Heading into the spring sports season, Mathews High School is in a tie for seventh place among Class 1 schools, while Gloucester High School is in 20th place among Class 4 schools in the 2024-2025 VHSL National Guard Cup standings.
First awarded in 1990, cups are awarded each year 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.
Auburn is top ranked among Class 1 schools with 402.5 points. Mathews is tied with Altavista in seventh place with 167.5 points. Topping the Class 4 rankings is Atlee with 587.5 points. Gloucester has 112.5 points, putting the Dukes in 20th place out of 39 school...