Probably the best option! I think the new combined Mecklenburg school is going have some real good athletic teams. Only question is do they join the Piedmont or the Central District? Central is loaded, the Piedmont could definitely use the added competition.
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I think that Central is entirely too packed for Park View to be competitive. Maybe take away Patrick County, Basset, Martinsville, and Magna Vista and divide them up between 3 Rivers and the Mountain Empire Districts. Take Chatham, Dan River, and maybe Gretna to the Piedmont District. I could see Rustburg added into the mix as well from the Seminole District.
With that:
Piedmont District:
GW
Halifax
PV/BS
Tunstall
Dan River
Chatham
Gretna
Rustburg
Mountain Empire:
Auburn
Bland
Fort Chiswell
Galax
Grayson County
Wythe
Patrick County
Martinsville
Three Rivers:
Alleghany
Carroll County
Floyd County
Giles
Glenvar
James River
Radford
Magna Vista
Bassett
All schools would be under two hours away from PV/BS from this. All Pittsylvania County schools together (Besides Galileo, which doesn't participate in a lot of sports) would benefit from this. This is more of what the Piedmont District should geographically look like, anyhow
Goad was so good that he was the Roanoke Times defensive player of the year on a 0-10 team. 6'3"-6'4" and about 265 and could really move. Played lb on defense and made tackles from sideline to sideline. He left alot of pancakes and waffles in his wake.
Mecklenburg County High School. They got really creative with it. Mascot will be a Phoenix. Colors maroon and black.
Is this a high school or a semi pro team? That’s just as bad as the Staunton Storm
Is this a high school or a semi pro team? That’s just as bad as the Staunton Storm
I went and read an article about the name and, just like the school name changes up here in Northern Virginia, it seems as if the schoolboard kept re-voting (4 times from what I'm reading, unless I misunderstood) until the vote went in favor of Phoenix. Not that I necessarily have an issue with that name since Elon has used it for years. Could be worse...could be the "Pride"
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Is this a high school or a semi pro team? That’s just as bad as the Staunton Storm
I'm pretty sure that was one of the choices in Staunton. I remember the public records of 1st the school name ( there were a BUNCH OF crazy ones) then another with the new mascot thing
I think other names that were considered in Mecklenburg were Mudcats and Mustangs. I think there was a 3rd M name. They also had some different school names instead of the boring Mecklenburg High, but never made it far.
If you combine the enrollment of both schools, would they be Class 4? Bluestone's enrollment is 550 and Parkview's is 1200 so that would make 1750. Am I missing something?
The last VHSL ADM enrollment numbers, that were used for this two year cycle, has Parkview at 762 and Bluestone at 532. That equals out to 1294. Halifax was at 1485 and dropping and GW was 1306. Don't know where you got 1200 for PV, that school can barely house the 700-800 they have now.
If your school is the only one in your town/city/county there's a really high chance it'll be named as such just for simplicity's sake.
You’d think Mecklenburg County would go for something more along the lines of “Aggies” or “Lakers”.. Would fit the 1 county high school perfectly and be a unique name.
Thankfully they went with Mecklenburg County. Mecklenburg Central or just plain ol Mecklenburg would have been fine also. Lakers would have been a good name IMO. Something to do with the area.