Wednesday afternoon the varsity girls and guys met in Frederick to head north to Erie, Pennsylvania, for the National Christian School Athletic Association (NCSAA) Tournament. After praying together and loading up vans and cars the Warriors were off. After a good six hour car ride, which left the players a little crazed and the coaches and chaperones a lot exhausted, the Warriors were in Erie. They arrived early evening, and found many surprises waiting for them.
The teams were separated into boys' and girls' wings and each wing had both men's and ladies bathrooms so players were a little confused about being able to use both bathrooms. :) The dorm rooms were cinderblock with three sets of not-so-secure bunkbeds in each room, and the food was not as yummy as everyone was used to. Needless to say, all the Warriors went to bed not knowing what else to expect, and were very excited and anxious to find out what else was to come.
Thursday morning both teams came down after a wonderful nights sleep (*winkwink*) and ate breakfast followed by a devotion. After that the ladies headed over the the gym to watch the game of the team they would be playing on Friday and the guys headed over to the golf dome or "bubble" as many call it. :) Both teams then met for lunch and a team devotion before getting ready to head over to the guys game at 3pm.
The varsity guys took the court at 3pm to take on the Grand River Academy Eagles from Austinburg, Ohio. The game started out pretty even, both teams scoring 10 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, though, the Eagles picked up their game and pulled out a 19-14 lead at halftime. The third quarter was just as intense; everyone making good passes and great shots. The score was tied at 24 to start the fourth quarter. The final quarter was low scoring, both teams executing great defense. But the Warriors wanted to game more, pulling out a 33-32 win.
Chris Leao led the team with 13 points and 6 rebounds. Daniel Passarelli was right behind him with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and an assist. Josiah Carstens had 6 points, 4 assists, and a steal. John Koffman scored a basket, pulled down 4 rebounds, dished out 6 assists, and had 1 steal and block. Toby McGrath pulled down 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block. It was a great win; and the Warriors portrayed a Godly character the entire game. Great job guys!
At 6pm the Ladies were set to play the top seed of the tournament, Atlantic Christian School (ACS) from Egg Harbor Township, NJ. They didn't know it then, but Atlantic Christian would go on to win the entire tournament! Missing teamate Priya Stepp, and with two girls on the other team over 6 feet tall, and the rest of the team juniors and seniors, all our girls could do was try to have fun.
ACS pressed our girls the entire first quarter, then on and off until the third. They had our ladies 42-4 at the half. By the 2nd quarter their coach had pulled their starters, but as the second half started so did their starting team. Our girls gave it their best but ACS was aggresive and let nothing slide. The game ended wit the score 57-10. Although it was a horrible mismatch, our girls never gave up, and had a smile on their faces, and tried their very hardest. As they left the court the ladies were happy to say they got to double-digits and didn't lose by 50 points.
After the girls game, both Warrior teams headed across the street to watch a guys game, where the winning team would be the boys opponent on Friday. After the game everyone headed over to Coldstone to get icecream, then back to the dorms for sleep.
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