New Covenant Christian played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Dayspring Christian Academy Warriors and fell 86-55. Even though they lost, the Flames 's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
| 01/10/25 @ Dayspring Christian Academy | 15 |
| 01/07/25 @ Mount Calvary Christian | 11 |
| 12/30/24 vs Millersburg | 8 |
| 01/03/25 vs Christian School of York | 7 |
| 12/20/24 vs Harrisburg Christian | 2 |
Despite the loss, New Covenant Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alexander Hart dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Hart. Talan VanderPloog was another key player, putting up 11 points and four steals.
Gabe Mellinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Dayspring Christian Academy, almost dropping a triple-double on 34 points, 14 boards, and nine steals. Mellinger is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Huxta, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 22 points and four blocks.
New Covenant Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
New Covenant Christian and Dayspring Christian Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. New Covenant Christian (ranked 556th) will meet High Point Baptist Academy (ranked 205th) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Dayspring Christian Academy (ranked 381st) will meet York Country Day (ranked 113th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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