HOOPS: New RVA Sports Network Top 10 High School Polls

The regular season is winding down with teams fighting for either playoff position or playoff berths! Here are the latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 High School Basketball Polls for games through January 28, 2023:

BOYS:

1) John Marshall (19-0, was #1)
2) Varina (13-4, was #2)
3) Hopewell (14-2, was #3)
4) Manchester (17-1, was #5)
5) L.C. Bird (11-6, was #4)
6) James River (13-4, was #8)
7) Glen Allen (13-4, was #7)
8) Steward (13-6, was #6)
9) Highland Springs (11-6, was #9)
10) Cosby (11-5, NEW)

Dropping Out: Matoaca (was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

Hanover at #9 Highland Springs, Tuesday, 7:30pm
Hermitage at #7 Glen Allen, Friday, 7pm
#6 James River at #5 L.C. Bird, Friday, 7:15pm
#10 Cosby at Monacan, Friday, 7:15pm
Collegiate at Trinity Episcopal, Friday, 6:30pm

GIRLS:

1) Thomas Dale (15-2, was #1)
2) Glen Allen (15-0, was #2)
3) Manchester (14-2, was #3)
4) James River (15-2, was #4)
5) Saint Gertrude (18-4, was #5)
6) L.C. Bird (14-3, was #6)
7) Hopewell (13-1, was #7)
8) Steward (15-6, was #8)
9) Highland Springs (12-4, was #9)
10) Monacan (12-6, was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#9 Highland Springs at Hanover (13-5), Tuesday, 7:30pm
#1 Thomas Dale at #7 Hopewell, Thursday, 6pm
#10 Monacan at Cosby (9-8), Thursday, 7:30pm
#8 Steward at Virginia Academy (15-5), Friday, 5pm
#4 James River at #6 L.C. Bird, Friday, 6pm

THE SCOREBOARD: Friday January 27

We are three weeks away from the start of the Virginia High School League (VHSL) region basketball playoffs! Here's a look at action from a very busy and consequential Friday night of action...


BOYS BASKETBALL:

Mills Godwin 49, Douglas Freeman 48
Glen Allen 62, Deep Run 57
Hermitage 69, J.R. Tucker 53
John Marshall 100, Thomas Jefferson 57
James River 86, Huguenot 50
Manchester 54, Cosby 45 
Midlothian 79, Clover Hill 66
Monacan 73, Powhatan 54
Petersburg at Meadowbrook, 7:15pm 
Hopewell 89, Colonial Heights 56
Thomas Dale 63, Prince George 31
Matoaca 85, Dinwiddie 77
Hanover 60, Atlee 49
Patrick Henry 59, Mechanicsville 32
Henrico 77, Armstrong 60
Varina 65, Highland Springs 56
St. Christopher's 43, Collegiate 36
St. Anne's-Belfield 89, Trinity Episcopal 63
Steward 73, Cape Henry Collegiate 61
Benedictine 66, Roanoke Catholic 62
Grace Christian 60, Williamsburg Christian 41
Fluvanna 71, Goochland 49
Orange 52, Louisa 37
Northampton 91, Charles City 48
Carver College/Career Academy 108, West Point 30
Southampton 60, Sussex Central 44
Amelia Academy 59, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 52
King & Queen Central at King William, 7pm
Nottoway 64, Buckingham 59
Randolph-Henry at William Campbell, 7pm
Courtland 54, Chancellor 44
Eastern View 82, James Monroe 59
King George 63, Caroline 55
Spotsylvania 53, Culpeper County 31

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Mills Godwin 50, Douglas Freeman 32
Glen Allen 44, Deep Run 39
Hermitage 50, J.R. Tucker 20
Hanover 78, Atlee 29
Mechanicsville 55, Patrick Henry 48
Jamestown 69, New Kent 31
Henrico 56, Armstrong 31
Highland Springs 62, Varina 25
Saint Gertrude 68, Roanoke Catholic 35
Trinity Episcopal 46, Norfolk Collegiate 30
St. Catherine's 57, Collegiate 48
Steward 66, Cape Henry Collegiate 14
Fluvanna 58, Goochland 7
Louisa 62, Orange 13
King & Queen Central 59, King William 37
West Point 45, Carver College/Career Academy 22
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 28, Amelia Academy 22
Grace Christian 46, Williamsburg Christian Academy 17
Buckingham 51, Nottoway 31
Cumberland 45, Amelia 35
William Campbell 50, Randolph-Henry 20
Richmond Christian 54, Banner Christian 13
Grove Christian at Guardian Christian, 5:30pm
Chancellor 52, Courtland 34
King George at Caroline, 6:30pm
Culpeper County 84, Spotsylvania 22
Eastern View 62, James Monroe 51

SWIMMING:

BOYS: St. Christopher's 101.5, Douglas Freeman 67.5
GIRLS: Douglas Freeman 89, St. Catherine's 81
Monacan vs. Collegiate, 5pm, SwimRVA
Caroline vs. Spotsylvania, 7pm, Spotsylvania YMCA
Manchester vs. Mechanicsville, 8:10pm, Burkwood Swim/Racquet Club

HOOPS STANDINGS: Region 4B and Region 5C

The latest standings from two of our area regions, updated as of Sunday January 22, 2023. Standings are provided by the regions.


CLASS 4, REGION B (Top 12 teams make postseason tournament):

BOYS: (Updated Friday 1/27/2023)

1) King George (14-3), 31.18

2) Courtland (14-4), 31.11
3) Matoaca (12-5), 30.06
4) Dinwiddie (11-5), 29.88

5) Varina (13-2), 29.57
6) Monacan (10-8), 27.33
7) Atlee (9-8), 26.53
8) Henrico (9-9), 26.11

9) Hanover (10-8), 26.0
10) Eastern View (12-5, four forfeits), 25.12
11) Spotsylvania (8-10), 24.67
12) Powhatan (7-11), 23.44
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13) Chancellor (5-11), 21.88
14) Huguenot (4-13), 21.76
15) Patrick Henry (4-11), 21.54
16) George Wythe (0-13), 18.0
17) Mechanicsville (1-16), 16.65


GIRLS: (Updated Friday 1/27/2023)

1) Eastern View (16-0), 34.75
2) Mechanicsville (14-2), 32.0
3) Matoaca (11-5), 30.13
4) Chancellor (12-5), 29.06
5) Hanover (13-5), 28.78
6) Monacan (12-6), 28.50

7) Henrico (10-6), 28.06
8) Varina (8-9), 26.13
9) King George (8-8), 25.31
10) Powhatan (7-9), 25.0
11) Dinwiddie (7-9), 24.88
12) Atlee (5-12), 22.47
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13) Huguenot (3-11), 21.86
14) Courtland (4-14), 20.78
15) Patrick Henry (2-13), 19.43
16) George Wythe (1-15), 19.2
17) Spotsylvania (1-17), 17.28

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CLASS 5, REGION C:

BOYS:

1) Glen Allen (12-3), 6.333
2) L.C. Bird (11-4), 6.133

3) Highland Springs (10-4), 6.0
4T) Mills Godwin (10-5), 5.667
        Hermitage (10-5), 5.667
6) Midlothian (7-9), 5.063
7) Douglas Freeman (6-12), 4.389
8) Clover Hill (3-10), 4.154
9) Deep Run (4-11), 4.067
10) Meadowbrook (2-12), 3.643
11) Prince George (1-13), 3.429
12) J.R. Tucker (0-16), 3.063

GIRLS:

1) Glen Allen (13-0), 7.308
2) L.C. Bird (12-3), 6.4
3) Hermitage (10-3), 6.077
4) Highland Springs (11-4), 6.067
5) Mills Godwin (10-6), 5.563
6) Deep Run (8-6), 5.286

7) Midlothian (8-8), 5.25
8) Douglas Freeman (6-9), 4.6
9) Prince George (4-10), 4.214
10) Clover Hill (3-11), 4.143
11) J.R. Tucker (2-12), 3.571
12) Meadowbrook (1-13), 3.357

THE SCOREBOARD: Wednesday/Thursday January 25 and 26

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25:

BOYS BASKETBALL:

Patriot 47, L.C. Bird 42
James River 62, George Wythe 57
Manchester 61, Clover Hill 44
Midlothian 84, Monacan 7
Powhatan 55, Huguenot 53
Trinity Episcopal 72, St. John Paul the Great 55
Colonial Beach at King & Queen Central, 6pm
Grafton 64, New Kent 61

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Douglas Freeman 49, Patrick Henry 24
King & Queen Central at Colonial Beach, 6pm

WRESTLING:

Dinwiddie 37, Mills Godwin 36
Dinwiddie 51, Highland Springs 27
Dinwiddie 74, Hermitage 6
Thomas Dale 39, Manchester 33
Goochland 48, Thomas Dale 30
Cosby 54, Thomas Dale 21

SWIMMING:

Glen Allen, Hermitage vs. Deep Run, 6pm, NOVA
Caroline at Mechanicsville, 8:05pm, Burkwood Swim & Racquet Club

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THURSDAY JANUARY 26: 

BOYS BASKETBALL:

Amelia 50, Maggie Walker GS 37
Benedictine 68, Banner Christian 53
New Community 66, Amelia Academy 56

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Armstrong at Cristo Rey, 6pm
L.C. Bird at George Wythe, CANCELED
Meadowbrook 51, Petersburg 39
Matoaca 65, Dinwiddie 32
Maggie Walker GS 47, Amelia 46
Midlothian 60, Clover Hill 30
James River 60, Huguenot 22
Monacan 59, Powhatan 30
Manchester 62, Cosby 27
Hopewell 76, Colonial Heights 40
Thomas Dale 95, Prince George 13
Grafton 64, New Kent 28
Middlesex 39, Carver College/Career Academy 12
Rappahannock at West Point, 7pm
Eastern View 41, Liberty-Bealeton 26 

GYMNASTICS:

Richmond District Championships, 5pm, Hanover HS
(Schools: Hanover, Mechanicsville, Patrick Henry, Atlee, Henrico, New Kent, Broadway, Great Bridge, Turner Ashby, Spotswood)

SWIMMING:

Cosby, Monacan, Meadowbrook, L.C. Bird, 6pm, Swim RVA

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:

Polar Bear Meet at James River, 3:30pm
Polar Bear Meet at Dinwiddie, 3:30pm (rescheduled from Wednesday 1/25)

WRESTLING:

Atlee, Stafford at Spotsylvania, 6pm

HOOPS STANDINGS: Class 6, Region A

Here are the latest, unofficial, Class 6, Region A Basketball Standings as of Thursday, 1/26/2023:


BOYS:

1) Manchester (16-1), 2.824
2) Oscar Smith (14-1), 2.8
3) James River (12-4), 2.25

4) Cosby (11-4), 2.2
5) Landstown (13-5), 2.167

6) Western Branch (8-5), 1.846

7) Floyd Kellam (9-6), 1.8
8) Franklin County (10-8), 1.667

9) Grassfield (5-8), 1.154
10) Thomas Dale (5-11), 0.94

11) Ocean Lakes (0-18), 0.0


GIRLS:

1T) James River (14-2), 2.625
        Thomas Dale (14-2), 2.625

3) Manchester (14-3), 2.471

4) Western Branch (10-4), 2.143

5) Grassfield (9-5), 1.929
6) Franklin County (11-7), 1.833
7) Landstown (10-7), 1.765
8) Cosby (9-7), 1.687

9) Floyd Kellam (8-7), 1.6

10) Ocean Lakes (6-11), 1.059

11) Oscar Smith (5-10), 1.0

THE SCOREBOARD: Monday and Tuesday January 23 and 24

MONDAY JANUARY 23:

BOYS BASKETBALL:

Maggie Walker GS 53, Armstrong 48
Mills Godwin 74, Louisa 57
Patrick Henry 80, Charles City 60
Clover Hill 62, Atlee 58
Manchester 56, Thomas Dale 48
Colonial Heights 66, Southampton 35
James River 65, Highland Springs 59
Central-Lunenburg 83, Appomattox Regional GS 27
Carver College/Career Academy 55, Sussex Central 44
Lafayette 57, New Kent 52
Greensville 64, Nottoway 52
Northumberland 70, West Point 37
Grace Christian 75, Christchurch 70

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Mechanicsville 61, J.R. Tucker 21
Colonial Heights 62, Southampton 53
Hanover 58, Dinwiddie 30
Greensville 52, Nottoway 49


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TUESDAY JANUARY 24:

BOYS BASKETBALL:

Hermitage 65, Deep Run 61
Mills Godwin 59, J.R. Tucker 36
John Marshall 89, Glen Allen 44
Varina 80, Hanover 46
Armstrong 67, Mechanicsville 65
Henrico 67, Patrick Henry 64 (F/OT)
Meadowbrook 71, Prince George 57
Dinwiddie 71, Colonial Heights 64
Thomas Dale 48, Matoaca 36
St. Christopher's 65, Fork Union 60
Catholic 57, Benedictine 42
Peninsula Catholic 59, Steward 52
Charlottesville 88, Goochland 26
Monticello 62, Louisa 60
Cumberland 64, Central-Lunenburg 59
Nottoway 38, Amelia 36
Buckingham 84, Randolph-Henry 34
Carver College/Career Academy 88, Charles City 66
Carmel School 68, Williamsburg Christian 35
Mathews 105, West Point 32
Middlesex 74, King & Queen Central 52
Lancaster 76, Essex 42
Courtland 65, James Monroe 51
King George 68, Culpeper County 51
Eastern View 83, Caroline 56
Spotsylvania 57, Chancellor 55
Banner Christian 65, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 52

GIRLS BASKETBALL: 

Deep Run 69, Hermitage 43
Mills Godwin 49, J.R. Tucker 16
Glen Allen 47, John Marshall 31
Steward 46, Peninsula Catholic 9
Saint Gertrude 59, Virginia Episcopal 57
Douglas Freeman 60, Maggie Walker GS 19
Henrico 50, Patrick Henry 47
James River d. George Wythe
L.C. Bird 45, Cosby 36
Manchester 81, Clover Hill 11
Monacan 64, Midlothian 44
Hopewell 55, Petersburg 35
Thomas Dale 74, Matoaca 39
Dinwiddie 70, Colonial Heights 24
Prince George 45, Meadowbrook 31
Collegiate 62, Cristo Rey 29
Armstrong at Mechanicsville, POSTPONED to February 8
Hanover 62, Varina 59
Charlottesville 61, Goochland 9
Louisa 61, Monticello 43
Lafayette 60, New Kent 38
Amelia 45, Nottoway 33
Cumberland at Central-Lunenburg, 7pm
Charles City 42, Carver College/Career Academy 18
Tidewater Academy 32, Amelia Academy 28
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 45, Banner Christian 29
Buckingham at Randolph-Henry, 7pm
King & Queen Central at Middlesex, 6pm
Mathews at West Point, 7pm
James Monroe 44, Courtland 36
Eastern View 57, Caroline 13
Spotsylvania at Chancellor, 6:30pm
Culpeper County 69, King George 34

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:

Polar Bear Meet at Atlee, 5:30pm

WRESTLING:

Douglas Freeman, Norfolk Academy, Hargrave Military at Collegiate, 4:30pm

HOOPS: New RVA Sports Network Top 10 High School Polls

Polls are based on known game results through Saturday January 21, 2023:


BOYS:

1) John Marshall (16-0, was #1)
2) Varina (12-2, was #2)
3) Hopewell (12-2, was #3)
4) L.C. Bird (11-4, was #4)
5) Manchester (14-1, was #5)
6) Steward (12-5, was #6)
7) Glen Allen (12-3, was #9)
8) James River (10-3, was #7)
9) Highland Springs (10-4, returning)
10) Matoaca (11-3, was #10)

Dropping Out: St. Christopher's

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#9 Highland Springs at #8 James River, Monday, 7:15pm (TWITTER: @TheRVASportsNet)
#7 Glen Allen at #1 John Marshall, Tuesday, 7:30pm
#4 L.C. Bird at Patriot (15-2), Wednesday, 7pm
#2 Varina vs. #4 L.C. Bird, Saturday, 3:45pm, VSU Multi-Purpose Center, Ettrick
Petersburg (10-5) vs. #3 Hopewell, Saturday, 5:30pm, VSU Multi-Purpose Center, Ettrick

GIRLS:

1) Thomas Dale (13-2, was #1)
2) Glen Allen (13-0, was #2)
3) Manchester (13-3, was #3)
4) James River (13-2, was #4)
5) Saint Gertrude (16-4, was #5)
6) L.C. Bird (12-3, was #6)
7) Hopewell (11-1, was #9)
8) Steward (14-6, was #7)
9) Highland Springs (12-5, was #8)
10) Monacan (10-6, was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#2 Glen Allen at John Marshall (12-5), Tuesday, 6pm
Cosby at #6 L.C. Bird, Tuesday, 7:15pm
#1 Thomas Dale at Matoaca (10-4), Tuesday, 7:15pm
#3 Manchester at Cosby, Thursday, 7:30pm