According to VHSL executive director Ken Tilley, it’s because the death of districts was a deal breaker.
“Four years ago when we first seriously explored altering the three classifications, there was considerable interest and support for it with the exception of the vast majority of schools liked their district alignment,†Tilley said. “So going into this format we said we’re not going to change your district alignment.â€
“The beauty of this thing is everybody wanted to remain in their own district to preserve rivalries,†added Eastside principal Dante Lee, the chairman of the VHSL’s executive committee during the development of the plans. “We allowed them to do that.â€
Under the new six-class arrangement, district members are not restricted to the same classification level, meaning, to cite another extreme example, the nine-team Dominion District in Richmond, a AAA league in years past, will now be made up of 6A, 5A, 4A and 3A schools.
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