Virginia House of Delegates, 1936–1939). Athletics Virginia high school athletic records are kept by the Virginia High School League Baseball State IA baseball championship runner-up 1953 G. Washington-Danville. 1, Newport News 0 State IA baseball championship 1920 Basketball State IA basketball championship 1964 Newport News 66, Hampton 54 State I basketball championship 1958 Newport News 50, Granby 48 State I basketball championship 1957 Newport News 53, Virginia-Bristol 31 State I basketball championship 1956 Newport News 63, Geo. Washington-Alex. 52 State I basketball championship 1952 Newport News 55, Washington-Lee 37 State I basketball championship 1951 Newport News 44, Woodrow Wilson 42 State I basketball championship runner-up 1950 Granby 57, Newport News 34 State I basketball championship runner-up 1948 John Marshall 45, Newport News 35 State I basketball championship runner-up 1944 Thom. Jefferson-Rich 32, Newport News 27 State I basketball championship runner-up 1943 Newport News 33, Thom. Jefferson-Rich. 26 State I basketball championship 1942 Newport News 31, John Marshall 24 State I basketball championship 1938 Newport News 25, Thom. Jefferson-Rich. 23 State I basketball championship runner-up 1934 Jefferson Sr.-Roanoke 23, Newport News 22 State I basketball championship runner-up 1933 George Washington 24, Newport News 17 State I basketball championship 1931 Newport News 29, Geo. Washington-Dan. 19 Football State AAA football championship 1931 State AAA football championship 1929 - Maury, Norfolk, Newport News (tie) State AAA football championship 1925 - Newport News 7, Lynchburg 6 State AAA football championship 1920 - Newport News 14 / Jefferson Senior, Roanoke 7. Newport News' coach in the 1920 season was Nathaniel Jarrett Webb, Sr. (April 25, 1891 - July 18, 1943). Virginia State Track and Field Championships Newport News High School won 21 State Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Note: Ronald Ray still holds the legacy national record for 440 yards, set in 1973 References Defunct schools in Virginia Educational institutions established in 1924 Educational institutions disestablished in 1980 High schools in Newport News, Virginia 1924 establishments in Virginia