Virginia High School Basketball - Virginia Episcopal School thwarts New Covenant
February 8, 2019: Lynchburg, VA 24503 The Virginia Episcopal School Bishops (Lynchburg, VA) basketball knocked off the visiting New Covenant Gryphons (Lynchburg, VA), 47-39 in Friday's league test.
The Bishops (8-8) will now prepare for their test against Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, VA). The go into the VISAA Blue Ridge test with a 9-10 record. In their last test, Eastern Mennonite went down by Covenant (Charlottesville, VA), 51-40, in a non-league test.
The Gryphons now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Carlisle for a VISAA Blue Ridge test on Tuesday, February 12. New Covenant will encounter a Chiefs squad coming off a 47-12 league win over Chatham Hall (Chatham, VA). The Chiefs record now stands at 11-3.