Roanoke Catholic unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 79-54 to the Blue Ridge Barons on Wednesday. The Celtics haven't had much luck with the Barons recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Roanoke Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayden Johnson, who scored 14 points, and Demarcus Brown, who had nine points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Dreylan Creasy-Quirindoongo had a dynamite game for Blue Ridge, going 8 for 16 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds. What's more, Creasy-Quirindoongo also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most he's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Colby White, who had 14 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Roanoke Catholic will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Stuart Hall at 5:30 p.m. on December 4th. As for Blue Ridge, they will take on Peninsula Catholic at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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