A Black Diamond District

The A Black Diamond District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia. The schools in the Black Diamond District compete in A Region D with the schools of the A Cumberland District, and the A Lonesome Pine District. The district gets its name from the "black diamond," a nickname for the coal whose mining formed the backbone of the region's economy until the 1980s.

Haysi and Honaker have a larger enrollment than the other schools in the district, sometimes leading to disparities, mostly in football. This is aggravated by Council choosing not to field a football team.

However, all members have proven competitive in basketball and other activities, with Council and Twin Valley making deep runs into the playoffs during the past 10 years. Twin Valley is the "newest" member, resulting from Buchanan County's decision to consolidate Garden and Whitewood High Schools in 2001.

Member Schools

*Council High School of Council, Virginia
*Haysi High School of Haysi, Virginia
*Honaker High School of Honaker, Virginia
*Hurley High School of Hurley, Virginia
*Twin Valley High School of Pilgrims Knob, Virginia