VHSL executive director Billy Haun views the numbers in a positive light.
“When I look at the total number of divisions, 109 out of 132, which is 83% are still planning on playing winter sports,” Haun said Friday.
“When you look at the number of high schools, 278 out 318, which is 87%, are still playing.
“I feel good about that number.”
There is no telling if and when the numbers might change. Virginia Beach, which has 11 large Class 6 or Class 5 schools, is scheduled to make a call Tuesday.
“The one thing we’ve learned over the last nine months is this is a very fluid situation,” Haun said. “Next Friday, we might have a totally different discussion.”
While most Timesland public schools have events scheduled for the first week of January, what are the chances they will be played?
The 13 high schools in the Alleghany and Roanoke health districts — Alleghany, Cave Spring, Covington, Craig County, Glenvar, Highland, James River, Lord Botetourt, Northside, Patrick Henry, Salem, William Byrd and William Fleming — agreed in late November to use the following Virginia Department of Health school metrics, updated daily on the VDH website, to determine whether athletics will take place: