CHARLOTTESVILLE - After trailing by 16 in the first quarter, the varsity basketball team cut the lead to four points before falling 80-67 on the road to St. Anne's-Belfield Friday night.

Alexander Petrie '17 had 22 points and gave out five assists, Nick Sherod put in 19 points, Justin Jasper '18 had a career-high 12 and Fleet Wallace '15 scored 10.

STAB shot the 3-ball very well, knocking in eight 3-pointers to help build its big lead. But StC (4-2 Prep League, 13-4) fought back several times before running out of gas.

The next varsity tilt is at Collegiate, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 5:30 pm.

St. Christopher's   11 25 10 21 - 67
St. Anne's-Belfield 24 18 16 22 - 80
STAB (4-2, n/a): Harrison 16, Johnson 14, Nixon 4, Montgomery-Delaurier 25, Morris 15, Palumbo 6, Landes 0, Kent 0, Lewis 0, Nalic 0, Woodson 0. Totals: 28 16-22 80. 3-point goals: Montgomery-Delaurier 3, Morris 3, Palumbo 2.
StC (4-2, 13-4): Lynde 0, Petrie 22, Wallace 10, Sherod 19, Jasper 12, Bennett 2, Thompson 0, Bedell 0, Johnson 0, Dunivan 2, Widhelm 0. Totals: 24 15-22 67. 3-point goals: Sherod 2, Petrie, Wallace.