James River District

The James River District (JRD) is a high school athletic conference of the Virginia High School League with most schools based in the Southside Virginia region. All of the James River District schools are relatively small with enrollments under 1,000. Goochland High School has the highest enrollment at approximately 835 students. The schools in the James River District compete in A Region B with the schools of the A Bull Run District, A Dogwood District, and the A Shenandoah District.

History

The James River District was formed in 1999 with seven charter members, Central High School (also known as Lunenburg or Lunenburg Central), Prince Edward County High School, Buckingham High School, Amelia County High School, Randolph-Henry High School, Goochland High School, and Cumberland High School.[1] Every school except for Goochland is located in the Southside Virginia region. After the 1999 season, Prince Edward moved to a different district.[2] Membership remained the same until the 2009 season when Goochland High School moved to a different conference,[3] which left only Amelia, Buckingham, Randolph-Henry, Cumberland, and Lunenburg. In 2011, Goochland rejoined the JRD along with adding two more members, Nottoway & Bluestone High School(s).[4] Before the 2015 season, Prince Edward decided to re-join the James River District after spending 14 years in a different conference. Membership has stood the same since 2015.

Member schools
School Location Founded Nickname Colors Classification
Amelia County High School Amelia Court House, Virginia - Raiders     Yellow & Green 2A
Bluestone High School Skipwith, Virginia 1955 Barons     Navy Blue & Yellow 2A
Buckingham County High School Buckingham, Virginia - Knights     Green & Yellow 2B
Central High School (Lunenburg) Victoria, Virginia - Chargers     Purple & Gold 1B
Cumberland High School Cumberland, Virginia - Dukes     Blue & White 1B
Goochland High School Goochland, Virginia 1934 Bulldogs     Red & White 3A
Nottoway County High School Crewe, Virginia - Cougars     Maroon & Yellow 2A
Prince Edward County High School Farmville, Virginia Eagles     Purple & Gold 2A
Randolph-Henry High School Charlotte Court House, Virginia 1938 Statesmen     Navy Blue & White 2A

The classification goes by the schools enrollment, which is the number in case. The letters such as A & B represent each region a school is located in.[5]

Conference Champions
Season Football
1999 Lunenburg (8-1)
2000 Lunenburg (8-3)
2001 Buckingham (8-3)
2002 Buckingham (12-2)
2003 Lunenburg (9-3)
2004 Goochland (8-4)
2005 Goochland (10-1)
2006 Goochland (14-0)
2007 Goochland (10-0)
2008 Cumberland (8-2)
2009 Buckingham (10-1)
2010 Amelia (7-4)
2011 Goochland (13-1)
2012 Goochland (13-1)
2013 Goochland (9-3)
2014 Nottoway (11-3)
2015 Buckingham (10-2)
2016 Goochland (12-1)
2017 Goochland (11-1)
2018 Goochland (13-1)
2019 Goochland (6-1)

See also

References
  1. "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  2. "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  4. "VHSL-REFERENCE | Virginia High School Football | James River District". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  5. Tran, Huy. "Alignment". VHSL. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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