The Bishop O'Connell Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Quincy Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bishop O'Connell sitting on three straight wins and Quincy on six.
Bishop O'Connell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Booker T. Washington, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Bishop O'Connell was ranked sixth). Bishop O'Connell secured a 90-85 W over Booker T. Washington on Friday.
| 01/24/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 8 |
| 01/04/25 vs Potomac School | 6 |
| 12/06/24 vs Dunbar | 5 |
| 01/03/25 vs Evergreen Christian | 5 |
| 01/18/25 vs Riverdale Baptist | 4 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop O'Connell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shane Lincoln, who went 11 for 16 en route to 27 points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lincoln a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Liam Koelsch, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points and eight boards.
Lincoln wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Bishop O'Connell was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Quincy's strategy against Geneseo on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Quincy blew Geneseo out of the water with a 72-25 final score. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Bishop O'Connell has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Quincy, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season.
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