Basketball Recap: Roanoke Catholic Takes a Loss

Roanoke Catholic was the 68-43 winner over Virginia Episcopal School when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics fell 69-61 to the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops on Thursday.

Jayden Johnson

Points

02/06/25 @ Virginia Episcopal School	22
02/04/25 vs New Covenant	35
02/01/25 vs Roanoke Valley Christian	25

When it comes to explaining why Roanoke Catholic lost, don't look at Jayden Johnson. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 18 en route to 22 points and six rebounds. The match was Johnson's third in a row with at least 22 points. Adam Drapac was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards.

Virginia Episcopal School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Braden Norris, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. Norris is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaloyan Kolev, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 16 boards.

Roanoke Catholic dropped their record down to 17-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Virginia Episcopal School, their record is now 9-16.

Roanoke Catholic has already played their next game (against The Covenant), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-22 loss against St. Christopher's on the 8th.