Local Roundup: Rivendell advances in D-IV girls hoops tournament

Published: 03-06-2025 3:48 PM

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Girls Basketball

Rivendell 38, Danville 37

Key players: Rivendell Academy — Lily Murray, Lyza Taylor, Payton Gray

Highlights: Gray made the game-winning free throws to give the 10th-seeded Raptors an upset of the No. 7 Bears in the opening round of the VPA Division IV tournament. The win was Rivendell’s first in the postseason since a first-round defeat of Craftsbury in 2021. The Raptors will travel to Dorset, Vt., to face second-seeded Long Trail in the quarterfinals on Friday at 5:30 p.m., where a win would produce their deepest tournament run since 2011.

Records: Rivendell 7-14; Danville 8-11

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