Virginia High School Basketball - Amelia Academy can't hold off Virginia Episcopal School
January 25, 2017: Lynchburg, VA 24503 The Amelia Academy Patriots basketball team (Amelia Court House, VA), was nudged 73-70 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Virginia Episcopal School Bishops (Lynchburg, VA)
The Bishops now sport a 6-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Blue Ridge for a Virginia Independent battle on Friday, January 27. Virginia Episcopal School will battle a Barons team coming off a 71-53 non-league win over Middleburg Academy (Middleburg, VA). The Barons record now stands at 20-1.
The Patriots (13-7) will now prepare for their battle against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot (Powhatan, VA). The Knights come into the VISAA Division 3 battle with a 4-9 record. In their last battle, Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot edged Southampton Academy (Courtland, VA), 46-34, in a league battle.