The Salem High basketball teams will have a full schedule of games this week while the Glenvar teams won’t be playing games but will be practicing to resume play in the new year. Salem’s boys are playing in a four-team tournament at Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville this week.
The Spartans will take on Clarke County tonight, Thursday, at 6 pm followed by a game between Turner Ashby and host Wilson Memorial. On Friday a third place game will tip off at 6 pm with the tournament championship to follow between Thursday’s winners. The Spartans come into the two-day tourney with a 2-4 record after falling to Blacksburg in their last game before Christmas.
The Spartans dropped a 60-52 game to the Bruins in Blacksburg on December 19. The Salem girls played host to Blacksburg that night and remained undefeated with a 69-51 win. The girls were scheduled to play at Magna Vista on Wednesday of this week, followed by a home game with Rockbridge this Friday. Both the Salem boys and girls will open the new year with a busy schedule next week. They’ll play Hidden Valley on Tuesday, with the girls at home and the boys at Hidden Valley.
Then, on Wednesday, the boys will host Northside while the girls go there. The week concludes with the boys hosting Christiansburg on January 5 and the girls heading south to play the Blue Demons in their gym. Glenvar teams are off this week, returning Wednesday, January 3, when the boys host Carroll County and the girls travel to Patrick County. On Thursday of next week the boys go to Christiansburg and next Friday, January 5, the girls will host Carroll County. Glenvar’s boys are 2-5 after defeating Christiansburg at home, 58-55, in their last game before Christmas. The girls are still looking for a win after six games.
