Marty Gordon
Blacksburg High School is losing its top returning boys’ basketball players. Rising senior Wade Bland is moving to Stuart Hall and reclassifying to the class of 2026. He will now be listed as a 2026 graduate.
Bland averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals per game while shooting 51 percent from the field and 37 percent from behind the arc.
He was named first-team All-River Ridge District and first-team All-Region 4D this past year.
Stuart Hall, which is located in Staunton, is listed as one of the top boarding schools in the state of Virginia with Grade 6 to Grade 1 with 205 total students.
Stuart Hall was undefeated in their VISAA Division IV this year and 15-5 overall. Coach Jeff Lafave is building back the school’s athletic program after a year of no sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
