Rhode Island High School Basketball - Classical sneaks past Portsmouth
January 5, 2026: Portsmouth, RI 02871 The Classical Purple (Providence, RI) basketball edged the host Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI), 52-48 in Monday's league bout.
The Purple now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they travel to East Providence for a Division I bout on Thursday, January 8. Classical will play a Townies team coming off a 67-52 league win over North Kingstown (North Kingstown, RI). The Townies record now stands at 5-3.
With the loss, Portsmouth falls to 3-1 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Central (Providence, RI) to play the Knights in a Division I bout on Friday, January 9. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Central won 88-83 in their recent league bout against Cranston East (Cranston, RI)