Boys Basketball vs. Lakeland: Preview

LAKELAND LAKERS (1-3, 1-1 NECC; +11) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (2-2, independent): December 10, 2011.
Location: Menno Lands (capacity 1,665), Goshen, Ind.
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST, following 6:00 JV game.
Broadcast: 7:00 p.m., WGCS (91.1 FM, Goshen; www.globeradio.org) with Benjamin Kelly, Mikey Kelly.

Coaches: Lakeland: Ryan Yoder (12-13, 2nd season at LHS; 17-48, 4th season overall); Bethany: Jim Buller (357-348, 33rd season at BCHS).

Lakeland, Bethany rosters (E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner)

Leading scorers:

• Lakeland: Jalen King (15.5 ppg), Tim Abbott (8.8), Spencer Mortola (7.5)
• Bethany: David DeLeeuw (18.8 ppg), Femi Hollinger-Janzen (9.7), Andy Slagel (8.0)

Looking ahead:

• Lakeland: Dec. 13 vs. Lakewood Park, 7:30; Dec. 16 vs. Eastside, 7:30; Dec. 22 at Westview, 7:30
• Bethany: Dec. 13 at Triton, 8:00; Dec. 18 vs. Lakeland Christian, 11:45 a.m.; Dec. 18 vs. ECA/Clinton Christian, 4:15/7:45

In the mirror:

• Lakeland: lost 48-33 to Fairfield, Dec. 6; def. Fremont 50-44, Dec. 2; lost 42-39 to East Noble, Nov. 26
• Bethany: def. Howe 54-32, Dec. 8; def. Prairie Heights 43-37, Dec. 3; lost 55-52 (OT) to West Noble, Nov. 26

Past ten years:

• W 62-53 on 12/8/2001 at Bethany
• L 33-58 on 12/14/2002 at Lakeland
• L 45-63 on 12/13/2003 at Bethany
• L 33-63 on 12/11/2004 at Lakeland
• L 38-71 on 12/10/2005 at Bethany
• L 45-69 on 12/9/2006 at Lakeland
• W 59-43 on 12/8/2007 at Bethany
• L 54-59 on 12/13/2008 at Lakeland
• L 45-58 on 12/12/2009 at Bethany
• L 38-47 on 12/11/2010 at Lakeland
• Other Years: 10-22