Boys Basketball vs. Hamilton: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (5-6, Independent) at HAMILTON MARINES (0-12, 0-5 NECC; +23): January 25, 2011.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,600), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.


Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (348-337, 32st season at BCHS); Hamilton: Mark Stiver (4-30, 2nd season at HHS).

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

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Hamilton Thorne (12.5 ppg), David DeLeeuw (8.0), Femi Hollinger-Janzen (7.6)
• Hamilton: not available

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Jan. 29 at Blackhawk, 7:30; Feb. 1 at Clinton Christian, 7:30; Feb. 4 vs. ECA, 7:30
• Hamilton: Jan. 28 vs. Angola, 7:30; Feb. 1 at Edon (Ohio), 7:30; Feb. 4 at Eastside, 7:30

In The Mirror

• Bethany: lost 60-52 to Canterbury, Jan. 20; def. Argos 54-25, Jan. 7; def. Bremen 48-34, Jan. 4
• Hamilton: lost 57-49 to Lakeland, Jan. 22; lost 53-30 to Howe, Jan. 17; lost 52-44 (OT) to Central Noble, Jan. 13

Past Ten Years:

• L 61-80 on 1/26/2001 at Bethany (Hamilton honorably mentioned)
• L 49-56 on 3/10/2001 at Bethany (sectional championship, Hamilton ranked #11)
• W 75-48 on 1/25/2002 at Hamilton
• W 56-47 on 3/2/2002 at Hamilton (sectional championship)
• W 45-42 on 1/31/2003 at Bethany
• W 51-45 on 1/30/2004 at Hamilton
• L 49-51 on 1/28/2005 at Bethany
• W 60-54 on 1/27/2006 at Hamilton
• W 61-42 on 3/3/2006 at Blackhawk Christian (sectional semifinal)
• W 46-40 on 1/26/2007 at Bethany
• W 50-49 on 1/25/2008 at Hamilton
  
• W 57-30 on 1/27/2009 at Bethany
• W 59-53 on 1/26/2010 at Hamilton
• Other Years: 11-4