Virginia High School Basketball - New Covenant can't hold off North Cross
February 2, 2023: Lynchburg, VA 24501 The North Cross Raiders basketball team scored 54 points and held the host New Covenant Gryphons to 52 in the Raiders league triumph on Thursday.
The Raiders now sport a 11-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Roanoke Catholic for a non-league contest on Monday, February 6. North Cross will battle a Celtics team coming off a 55-42 league win over Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, VA). The Celtics record now stands at 15-10.
The Gryphons (16-6) will now prepare for their contest against Timberlake Christian (Forest, VA). The Tornadoes enter the non-league contest with a 8-12 record. In their last contest, Timberlake Christian was nudged by Roanoke Valley Christian (Roanoke, VA), 51-33, in a non-league contest.