The Virginia High Bearcats (Bristol, VA) basketball crushed the visiting Richlands Blue Tornado (Richlands, VA), 78-51 in Friday's league bout.

The Bearcats now possess a 17-5 record. They play next when they host Central Wise for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 8. Virginia High will play a Warriors team coming off a 83-52 league win over John Battle (Bristol, VA). The Warriors record now stands at 12-4.

With the loss, Richlands falls to 6-12 on the campaign. The Blue tornado host Tazewell (Tazewell, VA) to play the Bulldogs in a Southwest bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 9-12. Tazewell won 83-76 in their recent non-league bout against Twin Valley (Pilgrims Knob, VA)