Basketball Recap: New Covenant Christian Beats Covenant Christian Academy for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Flames

Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 vs Covenant Christian Academy	58-39
01/23/25 @ Christian School of York	29-19
01/21/25 @ Lititz Christian	41-29
01/17/25 @ Harrisburg Academy	45-19
01/16/25 @ Dayspring Christian Academy	51-41

New Covenant Christian waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past Covenant Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 58-39. Given the Flames 's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Covenant Christian Academy are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

New Covenant Christian was led to victory by Qynne Demler and Miracle Hershey. Demler went 12 for 23 on her way to 28 points, while Hershey went 10 of 18 en route to 20 points and four steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Demler has scored at least a third of New Covenant Christian's points. Alayna Zimmerman was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.

New Covenant Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

New Covenant Christian pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Covenant Christian Academy, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-4 record.

New Covenant Christian has already played their next contest (against Ephrata Mennonite), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Covenant Christian Academy will take on Mount Calvary Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.