Boys Basketball Sectional Champions (Game Report, March 7)

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

"Casey Weaver brings the ball up, right side. Three...two...one...ballgame! Bethany wins it! For the first time since the Jordan Buller era, the Bruins are sectional 51 champions!"

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — With those words it ended. With words it had started, an hour-plus before, preceded even earlier than that with a last-second shot in December. Though Casey Weaver thrust a dagger through the Bruins' hopes that Friday night in 2008, he could not recover that magic on the Saturday of Week 35. The game began, after a nearly two-minute rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the public-address announcer, inauspiciously for both teams. Though Bethany led 9-5 after the first stanza and 12-5 in the second quarter following a three-point goal from Seth Kauffman, the Panthers answered Kauffman's three and trailed by only two entering halftime.

The third quarter was not markedly different than the other two: Lakewood Park's zone slowed the Bruin offense, ekeing out nine points for the third consecutive quarter, and Bethany held the Panthers to only seven points in the first six minutes. The Bruins would crack, though, as layups by Brock Taulbee and Carson House brought the Panthers back to a 27-all tie in the 24th minute of play. Within two seconds of the period's end, however, the momentum began to shift: Chris Lampe picked up his fifth foul. The Panthers had used only six players to that point in the night, but continuous fouling left the Bruins in a position to seize control.

Seize control they did: Bethany took half of its fourth-quarter points from the charity stripe. The the field goals began to fall, too, as Lakewood Park abandoned its 2-3 zone to start the fourth quarter. Almost immediately, Mark DeLeeuw tipped in a Seth Kauffman attempt, followed by another Bruin bucket to stretch the lead to four. Tommy Strine answered with a three, only to be negated by four more BCHS points. After a Lakewood Park basket, Jordan Weaver led the offense through the Panthers' full-court press, and Seth Kauffman followed that with a steal-dunk combination that pushed Lakewood Park's Don Davis into calling a timeout. While I don't remember any other particular shots, the team in black went into panic mode offensively, and Bruin baskets on the ensuing possession stretched the lead to double digits. With 6.4 seconds to play, Carson House fouled Ben Bontreger, becoming the fourth player to be disqualified. Bontreger missed the first to the right, then sank the second. As the LPCS offense frantically pushed the ball up the floor, the horn sounded.

Seemingly just a piece of the scoreboard, the horn set off a celebration not seen in Bethany's ranks since 2002, reverberating from the blue sideline fronting the bleachers up through row L and the gym's cinder block walls. After the teams shook hands, the fans were invited to the floor to take photographs and meet the team. At least a hundred did so. (The results of Bleeding Bruin Blue's foray to the hardwood can be seen here.) As the Bruins cut down the net that had seen only five second-half field goals from Lakewood Park, their next mission became clear: next Saturday, 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Eastern, against Triton and Bowman Academy, in Bourbon, Indiana. Stay tuned to Bleeding Bruin Blue's Tournament Central for more information.

(Box Score)

Bethany 53, Lakewood Park 35
Lakewood Park: Tommy Strine 3-8 6-9 14, Brock Taulbee 2-2 1-2 5, Carson House 3-5 3-4 9, Cody Strahm 1-5 1-2 3, Chris Lampe 1-1 0-0 2, Casey Weaver 0-5 2-2 2. Jordan Brooker, Billy Blunier, Andrew Parish, Rob Lauter all 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-37 (27.0%) 13-17 (76.4%) 35.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1-11 3-8 6, Jordan Weaver 3-7 4-5 10, Seth Kauffman 7-12 1-2 16, Jesse Ramer 0-0 0-0 0, Mark DeLeeuw 5-7 5-6 13, Luke Slagel 1-2 2-2 5, Ben Bontreger 0-0 1-2 1. Tim Gautsche, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne, Derek Plaster all 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-39 (43.5%) 16-25 (64.0%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 5 11 11 08 — 35 (14-9)
BC 9 09 09 26 — 53 (15-8)
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 2-9 (Strine 2-5, House 0-1, Lauter 0-1, Strahm 0-2), Bethany 3-13 (Kauffman 1-1, Slagel 1-2, Kelly 1-8, DeLeeuw 0-1, Weaver 0-1). Fouled out — House, Lampe, Taulbee, Strine.
Rebounds — Lakewood Park 26 (Taulbee 8, Strahm 7), Bethany 32 (DeLeeuw 9, Kauffman 8, Slagel 4, Weaver 4). Turnovers — Lakewood Park 12, Bethany 9. Dunks — Kauffman 2 (school record). Total fouls — Lakewood Park 23, Bethany 16.
Officials — Mike Fuqua, Steve Keck, Bud Wolf.

(Photo credits — scoreboard: Tony Miller; team: Lyle Miller; net: Lyle Miller)


Bruins' defense the difference (Elkhart Truth)
Celebration at Bethany (The Goshen News)
Bruins defeat Panthers for title (DeKalb County Evening Star; subscription required)

Boys Holiday Tournament Reports

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
(Athlete of the Week nominations due at 5:00 p.m. Sunday.)

FIRST ROUND
GOSHEN — Bethany 66, Lakeland Christian 45
Lakeland Christian: Jarod Franklin 3 0-1 6, Josh Silveus 0 2-4 2, Michael Matti 4 0-0 10, Damon Woodard 1 0-0 4, Chris Valentine 3 4-6 11, Ben Blocher 0 1-2 1, Caleb Sprong 2 0-0 4, Brandon Glock 0 1-2 1, Jacob Cole 3 1-1 7. Tony Lee, Will Grass, Josh Remington all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-16 (56.3%) 45.
Bethany Christian: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 8 3-4 19, Seth Kauffman 6 1-2 13, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 4, Tim Gautsche 1 0-0 2, Luke Slagel 3 2-2 10, Mark DeLeeuw 4 0-0 8, Hamilton Thorne 2 1-2 5, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 7-10 (70.0%) 66.
Scoring By Quarters
LC 10 13 10 12 — 45
BC 14 19 21 12 — 66
Three-point goals — Lakeland 4 (Matti 2, Woodard, Valentine), Bethany 3 (Slagel 2, Kelly). Total fouls — Lakeland 12, Bethany 18. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 33 (Kauffman 9). Assists — Bethany 22 (Kelly 6). Officials — John Bellamy, Tim Hamann, Dave Wolford.

Clinton Christian 60, ECA 50
Clinton Christian: Dustin Yoder 1 1-2 3, Tyler Eash 0 0-1 0, John Miller 2 1-2 5, Jordan Bontrager 7 7-8 21, Jesse Yoder 1 0-0 2, Judson Yoder 6 1-2 13, Evan Stutzman 3 9-11 16. Totals 20 18-25 (72.0%) 60.
Elkhart Christian: Matt Dembinski 2 0-0 2, Kyle Revella 5 0-0 10, Mitchell West 2 0-0 5, Drew Lyon 4 2-4 10, Sean Addison 3 1-2 7, Jess Alexander 5 0-0 12, Phil Gibson 1 0-0 2, Jared Metz 0 2-2 2. Caleb Hartman 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 5-8 (62.5%) 50.
Scoring By Quarters
CCS 09 17 15 19 — 60
ECA 08 16 14 12 — 50
Three-point goals — Clinton 1 (Stutzman), ECA 3 (Alexander 2, West). Rebounds — Clinton 20 (Bontrager 7); ECA 23 (Alexander 6). Total fouls — Clinton 11, ECA 21. Fouled out — Hartman.
Assists — Clinton 16 (Stutzman 6). Steals — Clinton 11 (Eash 4), ECA 13 (Revella 3). Turnovers — Clinton 23, ECA 28. Officials — Tim Hamann, Dave Polston, Curt Yoder.

CONSOLATION
Lakeland Christian 53, ECA 48
ECA: Kyle Revella 7 0-0 14, Mitchell West 4 1-2 11, Drew Lyon 5 4-7 14, Sean Addison 1 1-2 3, Jess Alexander 3 0-0 6. Chad Brown, Caleb Hartman, Matt Dembinski, Phil Gibson, Jared Metz all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 6-11 (54.5%) 48.
Lakeland Christian: Jarod Franklin 3 3-5 9, Michael Matti 2 1-4 6, Damon Woodard 2 0-0 4, Chris Valentine 7 5-6 21, Caleb Sprong 1 0-0 2, Brandon Glock 0 1-2 1, Jacob Cole 2 6-10 10, Tony Lee, Josh Silveus, Ben Blocher, Will Groes, Josh Remington all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-27 (59.3%) 53.
Scoring By Quarters
ECA 09 14 14 16 — 53
LCA 09 08 18 13 — 48
Three-point goals — ECA 2 (West 2); Lakeland Christian 3 (Valentine 2, Matti). Total fouls — ECA 22, Lakeland 12. Fouled out — none. Officials — John Bellamy, Dustin Kaehr, Mike Witkop.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Bethany 66, Clinton Christian 47
Clinton: Dustin Yoder 4 0-0 8, Jordan Bontrager 6 4-4 19, Jesse Yoder 3 2-4 8, Judson Yoder 3 1-1 7, Evan Stutzman 2 0-0 5. Tyler Eash, John Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-9 47.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 6, Jordan Weaver 5 2-2 13, Seth Kauffman 10 2-5 22, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 3, Luke Slagel 0 0-1 0, Mark DeLeeuw 5 8-9 18, Hamilton Thorne 2 0-0 4. Tim Gautsche 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 12-17 66.
Scoring By Quarters
CC 09 14 09 15 — 47
BC 16 10 18 22 -- 66
Three-point goals: Clinton 4 (Bontrager 3, Stutzman), Bethany 4 (Kelly 2, Weaver, Ramer). Total fouls — Clinton 17, Bethany 15. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany: Kauffman 9, Thorne 5, Ramer 4, DeLeeuw 4. Assists — Bethany: Ramer 9, Weaver 6. Officials — Steve Godfrey, Jay Smith, Curt Yoder.

Game Reports & Sectional Update, February 13

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GRANGER, Ind. — Bethany 72, Granger Christian 72-23.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 2 0-0 5, Jordan Weaver 4 1-1 10, Seth Kauffman 7 2-2 16, Jesse Ramer 2 0-0 5, Tim Gautsche 2 0-0 4, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 3, Ben Bontreger 1 2-2 5, Mark DeLeeuw 5 1-2 11, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0, Jared Christophel 1 0-0 2, Hamilton Thorne 2 3-4 7, Derek Plaster 1 2-4 4. Totals 28 11-15 (73.3%) 72.
Granger Christian: Billy Steenbeke 0 0-0 0, Drago Dimitron 1 0-0 2, Wes Kerr 0 0-0 0, Mark Boughton 3 0-0 6, Matt D'Amico 1 0-0 3, Joe Steenbeke 1 0-0 2, Scottie Kane 0 2-2 2, Travis Thomas 1 1-1 3, Josh Alphanaar 2 1-2 5. Totals: 9 4-5 (80.0%) 23.
Scoring By Quarters
BC 22 19 18 13 — 72
GC 08 01 04 10 — 23
3-point goals — Bethany 5 (Bontreger, Kelly, Ramer, Slagel, Weaver), Granger 1 (D'Amico). Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Bethany 36 (Thorne 10, Kauffman 8, DeLeeuw 5). Assists — Bethany 20 (Weaver 5, Kauffman 5, Ramer 3, DeLeeuw 3). Total fouls: Bethany 11, Granger 12.

Girls basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 59, Keystone 17 in sectional semifinal at Canterbury.

Keystone: Linville 0 0-0 0, Silket 1 0-0 2, Beasley 3 1-6 10, Hines 0 0-0 0, Youmans 2 1-2 5, Claassen 0 0-0 0, Bauchman 0 0-0 0, Leatherman 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 2-8 (25.0%) 17.
Bethany: Jodi Stutzman 2 0-0 4, Erin Helmuth 2 1-2 5, Jenae Rupp 5 1-3 11, Twila Albrecht 1 0-0 2, Sarah Lederman 1 0-0 2, Ali Hochstetler 1 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 5 1-1 12, Mattie Lehman 1 0-0 3, Chris Minter 3 0-0 6, Gina Gautsche 5 0-0 12, Malaina Weldy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 3-6 (50.0%) 59.
Scoring By Quarters
K 02 03 8 04 — 17
B 12 24 8 15 — 59
3-point goals — Keystone 3 (Beasley 3), Bethany 4 (Gautsche 2, Lehman, zumFelde).

Sectional Update
Girls Basketball Sectional 51: FW Canterbury
Semifinal: FW Canterbury 44, FW Blackhawk 18. Leading scorers — Canterbury: Wells 12, Gerardot 11; Blackhawk: Kauffman 11.
Championship: Bethany vs. FW Canterbury, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: Preview

As we get into the fall sports seasons (school's out for the day, first matches in 90 minutes +/-), I'm going to institute a new feature:

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week

The rules:

• The BBB Athlete of the Week is the student-athlete who, throughout the previous week, demonstrated the most superior athletic performance (including objectives such as sportsmanship and fair play).
• The week shall run from Monday to Saturday: IHSAA rules prohibit school athletic events on Sunday.
• All Bruin athletic personnel eligible for high school letters (or middle schoolers in similar capacities) are eligible.
• Performances will be evaluated based on the level at which they occurred (i.e. a middle school performance will be better than a statistically identical high school JV performance, in turn better than an identical varsity performance).
• All performances, in all sports, in the week in question will be considered when giving the award. Participation on non-school teams shall not be taken into consideration.
• Upon receiving the award, a player shall be ineligible for the next four (4) weeks.
• Eligibility shall reset when the player’s team enters state tournament series play. Multi-sport athletes will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Selection: Anyone may nominate an athlete by sending an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and putting “AOW nomination: [name]” in the subject line, replacing [name] with the nominee’s name. The body of the message may be used for whatever you want: making a case for selection, correcting my factual errors, stupid jokes, etc. The nomination period for a given week ends at varying times Sunday after the week ends. For example, nominations for the week of Mon., August 18 to Sat., August 23 will end on Sunday, August 24. (CLICK HERE to see times by week.) From these nominations and his own, Señor Loco will choose the athlete of the week. THIS WILL NOT BE DECIDED SOLELY ON NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED.

Selections: (italics = trivia contest winner)

• August 17-23: Ben Mast
• August 24-30: Kelly Snyder
• August 31-September 6: Matt Greenlee
• September 7-13: Jordan Weaver
• September 14-20: Hannah Grieser
• September 21-27: Daniel Buschert
• September 28-October 4: Mikey Kelly
• October 5-11: Jesse Bontreger
• October 12-18: Desiree Porter
• October 19-25: Ali Hochstetler
• October 26-November 1: Ali Hochstetler

• November 9-15: Sol Brenneman
• November 16-22: Marla zumFelde
• November 23-29: Seth Kauffman
• November 30-December 6: Jenae Rupp
• December 7-13: Trent Yoder
• December 14-20: Jordan Weaver
• December 21-27: Twila Albrecht
• December 28-January 3: Denise Risser (trivia)
• January 4-10: Andy Slagel
• January 11-17: Jenae Rupp
• January 18-24: Ben Bontreger
  
• January 25-31: Natalie Thorne
  
• February 1-7: Seth Kauffman
  
• February 8-14: Jenae Rupp
  
• February 15-21: Mark DeLeeuw
  
• February 22-28: Mikey Kelly
  
• March 1-7: Seth Kauffman
  
• March 8-14: Mark DeLeeuw
  
• March 15-21: Christina Juroff
  
• March 22-28: Chelsea Noble
  
• March 29-April 4: Emma Gerig
  
• April 5-11: Barb Slagel (trivia)
  
• April 12-18: Ali Hochstetler
  
• April 19-25: Ryan Snyder
• April 26-May 2: Mikey Kelly
  
• May 3-9: Luke Slagel
  
• May 10-16: Johnny Kauffman
• May 17-23: Emma Caskey
• May 24-30: Johnny Kauffman
• May 31-June 7: Seth Kauffman
  

Game Reports, January 10

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (deadline extended to 4:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12)

Boys basketball

• A Canterbury Tale: After deadlocked JV and first-half jousts, Bruins lance Cavaliers in final 16 minutes
• Led by Kauffman's 14 and Slagel's 13, visitors break 21-21 halftime score open

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bethany 53, Canterbury 35
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 3 5-8 12, Seth Kauffman 6 2-3 14, Jesse Ramer 2 5-6 9, Luke Slagel 5 0-0 13, Mark DeLeeuw 2 1-2 5. Mikey Kelly, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne, Derek Plaster all 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-19 (68.4%) 53.
Canterbury: Nelson Dwire 0 0-2 0, Marquel Cooper 2 2-3 6, Andy Ottenweller 1 0-0 3, Jason Williams 6 0-2 13, Josiah Gerardot 5 2-5 12, Michael Wiersema 1 0-0 2. Davis Rao, Danny McMahon, Reed Haines all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 4-12 (33.3%) 36.

Scoring By Quarters
B 8 13 15 17 — 53
C 8 13 08 07 — 36

Three-point goals — Bethany 4 (Slagel 3, Weaver), Canterbury 2 (Ottenweller, Williams). Total fouls — Bethany 16, Canterbury 20. Fouled out — None.
Rebounds — Bethany 30 (Kauffman 13, Slagel 6, DeLeeuw 5, Weaver 4), Canterbury 24. Assists — Bethany 11 (DeLeeuw 4, Weaver 3), Canterbury 5. Steals — Bethany 3, Canterbury 10. Turnovers — Bethany 18, Canterbury 13.


JV: Bethany 34, Canterbury 32. Leading scorers — Bethany: Andy Slagel 10; Canterbury: Kai Foday 10.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week: February 22-28

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for February 15-21 is Mark DeLeeuw. To know what DeLeeuw has done to win this honor, type his name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks: DeLeeuw, Jenae Rupp, and Seth Kauffman. As three weeks have elapsed since Natalie Thorne's win on February 1, he becomes eligible next week.

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 1, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Bethany vs. West Noble: Visitor Leaves Negatively Charged

Boys basketball
GOSHEN — Bethany 67, West Noble 65 on a Mikey Kelly rebound and basket at the horn.
West Noble: Mitchell Knepper 4, Mario Pizano 11, Federico Ramiez 2, Nick Spencer 18, Cody Hastings 7, Adam Robinson 5, Kyle Grimm 6, Dakota Kreczmer 7, Kyle Maresh 5. Totals 22 18-28 (62.4%) 65.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 7, Jordan Weaver 12, Seth Kauffman 13, Jesse Ramer 2, Tim Gautsche 2, Luke Slagel 11, Ben Bontreger 0, Mark DeLeeuw 20, Hamilton Thorne 0, Derek Plaster 0. Totals 24 18-28 (62.4%) 67.
W Noble 10 19 10 26 — 65
Bethany 18 16 18 15 — 67
Three-point goals — West Noble 3 (Pizano 2, Spencer), Bethany 1 (Weaver).
Total fouls — West Noble 22, Bethany 24. Fouled out — Hastings, DeLeeuw, Gautsche.

JV: Bethany 43, West Noble 27. The Bruins were up 20 points or more most of the night, then allowed West Noble to creep back. Leading scorers — Bethany: David DeLeeuw 12, Brandon Sharkey 9.

Game Reports, December 12

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Casey Weaver hit a three-point shot with :01.3 to play as Lakewood Park defeated Bethany by a point.

Lakewood Park 43, Bethany 42
Lakewood Park: Billy Blumler 1 0-0 2, Casey Weaver 4 0-0 11, Cody Strahm 3 0-0 8, Chris Lampe 2 0-2 4, Tommy Strine 7 1-3 18. Carson House, Nick Crook, Andrew Parish, Rob Lauter all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 1-5 (20.0%) 43.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 3 0-1 6, Seth Kauffman 6 1-4 13, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 3, Luke Slagel 2 1-2 7, Mark DeLeeuw 5 0-0 10. Tim Gautsche, Hamilton Thorne 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 2-7 (28.6%) 42.
Scoring By Quarters
LP 11 06 15 11 — 43
BC 11 15 11 05 — 42
Three-point goals — Lakewood Park 8 (Strine 3, Weaver 3, Strahm 2), Bethany 4 (Slagel 2, Kelly, Ramer). Total fouls — Bethany 8, Lakewood Park 13. Fouled out — none.

Rebounds — Lakewood Park 21, Bethany 27 (DeLeeuw 11). Assists — Lakewood Park 11, Bethany 13 (Slagel 4, Weaver 4).

JV: Bethany 31, Lakewood Park 19. Leading scorers — Lakewood Park: Jordan Booker 6; Bethany: David DeLeeuw 13.

MS boys basketball "B"

MISHAWAKA — Though the Bruins led by just four at the intermission, they would go on a 19-0 run in the first ten minutes of the second half, then be outscored 6-2 in the last 110 seconds in knocking off the Montessori Mustangs.

Bethany 39, Montessori 20

Bethany: Ethan Folker 3 0-3 6, Tanner Fervida 2 0-0 6, William Schrock 1 0-0 2, Sol Brenneman 2 0-0 5, Trent Yoder 6 0-5 12, Abe Thorne 3 0-0 6, Parth Patel 1 0-0 2. Joseph Mumaw, Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 0-8 (0.0%) 39.
Montessori: #8 3 0-2 6, #11 7 0-2 14. #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #10, #15 all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 0-4 (0.0%) 20.
Three-point goals: Bethany 3 (Fervida 2, Brenneman), Montessori 0. Total fouls — Bethany 11, Montessori 7. Fouled out — none.

"C": Bethany 33, Montessori 23
(2nd half stats only)
Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 2 0-0 7, Luke Schrock 1 0-0 2, Trent Yoder 6 2-3 14. Noah Hochstetler, Ethan Miller, Ryan Duckworth, Colin Samuel, Landon Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 2-3 (66.7%) 23.
Montessori: #0 1 0-0 2, #1 1 0-0 2, #13 3 0-0 6, #14 1 0-0 2. #3, #4, #9, #11 all 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 0-0 12.
Three-point goals: Bethany 1 (Brenneman), Montessori 0. Total fouls — Bethany 0, Montessori 4. Fouled out — none. Halftime score — Montessori 11, Bethany 10.

Game Reports, February 27

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Fremont 65, Bethany 56. (The WSJV score of 65-46 is wrong.)
Fremont: Mark Evans 4 1-2 10, Logan Cade 0 0-1 0, Jared Beams 0 0-0 0, Taylor Hastings 4 0-0 8, Josh Feller 2 1-4 6, Austin Hefley 3 8-10 15, Jacob Dunn 1 0-0 3, Shane Pressley 2 2-4 6, Dillon Foulk 6 0-0 17. Totals 22 12-21 (57.1%) 65.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 4 0-2 8, Luke Slagel 0 2-2 2, Mikey Kelly 5 0-0 15, Seth Kauffman 5 3-6 13, Jesse Ramer 1 1-2 3, Ben Bontreger 1 0-0 3, Mark DeLeeuw 4 4-4 12. Tim Gautsche, Jared Christophel, Derek Plaster all 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-16 (62.5%) 56.
Scoring By Quarters
Fremont 09 15 21 20 — 65
Bethany 15 13 11 17 — 56
Three-point goals — Fremont 9 (Foulk 5, Dunn, Evans, Feller, Hefley), Bethany 6 (Kelly 5, Bontreger). Fouled out — none.
Rebounds — Fremont 26, Bethany 27 (Kauffman 9, Slagel 5, DeLeeuw 5). Total fouls — Fremont 19, Bethany 20.
Officials — Roy Lesher, Drew Danik, Bruce Klonowski.

JV: Bethany 39, Fremont 25. Leading scorers — Bethany: Brandon Sharkey 12; Fremont: Ryan Greenlee 9.

Game Reports, February 21

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany 61, LaVille 48.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 1-2 4, Jordan Weaver 5 4-4 16, Seth Kauffman 9 0-3 18, Luke Slagel 2 0-0 4, Mark DeLeeuw 6 1-2 13, Hamilton Thorne 2 0-0 4, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Jesse Ramer, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel all 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 6-11 61.
LaVille: Glenn Halasz 7 5-7 20, Jordyn Williams 1 5-7 7, Cody Coblentz 1 0-0 2, Trenton Stout 1 0-0 3, Codee Kimbel 2 2-5 6, Jacob Mangus 3 2-3 8, Justin Baker 1 0-0 2. Drew Dutoi, Colton Priser, Terrell Newkirk all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-22 48.
Scoring By Quarters
Bethany 16 11 16 18 — 61
LaVille 14 10 12 12 — 48
Three-point goals — Bethany 3 (Weaver 2, Kelly), LaVille 2 (Halasz, Stout). Fouled out — None.
Rebounds — Bethany 27 (DeLeeuw 12, Kauffman 8), LaVille 18. Assists — Bethany 18 (Weaver 7, Ramer 5), LaVille 4. Total fouls: Bethany 16, LaVille 16.

JV: Bethany 35, LaVille 18. Leading scorers — Bethany: Andy Slagel 9; LaVille: Robert Koontz 5, Trenton Stout 5.

#1 Notes

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

As the Bruins get set to take on the Triton Trojans, defending state champions and #1 team in class 1A, I'll offer up these tidbits regarding the Bruins, #1 teams, polls, and Triton:

• This will be the third time that the Bruins have played a #1-ranked team, the second time that Bethany has hosted said team, and the first time that team is the Class 1A front-runner.
• Bethany fell at 2A #1 Westview 81-59 on Nov. 23, 1999, and 54-34 against identically-ranked Jimtown in the Menno Lands on Feb. 17, 2005.
• Bethany lost 81-70 to Class 1A #2 Rossville on March 16, 2002 at Huntington North HS. This was the second of the two semistate games Bethany has played in.
• The Bruins have not reached the AP top 10 (or honorable mention) since Jan. 29, 2007 when they were honorably mentioned. Bethany, led by 2007 alumni Seth Grimes (21 points) and David Plaster (15), defeated 2-13 ECA in overtime 54-51 that Friday and were not in the Feb. 5 poll.
• The Bruin varsity roster for that game included then-sophomores Jordan Weaver, Mark DeLeeuw, Luke Slagel, Tim Gautsche, and Johnny Kauffman. Weaver started and DeLeeuw scored five points.
• Triton won the 2008 1A state championship 50-42 over Lutheran, paced by 16 points from Jake Everett and 14 from Troy McIntyre. Both of these players graduated.
• Oddly Spelled Names Dept.: Triton's varsity roster features names such as Griffyn (Carpenter), Taran (Holderman), (Joel) Meister, (Ben) Montalbano, and (Krieg) Vories. Meister and Montalbano were on the Trojans' baseball team that played at Bethany in 2008; as the timer, baseball announcer Tony Miller figures to be seated very near announcer Carl Leinbach for tonight's game.
• The Bruins fell to Triton 68-43 Jan. 19, 2008, at Triton, and 45-25 Jan. 20, 2007, in the Menno Lands. The second quarter of the 2007 JV game featured Montalbano standing in one place with the ball for over two minutes until a Triton timeout.
  

Game Reports, February 23

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Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 73, Howe Military 37.
Howe Military: David Bedke 0 0-0 0, Hai Ben Zheng 2 1-1 5, Karl Vaughn 7 0-0 18, Graham McLaren 2 0-0 4, Matthew Grady 0 0-0 0, John Stines 0 0-0 0, Chris Thomas 0 0-0 0, Cameron Nash 3 0-0 6, Chuck Taylor 2 0-0 4, Drew Nickerson 0 0-0 0, Mitch Columbe 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 1-1 (100%) 37.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 3 1-1 8, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 3, Seth Kauffman 8 5-8 21, Mark DeLeeuw 4 0-0 8, Tim Gautsche 2 3-4 7, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 3, Ben Bontreger 2 3-3 7, Jared Christophel 0 0-2 0, Hamilton Thorne 4 1-3 9, Derek Plaster 2 0-2 4, James Helmuth 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 13-23 (56.5%) 71.
Score By Quarters
HM 03 16 09 09 — 37
BC 26 17 16 14 — 73
Three-point goals — Howe 4 (Vaughn 4), Bethany 4 (Kelly, Ramer, Slagel, Weaver). Fouled out — Nash.
Rebounds — Howe 20, Bethany 39 (DeLeeuw 7, Kauffman 7, Plaster 7, Bontreger 6, Thorne 6). Assists: Howe 8, Bethany 25 (Ramer 7, Kelly 4). Total fouls — Howe 21, Bethany 11.

Bethany gets 12th win against Howe Military (Goshen News)

JV: Bethany 40, Howe Military 8. Leading scorers — Bethany: James Helmuth 8; Howe: David Bedke 6.

MS girls basketball "B"

GOSHEN — Bethany 23, Covenant Christian 18.
"C": Covenant Christian 21, Bethany 20.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, March 8-14

NOMINATE FOR NEXT WEEK'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for March 8-14 is Mark DeLeeuw. To know what DeLeeuw has done to win this honor, type his name into the search box at the top of the page (or click here). If you don't understand the award, feel free to comment (link at the bottom of the post) or e-mail me.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any high school athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season, and their middle school counterparts, are eligible. The only exceptions are the winners from the last three weeks, but the winter sports season has ended for all of them,

Next Week: Next week's nominations will be due Sunday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The list of times by week is linked to on the right side and here. As I said several months ago, the first person to correctly name how I determined the times will get mentioned in a future post. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. (You can even include the quotes if you want; a link that should do this is at the top of this post.) The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Game Reports, January 27

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 57, Hamilton 30.
Hamilton: Lee Stoy 1 0-0 2, Keegan Dunlap 2 2-2 7, Justin McKnight 1 0-0 2, Nate Alexander 0 1-4 1, Aaron Kaufman 2 0-0 4, Sean Conley 7 0-2 14. Andy Martin, Johnny Fugate, Austin Boyd all 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-8 (37.5%) 30.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 0 0-2 0, Jordan Weaver 4 2-3 11, Seth Kauffman 6 3-6 15, Jesse Ramer 3 2-2 8, Ben Bontreger 2 1-2 6, Mark DeLeeuw 6 0-3 12, Jared Christophel 0 0-2 0, Hamilton Thorne 2 0-0 4, Derek Plaster 0 1-2 1. Tim Gautsche, Luke Slagel 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-22 (40.9%) 57.
Scoring By Quarters
H 6 07 11 06 — 30
B 8 15 15 19 — 57
Three-point goals — Hamilton 1 (Dunlap); Bethany 2 (Weaver, Bontreger), Hamilton 1 (Dunlap). Total fouls — Hamilton 18, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.
Rebounds: Hamilton 27, Bethany 29 (Kauffman 9).

JV: Bethany 34, Hamilton 22. Leading scorers — Hamilton: Seth Brown 7; Bethany: David DeLeeuw 10, Hamilton Thorne 10.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 49, Covenant Christian 10. Leading scorers — Natalie Thorne 10, Laken Richer 8, Hanna Hochstetler 8.
"C" canceled due to lack of players.

Game Reports, January 9

Boys basketball

ARGOS, Ind. — Bruins slayed by Dragons: *Argos 42, Bethany 26
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0 2-2 2, Seth Kauffman 3 2-3 8, Jesse Ramer 1 0-1 2, Tim Gautsche 1 0-1 2, Mark DeLeeuw 5 0-0 10, Derek Plaster 1 0-1 2. Mikey Kelly, Luke Slagel, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne all 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 4-8 (50.0%) 26.
Argos: Ben Gilbert 3 4-4 10, Drew Overmyer 2 0-0 4, Scott Sanders 5 0-0 10, Bryant Kuchel 2 0-0 4, Sam Edmonds 3 0-0 6, Jeremy Weirick 4 0-0 8. Austin Fear, Adam Calhoun, Matt Hollar, Justin Dunfee, Dylan Colburn all 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 4-4 (100.0%) 42.
Scoring By Quarters
B 04 06 10 06 — 26
A 10 16 06 10 — 42
Three-point goals — Bethany 0, Argos 0. Total fouls — Bethany 13, Argos 16. Fouled out — none. Rebounds — Bethany 19 (Kauffman 6, DeLeeuw 4).

JV: Argos 36, Bethany 28 (which means that they outscored the varsity). Leading scorers —Bethany: Andy Slagel 8, Hamilton Thorne 8; Argos: Matt Hollar 12.

MS boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany vs. Stanley Clark:

• "A", 4:30 p.m. canceled
• "B", 5:30 p.m. canceled
• "C", 4:30 p.m. canceled
  

*Side note: Wawasee scored more points than Argos & Bethany combined, and still lost by 30 points.

Game Reports, November 25

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Boys basketball

TOPEKA, Ind. — Westview 53, Bethany 50.
Bethany: Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 2, Jordan Weaver 1 0-0 2, Seth Kauffman 10 8-19 28, Jesse Ramer 2 2-2 6, Luke Slagel 3 0-0 8, Mark DeLeeuw 2 0-1 4. Tim Gautsche, Hamilton Thorne, Jared Christophel, Derek Plaster all 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-22 (45.5%) 50.
Westview: Austin Haney 3 0-1 6, Kyle Mishler 2 0-0 4, Adam Christner 5 7-9 18, Seth Wagler 4 2-5 10, Justin Jantzi 5 1-2 15. Jake Stone, Dominique Neely, Darrin Schwartz, Kurt Lambright all 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-17 (58.8%) 53.

Bethany 14 10 12 14 — 50
Westview 8 09 15 21 — 53

Three-point goals — Bethany 2 (Slagel 2), Westview 5 (Jantzi 4, Christner). Fouled out — Haney.
Rebounds — Bethany 24 (Kauffman 8, Slagel 5), Westview 24 (Christner 7, Wagler 5, Jantzi 5). Assists — Bethany 11 (Slagel 3), Westview 11 (Stone 3, Christner 3). Total fouls — Bethany 18, Westview 19.

JV: Bethany 29, Westview 20. Leading scorers — Bethany: Ben Bontreger 6, David DeLeeuw 6, Andy Slagel 6; Westview: Ryan Mowery 11.

MS boys basketball "A"

GOSHEN — Northridge 34, Bethany 23.
Northridge: #3 2 0-0 4, #4 0 0-2 0, #14 1 0-0 2, #20 3 2-2 8, #22 1 6-7 8, #34 2 1-2 5, #44 2 1-2 5, #55 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 10-15 (66.7%) 34.
Bethany Andrew Snyder 2 0-0 5, Isaac Schertz 1 2-2 4, Matt Greenlee 2 0-0 4, Caleb Morris 2 4-4 8, Tyrel Baldridge 1 0-0 2. Tyler Brenneman, Lucas Morgan, Zach Hartman, Ike Lehman, Josh Stoltzfus, Q Min Kim, Wade Troyer all 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 6-6 (100%) 23.
Three-point goals: Northridge 0, Bethany 1 (Snyder). Total fouls: Northridge 11, Bethany 13. Fouled out — none.

"B": Bethany 24, Northridge 20.
Northridge: #11 2 2-3 6, #12 0 2-4 2, #22 0 2-5 2, #32 1 0-0 2, #33 1 0-0 2, #41 3 0-0 6. #5, #14, #20, #22 all 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 6-12 (50.0%) 20.
Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 1 0-0 2, Ethan Folker 2 0-0 5, Tanner Fervida 2 2-2 7, Sol Brenneman 3 0-0 6, Trent Yoder 0 2-2 2, Abe Thorne 1 0-0 2. Joseph Mumaw, William Schrock, Ryan Miller, Joel Gerig, Parth Patel, Bryan Nguyen all 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 4-4 (100%) 24.
Three-point goals: Northridge 0, Bethany 2 (Folker, Fervida). Total fouls — Northridge 10, Bethany 15. Fouled out — none.

Game Reports, January 31

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Boys basketball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — FW Blackhawk 58, Bethany 45.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 3 7-9 13, Seth Kauffman 8 7-10 23, Luke Slagel 0 3-5 3, Mark DeLeeuw 2 0-0 4, Derek Plaster 1 0-0 2. Mikey Kelly, Jese Ramer, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Hamilton Thorne all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 17-24 (70.8%) 45.
Blackhawk: Reid Zimmerman 1 1-2 3, Taylor Friesen 3 0-0 9, Russell Byrd 3 11-12 18, Luke Bone 1 0-0 2, Seth Kisler 3 2-4 9, Wes Deason 8 1-2 17. Mitch Whitman, Conner Bland 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 15-20 (75.0%) 58.
Scoring By Quarters
Bruins 06 8 12 19 — 45
Braves 25 8 11 14 — 58
3-point goals: Bethany 0, Blackhawk 5 (Friesen 3, Byrd, Kisler)
Rebounds: Bethany 19 (Kauffman 7, DeLeeuw 4), Blackhawk 27
Assists: Bethany 6 (Ramer 3, Slagel 2), Blackhawk 13
Steals: Bethany 13 (Kauffman 6), Blackhawk 6
Turnovers: Bethany 18, Blackhawk 19
Total fouls: Bethany 19, Blackhawk 20. Fouled out: Kauffman, Bland.

JV: Blackhawk 33, Bethany 32. Leading scorers: Bethany: Hamilton Thorne 10, James Helmuth 9; Blackhawk: Avery Paris 9.

Girls basketball

GOSHEN — Marian 55, Bethany 36.
Marian: Alex Bousquet 4 12-12 22, Anna Catanzarite 1 0-0 2, Kathleen Kavanagh 5 1-2 11, Mariah Douglas 4 1-3 9, Stephanie Cukrowicz 2 3-4 7, Samantha Schmidt 0 4-4 4. Kasey Schultheis, Vanessa Olivarez, Jilian Saros, Ashleigh Bousquet, Katherine Alexander, Emily Peppers-VanNamee, Danielle Menting, Katherine Chalko all 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 21-25 (84.0%) 55.
Bethany: Erin Helmuth 3 0-0 6, Jenae Rupp 4 3-5 11, Sarah Lederman 0 1-3 1, Ali Hochstetler 1 0-0 2, Marla zumFelde 4 2-4 11, Mattie Lehman 1 0-1 3, Chris Minter 1 0-0 2. Jodi Stutzman, Twila Albrecht, Malaina Weldy all 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-13 (46.2%) 36.
Scoring By Quarters
MM 11 16 07 21 -- 55
BC 06 10 10 10 -- 36
3-point goals: Bethany 2 (Lehman, zumFelde), Marian 2 (Al. Bousquet 2)
Total fouls: Bethany 21, Marian 16. Fouled out: Stutzman.
Officials: Floyd Knafel, Mike Acton, Dave Blough.

JV: Marian 28, Bethany 8.
Marian: Emily Van Tornhaut 1 0-0 2, Jilian Saros 2 2-2 6, Kathleen Kavanagh 2 0-0 6, Samantha Schmidt 4 0-0 8, Danielle Menting 1 4-4 6. Katherina Alexander, Nicole Nyers, Emily VanTornhout, Anna Cantanzarite, Vanessa Olivarez, Ryanne Pointer, Maddie Penney, Divine Abizera all 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-6 (100.0%) 28.
Bethany: Twila Albrecht 0 0-2 0, Mattie Lehman 2 1-2 6, Caitlin Fecher 1 0-0 2. Gina Gautsche, Malaina Weldy, Alena Yoder, Sarah Brew, Lauren Hooley, Megan Schmucker all 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 1-4 (25.0%) 8.
Scoring By Quarters
MM 12 11 5 0 — 28
BC 02 00 2 0 — 8
3-point goals: Bethany 1 (Lehman), Marian 2 (Kavanagh 2)
Total fouls: Marian 8, Bethany 8. Fouled out: none.
Officials: Ron Weirich, Woody Bailey.

MS girls basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 43, Lakeland Christian 23. Leading scorers: Natalie Thorne 16, Lorae Weaver 8, Laken Richer 7.

Game Reports, January 6

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Boys basketball

GOSHEN — Bethany 46, Bremen 40.
Bremen: Cody Barrier 2 0-1 4, Steve Cornett 2 2-2 6, Chris Hueni 3 4-6 11, David Leeper 3 0-0 8, Tyler Pfeiffer 0 1-2 1, Matt Bahr 1 0-0 2, Ryan Hessler 4 0-3 8. Eric Zeltwanger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 7-14 (50.0%) 40.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0 4-6 4, Seth Kauffman 6 2-6 15, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 3, Mark DeLeeuw 9 4-4 22, Hamilton Thorne 1 0-1 2. Mikey Kelly, Jesse Ramer, Tim Gautsche, Ben Bontreger, Jared Christophel, Derek Plaster all 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 10-17 (58.8%) 46.
Scoring By Quarters
Br 10 11 14 5 — 40
BC 12 11 9 14 — 46
Three-point goals: Bremen 3 (Leeper 2, Hueni), Bethany 2 (Kauffman, Slagel). Total fouls — Bremen 20, Bethany 13. Fouled out — Pfeiffer.
Rebounds — Bremen 23, Bethany 23 (DeLeeuw 7). Assists — Bethany: Weaver 3, Kauffman 3.
Officials — Don Hostetler, Merle Hostetler, Dennis Berkey.

JV: Bremen 29, Bethany 26. The Lions won on a Ty Holmes three-point field goal with less than two seconds remaining—in the third overtime. Leading scorers — Bremen: Ty Holmes 10, Ben Hueni 10; Bethany: Andy Slagel 8.

Girls basketball "C"

GOSHEN — West Noble 49, Bethany 25. Top scorers — West Noble: Laubhm 18; Bethany: Gina Gautsche 14. Rebounds — Bethany: Sarah Brew 4. Assists — Bethany: Gautsche 3. Steals —Bethany: Gautsche 3.

Game Reports, February 3

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Boys basketball

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Bethany 58, Clinton Christian 52.
Bethany: Seth Kauffman 8 6-8 22, Mark DeLeeuw 7 1-2 15, Mikey Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jordan Weaver 2 4-4 8, Jesse Ramer 1 0-2 3, Luke Slagel 1 0-0 2, Hamilton Thorne 1 3-4 5, Derek Plaster 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 14-20 58.
Clinton: Dustin Yoder 5 0-1 12, Atlee Bender 0 0-0 0, Tyler Eash 0 0-0 0, John Miller 1 0-1 2, Jordan Bontrager 4 3-4 12, Jesse Yoder 2 1-2 6, Judson Yoder 1 0-0 3, Evan Stutzman 6 4-5 17. Totals 19 8-13 52.
Scoring By Quarters
Bethany 9 14 08 27 — 58
Clinton 7 17 10 18 — 52
Three-point goals — Bethany 2 (Kelly, Ramer), Clinton 6 (D. Yoder 2, Bontrager, Stutzman, Je. Yoder, Ju. Yoder). Fouled out — Miller, Je. Yoder.
Rebounds — Bethany 25 (DeLeeuw 9), Clinton 31 (Stutzman 8). Assists — Bethany 11 (Weaver 4), Clinton 12 (Je. Yoder 3). Turnovers — Bethany 9, Clinton 10. Total fouls — Bethany 15, Clinton 19.

JV: Bethany 39, Clinton Christian 19. Leading scorers: Bethany — Andy Slagel 12, James Helmuth 8; Clinton — Justin Horst 8.

Boys Basketball Preview

Coach: Jim Buller (314-314 in 29 seasons, 165 career points)
Assistants: Dan Bodiker (62-112 as varsity coach from 1965-74), Chad Stoltzfus, Barry Johnson, David Plaster (776 career points)


Varsity

• *Shane Miller (Mgr, Jr)
• #30 #Ben Bontreger (5'7" So)
• #12 *Jordan Weaver (5'10" Jr)
• #20 *Jesse Ramer (5'10" Jr)
• #44 *Derek Plaster (6'2" Sr)
• #42 #Hamilton Thorne (6'7" So)
• #32 *Mark DeLeeuw (6'4" Sr)
• #14 *Seth Kauffman (6'3" Jr)
• #40 #Jared Christophel (6'2" Sr)
• #22 *Tim Gautsche (6'2" Sr)
• #24 *Luke Slagel (6'1" Sr)
• #10 #Mikey Kelly (5'9" Jr)
• *Matt Vander Werf (Mgr, Sr)

J.V./"C"

(JV) = JV only, (C) = "C" only

• #22 #Joel Yoder (5'11" So) (JV)
  
• #24 Jeff Yoder (5'11" Fr)
• #42 #Hamilton Thorne (6'7" So) (JV/V)
  
• #44 Andy Slagel (6'4" Fr)
• #34 David DeLeeuw (6'1" Fr)
• #12 Femi Hollinger-Janzen (5'9" Fr)
• #32 #James Helmuth (5'10" So) (JV)
  
• #30 #Ben Bontreger (5'7" So) (JV/V)
  
• #20 Jared Miller (5'7" Fr)
• #14 Bryce Rheinheimer (5'7" Fr)
• #10 Austin Mumaw (5'7" Fr)
• #40 #Brandon Sharkey (np, 6'0" So) (JV)
• #42 Evan Eby (np, 5'10" Fr) (C)
• #40 Cody Yoder (np, 5'7" Fr) (C)
• #30 Peter Schrock (np, 5'10" Fr) (C)
  

Scrimmage: Monday, Nov. 17, 6:00 p.m. vs. John Glenn
Varsity Opener: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. at Westview
J.V. Opener: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 6:00 p.m. at Westview
"C" Opener: Thursday, Nov. 20, 7:15 p.m. vs. Noble-Whitley