Jonesville High School
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Jonesville High School was a public high school located in Jonesville, Virginia
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was formed from the consolidation.
powerhouse in the Cumberland District
along with Pennington High School. The Bulldogs won their last two Cumberland District Championships outright in 1982 and 1986. Late in the 1984 season Jonesville beat the number one ranked and unbeaten Pound High School team 9-7 before a capacity crowd at Pound, VA. Jonesville (8-5) won the Class A Division 1 State Championship in 1988 defeating Strasburg High School (13-0) by a score of 21 to 20 in overtime. Some of the players from the State Championship team include: Brady Yeary RB, Brett Clark QB, Dennis Roop LB, Tim Spence LB, Mark Sweeney TE, Larry Mullins OL, Monty Anderson, OL/DL, Robbie Newman WR, Jerry Ball OL, DL, Bobby Ball DT. Jonesville High's girls basketball
team was the Class A State Runner-Up in 1982. The 1982 team was coached by the legendary Pop Robinson who still holds the VHSL record for the most career wins (576) in girls basketball. The Lady Bulldogs won two consecutive Region D Championships in 1982 and 1983.
The Lady Bullodgs also won consecutive Region D Championships in 1986 and 1987. They competed in the Final Four of the State.
Jonesville, Virginia
Jonesville is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census.- History :Jonesville was established in 1794 as the county seat of Lee County. The town was known as Glade Spring in its infancy. It was incorporated in 1884, and...
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History
Jonesville High School had an enrollment of around 450 student in grades 7-12. The school was closed in the summer of 1989 and converted to a middle school due to consolidation. Lee High SchoolLee High School (Lee County, Virginia)
Lee High School is a public school located in unincorporated Lee County, Virginia, near Jonesville. It is a part of the Lee County School District. It is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia.-History:...
was formed from the consolidation.
Athletics
Jonesville High was a traditional Class A footballAmerican football
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powerhouse in the Cumberland District
A Cumberland District
The A Cumberland District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia...
along with Pennington High School. The Bulldogs won their last two Cumberland District Championships outright in 1982 and 1986. Late in the 1984 season Jonesville beat the number one ranked and unbeaten Pound High School team 9-7 before a capacity crowd at Pound, VA. Jonesville (8-5) won the Class A Division 1 State Championship in 1988 defeating Strasburg High School (13-0) by a score of 21 to 20 in overtime. Some of the players from the State Championship team include: Brady Yeary RB, Brett Clark QB, Dennis Roop LB, Tim Spence LB, Mark Sweeney TE, Larry Mullins OL, Monty Anderson, OL/DL, Robbie Newman WR, Jerry Ball OL, DL, Bobby Ball DT. Jonesville High's girls basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team was the Class A State Runner-Up in 1982. The 1982 team was coached by the legendary Pop Robinson who still holds the VHSL record for the most career wins (576) in girls basketball. The Lady Bulldogs won two consecutive Region D Championships in 1982 and 1983.
The Lady Bullodgs also won consecutive Region D Championships in 1986 and 1987. They competed in the Final Four of the State.