how do you think a school like Gate City wins or contends for state titles in football, tennis, volleyball softball, baseball, and girls and boys basketball? GC is up there most years in EVERY sport. Is that done without athletes? Buckingham may have a slight edge in team speed and maybe they are stronger on the offensive line, but they ARE NOT better athletes than Gate City. The conditioning program is too good across the board and has been since Harry Fry. You are being disrespectful of Gate City and all of Southwest Virginia honestly. How many championships has Buckingham won in ANY sport?