Basketball Recap: Ellie Jacobs Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Lynchburg Homeschool

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2025, 3:33pm

Basketball Recap: New Covenant Gryphons vs. Lynchburg HomeSchool Patriots

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New Covenant won the last time they faced Lynchburg HomeSchool and things went their way on Friday too. The New Covenant Gryphons walked away with a 51-43 win over the Lynchburg HomeSchool Patriots. Given the Gryphons 's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Patriots are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ellie Jacobs

Points (Career)

01/17/25 @ Lynchburg HomeSchool13
01/05/24 vs James River HomeSchool12
12/08/23 @ Fuqua8
12/05/24 vs Temple Christian8
12/17/24 vs Lynchburg HomeSchool7

New Covenant's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ellie Jacobs, who posted 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Jacobs a new career-high in points. Alicia Kenny was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards.

New Covenant is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Lynchburg HomeSchool, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.

New Covenant will head out to challenge Westover Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive. Lynchburg HomeSchool has already played their next match (against State Line HomeSchool R), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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