Vermont High School Basketball - Rice Memorial winner over Essex
February 19, 2019: South Burlington, VT 05403 The Rice Memorial Green Knights (South Burlington, VT) basketball felled the visiting Essex Hornets (Essex Junction, VT), 43-35 in Tuesday's league test.
The Green Knights (12-7) will now prepare for their test against Burlington (Burlington, VT). The Seahorses go into the Metro test with a 6-13 record. In their last test, Burlington was beaten by South Burlington (South Burlington, VT), 58-52, in a non-league test.
The Hornets now own a 10-9 record. They play next when they host Champlain Valley Union for a Metro test on Thursday, February 21. Essex will encounter a Redhawks squad coming off a 38-28 league win over Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans, VT). The Redhawks record now stands at 18-0.