Our Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams traveled to Ohio this week to compete in a 3-day national tournament that concludes March 2. The tournament is organized by the National Christian School Athletic Association and features teams from across the U.S. who are the best in their regions. We’re praying for safe travels and that our athletes will play to the best of their God-given abilities.
Our Boys’ and Girls’ teams lost to King’s Christian School in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championship Games on Saturday, but we are proud of every player and for an outstanding season overall for both teams. The Varsity Boys’ team received a trophy at the TSCAC Championship tournament for being ranked first in the conference, finishing the regular season with an undefeated 12-0 record. The Varsity Girls’ finished the season ranked second in the conference.
In the Championship Game, senior Cole Johnson led the team with 17 points, senior Dan Roland had 11, and 6′ 7″ sophomore Landon Shivers had 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Junior point guard Ben Noble played strong throughout, scoring 9 points and 5 assists. “It was a tough game and we missed some key lay-ups later in the second half,” said head coach Dan Carney. “Of course, we were disappointed with the way the game ended, but I’m very proud of this team and how hard they worked all season to bond and play for each other,” Carney said. “We went a month and a half and only lost one game, so overall it was a great season. It just didn’t end the way we had planned, but I shared with the team that rarely do our plans match up with God’s plans.”