Virginia High School Basketball - Dan River edged by Altavista Combined School
January 9, 2009: Ringgold, VA 24586 The Dan River Wildcats basketball team (Ringgold, VA), was nudged 54-51 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Altavista Combined School Colonels (Altavista, VA)
The Colonels now possess a 3-6 record. They play next when they travel to Cumberland for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 14. Altavista Combined School will battle a Dukes team coming off a 59-27 league loss to Goochland (Goochland, VA). The Dukes record now stands at 0-9.
The Wildcats (4-8) will now prepare for their battle against Gretna (Gretna, VA). The Hawks come into the A Dogwood battle with a 5-4 record. In their last battle, Gretna was nudged by Campbell (Naruna, VA), 54-44, in a league battle.