Post-season honors ! -- Congratulations !

Congratulations to our 3 captains on post-season honors.

Luke Davidson --- Metro-Suburban Honorable Mention All-Conference

Connor VanderBrug --- Metro Suburban All-Conference, Lisle Thanksgiving All-Tourney, Glenbard West Christmas All-Tourney

Danny Leach ---- Metro Suburban All-Conference, Daily Herald All-Area, Finished career as one of the all-time leading scorers at the varsity level with a total of 1219 pts.

Congratulations to each of you! Your awards are well-deserved.

Thank you gentlemen for all your contributions to the basketball program.

Trojans win first game and then lose in Regional Semi-finals

The Timothy Christian men began state tournament play on Monday at Chicago Marshall. The Trojans were moved up to 3A this year by the IHSA and played their first game vs Chicago Wells. The first half saw a slow start for the Trojans as they struggled a bit to get things going. Leading 18-10 at the quarter, they began to slowly get a little rhythm and led 31-17 at the break. The 3rd quarter saw the Trojans outscore Chicago Wells 21-12 for a lead of 52-29 after 3. The Trojans would hold on the rest of the way to make a little history with the first state tournament win in 3A by a score of 60-36.

Danny Leach led the way in with 17 pts, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks, and 1 assist. George Thompson (11 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assists), Connor Vanderbrug (10 pts, 7 rebs, 1 assist, 2 blks, 2 stls), Luke Davidson (8 pts, 3 rebs, 2 assists), Justin Funchess (7 pts, 3 rebs, 1 assist), Jimmy Larkin (7 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl), Wes Ditchfield (5 assists, 2 rebs, 1 block), Justin Rhiner (1 reb), Matt Huizinga (1 reb), Logan Byrne (1 reb), Phil Stanton and Rich Medina all contributed in the victory.

After a snowstorm came through the area, the Trojans traveled to Marshall on Wednesday to play the host school. This night saw the host commandos come out shooting hot and building a lead of 21-14 after the 1st quarter. They would extend this lead but then the Trojans would answer and trailed by 10 at the break 31-21. At halftime, the Trojans talked about trying to get the deficit down going into the 4th quarter but Marshall had other plans as they built their lead to 22 pts near the end of the 3rd. The Trojans would not go down without a fight and staged a strong comeback bid in the 4th quarter. The deficit would get down to 9 pts with about 5 minutes to play and the Trojans could only keep it that close but not get any closer as they would fall on this night 73-52.

The Trojans would be led on this night by the 3 captains. Junior Connor VanderBrug (27 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Senior Danny Leach (19 pts, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 stl), and Senior Luke Davidson (6 pts, 4 rebs, 1 assist) would score all the Trojans pts on the evening. Justin Rhiner (1 assist), Justin Funchess (2 rebs, 1 stl), Wes Ditchfield (5 rebs, 1 assist), George Thompson (1 reb), and Matt Huizinga (1 reb) would crack the score sheet on the evening.

It is difficult to end the season but I was very proud of how hard our guys worked this season and also how they continued to improve and become a much bettter team as the season unfolded after a slow start. The Trojans were 4-10 at Christmas and 1-5 during the first half of conference play. The Trojans ended the season going 9-5 and 4-2 in conference play the 2nd time through. The Trojans finished the season at 13-15 and 5-7 in the Metro Suburban Confernece. Thanks to all the Seniors who will be missed and also a big THANK YOU to all the fans who support Timothy Christian Basketball.

REGIONAL GAME VS MARSHALL CANCELLED

Because of the weather today's regional game vs Chicago Marshall has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5:00pm.

Thank you and have a nice day!

Drive safely on the slippery roads.

Game Today at Chicago Marshall (2/26)

The TC boys won their opening round competition in their 3A regional at Chicago Marshall by a score of 60-36 over Chicago Wells. Tonight(Feb. 26), the Trojans play Chicago Marshall in the regional semi-final game. Game time is 5:00pm. Please come out and support the Trojans as they continue 3A tournament play!

Leach hits game winner for TC victory!

The Trojans captured their regular season finale in thrilling fashion on Friday night. Senior Danny Leach sunk a game-winning three-pointer as time expired to beat the Ridgewood Rebels by a score of 48-46. The game was close throughout, as the Trojans led early, but trailed by two at the half and by nine points at the end of three quarters. TC kept closing the gap only to have the Rebels respond. With just over a minute to play, the Trojans trailed by five points. Danny Leach knocked down a 3-pointer to close the game to within two points. On the Rebel’s next offensive possession, they converted two free throws after Timothy had fouled. Trailing by four, TC brought the ball up once again and Leach knocked in another highly contested three-pointer to pull the Trojans within one point with 15 seconds to play. On the ensuing possession the Trojans fouled and Ridgewood failed to make good on the one-and-one. TC captured the rebound, brought it over halfcourt, and used their last timeout with 8.2 seconds to play and trailing by one. The last possession of the game put the ball in the hands of senior Danny Leach and as he came off the screen he was trapped, stepped through, and shot an off-balance three pointer that bounced off the front of the rim and into the basket for the TC victory.

Crucial to the Trojans cause on this night was 8 points and 16 rebounds from Luke Davidson. Connor Vanderbrug had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Vanderbrug also did a nice job of patrolling the lane on the defensive end for the Trojans and had a nice two-handed dunk to start of the second half. Danny Leach was high scorer for the game as he finished with 19 points and 4 rebounds. George Thompson and Wes Ditchfield contributed four and three rebounds respectively.

The Trojans finished the regular season with a record of 12-14(5-7 league) and will now travel to 3A regionals at Chicago Marshall. Their first game is Monday, February 25 at 5:00pm versus Chicago Wells. Should they win that game they will play again the next day versus Chicago Marshall at 5:00pm. What an exciting way to end the regular season! Thanks for coming out as supporting the Trojans! Please come out and support the Trojans as they begin state tournament play!

If you want to see the game winning shot you can check out the game at the following link. The game winning play happens at 1:36:45 on the video.

http://www.highschoolcube.com/event/boys-basketball-ridgewood-rebels-vs-timothy-christ-306265

TC falls to Broncos, Defeat Bisons

On Tuesday, February 12th the Trojans honored their seniors and also hosted the Walther Lutheran Broncos. The Trojans came out sluggish in the first half as they struggled to find their shooting touch. Trailing by 18 at halftime the Trojans refused to give up, reducing the lead to 9 at the end of the third quarter and closing the gap to as few as two. In the end though, the Broncos pulled out the victory by a score of 57-50. Connor VanderBrug led the scoring with 20 points, along with 6 rebounds, and Danny Leach contributed 10 points and 4 assists, but the Trojans were unable to overcome a poor shooting night from the field.

To aid the Trojans cause Wes Ditchfield had 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Luke Davidson had 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Justin Funchess had 7 points(3-4 FG). The lose dropped the Trojans record to 10-14(3-7 league). The coaching staff would like to thank the seniors for the contributions that they have made to the TC basketball progam!

On Friday night the Trojans played at Fenton High School and used a hot-start by junior Connor VanderBrug to take an 11 point lead only 4 minutes into the game. The Bison rallied closing the gap to 6 by the end of the quarter but they could draw it no closer the rest of the way. TC used a stingy defensive effort in the second quarter to go into halftime with a 10-point lead. In the second half TC extended the lead to 16 by the end of third quarter and came away with a 60-43 victory. For the game, Connor VanderBrug had 29 points on 6-10 shooting from beyond the arc. Khali Valrie contributed 4 rebounds and Luke Davidson pulled down 8 boards. Danny Leach had 17 points on 7-14 shooting, while also contributing 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 assists. The win improved the Trojans record to 11-14(4-7 league).


The Trojans regular season finale is on Friday, Feb. 22 at Ridgewood High School at 7:00pm. On Monday, Feb. 25 the Trojans begin 3A regional with a matchup vs. Chicago Wells at 5:00pm at Chicago Marshall. Thank you for your support of TC athletics!

Schedule for week of Feb. 18-State Tournament

Mon. Feb. 18 No Practice -- Enjoy your day off!

Tues. Feb. 19 Practice 3:05-4:45

Wed. Feb 20 Practice 3:05-4:45

Thurs. Feb. 21 Practice 3:05-4:45
Pasta Dinner after practice

Fri. Feb. 22 Game at Ridgewood 7:00 pm.

Sat. Feb. 23 Practice 10:30-Noon

State Tournament begins Mon. Feb. 25. We are being sent to the 3A regional at Chicago Marshall.

The week of games and practices will depend on our results.

Games will be played at Chicago Marshall High School.

Mon. Feb. 25 Game 1 5:00 pm Chicago Wells vs Timothy Christian
Game 2 6:30 pm Chicago (VOISE Academy) vs Chicago North Grand

Tues. Feb. 26 Game 3 5:00 pm Chicago Marshall vs winner of Game 1
Game 4 6:30 pm Oak Park (Fenwick) vs winner of Game 2

Friday Mar. 1 Game 5 6:00 pm Winner of Game 3 and Winner of Game 4