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Middle School Basketball Season Gets Off to an Early Start

The Middle School basketball season got off to an early start this month as the boys’ and girls’ teams competed in the Dixie Howell Jr. High Basketball Tournament in Ocean City from December 10-15, with only a few practices under their belts. The regular season for Middle School basketball kicks off in January, with the first games to be played at home against King’s Christian School on Wednesday, January 5. Come on out and cheer for our Cougars! Please note that Atlantic Cape Junior High League rules this season require that masks must be worn by spectators at all games, whether at home or away.

In the Dixie Howell Tournament, sponsored by the Ocean City PBA Local 61, the Middle School Boys’ team won one game and lost one game and advanced to play in the Tournament’s Boys’ Consolation game, where they lost to Upper Township 38-20. The Middle School Girls’ team lost its first two games and did not advance to the final round.

One player from each team was named to the All-Tournament Team — Caden Kim on the Boys’ team and Skyler Shivers on the Girls’ team.

Check the ACS Middle School Athletic Calendar on the ACS website or ACS app for upcoming game information.

The 14 members of the Middle School Boys’ Basketball Team are: Johnny Cook, Calvin Costello, Ethan Costello, Micah D’Anna, Zion Dawkins, Jude Gibbs, Caden Hahn-Chaney, Xavier Johnson, Jason Kelley, Caden Kim, David O’Donnell, Justice Settles, Luca Sullivan, and Jeriko Thomas. ACS PE teacher Josh Clark is in his first year as head coach, assisted by ACS parents Jenna Cook and Charlie Costello.

The 15 members of the Middle School Girls’ Basketball Team are: Alexis Andujar, Angela Awad, Sophia Costello, Mikayla Cubbage, Gianna Flynn, Lucy Huff, Gracie Leon, Grace Lushina, Malena Meyer, Solia Pecou, Nina Purdy, Skyler Shivers, Kalee Tardif, Shelby Tomlinson, and Anyae Welch. Faculty member and ACS alumnus Grant Miller (’07) is in his third year as head coach, assisted by his wife and faculty member, Minelva Miller.

ACS is grateful to Linwood Community Church for providing their gym as a place for our Middle School Girls’ team to practice after school and to Greentree Church for providing practice space in their gym for our Middle School Boys’ team.

We’re looking forward to an exciting season. Go Cougars!

 

Middle School Basketball: A Shortened but Memorable, Winning Season

The Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ basketball teams posted strong, winning seasons this winter, making the best of a year impacted by COVID-19 and building experience and teamwork that will result in continued success in coming years. ACS also launched a new developmental league that met on Saturdays and gave 30 middle school boys who did not play on the team a chance to develop and strengthen their ball-playing skills.

MS Girls Squad

ACS 2020-2021 Middle School Girls’ Basketball Team.

The ACS Middle School Girls’ squad were undefeated with a 6-0 record going into their final game to be played this Friday, February 26 away at Calvary Academy in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Leading scorers for the team were 8th grader Taylor Murphy, who averaged 6.83 points per game, 7th grader Gianna Flynn, who averaged 4.5 points per game, and 7th grader Sophia Costello, who averaged 4 points per game.

“As a team, we would like to thank Athletic Director Pamela Hitchner for her dedication to our basketball teams this season,” said faculty member and ACS alumnus Grant Miller (’07), in his 3rd year as head coach. “We are very proud of our girls and how they have grown on the basketball court, but more importantly in their walks with Christ. We have seen a tremendous amount of confidence, aggressiveness, teamwork, and compassion. We pray the Lord will continue to work in our lives as we grow closer to Him.”  Coach Miller was assisted by his wife, Minelva, and ACS parent Rick Jackson.

The 15 members of the Middle School Girls’ Basketball team were: Alexis Andujar, Angela Awad, Sophia Capito, Katie Colella, Sophia Costello, Gianna Flynn, Kiera Frontino, Lucy Huff, Sophia Johnson, Taylor Murphy, Ava Nixon, Nadia Pearson, Skyler Shivers, Taylor Sutton, and Anyae Welch.

MS Boys’ Main Squad

ACS 2020-2021 Middle School Boys’ Basketball Team.

The ACS Middle School Boys’ basketball season finished its season with an 8-2 record. A pair of games against King’s Christian School wrapped up the season in dramatic fashion. After King’s took the first game at ACS on February 22 with a heart-breaking buzzer-beater, ACS traveled to Cherry Hill on February 24 and found redemption with a hard-fought 45-40 overtime win. “It was a thrilling end to a unique season, playing through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said coach and ACS parent Lee Martin, in his third year as head coach. Martin was assisted by ACS parents Jenna Cook and Charlie Costello.

Despite minimal practice time due to limited gym availability, the boys quickly picked up the offensive and defensive schemes and learned to play together as a unit, ultimately turning in their best all-around performance to end the year on a high note. Leading scorers for the season were 8th grade newcomer CJ Ford, who averaged just over 13 points per game and returning 8th grade point guard Jayden Dixon, who averaged 10.5 points per game. Head coach Lee

The 13 members of the Middle School Boys’ Basketball team were: John Cook, Charlie Costello, Ethan Costello, Micah D’Anna, Judah Dawkins, Jayden Dixon, CJ Ford, Caden Kim, Chase Leach, Joseph McCrae, Jayden Sanchez, Adam Schlundt, and Justice Settles.

MS Boys’ New Developmental League

When nearly 30 6th-8th grade boys tried out for the middle school basketball team in early January, Coach Lee Martin knew he had a unique opportunity on his hands. Clearly, a team of 30 players was out of the question, and after two days of tryouts, a main squad of 13 players was selected. With 7 of those players being in 8th grade, the coaching staff was already thinking about next season and how to develop players with potential but just “weren’t quite there yet.”

After some brainstorming with Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, Coach Martin invited the boys who did not make the main squad to participate in a new “Developmental League” (D-League) on Saturdays. Fifteen boys, divided into two rosters (Green & White), joined this new program designed primarily to help younger players gain the fundamental skills and experience to prepare for tryouts next season.

Each week included an hour of conditioning and skills training, similar to a main squad practice, as well as a regulation game with coaches Marques Chaney and Charlie Costello, referees, and official scoring and stats. The D-League will wrap up on Saturday, February 27, with the last of a five-game series, followed by an awards ceremony to honor the team with the most wins and individual players who excelled in various aspects of the game.

The coaches are hopeful that the D-League program will continue next season and beyond, developing younger players and strengthening the middle school and high school basketball program for years to come.

 

Exciting Winter Sports Season Gets Underway for Basketball and Cheer Teams – Watch ACS Games Live on YouTube

An exciting winter sports season is underway as high school and middle school basketball  and cheer teams showed off their skills at several games during the week of January 25. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no spectators are allowed in the stands, but fans can watch the games live on YouTube.

Athletic Director Pam Hitchner said that home games of both the middle and high school basketball games are being live-streamed on the ACS YouTube channel and away games will also be available to watch online using links provided by other schools.

All links will be posted on the ACS website on the “High School Athletics” page and the ACS link is available below. Anyone who would like to get email notifications of live-streamed ACS home games when they are about to air on YouTube can do so by subscribing to the ACS YouTube channel.

The game schedules for middle school and high school are also posted on the ACS website under the “Athletics” tab and will be updated regularly as needed.

Hitchner said she was very pleased that over 70 middle school and high school students are participating on the various athletic teams, and even more came out for tryouts. “There is a lot of enthusiasm for our winter sports and we are taking every precaution to keep everyone safe and healthy throughout the season,” Hitchner said. “We will really miss hearing the cheers of our fans in the stands at the games, but we know they will be rooting for us from home.”

High School Season

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.

The 14 members of the 2021 ACS Varsity Boys’ Basketball team, led by Dan Carney in his 5th year as head coach 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 ACS alumnus Kaylee Breunig (’12), in her 4th year as head coach, 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.

Middle School Season

The Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ teams won their first games of the season on January 26 away at Pilgrim Academy. The MS Boys, under head coach Lee Martin, beat Pilgrim 53-37, and the MS Girls, under head coach and ACS alumnus Grant Miller (’07), beat Pilgrim 31-19. The MS Boys team lost its January 28 away game at Life Center, 52-64.

The 13 members of the Middle School Boys’ Basketball team are: John Cook, Charlie Costello, Ethan Costello, Micah D’Anna, Judah Dawkins, Jayden Dixon, CJ Ford, Caden Kim, Chase Leach, Joseph McCrae, Jayden Sanchez, Adam Schlundt, and Justice Settles.

The 15 members of the Middle School Girls’ Basketball team are: Alexis Andujar, Angela Awad, Sophia Capito, Katie Colella, Sophia Costello, Gianna Flynn, Kiera Frontino, Lucy Huff, Sophia Johnson, Taylor Murphy, Ava Nixon, Nadia Pearson, Skyler Shivers, Taylor Sutton, and Anyae Welch.

Cheer Season

Twenty-three middle school and high school students are part of this year’s cheerleading squad, co-coached by staff members Mrs. Kelly Flynn and Mrs. Morgan Gibson. Practices got underway in early December to prepare for the season. The squad is cheering at home games to support our middle school and high school teams. The intramural cheer squad for students in 1st-5th grade, which practiced in November and December, is also planning to cheer at several upcoming home games, dates to be determined.

The members of the cheer squad are: Ashley Alford, Isabella Alford, Ava Barberio, Leah Boyer, Annalena DiMaio, Rebecca DiMaio, April Eaves, Mackenzie Flynn, Autumn Henson, Kylie Jackson, Grace Johnson, Abby Kelley, Katherine Kong, Ava Lombardi, Autumn Loo, Kiara Loo, Jadelynn Maurer, Heather Milstead, Nadia Pearson, Sophia Publiese, Haven Sanchez, Isabella Santos, Stephanie Valdes,

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.

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

 

Winter Basketball and Cheer Season Now Underway

The basketball and cheer teams are looking forward to an exciting season with games getting underway the week of January 25. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no spectators will be allowed in the stands, but fans will be able to watch the action remotely online.

Athletic Director Pam Hitchner said that home games of both the middle and high school basketball games will be live-streamed on the ACS YouTube channel and away games will also be available to watch online using links provided by other schools.

All links will be posted on the ACS website on the “High School Athletics” page and the ACS link is available below. Anyone who would like to get email notifications of live-streamed ACS home games when they are about to air on YouTube can do so by subscribing to the ACS YouTube channel.

The game schedules for middle school and high school are also posted on the ACS website under the “Athletics” tab and will be updated regularly as needed.

Hitchner said she was very pleased that over 70 middle school and high school students are participating on the various athletic teams, and even more came out for tryouts. “There is a lot of enthusiasm for our winter sports and we are taking every precaution to keep everyone safe and healthy throughout the season,” Hitchner said. “We will really miss hearing the cheers of our fans in the stands at the games, but we know they will be rooting for us from home.”

High School Season

The first high school home games of the season will be on Monday, January 25 against Buena Regional High School. The High School JV Boys’ team, under assistant coach and ACS alumnus Ben Chapman (’13), will begin its game at 4:00 p.m. The Varsity Boys’ team, under Dan Carney in his 5th year as head coach, will begin playing at 5:00 p.m. The High School Varsity Girls’ team will also play Buena Regional on January 25, but the game will be away at Buena and will start at 4:00 p.m. The team will be led by ACS alumnus Kaylee Breunig (’12), in her 4th year as head coach, and assistant coach Dara Kimmerley.

Middle School Season

The first middle school home games will be on Monday, February 1 against Pilgrim Academy. The game start time for the Middle School Girls’ team, under head coach and ACS alumnus Grant Miller (’07), will be 4:00 p.m. The game start time for the Middle School Boys’ team, under head coach Lee Martin, will be at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Cheer Season

Twenty-three middle school and high school students are part of this year’s cheerleading squad, co-coached by staff members Mrs. Kelly Flynn and Mrs. Morgan Gibson. Practices got underway in early December to prepare for the season. The squad plans to cheer at home games to support our middle school and high school teams. The intramural cheer squad for students in 1st-5th grade, which practiced in November and December, is planning to cheer at several upcoming home games, dates to be determined.

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

MS Basketball Teams Finish 1st & 2nd in Atlantic Cape Jr. High League

The ACS Middle School Girls’ Basketball team, holding the first place trophy at the Jan. 25 Pilgrim Academy middle school basketball tournament.

The Middle School Girls’ and Boys’ basketball teams wrapped up excellent seasons, with the girls finishing in first and the boys in second place in the Atlantic Cape Junior High League. Both teams also took first place in a middle school tournament on January 25 hosted by Pilgrim Academy.

The ACS Middle School Boys’ Basketball team won first place at the Jan. 25 Pilgrim Academy tournament, that featured six area boys’ middle school teams.

The MS Girls’ team, in its second year under head coach and 2007 ACS alumnus Grant Miller, finished 10-3 overall. The MS Boys’ team, under head coach Lee Martin who is also in his 2nd year, also finished 10-3. The final games of the season were played at home against Assumption Regional Catholic School, with the boys winning their game and the girls losing, their only league loss of the season.

“We’re very proud of the way our players worked together and supported each other,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner. “The skills of the players steadily improved and they showed exemplary character and sportsmanship throughout the season.”

The 15 members of the MS Girls’ team were: Riley Cook, Sophia Costello, Gianna Flynn, Sophia Johnson, Rebecca Kelley, Evangelina Kim, Ryleigh Martin, Kendall Murphy, Taylor Murphy, Alicia O’Donnell, Ruth Oke, Skyler Shivers, Kayaha Smalls, Taylor Sutton, and Anyae Welch.

The 14 members of the MS Boys’ team were: John Cook, Calvin Costello, Charlie Costello, Judah Dawkins, Jayden Dixon, Jackson Gayeski, Noah Gibbs, Ethan Haynes, Emmanuel Johnson, Caden Kim, Chase Leach, Joseph McCrae, Jayden Sanchez, and Adam Schlundt.