Atlantic Christian School Varsity Basketball teams traveled up to Delaware County Christian School to compete in the 55th Annual DC Invitational Tip-Off Basketball Tournament on Friday and Saturday. On the first day, the girls made a statement against Norfolk Christian as they won in convincing fashion by a score of 73-35.
Cristen Winkel was 72% from the field while scoring 30 points. The boys played against the host, Delaware County Christian School, in a tough matchup that saw Ben Noble and Dan Roland score 13 and 12 points respectively. The boys lost a close game 44-49. After the loss, the boys would be forced to take on The Christian Academy in the consolation game the following day. Going up against a scrappy, quick TCA team that proved to be too much as the boys fell 54-71. The girls team faced off in the Championship game against Delaware County Christian School.
From the tip, the girls took a commanding lead and didn’t look back. By the end of the first quarter the score was 22-10. They eventually won the game by a final of 67-22 to become the first ever DC Invitational Tip-Off Tournament Champions in girls basketball history for Atlantic Christian School.
The performance was capped off by three Juniors scoring in double figures; Sydney Pearson (19), Olivia Chapman (15), and Cristen Winkel (12). A huge congratulations to Senior Ben Noble and Junior Olivia Chapman on being named All-Tournament players and Junior Cristen Winkel named MVP of the tournament.