Vs Malvern (2/11)
On Tuesday the Bishops hosted the Malvern Hornets, and even though they put up 17 points in the first quarter the Hornets brought the heat taking the first period by a score of 21 – 17. As the game continued to warm up, Malvern was still dropping shots and rushing by the defense every chance they could get to end the first half of the game up 40 – 29.
Back from the intermission, the Bisop’s struggles continued as Malvern crushed their strategies pushing their lead to 57 – 39 by the end of the third. The last minutes of the game didn’t slow down the visitors as they held the Bishops to just five final points as they ended the game with a roaring 21-point quarter much like the first ending the game with a 78 – 44 victory.
Vs Wellington (2/8)
The Jaguars rolled into Zanesville on Saturday to play the Bishops. The first quarter was as close as it could get without being a draw as Wellington took a one-point advantage at the end of the quarter with a score of 10 – 9 over Rosecrans. The second quarter was just as equally matched but the Bishops couldn’t edge ahead and headed to the locker room down 23 – 20.
In the second half of the game, the two teams were still neck-and-neck with the Jaguars working hard to hold onto the very little edge they had on the Bishops ending the third quarter with a score of 35 – 31. The visitors were saving their energy for the final quarter push that had them pumping out six points more than their hosts and taking the game with a final score of 60 – 50.
Junior Tyler Bernett had 13 points for the Bishops, and classmates Kohen Harris and Nick Bernath each had 11 points.
Vs Fairfield Christian Academy (2/7)
The Bishops were on the road in Lancaster on Friday to play Fairfield Christian Academy. The game started off with both teams pushing past their defenders until the Bishops pulled ahead taking a 17 – 10 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Knights stepped it up in the second quarter holding Rosecrans to just four points while tying and then eventually jumping ahead to a 24 – 21 advantage going into halftime.
As the game continued, the Bishops found their footing going toe-to-toe with Fairfield matching almost every point but still coming up shy of tying the game in the third quarter ending the period still behind by a score of 46 – 41. In the final minutes of the game, the Bishops left it all on the court as they put up their top-scoring quarter of the game tying the Knights and then pulling out a final shot to take the game with a super close 64 – 62 final score.
Freshman Brody Boothe had 24 points, one rebound, and one assist for Rosecrans. Junior Tyler Bernett had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and one assist, classmate Kohen Harris had 11 points, four rebounds, and eight assists.
