Basketball Recap: Bishop Mcdevitt Drops Season-High Score on James Buchanan

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 12:04pm

Basketball Recap: Bishop McDevitt Crusaders vs. James Buchanan Rockets

Suggested Video

Crusaders

Team Score

01/10/25 vs James Buchanan82
12/27/24 vs Central Catholic72
01/03/25 vs Big Spring71
12/12/24 vs Camp Hill71
12/20/24 @ Boiling Springs68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop McDevitt). They walked away with an 82-75 victory over the James Buchanan Rockets on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Crusaders sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

It was another big night for Patrick Denisco, who went 7 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 31 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadus Byrd, who posted 13 points and five assists.

Bishop McDevitt was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Bishop McDevitt now has a winning record of 6-5. As for James Buchanan, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9.

Bishop McDevitt didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-62 win against Steelton-Highspire on the 13th. James Buchanan has also already played their next contest, a 67-45 defeat against Boiling Springs on the 13th.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps