Basketball Recap: Josiah Bishop's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Southwest Virginia Academy over Harrisonburg Homeschool

Southwest Virginia Academy lost against Harrisonburg HomeSchool back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Conquerors came up short against the Lightning, falling 69-43. The matchup marked the Conquerors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Josiah Bishop

Points

11/20/25 @ Faith Christian	19
11/15/25 vs Ridgeview Christian	19
12/06/25 @ Harrisonburg HomeSchool	18
12/02/25 @ Varsity Opponent	11
11/13/25 @ Dayspring Christian Academy	8
+ 1 more games

Southwest Virginia Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Josiah Bishop, who posted 18 points. Southwest Virginia Academy is 2-1 when Bishop posts 15 or more points, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Bishop, who put up 14 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Southwest Virginia Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Harrisonburg HomeSchool, the victory (which was their sixth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.

Southwest Virginia Academy has already played their next game, a 63-48 win against Varsity Opponent on the 6th. As for Harrisonburg HomeSchool, they are taking a road trip to take on Rise Academy at 6:00 p.m. on the 15th.