Boys Basketball vs. ECA: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (6-7, Independent) at ELKHART CHRISTIAN EAGLES (5-6, Independent; +12): February 4, 2011.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: live on WGCS (91.1 mHz, www.globeradio.org) with Tony Miller, Andrew Witkowski; tape-delayed at 10:30 p.m. Feb. 5 and 3 p.m. Feb. 6 on SBT2 (Comcast 16, antenna 22.2) with Craig Wallin, Bob Berger

ECA roster

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (349-338, 32nd season at BCHS); ECA: Ryan Culp (5-6, 1st season at ECA; 123-89 in 10th season overall)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Hamilton Thorne (12.8 ppg), David DeLeeuw (8.1), Femi Hollinger-Janzen (7.5)
• ECA: Cory Waycaster (15.5 ppg), Mitchell West (11.0); (tie) Collin Craft/Ryan Kupferschmid (5.5)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Feb. 10 vs. Lakewood Park, 7:30; Feb. 15 vs. Jimtown, 7:30; Feb. 17 at Clinton Christian, 7:30
• ECA: Feb. 5 at Culver Academy, 7:30; Feb. 7 vs. Jimtown, 7:30; Feb. 11 at SB Trinity, 7:30

In The Mirror

• Bethany: lost 43-37 to Blackhawk, Jan. 29; def. Hamilton, 58-37, Jan. 25; lost 60-52 to Canterbury, Jan. 20
• ECA: lost 56-50 to Lakewood Park, Jan. 25; lost 67-56 to Howe, Jan. 22; def. Oregon-Davis 92-73, Jan. 15

Past Ten Years:

• W 60-47 on 2/2/2001 at Elkhart Baptist
• W 63-49 on 2/1/2002 at Bethany
• L 30-35 on 2/7/2003 at Elkhart Baptist
• L 60-61 on 2/6/2004 at Bethany
• W 47-34 on 2/4/2005 at ECA
• L 53-71 on 3/2/2005 at Hamilton (sectional)
• W 56-42 on 2/3/2006 at Bethany
• W 53-51 (ot) on 2/27/2006 at Blackhawk (sectional)
• W 54-51 (ot) on 2/2/2007 at ECA
• W 49-42 on 12/14/2007 at Bethany
• W 37-28 on 12/19/2009 at Bethany (holiday tournament final)
• W 45-25 on 2/5/2010 at ECA
• Other years: 12-5

NOTE: ECA was known as Elkhart Baptist through the 2003-04 season.