Boys Holiday Tournament Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT: December 18, 2010.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Broadcast: Championship game on WGCS (91.1 FM, Goshen, Ind.) with Tony Miller and Keith Beber if Bethany plays.

Rosters: Bethany, Elkhart, LCA

Schedule:

• Elkhart Christian (1-2) vs. Clinton Christian (3-3), 10 a.m.
• Lakeland Christian (1-3) vs. Bethany (1-5), 11:45 a.m.
• 10:00 loser vs. 11:45 loser, 4:15 p.m.
• 10:00 winner vs. 11:45 winner, 7:45 p.m.

Coaches:

• Elkhart: Ryan Culp (1-2, 1st season at ECA; 119-83, 10th season overall)
• Clinton: Chad Schrock (75-33, 5th season at CCS)
• Bethany: Jim Buller (334-336, 32nd season at BCHS)
• LCA: Lee Compson (1-3, 1st season at LCA)

Leading scorers:

• Elkhart: Cory Waycaster (19.7 ppg), Mitchell West (11.7); Colin Craft (5.5)
• Clinton: Judson Yoder (17.0 ppg); Justin Stutzman (12.4); Tyler Eash (11.6)
• Bethany: Hamilton Thorne (10.0 ppg); David DeLeeuw (9.3); Andy Slagel (9.3)
• LCA: not available.

In The Mirror:

• Elkhart: lost 67-52 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 7; def. Hamilton 57-47, Dec. 3; lost to Clinton Christian 70-56, Nov. 30
• Clinton: def Edwardsburg (Mich.) 62-54, Dec. 16; lost to LaVille 68-48, Dec. 9; lost 67-58 to Jimtown, Dec. 2
• Bethany: lost 52-35 to Triton, Dec. 14; lost 47-38 to Lakeland, Dec. 11; lost 73-58 to Howe, Dec. 9
• LCA: lost to SB Trinity 66-31, Dec. 11; lost to Lakewood Park 64-19, Dec. 4; lost to Jimtown 55-21, Nov. 30

Looking Ahead:

• Elkhart: Dec. 21 vs. Bremen, 7:00; Jan. 4 at Triton, 7:30; Jan. 7 at Lakeland Christian, 7:30
• Clinton: Dec. 29 at Lakeland Christian, 1:30; Dec. 30 vs. Huntington Eagles at LCA, 11:30; Dec. 30 vs. SB Trinity at LCA, 2:30
• Bethany: Jan. 4 vs. Bremen, 7:30; Jan. 7 at Argos, 7:30; Jan. 20 at FW Canterbury, 7:30
• LCA: Dec. 29 vs. Clinton Christian, 1:30; Dec. 29 vs. Huntington Eagles, 7:30; Dec. 30 vs. SB Trinity, 5:30

Last Meetings:

• Clinton 70, Elkhart 56, 11/30/2010 at CCS
• Clinton 62, LCA 45, 2/26/2010 at CCS
• Bethany 45, Elkhart 25, 2/5/2010 at ECA
• Bethany 62, Clinton 52, 2/2/2010 at CCS
• Elkhart 66, LCA 38, 1/8/2010 at ECA
• Bethany 66, LCA 45, 12/20/2008 at BCHS (holiday tournament semifinal)

Sagarin Ratings Predict:

• Bethany (-31) over LCA
• Clinton (-7) over Elkhart
• Elkhart (-14) over LCA
• Bethany (10½) over Clinton
• Alternate afternoon session: Bethany (-18) over Elkhart; Clinton (-20½) over LCA