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. The schools in the James River District compete in Region 1B with the schools of the Bull Run District, the Dogwood District, the Shenandoah District, the Tidewater District, and the Tri-Rivers District.

History

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The original James River District was created in 1970 when the Virginia High School league reorganized into AAA, AA, and A classifications. Original schools included Fluvanna, Goochland, Amelia, Powhatan, Cumberland, Buckingham, and Prince Edward. Clover Hill and Lunenburg-Central became district members a few years later. The James River District was reorganized 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, and Cumberland High School.[1] 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 Amelia, Buckingham, Randolph-Henry, Cumberland, and Lunenburg. In 2011, Goochland rejoined the James River District along with Nottoway & Bluestone High School(s).[4] Before the 2015 season, Prince Edward re-joined the James River District after spending 14 years in a different conference. After the 2020-21 schoolyear, Goochland left the conference and joined the Jefferson District. Bluestone High School left the James River District after the 2021-2022 schoolyear due to the school consolidating with nearby Park View High School to form Mecklenburg High School.

Member schools

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School Location Founded Nickname Colors Classification
Amelia County High School Amelia Court House, Virginia 1969 Raiders     Yellow & Green 2A
Buckingham County High School Buckingham, Virginia - Knights     Green & Yellow 2B
Central High School (Lunenburg) Victoria, Virginia - Chargers     Purple & Gold 2B
Cumberland High School Cumberland, Virginia - Dukes     Blue & White 1B
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

School classification abides 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]

Former Members

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School Location Founded Nickname Colors Classification Tenure
Bluestone High School Skipwith, Virginia 1955 Barons     Navy Blue & Yellow 2A 2011-2021
Goochland High School Goochland, Virginia Bulldogs Red & White 3A

Conference Champions

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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)
2021 Nottoway (7-1)
2022 Lunenburg (6-0)

See also

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References

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  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.