Schedule for the week

Mon -- Practice 3:10-4:45
Pasta dinner -- on our own -- Maybe noodles??
Tues. -- SENIOR NIGHT Home game vs. Elmwood Park 7:00 pm start
Wed. -- Practice 6:15 am - 7:50 (I am trying to change this to another time if possible to either right after school or second slot)
Training 7:30-9:00
Thurs. -- Practice 3:10-4:45
Fri. -- Away game at Fenton (Cancer awareness night -- donations due)Game time is 7:00 pm
Sat. -- Possible shootaround 10:00-11:30
Away game at Glenbard South. Game time is 4:30

Homecoming victory for Trojans !!

Friday night was Homecoming at Timothy and there was a very electric atmosphere in the Timothy Christian gymnasium. Besides all the homecoming festivities, the Red Zone had called this a Silent night for the fans. The first part of the game was played in a eerily quiet gym as the teams played even. When the Trojans scored their 10th point on a Chad Vos layup, the gym erupted with cheers and they continued the rest of the evening. The game was a hard fought contest and some very hot shooting by Ridgewood gave the Rebels the lead at the half 33-28. The Trojans came out very flat in the 3rd quarter and Ridgewood took advantage to build a 12 pt lead in the middle of the third quarter. It was then that the bench came to the rescue. Tyler VanderBrug (2-3's, 2 rebs, 1 assist), Troy Ellens (7pts, 3 rebs, 1 assist), Nathan Ziegler (2 assists, 1 reb), Matt Robinson (1 reb, 1 assist), and Chad Vos (6 pts, 1 reb, 1 assist) provided the spark that was missing. Their inspired play and sharp shooting (3-3's) during the end of the 3rd quarter provided a 11-1 run to close the quarter with the Trojans trailing 42-44. The energy and execution carried over as the Trojans were able to take the lead in the fourth quarter and finish the night with a 63-56 victory. Matt Morrison (4pts, 1 reb, 1 assist), Chris Ridolphi (2 pts, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 1 stl), Danny Leach (10 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists, 1 block), Mike Pizzello (15 pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls, 2 assists), and Mark Penczak (13 pts, 6 assists, 5 rebs) all found themselves on the stat sheet on the night as well. The coaching staff was very proud of the team effort for the victory. For the players to come off the bench and provide such a lift was a testament to not only their physical talents but also their mental toughness to be ready to contribute in such a strong way for the team. The team then showed their togetherness to finish strong in the fourth quarter to come away with the hard fought victory. The Trojans move to 14-8 on the season and are now tied for 3rd place in the conference with a 5-4 record. This week will be a busy week as the Trojans have Senior night on Tuesday night vs. Elmwood Park with a 7:00 pm start. They then will play an away game on Friday at Fenton at 7:00 pm and a make up game which will be played on Saturday at Glenbard South at 4:30 pm. Please keep coming out and supporting the Trojans.

Regional assignments

State Regional assignments have been posted on the ihsa website. You can find all the information on www.ihsa.org and tab on boys basketball to get the information.

We will play in the Immaculate Conception Regional. We have received the 2nd seed in a very competitive regional.

Mon. Feb. 21 Game 1 is Walther vs. Douglass at 6:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 21 Game 2 is IC vs. Chicago Talent Development at 8:10 pm.

Wed. Feb. 23 Game 3 is Providence St. Mel vs. Winner of Game 1 at 6:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 23 Game 4 is Timothy Christian vs. Winner of Game 2 at 8:10 pm.

Fri. FEb. 25 Game 5 is Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 at 7:30 pm.

Trojans lose on the road to R.B.

The Trojans traveled to Riverside Brookfield Tuesday night for a conference game. The Bulldogs came out blazing to lead by 11 and the Trojans stormed right back to cut the lead to 1. This was a theme that played out on this night as RB answered with a run of their own. RB continued their hot shooting making 9 three pointers and led at he half 45-29. The Trojans came out trying to cut the gap slowly. As the third quarter was winding down the lead had been cut to 11 with about a minute to go in the 3rd and the bulldogs anwered with another run to lead 60-43 after 3 quarters. The Trojans continued to play hard but fell to the conference leader 78-62. Mark Penczak (17 pts, 3 rebs,1 assist) had the shots falling as he connected on 3 3pt baskets. Mike Pizzello (8 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 2 stls), Danny Leach (8 pts, 2 rebs, 2stls, 1 assist), Chris Ridolphi (4 pts, 6 rebs, 2 assists, 1 stl), Matt Robinson (1 assist), Nate Ziegler (2pts), Matt Morrison (4 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl), Tyler VanderBrug (1 reb), Chad Vos (2 pts, 1 reb, 1 assist) all made it to the stat sheet on the night. Nathan Boot (7 pts, 1 reb) and Troy Ellens (8 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assists) gave strong minutes off the bench on the evening. The Trojans next game is on Friday night vs. Ridgewood. Tip off time is scheduled for around 7:00 - 7:15. It is Homecoming night so come early and enjoy time with friends while rooting on the Trojans.

schedule for the week

This will be a pretty crazy and fun week.

Monday 2/7 Practice 3:10-4:45
Tues. 2/8 Game at Riverside Brookfield 7:00 pm
Wed. 2/9 Practice 6:15 am - 7:50 am
Training 7:30-9:00pm
Thurs. 2/10 Practice 3:10-4:45
Pasta dinner 5:00
Fri. 2/11 Homecoming game vs. Ridgewood. Game time is 7:30 pm.
Sat. 2/12 Practice 10:00-11:30
Training 1:30-3:00

Trojans beat Vikings in overtime

Finally playing ball again after the snow storm of 2011 caused many schools to miss school and practice for two days, there was some concern as to how the Trojans would play on Friday night. The intensity of the conference game with Illiana was present from the beginning. In the first quarter, the Trojans came out playing well and were leading by a 16-8 score at the first break. During the second quarter, the Vikings got it going and the Trojans struggled offensively as the half time score was 25-23 in favor of the Trojans. During the beginning of the 3rd quarter, Illiana moved ahead by about 8 points and then the Trojans responded with a run of their own. Mark Penczak found Mike Pizzello for a basket at the end of the 3rd quarter pulling the Trojans within four by a score of 38-42. The fourth quarter was back and forth and the Trojans found themselves down 3 with 15 seconds to play. After a mad scramble, Mike Pizzello found Danny Leach at the top of the key and he knocked down the 3 pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime with the score knotted 54-54. In the overtime period, things remained at a high excitement level as both teams had their opportunities and the game went back and forth. In the end, the Trojans were able to come out with a hard fought victory by a score of 62-58.
Mark Penczak (17 pts, 6 rebs, 8 assists)had a solid all around game again for the Trojans. Chris Ridolphi (11 pts, 6 rebs, 5 stls) also played a complete game. Danny Leach (15 pts, 4 assists, 2 rebs, 2 stls), Matt Morrison (9 pts, 4 rebs, 1 stl), Mike Pizzello (8 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists, 1 stl), Troy Ellens (1 reb, 1 assist), Nathan Ziegler (2 pts, 1 stl), Nathan Boot (2 stls,), and Matt Robinson (1 reb) all cracked the scoresheet on the night.
The Trojans now move to 13-7 and 4-3 on the season and will travel to conference leader Riverside Brookfield on Tuesday. Game time will be at 7:00 pm. Thank you for the tremendous support so far this season. Please keep supporting the team.

TODAY'S GAME CANCELLED

The game for today vs. Glenbard South has been cancelled because of the snow storm.

The tentative re-schedule date looks to be Sat. Feb. 19. Times will be announced at a later time.

There is no game or practice today.