Under first-year head coach Kosa So, the Bishop O’Connell Knights are off to a 3-3 start in girls basketball this season.
The Catholic high-school team has played both private and public-school squads among its games. The Knights’ most recent victory was over public school Dunbar from D.C., 68-18.
In that win, junior Carly Sweazie scored 22 points, sophomore Mia Morrill added 12, senior Daniya Brown 11, junior Saleena Tinner 10, junior Amanda Bates six and junior Lizzy Gunn three.
In a loss to a strong private-school team Riverdale Baptist, Sweazie scored 14, Bates 11, Morrill 10 and Brown eight.
The Knights also lost to the Langley Saxons, 48-31. Langley is a perennial top Fairfax County public-school team.
O’Connell will begin its Washington Catholic Athletic Conference schedule Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. with a home game against Elizabeth Seton.
Last season, O’Connell finished with a 14-16 overall record, ending the campaign with a 1-1 record in the Division I private-school state tournament.
Brown and Morrill are among returning players from last season.
