After losing to Virginia Episcopal School the last time they met, New Covenant decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The New Covenant Gryphons snuck past the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops with a 67-63 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gryphons.
Luke Cordes
| 02/13/25 @ Virginia Episcopal School | 18 |
| 12/21/24 vs Grace Christian School | 17 |
| 11/19/24 @ Kenston Forest | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy | 12 |
| 02/04/25 @ Roanoke Catholic | 10 |
New Covenant's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Cordes, who made all 6 shots he took racking up 18 points. The dominant performance gave Cordes a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Gorman, who posted 21 points.
Kaloyan Kolev and Marquez Barrera certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Kolev dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards, while Barrera went 5-for-11 on his way to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Zion Martin, who scored nine points.
New Covenant's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 16 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season.
New Covenant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they have already played their next contest, a 78-48 victory against Eastern Mennonite on the 14th.
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