#RVALocalsOnly: Trinity Episcopal's Rick Hamlin

Get to ESPN Richmond Friday morning for a jam-packed edition of "RVA Locals Only" when we talk high school hoops and more!

Our guest, live, will be Trinity Episcopal head boys basketball coach Rick Hamlin, as we talk about the Titans, the Prep League, the emergence of junior Henry Coleman and more.

Plus the latest basketball news, including L.C. Bird handing Varina their first defeat of the season on Thursday, a day after Monacan shocked the Skyhawks, the emergence of Joe Bamisile of the Chiefs as a top-flight recruit and the playoff race, plus much more on the Black And Drew Sports Huddle on 99.5 and 102.7 FM, 950 AM, online HERE and on the ESPN Richmond app! Also, find ESPN Richmond on your Amazon Echo by downloading the skill and telling Alexa!

TUESDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES

Here are all schedule changes for Tuesday January 29th due to impending weather:


TRACK:

Polar Bear Meet at James River, postponed


BOYS BASKETBALL:

Thomas Dale at #8 Petersburg, postponed to Friday 2/8
Dinwiddie at Meadowbrook, postponed to Monday 2/11
Manchester at George Wythe, moved up to 6:30 start, or ASAP after girls game
Matoaca at Colonial Heights, moved up to 5:45 start
Kenston Forest at Richmond Christian, postponed
Goochland at Randolph-Henry, postponed to Monday 2/4
Powhatan at Western Albemarle, postponed to Wednesday 1/30
Charlottesville at Louisa, postponed to Wednesday 2/6


GIRLS BASKETBALL:

#4 Monacan at #7 L.C. Bird, moved up to 5:45 start
Midlothian at #5 Cosby, moved up to 6pm start
Manchester at George Wythe, moved up to 5:15 start
Colonial Heights at Matoaca, moved up to 5:45 start
Randolph-Henry at Goochland, postponed to Monday 2/4
Petersburg at Thomas Dale, postponed to Friday 2/8
Meadowbrook at Dinwiddie, postponed to Monday 2/11
Western Albemarle at Powhatan, postponed to Thursday 1/31
Louisa at Charlottesville, postponed to Monday 2/4

Top 10 Boys and Girls High School Basketball Polls

We are about to hit February, which means the homestretch of the regular season with teams jockeying for playoff position, and other teams collecting as many wins as possible for home court advantage and high seedings. Here's the latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 basketball polls:

BOYS:

1) Varina (was #1)
2) L.C. Bird (was #2)
3) John Marshall (was #3)
4) Hopewell (was #4)
5) Trinity Episcopal (was #5)
6) Henrico (was #6)
7) Petersburg (was #7)
8) Highland Springs (was #8)
9) Steward (was #10)
10) James River (new)

Big Games This Week:

Monday: #10 James River vs. Monacan (ranked most of season)

Tuesday: Lee-Davis (10-6) at #1 Varina (15-0), Benedictine at #9 Steward

Wednesday: Lee-Davis at Douglas Freeman, #2 L.C. Bird at Monacan

Thursday: #1 Varina at #2 L.C. Bird

Friday: #8 Highland Springs at #6 Henrico, Mills Godwin at Douglas Freeman, #2 L.C. Bird at Manchester

Saturday (games at Ashe Center): #5 Trinity Episcopal vs. #4 Hopewell, #2 L.C. Bird vs. #3 John Marshall

GIRLS:

1) Trinity Episcopal (was #2)
2) Hopewell (was #1)
3) Highland Springs (was #3)
4) Monacan (was #4)
5) Cosby (was #5)
6) James River (was #6)
7) L.C. Bird (was #7)
8) Patrick Henry (was #8)
9) Mills Godwin (was #10)
10) J.R. Tucker (new)

Big Games This Week:

Monday: #4 Monacan at #6 James River

Tuesday: #4 Monacan at #7 L.C. Bird, #10 J.R. Tucker at #9 Mills Godwin

Friday: Deep Run at Glen Allen

Saturday: #9 Mills Godwin at Varina (ranked most of season); #5 Cosby at #2 L.C. Bird

UPDATE: Basketball Games on RVASN This Weekend!

FRIDAY:

CLICK HERE to listen to a varsity doubleheader as Atlee battles Lee-Davis at 6pm!

SATURDAY:

UPDATE: Due to illness, we are unable to provide live coverage of Athletes For Awareness at Huguenot High School. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. Rob hopes to be back for "In The Red Zone" live from SportsPage Grille in Ashland on Monday night at 6pm on 102.9 FM The Mater. 

RVA Locals Only: BIG Basketball Weekend!

Listen live on 99.5 and 102.7 ESPN Richmond Friday at 9:30am to the Black And Drew Sports Huddle as we talk about a huge weekend of high school basketball!  Our guests:

9:30am: Michael Bland, Huguenot Girls Basketball Coach, talks about Athletes For Awareness on Friday and Saturday at Huguenot High School, engaging the fight against Sickle Cell Anemia!

9:45am: R.J. Spelsberg, Monacan Boys Basketball Coach, talks about the Monacan Classic all day Saturday, a full day of great new boys basketball matchups!

CLICK HERE to listen live online Friday at 9:30 only on ESPN Richmond!

Top 10 Boys and Girls Basketball Polls

The latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 boys and girls basketball polls released Monday as we get into the final month of the regular season, with a new number one girls team.

BOYS:

1) Varina (was #1)
2) L.C. Bird (was #2)
3) John Marshall (was #3)
4) Hopewell (was #4)
5) Trinity Episcopal (was #5)
6) Henrico (was #6)
7) Petersburg (was #8)
8) Highland Springs (was #9)
9) Monacan (was #10)
10) Steward (was #7)

GIRLS:

1) Hopewell (was #2)
2) Trinity Episcopal (was #1)
3) Highland Springs (was #3)
4) Monacan (was #7)
5) Cosby (was #4)
6) James River (was #5)
7) L.C. Bird (was #6)
8) Patrick Henry (was #9)
9) Thomas Dale (was #10)
10) Mills Godwin (new)

LISTEN LIVE: In The Red Zone

CLICK HERE to listen live from SportsPage Ashland as Rob Witham welcomes:

Atlee head softball coach Tom McIntyre

Randolph-Macon head softball coach Kevin Proffitt

You can also listen live in Richmond on 102.9 FM, The Mater!