It’s a rare treat when two schools so close in proximity get to play for the title of best in all of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VHSL’s Group AAA State Championship will be a doozy for the local fans here in the Capital City of Richmond, VA as Henrico HS & John Marshall HS, […]
A receptive and supportive audience at Petersburg High School on Monday night as the school board officials, faculty, students, parents and fans came out to honor the Crimson Wave’s 2011-2012 basketball team, which won the Central District and Regional titles before coming up short in the State Championship game against Hampton. As an alumnus, and […]
As a alumnus of Petersburg High School, I think I’m qualified to say that Frank Mason is one of the greatest players in Crimson Wave history, based on his team leadership and the results of him taking the Wave to the State Tournament three straight years. Despite heartbreaking losses in two title games, Mason established […]
We don’t normally cover high school games, mainly because there are so many of them, but rarely is there a 1-2 matchup. It went down at my alma mater VSU on Saturday night as 2nd-ranked Petersburg (also my alma mater) defeated No. 2 John Marshall 75-69 in the Bill Lawson Classic. Kudos to the Crimson Wave, […]
The Skyhawks of L C Bird HS in Chester have nothing to hang their heads about despite losing in their first ever appearance in the State Championship game. Bird lost to defending champs I C Norcom HS of Norfolk 54 – 45, which became only the sixth school in VHSL history to win back-to-back state […]
While the VCU Rams sit patiently on the bubble awaiting Sunday’s NCAA selection show, the Richmond Spiders still have a chance to take matters into their own hands. UR will open play in the Atlantic 10 tournament tonight in Atlantic City vs. Rhode Island. The Monarchs of ODU are already in by virtue of their […]
The Skyhawks of Chester’s Lloyd C. Bird High School will take on the defending State Champions from I. C. Norcom HS in Norfolk for the 2011 State crown this Friday at VCU’s Siegal Center. Bird trailed most it’s semi-final game vs. T C Williams HS of Alexandria (Remember The Titans?), but the Hawks stormed back […]
The Group AAA State basketball semifinals are on for tonight at VCU’s Siegal Center, featuring locals L C Bird & Highland Springs both hoping for a rematch in the championship game. The Springers are led by Jarvis Threatt, son of Jay Threatt, who led Petersburg HS to the same tournament in ’78 & ’79. Jay, […]
