Basketball Recap: Roanoke Catholic Comes Up Short

After flying high against Carlisle last Tuesday, Roanoke Catholic came back down to earth. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics came up short against the North Cross Raiders on Thursday, falling 88-64. The Celtics were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-15.

Jayden Johnson

Points

02/13/25 @ North Cross	25
02/10/25 vs The Covenant	22
02/06/25 @ Virginia Episcopal School	22
02/04/25 vs New Covenant	35
02/01/25 vs Roanoke Valley Christian	25

Despite the loss, Roanoke Catholic still got an impressive performance from Jayden Johnson, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 25 points. Johnson's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Demarcus Brown, who went 6-for-14 en route to 18 points.

North Cross got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jesiah Hines out in front who went 10-for-22 on his way to 32 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Hines has scored at least a third of North Cross' points. Antonio Mack was another key player, going 9-for-21 to rack up 24 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.

Roanoke Catholic's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 19-10. As for North Cross, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.

Roanoke Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 76-54 loss against North Cross on the 18th. As for North Cross, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-66 defeat against Hargrave Military Academy on the 14th.