The Recorder on March 26, 2026
ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS — Bath County sophomore Trinity Forbes and Highland senior Zach Armstrong were named to the second team of the All-Class 1, Region C all-region basketball team recently.
Forbes scored 343 points, good for an 18.1 point per game average, while contributing 3.2 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.6 assists per game for the Chargers.
Armstrong closed out his Ram basketball career with an 18.4 point per game scoring average this past season (367 points in 20 games), while adding eight rebounds, five assists and three steals a contest.
Owen Jackson of Fort Chiswell was the boys’ Player of the Year, while Fort’s Derrick Jackson was the Coach of the Year.
The Pioneers lost to Luray in the Class 1 state championship game in overtime, 84-82.
State champion Galax swept the girls’ top awards.
Maroon Tide freshman Rylee Hawks was the Player of the Year and Patrick Puckett was the Coach of the Year.
All-Class 1, Region C
boys’ basketball
• First Team — Owen Jackson, Fort Chiswell; Langston Cook, Parry McCluer; Nathan Glass, Parry McCluer; Kenton Sutphin, Fort Chiswell; Maverik Goad, Grayson County; Matthew Altizer, Auburn; Elijah Knoetze, Narrows; Sam McGlothlin, Narrows
• Second Team —Zach Armstrong, Highland; Cooper Helvey, Narrows; Brody Hensel, Auburn; Tommy Jones, Galax; Jamier Jordan, Parry McCluer; Gavin Lance, Bland County; Isaac Smith, George Wythe; Cyrus Underwood, Eastern Montgomery
Player of the Year –
Owen Jackson, Fort Chiswell
Coach of the Year –
Derrick Jackson, Fort Chiswell
All-Class 1, Region C
girls’ basketball
• First Team —Rylee Hawks, Galax; Makaylan Luttrell, George Wythe; Keely Bartlett, Galax; Caroline Harris, George Wythe; Karsyn Reed, Narrows; Kayla Young, Galax; Kailyn Jones, Narrows; Ellie Shupe, Grayson County
• Second Team — Tinley Worley, Bland County; Krista King, Fort Chiswell; Emily Smith, Craig County; Kayleigh Ramsey, Parry McCluer; Ellyn Bowles, Narrows; Marayka Knoetze, Narrows; Trinity Forbes, Bath County; Macie Akers, Eastern Montgomery
Player of the Year –
Rylee Hawks, Galax
Coach of the Year –
Patrick Puckett, Galax