Gloucester High School is ranked 11th among Class 4 schools, and Mathews High School is in a tie for 18th place among Class 1 schools in the VHSL 2025-2026 National Guard Cup standings. First awarded in 1990, six cups are awarded for academic activities and athletics in each of the VHSL’s six enrollment classifications. A point system determines the winners based on overall performance in VHSL state championship competitions. In athletics, first place earns 50 points, second place earns 45 points, third place earns 40 points, fourth place earns 35 points, fifth place earns 30 points, sixth place earns 25 points, seventh place earns 20 points, and eighth place earns 15 points. In the fall season, Gloucester High School earned 72.5 points, with 50 of those points coming from the school’s state champion field hockey team. The Dukes also received 22.5 points for the boys’ volleyball team, which made it all the way to the state quarterfinals. Mathews earned all 30 points during the fall sea...