Timothy Christian Boys Basketball Post-Season Recognition.

This year has been a pretty strong year for our Boys Basketball program.  We finished the season with a 17-11 record and finished 8-4 in the Metro Suburban Conference Red Division for a 2nd place finish.  The team was a very unselfish team with some stats of note. 

The team finished with 14.8 assists per game which is our highest average in the last 10 years.  We had a total of 413 team assists.

Ty Merrick was leading all Dupage County schools with a 4.1 assists per game. 

The team averaged 58.2 ppg, 33.2 rebounds per game as well as shot 51% from the field this season. 

The team won the Lisle Thanksgiving tournament championship. 

Joey Davidson and Brandon Orange were selected to the Lisle Thanksgiving All-tournament team.

Jonny Strube (Sr.) was announced as a MSC Honorable Mention All-Conference player.  Jonny also averaged 2.0 blocks per game this season!

Brandon Orange (Jr.) was selected as a MSC All-Conference player.  Brandon shot 62% from the Field this season.

Joey Davidson was selected as a MSC All-Conference player.  Joey also received an Honorable mention as a Daily Herald All-Area Player.  Joey also Became the 11th player in Timothy Christian School history to score over 1,000 points for his career!  He sits in 9th place with 1,031 points.  He was a 3 year starter and 2 year captain for the Trojans! Congratulations Joey on a Great Career!

TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN BOYS BASKETBALL

ALL TIME LEADING SCORERS

Bob Smith	1988	1,748
Bruce VanderSchaaf	1975	1,416
Connor Vanderbrug	2014	1,254
Danny Leach	2013	1,219
George Huisman	1969	1,170
Jeff Heerdt	1980	1,151
Dave Deters	1996	1,062
John Huisman	1967	1,060
Joey Davidson	2017	1,031
Robert Huisman	1971	1,012
Denny Keizer	1995	1,008
Ned Gulbranson	1973	980
Dave Bosman	1992	852
Jack Heerdt	1993	770
Reggie Greenwood	2010	735

Top 15

Congratulations Trojans on a strong season!  We are very proud of you!

 

State tournament

The Trojans competed at the IC Catholic Prep Regional for the IHSA 2A State tournament.  They opened the regional play vs Westmont.  The Trojans were attempting to beat a Westmont team for a 3rd time this season.  This game was a tough affair and Westmont took a 20-15 halftime lead.  The 3rd quarter saw the Trojans come out and play inspired basketball outscoring the Sentinals 16-7 for a 31-27 lead.  The Trojans were able to come out with a 39-33 victory and advance to play in the Regional Championship game.  The Trojans were led by Brandon Orange (14 pts, 6 rebounds), Joey Davidson (12 pts, 3 rebs) and Jonny Strube (10 rebs, 7 pts).  Ty Merrick distributed 5 assists on the evening. 

The Trojans then played IC Catholic Prep in the Regional Championship on Friday night.  The atmosphere was electric and perfect for a neighborhood championship game.  The game would feature 24 lead changes.  The final tally had the Trojans on the short end of a 53-52 score.  Brandon Orange (17 pts, 7 rebs), Jonny Strube (11 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assists, and 2 blocks), and Joey Davidson (9 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assists), and Ty Merrick (7 pts, 5 rebs, 2 steals, and 3 assists) all had strong games as well as Jimmy Allen with stellar defense on the night. 

The Trojans finished the season 17-11 and 8-4 in conference play for a 2nd place finish in the Metro Suburban Red Division.  The seniors are to be commended for such an important role in our program and will be missed.  Thank you for all the support this season and good things are ahead for the Trojan program in the future. 

Trojans drop last game at home to St. Edward

Friday night the Trojans closed out the regular season vs St. Edwards.  The Trojans were on the short end of the score 64-52.  Some strong shooting by St. Edwards (47% from 3 pt) hurt the Trojans on this night.  Brandon Orange (18p, 10 r), Jonny Strube (19p, 14 r, 2 a), Joey Davidson (11 r, 8p, 2 a), all led the Trojans on the stat sheet.  Ty Merrick also chipped in 6 assists. 

We also honored our seniors on this night.  Joey, Jon, Charles, Jonny, Nick, and Trayvon thank you for all you have done for our basketball program.  We are excited to see what God has for you in the future. 

The Trojans finish the regular season at 16-10 and 8-4 in conference.  The Trojans will finish in 2nd place in the Metro Suburban Conference Red Division.  The Trojans will now open the IHSA State Regional tournament at Immaculate Conception High School on Tuesday at 7:30 pm vs Westmont High School.    Please come out and support the Trojans.

Trojans defeat Guerin Prep--DAVIDSON joins 1000 pt club!

On a rare Wednesday night game the Trojans traveled to Guerin Prep for a conference game.  The Trojans found themselves in a 2 pt game at halftime up 31-29.  During the 2nd half, the Trojans played with more passion on both ends of the floor and also finished their shots winning 73-47.  The Trojans 3 guys in double figure scoring on the evening.  Brandon Orange (22 p, 11 r, 3a), Jonny Strube (16 p, 7 r, 4 a) and Joey Davidson (19 p, 7 r, 2stls) all score in double figures.  Senior Joey Davidson joined the list of 10 other scorers in Timothy Christian Boys basketball history to record 1000 pts in his career.  Congratulations Joey!  The Trojans close regular season play on Friday night vs St. Edwards at 7:30 pm.  This is also Senior night.  Please come out and support the Trojans!

Week of Feb.13

Monday Feb. 13  -- Devotions at 4:30 pm
                                Practice 5:00-6:30 pm

Tuesday Feb. 14  -- Practice 3:10-4:45

Wednesday Feb. 15  -- Away game at Guerin Prep at 7:00 pm

Thursday Feb. 16  --- Practice 3:10-4:45 pm

                                  Pasta dinner at the Oranges

Friday Feb. 17     -- Senior Night -- home game vs St. Edwards -- 7:30pm

Saturday Feb. 18  -- Practice 8:15 am-10:00 am

Regionals -- At Immaculate Conception High School

Mon., Feb. 20

Game 1 at 7:00 pm: (7) River Grove (Guerin) vs. (9) Chicago (C. Academy)

 

Tue., Feb. 21

Game 2 at 6:00 pm: (2) Elmhurst (IC Catholic) vs. Winner Game 1

Game 3 at 7:30 pm: (3) Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) vs. (5) Westmont

 

Fri., Feb. 24

Game 4 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

Trojans split the week

On Tuesday last week the Trojans traveled to Elmwood Park for a conference game.  The Trojans stuggled a bit on this night and the Tigers defeated the Trojans 55-51.  Brandon Orange (16p,15r,5a), Joey Davidson (18p,7r,), and Jonny Strube (10p,11r, 6 a) led the Trojans.

Friday night the Trojans played a very good Ridgewood Rebel team and the Trojans bounced back in the win column with a 73-68 victory.  The Trojans found themselves trailing the Rebels after they came out making 5 3 pt shots in the first quarter.  The team battled back and found themselves down 39-37 at the half.  During the 2nd half the teams would battle to the end until Timothy picked up the victory. 
The Trojans shot 64% from the field and had 21 assists on the evening. It was a strong game with great balance and good bench play as well.  Brandon Orange (21p, 8r, 2a), Jonny Strube (14p, 10r, 5a), Jimmy Allen (18 p,5r,1a), Joey Davidson (14p,2r,1a), and Ty Merrick (6a,2p,1r) led the Trojans to victory. The Trojans move to 15-9, 7-3 on the season.

The Trojans play this Wednesday at Guerin Prep and then Senior night will be home on Friday night vs St. Edwards at 7:30 pm

Please come out and support the Trojans!

Week of Feb. 6.

Monday Feb. 6 --- devotions at 6:00

                             Practice 6:30-8:15

Tuesday Feb 7 -- game at Elmwood Park

Wednesday Feb. 8 -- 6:30 am practice

Thursday Feb. 9 -- practice 3:10-4:45

                              Pasta dinner at the Oranges

Friday Feb. 10 --  home game vs Ridgewood at 7:30 pm

Saturday Feb 11 -- JV game at Elmwood Park at 9:30 am