The points system is used to determine who makes the playoffs and how they’re ranked.
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson worked for 44 years in Virginia as a sports writer, most recently as the high school sports editor at The Roanoke Times. before retiring in June 2022. He has won multiple Virginia Press Association awards for sports writing portfolio and has been honored nationally by The Associated Press Sports Editors. Anderson is a North Carolina native and a graduate of Martinsville High School in Virginia and Emory & Henry College. He is a 2025 inductee into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
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50 years ago, these Henry County students made history
During integration, Black schools typically closed. In Henry County, integration sent white students to G.W. Carver High School. The 1976 class, the first to attend all five years at the integrated school, recently gathered for a reunion and shared the stories of how that experience shaped them.
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VHSL points update with three weeks left: 20 teams remain undefeated
Here are the points standings through Oct. 20.
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Here’s who’s leading the VHSL football playoff rankings as the season enters mid-October
The VHSL is in its second full season of allowing each of its 24 regions to develop their own playoff system.
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He was shot in the head twice and survived. Now he’s being inducted into a Virginia university’s sports hall of fame.
The former Emory & Henry star still has one of the bullets in his head from a 1986 armed robbery.
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VHSL approves Grayson County reclassification appeal; rejects Patrick Henry-Roanoke, Marion and James River
The decisions were part of realignment of schools based on enrollment.
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With appeals rulings, VHSL realignment is complete. Here’s who’s moving and who’s staying.
The Virginia High School League has ruled on appeals stemming from its recent realignment plan.
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Here’s the complete VHSL football schedule for 2026
Some games will be played early but most schools begin the season Aug. 27 or 28.
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Former Patrick & Henry Community College player makes it to the big leagues with New York Yankees
Bradley Hanner is the first player from the school to make it to the Major Leagues. He made his debut Friday night.
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He survived the Bataan Death March, only to be killed by mistake near war’s end. Now he’s coming home to Pittsylvania County.
Claude Dewberry was on two Japanese ships that were sunk by American bombers, not realizing they were carrying POWs. He survived the first, but not the second. It’s taken eight decades for his remains to be found and identified. His funeral is Saturday.
