Published May 18, 2023
VHSL 2022-23 Class 4 All-State Basketball Teams
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia High School League announces its 2023 Class 4 All-State Boys Basketball Team. Varina’s 5’9” junior point guard Kennard (KJ) Wyche Jr. is the Class 4 Player of the Year, and Varina’s Head Coach Kenneth Randolph is the Class 4 Coach of the Year.

Wyche averaged 21.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.0 steals per game this season, and a 4:2 assist-to-turnover ratio. During the season, he scored 20 or more points in 16 games, including 30 or more in six games.

Wyche scored a season-high 41 points vs. Matoaca. In the State Championship game against E.C. Glass, Wyche had 14 points and made the game-winning layup. He scored over 680 points this season and has interest from Virginia Union and Longwood.

Varina Head Coach Kenneth Randolph led the Blue Devils to a 23-4 record and back-to-back Class 4 titles with a 59-56 win over E.C. Glass in the finals. After a 4-3 start, Varina finished the season on a 19-1 run, including a season-ending 15-game winning streak. It’s the school’s third state title, winning in 2018, 2022, and 2023.

Eight (8) players make up the First and Second teams regardless of position. Only those players selected to All-Region First-Teams are eligible for selection to the All-State team.

Each All-State selection committee is composed of eight basketball coaches (2 from each Region).


*** See VHSL Class 4 All-State Hoops Teams for 2022-23 Here ***


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Postgame Press Conference after Varina's State Championship Win:

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Press Conference with the Varina Blue Devils after their 59-56 win over the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers in a thrilling VHSL Class 4 State Basketball Championship held at the VCU Siegel Center in Richmond on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Speaking from left to right - No. 1 Malachi Cosby, Head Coach Kenneth 'Boom' Randolph, and No. 4 Kennard 'K.J.' Wyche Jr.

This marked the second consecutive State Championship and third in six years for Varina, which also captured the crown at the Class 5 level in 2018 by rallying from a double-digit deficit against Wakefield.

The win snapped a 16-game winning for E.C. Glass as they held off the Hilltoppers in a back-and-forth battle that featured six ties as well as six lead changes.

Four starters graduated from Varina's 2021-22 team that went 25-1 overall and beat Loudoun County 61-35 in the Class 4 Final. The Blue Devils closed out the 2022-23 campaign on a 15-game winning streak to finish 23-4 overall.