Published Nov 29, 2022
Final VHSL Hoops Top Tens for 2021-22
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Matthew Hatfield  •  VirginiaPreps
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For the first time since 2019 - before the pandemic and COVID-19 - every State Championship game was held at VCU's Siegel Center in Richmond.

Taking home State Championships were Hayfield, Highland Springs, Varina, Cave Spring, John Marshall and Auburn.

Hayfield was the only one of those six to wrap up a perfect season, finishing 32-0 overall.

The '804' area code celebrated three teams winning State Championships. For Highland Springs, it was their third state title since 2007. For, Varina it was their second in five years. John Marshall now has 10 State Championships, four of which have occurred since 2014.

Auburn shared the title in 2020 with Mathews, so this one was a trophy they got to hoist and enjoy and ditto for Cave Spring, now four-time State Champs since 2002.

The most ironic thing of all: no repeat State Champs from the shortened 2020-21 season when Centreville, Stone Bridge, Smithfield, Hopewell, Union and Parry McCluer were the final teams standings. Union was the only one of those six to make it back to the State Playoffs, where they were ousted in double-overtime by James River Buchanan.

Check out the Final Playoff Brackets and Top Ten Rankings below...


See the Final Playoff Brackets for 2021-22 Here


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Class 6 Top Ten:
RankPreviousSchoolRecord

1

1

Hayfield

32-0

2

2

Patriot

26-1

3

4

South Lakes

24-3

4

9

Battlefield

20-7

5

NR

Manchester

20-6

6

6

South County

20-6

7

7

James River (Midlothian)

18-5

8

10

Fairfax

20-7

9

3

Landstown

17-5

10

NR

Washington-Liberty

18-8

Class 5 Top Ten:
RankPreviousSchoolRecord

1

7

Highland Springs

23-4

2

3

Maury

25-3; 22-3

3

10

Menchville

20-7

4

1

Kecoughtan

20-2

5

2

L.C. Bird

19-3

6

NR

Riverside

18-12

7

5

Albemarle

21-6

8

NR

Massaponax

20-3

9

NR

Glen Allen

18-6

10

NR

Bayside

10-9

Class 4 Top Ten:
RankPreviousSchoolRecord

1

2

Varina

25-1

2

1

King's Fork

24-1

3

8

Loudoun County

23-7

4

9

Loudoun Valley

23-6

5

3

Western Albemarle

23-2

6

5

Jamestown

20-5

7

HM

Henrico

17-8

8

4

Eastern View

20-2

9

7

E.C. Glass

21-6

10

6

Courtland

18-6

Class 3 Top Ten:
RankPreviousSchoolRecord

1

1

Cave Spring

29-1

2

2

Petersburg

22-4

3

3

Northside

23-6

4

4

Spotswood

18-7

5

5

Lord Botetourt

16-9

6

7

Hopewell

16-9

7

HM

Fluvanna

17-9

8

HM

Skyline

18-8

9

HM

Abingdon

17-9

10

HM

William Monroe

18-5

Class 2 Top Ten:
RankPreviousSchoolRecord

1

1

John Marshall

22-5

2

5

Radford

20-5

3

2

James River-Buchanan

21-5

4

3

East Rockingham

23-6

5

4

Union

22-6

6

9

Greensville

15-3

7

7

Central-Woodstock

21-8

8

HM

Virginia High

20-9

9

6

Nottoway

16-2

10

8

Graham

15-8

Class 1 Top Ten:
RankPreviousSchoolRecord

1

7

Auburn

22-8

2

1

Lancaster

24-3

3

NR

Washington & Lee

17-8

4

4

Twin Springs

19-9

5

NR

Fort Chiswell

23-6

6

2

Parry McCluer

19-5

7

10

Altavista

17-7

8

4

Buffalo Gap

18-7

9

6

West Point

18-6

10

HM

Eastside

18-11


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