2019 VHSL State Championship
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| Above: Logo of the 2019 VHSL State Championship |
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The 2019 VHSL State Championship was held on 23 February 2019 at William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and was the 22nd iteration of the VHSL Scholastic Bowl state tournament. 24 teams competed in six size classifications of four teams each. Questions were provided by NAQT for the second time.
Advancement
The 2018 VHSL Realignment reincorporated district play as well as a four-region plan, closer to the 1998-2013 playoff format. This change did away with the larger conferences and two-region plan that were used from 2014-2017. However, districts were allowed the ability to forego a district season and/or tournament in favor of an all-in Regional tournament, provided that all districts within a region agreed to forego district play. The new playoff format also introduced "Super Regions"-- AB and CD, which functioned as a sort of State Semi-final, but again, certain classes opted to forego Super Region tournaments altogether.
Tournament Format
Each match consisted of a round of fifteen tossups, ten bounceback "directed questions" for each team, and a concluding phase of fifteen more tossups. Tossups were scored in the normal quizbowl way. Directed questions were worth 10 points each and functioned similarly to a single-part bonus, but their reading was not correlated to answering tossups.
The four teams in each of the six classes competed against each other in a three-round round-robin; this was the sixth time the format was used, after its introduction in the 2014 VHSL Realignment.
Class 1
| VHSL State Championship (Class 1) | |
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| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Honaker |
| Runner-up | George Wythe |
| Third | Rappahannock |
| Fourth | Franklin |
| High scorer | Unknown |
| Site | College of William and Mary |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
Honaker went undefeated to win the Class 1 state championship, their fourth state championship victory. George Wythe finished runner-up after finishing 4th the previous year.
Round 1
Honaker 275, Franklin 120
George Wythe 225, Rappahannock 145
Round 2
Honaker 320, George Wythe 115
Rappahannock 185, Franklin 140
Round 3
Honaker 210, Rappahannock 190
George Wythe 235, Franklin 75
Final standings
Honaker-- 3-0, 805 points
George Wythe-- 2-1, 575 points
Rappahannock-- 1-2, 520 points
Franklin-- 0-3, 335 points
Class 2
| VHSL State Championship (Class 2) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Maggie Walker |
| Runner-up | Clarke County |
| Third | Gate City |
| Fourth | Radford |
| High scorer | |
| Site | College of William and Mary |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
Maggie Walker went undefeated to win the Class 2 state championship, their third consecutive state championship victory, fourth since the 2014 VHSL Realignment, and final Class 2 title due to their move to Class 3 in 2019-2020. Clarke County finished runner-up.
Round 1
Maggie Walker 360, Gate City 75
Round 2
Gate City 185, Radford 180
Round 3
Clarke County 190, Gate City 175
Final standings
Maggie Walker-- 3-0, 980 points
Clarke County-- 2-1, 580 points
Gate City-- 1-2, 435 points
Radford-- 0-3, 380 points
Class 3
| VHSL State Championship (Class 3) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Rockbridge County |
| Runner-up | Cave Spring |
| Third | James Monroe |
| Fourth | Colonial Heights |
| High scorer | Billy Luqiu (Cave Spring) |
| Site | College of William and Mary |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
Rockbridge County went undefeated to win the Class 3 state championship, their first state championship victory. Cave Spring finished runner-up after winning the previous 3 state championships. Their 920 points was 4th-most in the event, and the only time since 2014 that a team finishing with the most points in the Class did not win the state championship. Cave Spring Junior Billy Luqiu was named to the All-State Team with 330 points, third-most in the tournament.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Final standings
Rockbridge County-- 3-0, 765 points
Cave Spring-- 2-1, 920 points
James Monroe-- 1-2, 490 points
Colonial Heights-- 0-3, 330 points
Class 4
| VHSL State Championship (Class 4) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Jamestown |
| Runner-up | Woodgrove |
| Third | Blacksburg |
| Fourth | Dinwiddie |
| High scorer | David Bass (Jamestown) / Vishvesha Sridhar (Blacksburg) |
| Site | College of William and Mary |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
Jamestown went undefeated to win the Class 4 state championship, their second state championship victory and second consecutive state title. Woodgrove finished as runner-up. Jamestown's David Bass and Blacksburg's Vishvesha Sridhar were named to the All-State team with 260 points, tied for fourth-most in the tournament.
Round 1
Blacksburg 290, Dinwiddie 120
Round 2
Woodgrove 230, Blacksburg 210
Round 3
Jamestown 290, Blacksburg 130
Final standings
Jamestown-- 3-0, 965 points
Woodgrove-- 2-1, 640 points
Blacksburg-- 1-2, 630 points
Dinwiddie-- 0-3, 280 points
Class 5
| VHSL State Championship (Class 5) | |
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| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Thomas Jefferson |
| Runner-up | Douglas Freeman |
| Third | North Stafford |
| Fourth | Princess Anne |
| High scorer | Fred Zhang (Thomas Jefferson) |
| Site | College of William and Mary |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
Thomas Jefferson went undefeated and won the Class 5 state championship, their fourth consecutive VHSL state championship victory. Douglas Freeman finished runner-up. Fred Zhang of Thomas Jefferson was named to the All-State Team with 350 points, second-most in the tournament.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Final standings
Thomas Jefferson-- 3-0, 1,050 points
Douglas Freeman-- 2-1, 620 points
North Stafford-- 1-2, 465 points
Princess Anne-- 0-3, 465 points
Class 6
| VHSL State Championship (Class 6) | |
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| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | T.C. Williams |
| Runner-up | Robinson |
| Third | Riverbend |
| Fourth | Ocean Lakes |
| High scorer | Mark Bailey (T.C. Williams) |
| Site | College of William and Mary |
| Field | |
| Stats | |
T.C. Williams went undefeated to win the Class 6 state championship. Robinson finished as runner-up after having two straight state championships. Mark Bailey of T.C. Williams was named to the All-State Team with 450 points, most in the tournament.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Final standings
T.C. Williams-- 3-0, 825 points
Robinson-- 2-1, 705 points
Riverbend-- 1-2, 485 points
Ocean Lakes-- 0-3, 450 points
All-State Team
The top five highest scoring players in the entire tournament were recognized as the All-State Team.
| Rank | Player | Team | Points | Class | Grade |
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| 1st | Mark Bailey | T.C. Williams | 450 points | Class 6 | |
| 2nd | Fred Zhang | Thomas Jefferson | 350 points | Class 5 | |
| 3rd | Billy Luqiu | Cave Spring | 330 points | Class 3 | Senior |
| T-4th | David Bass | Jamestown | 260 points | Class 4 | |
| T-4th | Vishvesha Sridhar | Blacksburg | 260 points | Class 4 | Junior |
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