Gryphons
| 01/16/25 vs Blue Ridge | 45-59 |
| 01/09/25 @ Fishburne Military | 57-43 |
| 12/21/24 vs Grace Christian School | 64-40 |
| 12/20/24 vs Southampton Academy | 84-23 |
| 12/19/24 vs Grove Christian School | 68-34 |
After a string of 11 wins, New Covenant's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 59-45 to the Blue Ridge Barons. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Barons are ranked second).
New Covenant lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lucas Gorman, who posted 15 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Gorman a new career-high in rebounds. Tristan Isenhour was another key player, putting up 13 points along with six boards and five assists.
Blue Ridge found their leader in sophomore Austin Agosto Navarro, who went 5 for 10 en route to 17 points. Ben Scruggs also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
New Covenant's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2. As for Blue Ridge, the win keeps them at an undefeated 19-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Covenant won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Miller School of Albemarle at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Miller School of Albemarle is on a three-game streak of home wins, New Covenant a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Blue Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Carlisle at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
