Basketball Recap: David Dellarova Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat the Pilgrim Academy

Gloucester County Christian hadn't done well against The Pilgrim Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Gloucester County Christian Conquerors managed a 54-49 victory over The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Conquerors.

David DellaRova

Points

02/04/25 vs The Pilgrim Academy	26
01/30/25 @ The Pilgrim Academy	17
01/23/25 @ King's Christian	4
12/17/24 vs Caravel	18
12/16/24 @ St. Joseph	4
+ 4 more games

Gloucester County Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was David DellaRova out in front who went 9 of 22 en route to 26 points and six boards. That's the most points DellaRova has posted since back in December of 2024. Colby James was another key player, going 6 for 13 to rack up 12 points and six rebounds.

Loss or not, The Pilgrim Academy got some senior leadership from Ayden Miller and Luke McGonagle. Miller had seven points in addition to nine assists and seven boards, while McGonagle scored 12 points. Those nine assists set a new season-high mark for Miller. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Seavey, who put up nine points.

Gloucester County Christian's record is now 6-13. As for The Pilgrim Academy, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Gloucester County Christian has already played their next match (against Harmony Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for The Pilgrim Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-19 victory against Varsity Opponent on the 6th.