Virginia High School Basketball - North Cross winner over New Covenant
February 9, 2017: Lynchburg, VA 24501 In Thursday's non-league outing, the North Cross Raiders (Roanoke, VA) basketball squad felled the host New Covenant Gryphons (Lynchburg, VA), by a margin of 81-64.
The Raiders (21-3) will now prepare for their outing against Carlisle (Martinsville, VA). The Chiefs go into the non-league outing with a 6-12 record. In their last outing, Carlisle was beaten by Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, NC), 82-49, in a non-league outing.
The Gryphons now own a 7-15 record. They play next when they host Temple Christian for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 11. New Covenant will clash with a Crusaders squad coming off a 69-26 non-league loss to Fuqua (Farmville, VA). The Crusaders record now stands at 3-18.