Coach Anthony Barnes welcomes back his staff and six of his players from the 2022-2023 season. A season that included a Home 🏡 post season victory in addition to a winning record. Barnes will try to continue the momentum this season my meshing his six returning players with youngsters from the JV program.

Brayden and Bryce Smoot along with Ethan Richardson, Davis Reitzel, Isaiah Easter and Jabin Talley will provide plenty of experience and leadership for Barnes. The group will rely upon their speed and Basketball 🏀 IQ to offset a lack of height now that 6’5 Elijah Cox is playing ball at the college level.

Noah Manning, Jay Burnette, Cody Reece, Landon Puckett, Caden Dalton and Paul Marshall will fill out the roster. Easter was part of that Junior Varsity group before being called up for the Post Season (2 games).

Here’s what we know for sure – this group will be well coached, play fast and give their best each and every time they lace up their sneakers 👟.

Meet the Cavaliers is set for Friday night on the Hill and Saturday will be spent in Abingdon for a scrimmage day with the home team and Chilhowie.

Class 2 playoffs included the following from within our District:

#1 – Radford* 63, #8 – James River* 0

#3 – Glenvar * 56, Patrick Co* 0

#2 – Gretna 28, Floyd County * 27

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Class 3C –

Alleghany * fell at home 40-29 to Rustburg.

Three Rivers District has two of its 7 teams remaining in Glenvar & Radford.

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Region 3D was all chalk as the Top Four teams all advanced – by 22, 23, 24 and 32 points.

This week it will be #1- Magna Vista hosting #4 – Christiansburg & #2 – William Byrd hosting #3 – Lord Botetourt.

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In the category of Friends & Neighbors –

Class 2 will get the Day underway at Noon with Appomattox County (24-3) facing Bruton (19-6).

Region 3D Champion Hidden Valley hosts Grafton in the middle game, scheduled for 2:30 and Auburn (24-3) takes its turn against Altavista (17-8) at 4:30.

The Eagles will look to make it five straight State Titles and eight in the last 10 years in the nightcap. Altavista knocked off a one loss Gate City squad last night

A Look inside the distance each school will have to travel for the Saturday matches.

Ranging from 6.1 up to 254 miles as two of the six teams will be coming over from the far side of Richmond.

One ticket 🎟 will get you in for all three games and can be purchased online.

The Salem Civic Center holds 6,820.