-5 overall record, BDD Runner-Up, Crooked Road Conference Champions
- 2016: 28-7 overall record, Crooked Road Conference Tournament Champions, BDD Champions, Region 1A West Champions, State Champions
- 2017: 36-6 overall record, CRC Regular Season & Tournament Champions, BDD Champions, Region 1A West Champions, State Champions
2009-2010
- Roanoke College Fall Invitational: 5-2, Second Place
- Cave Spring Invitational IV: 4-4, Ninth Place
2008-2009
- Cavalier Classic XIII: 6-3, 6th place
- EQUINE II: 6-3, 5th place
- Cave Spring Invitational III: 6-2,5th place
- Robinson Invitational IV: 5-2, (tied) 5th place
2007-2008
The 2007-2008 season was the first year for Honaker at Non-VHSL tournaments. The team attended the Cave Spring Invitational II and the EQUINE II, the latter of which featured Honaker A in second place after the final tournament rankings. At the VHSL State Tournament, the team had a similar performance to the previous year, finishing 0-2 with losses to the soon-to-be champions Radford High and Rappahannock County, who would finish 4th.
2006-2007
Honaker High only had one senior in the 06-07 season; despite this, the team finished the season with a 19-7 record, becoming Black Diamond District Champions for the tenth consecutive year, and they were also Region D Champions. Honaker finished the 2007 VHSL State Tournament with an 0-2 record after losses to Mathews High and Rappahannock County.
Other Notes
-From 2007 through 2014, Honaker had an undefeated streak of 102 games at the district/conference level, including both regular season and tournaments. A record that still stands (after the 2017 season) is Honaker's 11-year undefeated streak at the district/conference tournament in order to qualify for Regionals. Honaker has never failed to make a VHSL regional tournament appearance in Scholastic Bowl's history, and has only failed to qualify for VHSL States 5 times since 1998.
-Former Honaker coach Alex Zachwieja was a member of the VHSL Scholastic Bowl Advisory Committee. He took up the position in 2009, and finished his coaching career with over 400 VHSL regular season victories along with an eight-year undefeated streak in the Black Diamond District/Crooked Road Conference. Teams under his tutelage also won six straight Regional-level titles. Zachwieja retired from Honaker High School after the 2014 state championship season, bringing an end to his 16-year tenure as head coach (1998--2014), which featured a career win-loss record of 395-86.
After a year of minimal activity in 2015 and with no remaining players from the 2014 state championship season, the team was turned over to one of Zachwieja's former players, Charlie Perkins in 2016. Under his guidance, the team has returned to prominence once again, winning two consecutive 1A State Championships.