Boys Basketball vs. Jimtown: Preview

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

JIMTOWN JIMMIES (8-9, 2-4 NSC; +6½) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (8-7, Independent): February 15, 2011.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: BroadcastSport.net.

Rosters: Jimtown, Bethany.

Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (351-338, 32nd season at BCHS); Jimtown: Randy DeShone (240-198, 20th season at JHS)

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Hamilton Thorne (11.7 ppg), David DeLeeuw (9.3), Femi Hollinger-Janzen (8.6)
• Jimtown: Brae Beadles (13.9 ppg), Brian Hosinski (7.1), D.J. Washington (5.6)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Feb. 17 at Clinton Christian, 7:30; Feb. 19 at LaVille, 7:30; Feb. 22 at Central Noble, 7:30
• Jimtown: Feb. 18 at Concord, 7:45; Feb. 25 at LaVille, 7:30; sectional 35 begins Mar. 1

In The Mirror

• Bethany: def. Lakewood Park 66-62, Feb. 10; def. ECA 52-39, Feb. 5; lost 43-37 to Blackhawk, Jan. 29
• Jimtown: def. Glenn 34-33, Feb. 10; lost 42-41 to ECA, Feb. 7; lost 45-42 to Bremen, Feb. 4

Past Ten Years:

• W 57-55 on 2/15/2001 at Bethany
• W 65-59 on 12/28/2001 at Fairfield (holiday tournament; Jimtown honorably mentioned Class 2A; eventual state semifinalists)
• L 52-54 on 2/14/2002 at Jimtown
• L 32-35 on 1/4/2003 at Fairfield (holiday tournament, consolation)
• L 29-52 on 2/20/2003 at Bethany
• L 41-68 on 2/19/2004 at Jimtown (Jimtown #8 in Class 2A; eventual state champions)
• L 34-54 on 2/17/2005 at Bethany (Jimtown #1 in Class 2A)
• L 46-58 on 2/16/2006 at Jimtown
• L 17-48 on 2/15/2007 at Bethany
• L 43-50 on 2/12/2008 at Jimtown
• W 40-18 on 2/17/2009 at Bethany
• W 32-30 on 2/16/2010 at Jimtown
• Other years: 11-27