Numerous basketball teams from Hampton Roads are among the 36 boys and 48 girls programs who received invitations to the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state playoffs, which begin Tuesday on home courts of the higher seeds.
The quarterfinals are Wednesday on home courts of the top four seeds in each bracket, who all received first-round byes in the 12-team brackets.
Friday’s semifinals and Saturday’s championship games will be held in Richmond — the boys in Benedictine’s arena, the girls in Steward’s.
Among boys, seventh-seeded Catholic is in the Division I field; unseeded teams Peninsula Catholic and Atlantic Shores Christian and No. 5 Norfolk Collegiate are in Division II, and No. 5 Portsmouth Christian and unseeded Walsingham Academy are in Division III.
All of those teams play Tuesday; Catholic, Norfolk Collegiate and Portsmouth Christian are at home.
Norfolk Christian defenders, including Christal Harris, left, hamper Catholic’s Maya Land-Dailey’s attempt for two during the TCIS girls basketball regular season title game Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot)
Among girls, No. 3 Catholic and No. 12 Norfolk Academy are in the Division I field; No. 3 Norfolk Christian and No. 12 Cape Henry Collegiate are in the Division II bracket; No. 5 Portsmouth Christian and No. 9 Greenbrier Christian are in Division III; and No. 6 Williamsburg Christian Academy and No. 7 Denbigh Baptist are in Division IV.
Catholic and Norfolk Christian earned a bye to Wednesday home games, and the other teams all will play Tuesday.
The full pairings are here:
Boys
DIVISION I
First round (Tuesday):
Potomac School at #8 St. Christopher’s, 6 p.m.
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes at #5 Bishop Ireton
Woodberry Forest at #6 Episcopal, 6 p.m.
St. Anne’s-Belfield at #7 Catholic, 6 p.m,
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Potomac School-St. Christopher’s winner at #1 Paul VI, 7 p.m.
SSSA-Bishop Ireton winner at #4 Blue Ridge
Woodberry Forest-Episcopal winner at #3 Highland, 6 p.m.
St. Anne’s-Belfield – Catholic winner at #2 Bishop O’Connell
Semifinals (Friday at Benedictine’s arena in Richmond):
Upper bracket, 7:15 p.m.
Lower bracket, 9 p.m.
Final (Saturday at Benedictine):
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
DIVISION II
First round (Tuesday):
Peninsula Catholic at #8 Seton, 5 p.m.
Grace Christian at #5 Norfolk Collegiate, 5 p.m.
Steward at #6 Virginia Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Atlantic Shores Christian at #7 North Cross, 6 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Peninsula Catholic-Seton winner at #1 Fairfax Christian
Grace Christian-Norfolk Collegiate winner at #4 Hargrave Military Academy
Steward-Virginia Academy winner at #3 Miller School of Albemarle
Atlantic Shores-North Cross winner at #2 Virginia Episcopal, 6 p.m.
Semifinals (Friday at Benedictine’s arena in Richmond):
Upper bracket, 3:45 p.m.
Lower bracket, 5:30 p.m.
Final (Saturday at Benedictine):
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
DIVISION III
First round (Tuesday):
Walsingham Academy at #8 New Covenant, 5:30 p.m.
Brunswick Academy at #5 Portsmouth Christian, 7 p.m.
Wakefield School at #6 Roanoke Catholic, 5 p.m.
Tandem Friends at #7 Cristo Rey, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Walsingham-New Covenant winner at #1 Evergreen Christian
Brunswick Academy-Portsmouth Christian winner at #4 St. Michael the Archangel
Wakefield-Roanoke Catholic winner at #3 Carmel
Tandem Friends-Cristo Rey winner at #2 Stuart Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals (Friday at Benedictine’s arena in Richmond):
Upper bracket, noon
Lower bracket, 1:45 p.m.
Final (Saturday at Benedictine):
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
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Girls
DIVISION I
First round (Tuesday):
#9 Saint John Paul the Great at #8 Saint Gertrude, 5 p.m.
#12 Norfolk Academy at #5 St. Anne’s-Belfield, 5 p.m.
#11 St. Catherine’s at #6 Trinity Episcopal, 5:30 p.m.
#10 Flint Hill at #7 Bishop O’Connell, 5 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Saint John Paul the Great-Saint Gertrude winner at #1 Bishop Ireton
Norfolk Academy – St. Anne’s-Belfield winner at #4 Potomac School, 5 p.m.
St. Catherine’s-Trinity Episcopal winner at #3 Catholic, 6 p.m.
Flint Hill-Bishop O’Connell winner at #2 Paul VI, 5 p.m.
Semifinals (Friday at Steward School in Richmond):
Upper bracket, 7:15 p.m.
Lower bracket, 9 p.m.
Final (Saturday at Steward):
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
DIVISION II
First round (Tuesday):
#9 Seton at #8 Chatham Hall, 5 p.m.
#12 Cape Henry Collegiate at #5 Covenant, 5 p.m.
#11 Veritas School at #6 Christchurch
#10 Virginia Episcopal at #7 Trinity Christian, 6 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Seton-Chatham Hall winner at #1 Virginia Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Cape Henry-Covenant winner at #4 Miller School of Albemarle, 5 p.m.
Veritas-Christchurch winner at #3 Norfolk Christian
Virginia Episcopal-Trinity Christian winner at #2 Steward, 6 p.m.
Semifinals (Friday at Steward School in Richmond):
Upper bracket, 3:45 p.m.
Lower bracket, 5:30 p.m.
Final (Saturday at Steward):
Semifinal winners, noon
DIVISION III
First round (Tuesday):
#9 Greenbrier Christian Academy at #8 Timberlake Christian, 5:30 p.m.
#12 Westover Christian at #5 Portsmouth Christian
#11 Randolph-Macon Academy at #6 Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, 6 p.m.
#10 Kenston Forest at #7 Stuart Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Greenbrier Christian-Timberlake Christian winner at #1 Carlisle, 6 p.m.
Westover Christian-Portsmouth Christian winner at #4 New Covenant
Randolph-Macon Academy – Blessed Sacrament Huguenot winner vs. #3 Grove Christian (at Steward), 4:30 p.m.
Kenston Forest-Stuart Hall winner at #2 Chelsea Academy
Semifinals (Friday at Steward School in Richmond):
Upper bracket, noon
Lower bracket, 1:45 p.m.
Final (Saturday at Steward):
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
DIVISION IV
First round (Tuesday):
#9 Carmel at #8 Southampton Academy
#12 Amelia Academy at #5 St. Michael the Archangel, 4 p.m.
#11 Quantico at #6 Williamsburg Christian Academy, 5 p.m.
#10 Tidewater Baptist at #7 Denbigh Baptist
Quarterfinals (Wednesday):
Carmel-Southampton Academy winner at #1 Brunswick Academy
Amelia Academy-St. Michael the Archangel winner at #4 Broadwater Academy, 5 p.m.
Quantico-Williamsburg Christian winner at #3 Fuqua
Tidewater Academy-Denbigh Baptist winner at #2 Christ Chapel Academy
Semifinals (Friday at Steward School in Richmond):
Upper bracket, 9 a.m.
Lower bracket, 10:30 a.m.
Final (Saturday at Steward):
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
