Virginia High School Basketball - Bishop Ireton edges St. Mary's Ryken
January 17, 2023: Alexandria, VA 22314 The Bishop Ireton Cardinals (Alexandria, VA) basketball nipped the visiting St. Mary's Ryken Knights (Leonardtown, MD), 79-72 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Cardinals (12-6) will now prepare for their test against Paul VI (Chantilly, VA). The Panthers go into the VISAA Division I test with a 14-4 record. In their last test, Paul VI got by The Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, MD), 74-27, in a non-league test.
The Knights now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Archbishop Carroll for a non-league test on Friday, January 20. St. Mary's Ryken will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 70-23 non-league win over Jackson-Reed (Washington, DC). The Lions record now stands at 12-5.