The newly created Basketball Coaches Association of Virginia (BCAV) just announced its first coaches poll for both girls and boys in all six Virginia High School League classifications.
BCAV member coaches are the only people who vote in polls. Each member head coach receives a ballot for their specific gender and classification. BCAV was created to help give coaches a voice in VHSL basketball.
BCAV will send the ballot out to member coaches on the first and 15th of each month. Coaches will have 48 hours to submit their ballot and BCAV will announce the updated Top 10 polls on the third day. The final poll of the season will be sent out to coaches March 15 after the VHSL state tournament is completed.
In the Shenandoah District, three teams cracked the top 10 — the Buffalo Gap girls, Stuarts Draft girls and Wilson Memorial boys.
The Jan. 15 poll results:
Class 1 Girls
- 1. J. I Burton
- T2. George Wythe – Wytheville
- T2. Honaker
- 4. Fort Chiswell
- 5. Buffalo Gap
- 6. Westmoreland
- 7. Rappahannock County
- T8. Burnswick
- T8. Galax
- T8. Narrows
Others receiving votes: Colonial Beach, Parry McCluer, Cumberland, Bland County, Surry
Class 1 Boys
- 1. George Wythe – Wytheville
- T2. Auburn
- T2. Patrick Henry – Glade Spring
- T4. Altavista
- T4. Fort Chiswell
- T6. Parry McCluer
- T6. Chilhowie
- 8. Lancaster
- 9. Holston
- T10. Brunswick
- T10. Grundy
Others receiving votes: Northumberland, Eastside, Colonial Beach
Class 2 Girls
- 1. Central – Wise
- 2. Liberty – Bedford
- 3. Clarke County
- 4. Gate City
- T5. John Marshall
- T5. Ridgeview
- 7. Stuarts Draft
- 8. Prince Edward
- 9. James River – Buchanan
- 10. Chatham
Others receiving votes: Strasburg, Gretna
Class 2 Boys
- 1. John Marshall
- 2. Floyd County
- 3. Central – Woodstock
- 4. Bruton
- 5. Gretna
- 6. Virginia
- 7. Luray
- 8. Central – Wise
- 9. Graham
- 10. Nelson County
Others receiving votes: Glenvar, Radford, Dan River, Appomattox, Gate City, James River – Buchanan, Stuarts Draft, Southampton
Class 3 Girls
- 1. Lord Botetourt
- 2. Spotswood
- 3. Staunton River
- 4. Liberty Christian
- T5. Abingdon
- T5. James Monroe
- T5. Skyline
- 8. Pulaski County
- 9. Broadway
- 10. Lafayette
Others receiving votes: East Rockingham, Meridan, Western Albemarle, Turner Ashby, Magna Vista, Wilson Memorial
Class 3 Boys
- 1. Northside
- 2. Hopewell
- 3. Lake Taylor
- 4. Meridian
- 5. New Kent
- 6. Spotswood
- 7. Western Albemarle
- 8. Carroll County
- T9. Liberty Christian
- T9. Wilson Memorial
Others receiving votes: Skyline
Class 4 Girls
- 1. Monacan
- 2. Heritage – Loudoun County
- 3. Woodgrove
- 4. Hampton
- 5. Handley
- 6. Charlottesville
- 7. Manor
- 8. Salem
- 9. Loudoun Valley
- T10. Broad Run
- T10. Hanover
Others receiving votes: Henrico, Loudoun County, Chancellor, Powhatan, Mechanicsville, Dominion, Huguenot, Tuscarora, James Wood, King George, John Champe, Atlee, Rock Ridge, E.C. Glass, Patrick Henry – Ashland, Parkview
Class 4 Boys
- 1. Varina
- 2. Churchland
- 3. Hampton
- 4. George Washington – Danville
- 5. Atlee
- 6. Handley
- 7. E.C. Glass
- 8. Monacan
- 9. Heritage – Loudoun Valley
- 10. Salem
Others receiving votes: Smithfield, Halifax County, Eastern View, Powhatan, Broad Run
Class 5 Girls
- 1. Princess Anne
- 2. William Fleming
- 3. King’s Fork
- 4. Floyd Kellam
- 5. Nansemond River
- 6. Maury
- 7. Menchville
- 8. Deep Creek
- 9. Granby
- 10. Patrick Henry – Roanoke
Others receiving votes: N/A
Class 5 Boys
- 1. Woodside
- 2. L.C. Bird
- 3. Albemarle
- 4. Floyd Kellam
- 5. Green Run
- 6. Riverside
- 7. Indian River
- 8. Maury
- 9. King’s Fork
- 10. Potomac Falls
Others receiving votes: N/A
Class 6 Girls
- 1. West Potomac
- 2. Osbourn Park
- 3. James Robinson
- 4. Manchester
- 5. Glen Allen
- 6. Centreville
- 7. Langley
- 8. Grassfield
- 9. Thomas Edison
- 10. Oakton
Others receiving votes: N/A
Class 6 Boys
- 1. Oscar Smith
- 2. Landstown
- T3. Hayfield
- T3. South Lakes
- 5. Yorktown
- 6. Westfield
- T7. Patriot
- T7. Carter G. Woodson
- 9. Colonial Forge
- 10. South County
Others receiving votes: Potomac, Forest Park
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