The varsity basketball programs from Mathews and Gloucester high schools faced off with one another last Wednesday and the Blue Devils triumphed over the Dukes in both the boys’ and girls’ games.

The Mathews High School girls’ varsity basketball team beat Gloucester last Wednesday at Gloucester, 48-41. Pictured above are Mathews players, from left, Joice Small and Trinity Reynolds trying to get the ball from GHS player Brooklynn Dudley (center).

MHS/GHS girls

The girls opened the Gloucester-Mathews battle. With the score being close the entire game, the MHS finished strong to defeat Gloucester, 48-41.

Senior Joice Small led the Devils in scoring, finishing the night with 21 points. Junior Reese Brock also ended the game in double digits with 10 points. Rounding out the scoring for Mathews were junior Kayla Carr (six points), junior Emmillie Smith (four points), junior Zayle Darby (three points), junior Sarah Ashbaugh (two points) and junior Olivia Ashbaugh and sophomore Tr...