IMG_5520A - Team with Championship trophy

Congratulations to our Lady Cougars Varsity Basketball team for clinching first place, winning the championship game in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) tournament last Saturday, February 25 with a 66-11 win over Gloucester County Christian School. The Lady Cougars finished the season undefeated in the league (12-0) and 26-8 overall. Students, parents, family members, friends, and the ACS cheerleading squad filled the stands at the game held on the Sewell campus of tournament host Gloucester County Christian School. At the game’s end, the ACS fans chanted — “We are proud of you, yes, we are proud of you.”

Congratulations to senior point guard Dakota Hitchner, who was named the TSCAC MVP for the third consecutive year, and the four other Lady Cougars who were named TSCAC All-Stars — seniors Shannon Murphy and Tola Oguntuase (1st team), junior Samantha Rhodes (2nd team), and junior Abby Vogel (alternates).

Both the ACS Varsity Girls’ and Varsity Boys’ teams traveled to Ohio this week to compete in the National Christian Athletic Association tournament, which includes 45 teams from across the U.S. The Varsity Boys’ beat Pilgrim Academy in the TSCAC tournament consolation game last Saturday 49-47 to finish in 3rd place with a 7-6 record in the conference. Congratulations to the two players who were named TSCAC All-Stars — sophomore Mikai Browne (1st team) and senior Rijkaard Thelismond (2nd team), pictured below right. We wish both teams the best as they compete at Nationals. Go Cougars!

Click here to see a photo gallery from the Cougars’ basketbal championship season.

Click here to read an article from the February 27 Press of Atlantic City that provided highlights of the Cougars’ championship win.