Middlesex Chargers hope to demote Altavista Colonels; only three wins away from state crown
The Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity boys basketball team (23-3, 13-0) fell in the finals of the Region A tournament Friday, 64-50, to an undefeated Lancaster High School (LHS) — making Middlesex the region runner-up.
As region runner-up, the Chargers qualified for the State 1A tournament — Middlesex will next take on the Altavista Combined School of Campbell County Friday and will try to demote Altavista’s Colonels (20-4, 13-0) in the quarter-finals of the state tournament.
Altavista is referred to as a combined school, rather than a high school, because it has both middle- and high school-level grades under the same roof.
Friday’s Middlesex-Altavista game is being played at Heritage High School at 3101 Wards Ferry Road in Lynchburg. Tipoff is set for 5:30…
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