My opinion on these state games

[BoKnowsSports]

The VHSL don’t give a rats’ tail about these kids nor the people who support the games. All these games should be played at a Super Site and NO schools should be playing in their home gym for the state quarterfinals or semis. MAKE VA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GREAT AGAIN!

NoVA- GMU/Robinson Secondary
Charlottesville/Shenandoah- JMU (Convocation Hall)
Southside/Lynchburg/Roanoke/NRV- Salem Civic Center
SWVA- Wise/Salem Civic Center
757- Churchland High School

 

[10iceiceice]

The VHSL don’t give a rats’ tail about these kids nor the people who support the games. All these games should be played at a Super Site and NO schools should be playing in their home gym for the state quarterfinals or semis. MAKE VA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GREAT AGAIN!

NoVA- GMU/Robinson Secondary
Charlottesville/Shenandoah- JMU (Convocation Hall)
Southside/Lynchburg/Roanoke/NRV- Salem Civic Center
SWVA- Wise/Salem Civic Center
757- Churchland High School

And or the new Henrico event center or Virginia state university event center. Very nice facilities.

 

[kwhs95fan]

I wish they'd go back to both the semifinals and finals at the Siegel Center too. It made for a special week. When my dad was living, he and I would take off the entire week of work and attend every game from Tuesday through Saturday. He passed away in 2011, and for several years I would continue to go, but the way it's setup now, I don't find it enjoyable and would rather just watch on NFHS. In fact, I haven't been to a state playoff game at the Siegel Center since Mac Mclung and Gate City were there in 2018.... In closing, whether it was in Richmond or Lynchburg, it used to be a special week. Now they spread it out and it's almost like it's a nuisance for the VHSL. Heck, look how fast they try to get teams to stop celebrating, just so they can hand out medals and trophies and get teams off the floor. Rant over lol

 

[m-squared]

I agree with neutral sites. Did playing the semis and finals change when they went to 6 classifications? Going to 6 classifications resulted in a lot more games. There are 2 boys and 2 girls games in each classification in the semis - that's 4 games per classification. With 6 classifications that's 24 games in the semis now. If you play 4 a day at the Segal Center that would take 6 days. The greater number of games probably meant it costs too much and takes too long to play at one site. The college season isn't over so college venues probably aren't available. Maybe an alternative for the quarterfinals and semifinals would be neutral sites at high schools that aren't playing. When they first went to quarterfinals (2 teams per region advance to states) they all played at neutral sites. Churchland played in the semis, would you send them someplace else and use their gym? I haven't been in it in a while but Culpeper Jr High School has a huge gym that is easily large enough to host a double header. Have a good one!