Four years after a one-point loss in the Class 3 boys basketball championship, Petersburg High School is heading back to the title game, this time riding a steamroller into Richmond.
The PHS boys varsity basketball team advanced to the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 3 State Championships after soundly beating Western Albemarle in the state semifinals on March 6, that followed an even more resounding victory March 3 in the state quarterfinals against Meridian High.
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On Saturday, March 14, the Crimson Wave will face off against Lake Taylor High School at the State Finals at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond. Petersburg (21-4) beat Lake Taylor 66-53 in the Region 3A championship game at the end of February.
It’s the first trip to the state finals for the Crimson Wave since 2022 when they lost a heartbreaker to Cave Spring, 76-75.
This year, the team has dominated on the court throughout the season under the direction of Tytrail “Ty” White, head coach and assistant athletic director. White, a PHS alum and Virginia State University graduate, has over 20 years of coaching experience.
