By Marty Gordon
The local high schools have released their schedules for the upcoming basketball season.
The Virginia High School League says high school basketball practice will begin December 7 with games commencing by December 21.
Attendance for spectators has been set at 25, but the VHSL said each individual school system can decide if it will allow any fans. So far, neither Montgomery County nor Radford City have said what protocols they will move forward with as basketball begins. Participants, coaches and officials do not count toward that 25 maximum.
Regional playoffs are currently scheduled for Feb. 8-12. There will be no district tournaments this year.
Eastern Montgomery girls’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21 at Parry McCluer; Wednesday, Dec. 23, at home versus Covington; Monday, Jan. 4, at home versus Craig County; Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Narrows; Thursday, Jan. 7, at Highland; Monday, Jan. 11, at home versus Parry McCluer; Tuesday, Jan.12, at Covington; Monday, Jan. 18, at home versus Auburn; Thursday, Jan. 21, at Craig County; Monday, Jan. 25, at Auburn;
Tuesday, Jan. 26, at home versus Narrows; Thursday, Jan. 28, at home versus Highland.
Eastern Montgomery boys’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at home versus Parry McCluer; Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Covington; Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Galax; Monday, Jan. 4, at Craig County; Tuesday, Jan. 5, at home versus Narrows; Thursday, Jan. 7, at Highland; Monday, Jan. 11, at Parry McCluer; Tuesday, Jan. 12, at home versus Covington; Thursday, Jan. 21, at home versus Craig County; Wednesday, Jan. 27, at home versus Galax’ Thursday, Jan. 28, at home versus Highland.
Christiansburg boys’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at Abingdon; Tuesday, Dec. 29, at home versus Hidden Valley; Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Patrick Henry; Tuesday, Jan. 5, at home versus Abingdon; Friday, Jan. 8, at Cave Spring; Monday, Jan. 11, at home versus Salem; Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Pulaski; Friday, Jan. 15, at Blacksburg; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Hidden Valley; Friday, Jan. 22, at home versus Patrick Henry;
Wednesday, Jan. 27, at home versus Cave Spring; Friday, Jan. 29, at Salem; Tuesday, Feb. 2, at home versus Pulaski; Thursday, Feb. 4, at home versus Blacksburg.
Christiansburg girls’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at home versus Abingdon; Tuesday, Dec. 29 at Hidden Valley; Monday, Jan. 4, at home versus Patrick Henry; Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Abingdon’ Friday, Jan. 8, at home versus Cave Spring; Monday, Jan. 11, at Salem; Wednesday, Jan. 13, at home versus Pulaski; Friday, Jan. 15, at Blacksburg; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at home versus Hidden Valley; Friday, Jan. 22, at Patrick Henry Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Cave Spring; Friday, Jan. 29, at home versus Salem; Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Pulaski; Thursday, Feb. 4, at home versus Blacksburg.
Blacksburg boys’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at home versus Pulaski; Wednesday, Dec. 21, at home versus Auburn; Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Patrick Henry; Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Salem; Monday, Jan. 11, at home versus Cave Spring; Wednesday, Jan. 13, at home versus Hidden Valley; Friday, Jan. 15, at home versus Christiansburg; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at home versus Patrick Henry; Friday, Jan. 22, at Pulaski; Monday, Jan. 25, at home versus Salem; Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Auburn; Friday, Jan. 29, at Cave Spring; Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Hidden Valley; Thursday, Feb, 4, at Christiansburg.
Blacksburg girls’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at Pulaski; Wednesday, Dec. 23 at Radford; Tuesday, Dec. 29, at home versus Patrick Henry; Wednesday, Jan. 6, at home versus Blacksburg; Monday, Jan. 11, at Cave Spring;
Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Hidden Valley; Friday, Jan. 15, at home versus Christiansburg; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Patrick Henry; Friday, Jan. 22, at home versus Pulaski’ Monday, Jan. 25, at Salem;
Wednesday, Jan. 27, at home versus Radford; Friday, Jan. 29, at home versus Cave Spring; Tuesday, Feb. 2, at home versus Hidden Valley; Thursday, Feb. 4, at Christiansburg.
Auburn boys’ varsity
Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Blacksburg; Tuesday, Dec. 29 at Ft. Chiswell; Saturday, Jan. 2 at Grayson; Tuesday, Jan. 5, at home versus George Wythe; Friday, Jan. 8, at home versus Galax; Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Bland; Friday, Jan. 15, at home versus Ft. Chiswell; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at home versus Grayson; Friday, Jan. 22, at George Wythe; Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Galax;
Wednesday, Jan. 27, at home versus Blacksburg; Friday, Jan. 29, at home versus Bland.
Auburn girls’ varsity
Monday, De. 21, at home versus Alleghany; Tuesday, Dec. 29, at home versus Ft. Chiswell; Saturday, Jan. 2, at home versus Grayson; Tuesday, Jan. 5, at George Wythe; Friday, Jan. 8, at Galax; Monday, Jan. 11, at Alleghany; Wednesday, Jan. 13, at home versus Bland; Friday, Jan. 15, at Ft. Chiswell; Monday, Jan. 18, at Eastern Montgomery; Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Grayson; Friday, Jan. 22, at home versus George Wythe; Monday, Jan. 25, at home versus Eastern Montgomery; Tuesday, Jan. 26, at home versus Galax; Friday, Jan. 29, at Bland.
Radford boys’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at home versus Giles; Monday, Dec. 28, at James River; Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Alleghany; Monday, Jan. 4, at home versus Glenvar; Wednesday, Jan. 6, at home versus Floyd; Friday, Jan. 8, at Carroll County; Saturday, Jan. 9, E.C. Glass at Floyd; Monday, Jan. 11, at Giles; Friday, Jan. 15, at home versus James River; Monday, Jan. 18, at home versus Alleghany; Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Glenvar; Friday, Jan. 22, at Floyd; Monday, Jan. 25, at home versus Carroll County.
Radford girls’ varsity
Monday, Dec. 21, at Giles; Wednesday, Dec. 23, at home versus Blacksburg; Monday, Dec. 28, at home versus James River; Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Glenvar; Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Floyd; Friday, Jan. 8, at home versus Carroll County; Monday, Jan. 11, at home versus Giles; Friday, Jan. 15 at James River; Monday, Jan. 18 at Alleghany; Wednesday, Jan. 20, at home versus Glenvar; Friday, Jan. 22, at home versus Floyd; Monday, Jan. 25, at Carroll County; Wednesday, Jan.27, at Blacksburg.