Boys Basketball at Canterbury: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (5-5, independent; +16) at CANTERBURY CAVALIERS (8-2, independent; AP #1 in Class 1A): January 20, 2011.
Location: Canterbury gym (capacity 800), Fort Wayne, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (348-336, 32nd season at BCHS); Canterbury: Dan Kline (8-2, 1st season at CS.

Rosters: Bethany, Canterbury (unavailable) (ETPearl.com)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Hamilton Thorne (11.7 ppg), David DeLeeuw (8.1), Andy Slagel (7.7)
• Canterbury: not available

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 25 vs. Hamilton, 7:30; Jan. 29 at Blackhawk, 7:30; Feb. 1 at Clinton Christian, 7:30
• Canterbury: Jan. 22 vs. Clinton Christian, 7:30; Jan. 29 at FW Concordia, 7:45; Feb. 1 vs. Homestead, 7:45

In The Mirror

• Bethany: def. Argos 54-25, Jan. 7; def. Bremen 48-34, Jan. 4; def. Clinton Christian 76-35, Dec. 18
• Canterbury: def. Lakewood Park 64-41, Jan. 15, lost 72-58 to Homestead, Dec. 30; def. East Noble 77-65, Dec. 30

Past Ten Years:

• W 48-47 on 2/3/2001 at Canterbury
• W 55-36 on 3/9/2001 at Bethany (sectional semifinal)
  
• W 55-50 on 12/18/2001 at Bethany
• L 31-40 on 1/11/2003 at Canterbury
• L 45-49 on 3/4/2003 at Blackhawk (sectional quarterfinal)
  
• W 63-46 on 1/10/2004 at Bethany
• L 53-69 on 1/8/2005 at Canterbury (Canterbury honorably mentioned, Class A)
  
• L 43-56 on 1/7/2006 at Bethany
• W 59-48 on 1/6/2007 at Canterbury
• W 55-50 on 1/5/2008 at Bethany
• W 53-36 on 1/10/2009 at Canterbury
  
• W 54-45 on 3/6/2009 at Blackhawk (sectional semifinal)
• L 54-55 on 1/21/2010 at Bethany (Canterbury and Bethany honorably mentioned, Class A)
• Other years: 8-1