Playing in front of a standing-room-only packed gym, the Fort Chiswell boys basketball team lost to their county rivals by the score of 53-37.

George Wythe is now 22-2 and have won 19 straight games. Malik Johnson scored 23 points; Noah Atwood contributed 12 points.

Fort Chiswell saw their record fall 18-6 as they were led by Tanner Bailey with nine points. Coach Derrick Jackson of Fort Chiswell said, “We played at our pace the first half, but the third quarter we lost the pace . Their length really bothered us. We wanted to make the game ugly, and we did for the first half.” Coach then said, “We missed Colby Rider tonight on the inside.” Rider has missed the last few games with torn ligaments in his ankle. Fort Chiswell will travel to undefeated Honaker Tigers. They are 23-0 and are led by 6’8″ Tanner Robinette. The game at Honaker will tip at 7 pm.

Photography courtesy Tina Quesenberry