VHSL Region 1A West

After the 2014 VHSL Realignment, VHSL Region 1A West was a VHSL region in Class 1A, consisting of schools with less than 475 students lying generally in the western half of the state (though some teams in 1A East actually lied geographically further west than teams in 1A West). It contained Conference 45, 46, 47, and 48, and in essence (with a few exceptions) was a combination of about half of the former members of VHSL's Group A Regions C and D.

In each of the 4 years of 1A West's existence, its champion either finished as the VHSL 1A State Champion or the State Runner-Up.

Following the 2018 VHSL Realignment, Region 1A West will be split back up into regions 1C and 1D, creating similar (but smaller) versions of the former Group A Regions C and D.

Region 1A West Tournament Champions & Runners-Up

Year Champion Runner-Up 2014 Honaker Radford 2015 Radford Galax 2016 Honaker Galax 2017 Honaker Radford Conference Champions Conferences had autonomy for selecting the seeds they sent to the regional tournament; thus the rules for qualifying varied. Ex. In Conference 47, the regular season champion gained the 1st seed ("Champion") in the 1A West Tournament, even if they did not finish in the Top 2 at the conference tournament, as was the case with Northwood in 2016. After the 2014-2015 Scholastic Bowl season, Clintwood High School consolidated with nearby Haysi High School to form the 2A school Ridgeview; as a result, Conferences 47 and 48 lost one member, but that same year, Patrick Henry (Glade Spring, VA) moved into Conference 47. Year Conf 45 Champion Conf 45 Runner-Up Conf 46 Champion Conf 46 Runner-Up Conf 47 Champion Conf 47 Runner-Up Conf 48 Champion Conf 48 Runner-Up 2014 Radford Eastern Montgomery Patrick Henry (GS) Chilhowie Honaker Northwood J.I. Burton Clintwood 2015 Radford Bath County Galax Chilhowie Honaker Northwood Clintwood? J.I. Burton ? 2016 Radford Parry McCluer Galax George Wythe (W) Northwood Honaker J.I. Burton Eastside 2017 Radford Eastern Montgomery George Wythe (W) Galax Honaker Northwood Castlewood Eastside Conference Members This list of members of 1A West was compiled at the end of the Region's cycle (2017 season). Conference 45 School Conference Championships Conference Runner-Ups Region Championships Region Runner-Ups State Appearances State Championships State Runner-Ups Medal Count Radford 4 (14, 15, 16, 17) 1 (2015) 2 (2014, 2017) 3 (2014, 2015, 2017) 1 (2015) 8 Eastern Montgomery 2 (2014, 2017) 2 Parry McCluer 1 (2016) 1 Bath County 1 (2015) 1 Covington Craig County Narrows Conference 46 School Conference Championships Conference Runner-Ups Region Championships Region Runner-Ups State Appearances State Championships State Runner-Ups Medal Count Galax 2 (15, 16) 1 (2017) 2 (2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 5 Chilhowie 2 (2014, 2015) 2 George Wythe (W) 1 (2017) 1 (2016) 2 Fort Chiswell Rural Retreat Bland County Conference 47 School Conference Championships Conference Runner-Ups Region Championships Region Runner-Ups State Appearances State Championships State Runner-Ups Medal Count Honaker 3 (2014, 2015, 2017) 1 (2016) 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) 10 Northwood 1 (2016) 3 (2014, 2015, 2017) 4 Patrick Henry (GS) 1 (2014-- in Conf. 46) 1 Holston Council Hurley Twin Valley Haysi (2014 & 15) Conference 48 School Conference Championships Conference Runner-Ups Region Championships Region Runner-Ups State Appearances State Championships State Runner-Ups Medal Count J.I. Burton 2 (14, 16) 1 (2015) 3 Clintwood (2014 & 15) 1 (2015) 1 (2014) 2 Eastside 2 (2016, 2017) 2 Castlewood 1 (2017) 1 Rye Cove Twin Springs Thomas Walker