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Varsity Soccer Teams Lose Matches in TSCAC Finals Tournament; Ten Players Named Conference All-Stars

The ACS Varsity Soccer Teams fought hard in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Finals Tournament on Saturday, November 5, but victory slipped out of their grasp. The Varsity Boys lost a hard-fought match to King’s Christian School in the Boys’ Championship game and the Varsity Girls lost to Calvary Academy in the Girls’ Consolation Game. At the end of the tournament, which was held at Cairn University, 10 ACS Varsity players were named TSCAC All-Stars and played in the November 8 All-Star Game.

In the Varsity Boys’ Championship Final against King’s Christian School, the game ended in a tie of 2-2, with goals scored by Chase Leach and Malachi Vasquez. The game then went into double overtime, with both teams still tied. King’s Christian won in penalty kicks 4-2. In the regular season, King’s Christian and ACS had finished in first place and 2nd place consecutively.

In the Varsity Girls’ Consolation game, ACS lost to Calvary Academy 6-3. Paige Noble, Kennedy Vasquez, and Eden Wilson scored for the Lady Cougars. The Lady Cougars had finished in 3rd place in the regular season.

Congratulations to the players who were named TSCAC Soccer All-Stars. The Varsity Girls’ All-Stars were: Maddie DeNick, Paige Noble, Alicia O’Donnell, and Eden Wilson (1st team) and Reyna Lewis (2nd team). The Varsity Boys’ All-Stars were: Moges Johnson, David O’Donnell, and Malachi Vasquez (1st team) and Jake DeNick and Manny Johnson (2nd team).

Athletic Director Pam Hitchner said each of the players who were named All-Stars gave 100% on the field and were key players in leading both teams to this year’s TSCAC soccer finals. This was the second consecutive year that the Varsity Boys’ team had advanced to play in the TSCAC Championship game.

“We had a memorable season and we’re proud of the exemplary sportsmanship that our Cougars showed both on and off the field,” Hitchner said.  “We’re also very grateful to our head coaches, Chris Lopez and Carly Witherow — for their hard work and dedication.”

Varsity Boys’ Soccer Team to Play in TSCAC Championship Game Saturday, Varsity Girls to Play in Consolation Game

We’re in the Championship Game! Our Varsity Boys’ Soccer Team is headed to the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championship Match on Saturday, November 5 and will face King’s Christian School for the Championship Title. The TSCAC Finals are being held at Cairn University in Langhorne, PA. The start time for the Varsity Boys’ Final Match is 4 p.m. Come on out and cheer our Cougars to victory!

The ACS Varsity Boys’ team, seeded #2 at the end of the regular season, won 4-3 in an exciting, hard-fought semi-final playoff match at home against The Pilgrim Academy on Thursday to advance to the Championship Game. This is the second year in a row that the ACS Varsity Boys’ team has advanced to play in the Championship Game.

The #3-seeded Varsity Girls’ team lost their semi-final game to #2-seeded Gloucester County Christian School and will play in the consolation game against Calvary Academy at Cairn University starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Three players on the Varsity Boys’ team scored in Thursday’s semi-final playoff game versus The Pilgrim Academy. From left: Manny Johnson (1 goal), James Papanikolaou (2 goals), and David O’Donnell (1 goal). Goalie Jake DeNick, far right, had 6 saves.

The Varsity Boys’ team, under head coach Chris Lopez, finished the regular season in second place with a 8-2 record in the conference, and overall record of 12-6. In Thursday’s semi-final playoff game against The Pilgrim Academy, three players scored for ACS — 10th grader James Papanikolaou, 2 goals; 11th grader Manny Johnson, 1 goal; and 9th grader David O’Donnell, 1 goal. 12th grade goalie Jake DeNick had six saves. 12th grader Tommy Ellison had two assists and 11th grader Manny Johnson and 10th grader Chase Leach each had one assist.

The Varsity Girls’ team, under head coach Carly Witherow, finished in third place in the regular season with a 7-3 record in the conference, and a 10-4 record overall. In Thursday’s semi-final playoff game, 12th grader Eden Wilson scored the one goal for ACS.

Admission to the games will be $2 per student, $3 per adult, and $10 max per family. Cairn University is located at 200 Manor Avenue in Langhorne, PA.

 

 

 

 

 

Varsity Baseball, Softball Teams to Play in TSCAC Championship Games on Sat., May 29

We’re in the Championship Games!  The Varsity Boys’ Baseball and Varsity Girls’ Softball teams are heading into the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday, May 29, after beating Calvary Academy’s teams in semi-final playoff games on Tuesday, May 25.

Come out and cheer for our Cougars as they both face off against Pilgrim Academy in the final matches that will also be played at Pilgrim Academy.  The Girls’ Softball Championship Game will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Boys’ Baseball Championship Game will begin at 1 p.m.

The Varsity Boys’ baseball team, under head co-coaches Ben Chapman and Gus Casey, were seeded second entering the playoffs.  Playing at home, ACS beat Calvary Academy 5-4 in the semi-final game, with 10th grader Caleb Vogel hitting in the first run in the bottom of the 5th inning. Senior Joshua Jacoby followed suit, hitting a stand up double in the bottom of the 6th inning and starting a rally that ended up with ACS scoring four runs in that inning.

The Varsity Girls’ softball team, under head coach Dara Kimmerley, beat Calvary Academy 13-3, playing away at Calvary. ACS and Calvary were tied for second place going into the semi-playoff game.  Senior pitcher Shelby Einwechter pitched a complete game with six strike-outs and went 3 for 3 at bat. Freshman shortstop Evangelina Kim went 5 for 5 with a double. Senior catcher Chloe Vogel went 2 for 3 with two singles and senior Sydney Pearson, who plays 1st base, went 1 for 3 with a triple. Coach Kimmerley is assisted by ACS parents Lori Pearson and Terry Vogel.

Congratulations to our players and coaches for working hard all season and making it to the Championship Games. Go Cougars!  The TSCAC gate fees on Saturday will be $2/students; $3/Adults; $10/per family.

 

High School Basketball Season Off to a Great Start

The ACS High School Basketball teams are off to a great start, playing three different teams this week and posting wins in all but two games played during the first week of competition.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators are not allowed to attend the games in person, but all home games are being live streamed on the ACS YouTube Channel.

The Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ teams won their January 25 scrimmage games against Buena High School and then played the following day at home against Calvary Academy, posting their first Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference wins of the season. The Varsity Girls beat Calvary 52-9 and the Varsity Boys played strong to beat Calvary 61-53. The JV Boys tied their game 37-37.

On Wednesday, the ACS teams traveled to Sparta, NJ to play Veritas Christian Academy in a non-conference game. The ACS Varsity Girls lost a close match in overtime to Veritas 57-50, and the Varsity Boys lost their game as well, 43-56.  The two schools will face off again this weekend at ACS on Saturday, January 30. Four games will be played on Saturday — JV Girls at  2 p.m.; Varsity Girls at 3:30 p.m.; JV Boys at 5 p.m.; and Varsity Boys at 6:30 p.m.

Subscribe to the ACS YouTube Channel to watch the Saturday games live and all upcoming High School and Middle School home games each week. Away games are also being live streamed by the host schools.

The 14 members of the 2021 ACS Varsity Boys’ Basketball team, led by head coach Dan Carney and assistant coach Ben Chapman, are: Robby Barberio, Jake DeNick, Noah Gibbs, Aaron Glancey, Sam Glancey, Malachi Green, Joshua Jacoby, Manny Johnson, Cruz Lewis, Evan Pearson, Jacob Rosie, Joshua Schlundt, Devin Tridente, and Caleb Vogel.

The 13 members of the 2021 ACS Varsity Girls’ Basketball team, led by head coach Kaylee Breunig and assistant coach Dara Kimmerley, are: Daniella Ajayi, Olivia Chapman, Kami DeNick, Maddie DeNick, Shelby Einwechter, Becca Kelley, Evangelina Kim, Ryleigh Martin, Paige Noble, Sydney Pearson, Chloe Vogel, Eden Wilson, and Cristen Winkel.

CLICK HERE for the online link to watch the ACS home games on YouTube.