Trojans split first two games at Lisle Thanksgiving tourney

The Trojans started the 2012-13 season on Monday night at Lisle High School vs. Perspectives. The Trojans started out strong leading 20-13 after the first quarter. In the 2nd quarter, the Trojans were outscored 18-12. The 3rd quarter was played pretty even and after 3 quarters both teams were tied. The Trojans outscored Perspectives in the 4th 23-9 to hold on to a 65-51 victory. Big production tonight from all the players. Connor VanderBrug (18 pts, 14 rebs, 2 assists), Danny Leach (17 pts, 3 stls, 1 assist), Luke Davidson (8 pts, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal), George Thompson (12 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assists), Jimmy Larkin (9 pts, 1 reb), Justin Rhiner (2 reb),Wes Ditchfield (1 reb) all cracked the score sheet on the night. On Wednesday night, the Trojans lost a hard fought contest to University High 42-45. On this night, U-High jumped out to an 11-2 lead and the Trojans had to fight their way back. At the half, the Trojans were down 18-21. The 3rd quarter saw the Trojans make a push and were up 32-29 at the end of the quarter. During the 4th quarter, the Trojans failed to execute and lost a hard fought battle by the final score of 45-42. The Trojans were led on the evening by Danny Leach (17 pts, 3 stls, 2 rebs, 1 assist) and Luke Davidson (9 pts, 5 rebs, 1 assist). Connor VanderBrug (8 pts, 5 rebs, 3 assists), George Thompson (8 rebs, 3 pts, 2 stls), Justin Rhiner (5 pts, 1 reb), Justin Funchess (2 rebs), Wes Ditchfield (4 rebs, 1 assist), Jimmy Larkin (1 reb), all cracked the stat sheet on the evening. The Trojans showed some good signs at times and also showed a very competitive spirit fighting in these games. Ball possessions, shot selection and very poor free throw shooting were things that we are going to keep working on as the season progresses. Thanks for all the support. Our next game is on Friday at 6:00 vs. Providence St. Mel followed by the last game of the tournament on Saturday vs. Lisle at 7:30 pm. Please keep coming out and supporting the Trojans. THE ENTIRE TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN COACHING STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL !! Please take time to thank God for all the blessings that have been given to us by His grace.