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NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (1-3, Independent) at LAKELAND LAKERS (4-0, 2-0 NECC): December 11, 2010.
Location: Lakeland gym (capacity 2,700), LaGrange, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: WGCS-FM (91.1 mHz, Goshen, Ind.; live stream) with Benjamin Kelly and Marcus James

Rosters: Bethany, Lakeland (ETPearl.com)

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (344-334, 32nd season at BCHS); Lakeland: Ryan Yoder (4-0, 1st season at LHS; 9-35, 3rd season overall).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: David DeLeeuw (11.5 ppg); Hamilton Thorne (10.8); Andy Slagel (9.8)
• Lakeland: Scott McKibben (20.5 ppg); Jalen King (12.8); Craig Leu (10.3)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 14 vs. Triton, 7:30; Dec. 18 vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:45 a.m.; Dec. 18 vs. ECA/Clinton Chr., 4:15/7:45
• Lakeland: Dec. 14 at Lakewood Park, 7:30; Dec. 17 at Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 21 vs. Westview, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 73-58 to Howe, Dec. 9; def. Prairie Heights 53-36, Dec. 4; lost 45-42 to West Noble, Nov. 27
• Lakeland: def. Fairfield 64-57 (2OT), Dec. 7; def. Fremont 65-56, Dec. 3; def. East Noble 47-33, Nov. 27

Past Ten Years:

• L 50-64 on 12/9/2000 at Lakeland
• W 62-53 on 12/8/2001 at Bethany
• L 33-58 on 12/14/2002 at Lakeland
• L 45-63 on 12/13/2003 at Bethany
• L 33-63 on 12/11/2004 at Lakeland
• L 38-71 on 12/10/2005 at Bethany
• L 45-69 on 12/9/2006 at Lakeland
• W 59-43 on 12/8/2007 at Bethany
• L 54-59 on 12/13/2008 at Lakeland
• L 45-58 on 12/12/2009 at Bethany
• Other Years: 10-21