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Cheerleaders Take 1st Place at Invite
The Varsity Cheerleaders (pictured above) competed at the Pontiac High School Invitational on Dec. 17, 2011. There were 13 Small Varsity teams competing (several of them State finalists last year) and Timothy Christian placed FIRST!
The team will compete again this weekend at the Belvidere High School Invitational on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 1 pm. Nine of the Small Varsity teams we will be competing against are also in our sectional assignment, so we are looking forward to this Sectionals "dress rehearsal"! GO, TC!
Lady Trojans Lose a Tough One in Championship Game
The Webster's dictionary defines agony as an intense pain of the mind or body. Well, it may not have been intense, but it was painful as the Lady Trojans came up just short 43-42 in it's loss to St. Edward in the Championship game. If you were there to watch the game, you understand why it was so painful. TC had a 10 point lead in the second half and roughly an 8 point lead with 3:00 minutes to go. What transpired from there was tough to swallow. St. Ed's picked up their intensity and were able to force several turnovers which translated into points for them. Even as the time wound down, TC still had a two point lead with 1:05 left. Unable to convert some timely free throws, St. Ed's hit a huge three to go up by one. The last minute saw a few free throw made by St. Ed's and a couple of missed opportunities for the Lady Trojans. Jessica Dirkse hit a three at the buzzer, but with a four point deficit, it was kind of anti-climatic.
Timothy was led in scoring by All-Tournament selection, Cassidy Block. She poured in 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Tessa Bosman had another double double on the night with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jessica Dirkse knocked down three threes, to finish with 9 points and Stephanie Kuiper had 5 points while Shelly Ditchfield contributed 3 points.
The tournament saw a lot of good things for the Lady Trojans even with a stinging defeat in the finals. The overall good team play was encouraging to see and the ability to raise their level of play is something to build on going forward.
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the Lady Trojans over the Holiday Break. Your support was greatly appreciated.
Varsity Boys take 4th at Glenbard West Tourney
The Trojans played very competitive games this Christmas Break at Glenbard West. The first night saw the Trojans lose to Wheaton Academy 58-46. The second game in pool play found the Trojans behind the entire game to finally take the lead with 40 seconds to go and get a victory over Addison Trail 53-52. The 3rd game was against St. Charles East who were led by heralded player Kendall Stephens. It was a tight game the entire way with the Trojans trying to get the final shot. Tyler VanderBrug got an offensive rebound and moved the ball to Matt Morrison who passed to an open Danny Leach in the corner to hit the 3 to preserve the victory 53-50.
The Trojans finished the pool play tied with St. Charles East and Wheaton Academy with a 2-1 record. Because of defensive points allowed, the Trojans played Leyden High School for overall 3rd place. The Trojans came out sluggish and were losing 9-0 early. They were able to claw their way back to take a lead in the 4th quarter. They were able to hold on to a slim lead late but Leyden came back to tie and force overtime. In the overtime, Leyden made their free throws to get the victory 51-43.
Many of the games this tournament were on www.ihigh.com with announcers. It is pretty interesting to listen to especially the call of the winning shot vs. St. Charles East. The link to the game is here if you want to listen to the call. You can fast forward to the end of the game. All stats can be found at www.maxpreps.com.
Congratulations to the Trojans. Also, congratulations to Danny Leach for being selected to the All-Tournament team. Thank you to all the fans for coming out and supporting the Trojans this Christmas. Our next game is a tough conference game at home this Friday vs. Ridgewood. Game time is 7:30 pm.