Basketball Recap: Covington Comes Up Short

Covington extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to four on Friday, dropping them down to 0-3. They were outmatched by the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils and fell 78-46. If the Trojans were looking for revenge after losing 59-45 to the Blue Devils when the teams met back in November of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Creux Rieman

Points

11/28/25 vs Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin	21
11/25/25 @ Schlarman	22
11/24/25 vs Paris	26

When it comes to explaining why Covington lost, don't look at Creux Rieman. Despite the final result, he went 5-for-12 on his way to 21 points and five boards. Rieman's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. Another player making a difference was Cooper Stalcup, who posted five points.

As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 67.3 points this season.

Keison Peoples went supernova, almost dropping a triple-double with 31 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's points. Noah Rice was another key player, shooting 71% from the field en route to 13 points.

Covington has already played their next contest (against Schlarman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, they will challenge Tolono Unity at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.