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Saturday, March 4, 2017

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


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