The Girls did not dunk the ball as Stamper did but they more than dunked their opponents! Winning both games by about 20 points each! Queen Annes School and St. James had no answers for Morgan McIntire as she dumped her usual 20+ points on both teams and took home the MVP Honor for the girls. Bri Dorsey was again a very balanced threat for the eagles as she was named to the all-tournament team.
They may need to change the name of this tournament to the Wild Eagle Wings Tourny if Heritage continues being successful there. Heritage will now concentrate on the MDCC as they look to actually bring home the bacon (or banners) this year. Go Eagles!
The boys teams are much more evenly matched. Faith (Who Heriatge has beat already) takes the top spot at
8-2 and if Heritage wins against Grace Thursday they will be tied with CVCS for the 2 spot with 7-3 records. Grace, and Shalom are both very good teams as well and we shall see who takes the 4th spot in the tourny. Heritage has lost as of late but have been stellar at home. Heritage has not lost a league game at home this season and they hope to continue that success this weekend. The potential is there for a clean sweep and four championship banners this year but it will take some stellar play from the Eagles to fly away with them! GO EAGLES
We Finished It!" As coach Barney stood on the side line in the championship game and realized that his team was about to win the title, tears began to well up in his eyes. "I am proud of you" were his words to the team. He told them each one by one as time expired. Coach Barney was told that this would be a "Down" year for this team seeing they lost two key components in Clark and (Troy) Cosner. Coach Barney was determined though, and that determination was carried out by the Champions. "They never gave up and never got discouraged. They were determined to fight "All for the glory of God" until they finished it." says Coach. The Heritage Academy Junior High Boys did this as a team and they all had a huge role in this years success. In the early Game the boys beat CVCS in a sloppy game 22-20 and went on to a convincing 32-19 win against Faith in the Final. The JH Boys completed the season 10-6 overall and 9-3 in their conference play. Most importantly they brought home the bacon or banner if I may. Way to go Guys!! You Finished It!!
The Girls JH team could have also folded under pressure. Loosing to Shalom the last week of the regular season could have put a damper on their spirits, but it obviously didnt. The Junior High Girls had pretty smooth sailing the past few years except for that one pesky wave that always seems to rock their boat.... Shalom. On Saturday morning Heritage rolled over CVCS 40-23. A team effort was very evident in this game as 9 girls slashed the scoring column for the Lady Eagles. In the Championship game they encountered the wave... Shalom! Heritage started out well and took the lead early, only to see that lead go under as the full court pressure of Shalom put them on tilt. Again these girls could have given up and drowned under this wave of pressure, but their resilience shown through. In the second half it began as an up and down ride, but Heritage kept kicking and got their heads above water. The Lady Eagles took the lead for good in the 4th quarter and never looked back as they sailed away with their 4th strait title over Shalom... Winning 31-26. The JH Girls finished the season 13-1 overall and 9-1 in the MDCC. They are now 63-2 over the past 4 seasons (winning each title). Way to go Girls! Keep on keepin on!!
Big game.. big man plays big time to dump Shalom. Hamilton Stamper that is! Ham was 8 for 11 from the foul line and scored 20 points. Shalom never really got things going in this game as they lost every quarter and lost sight of the banner in a 56-24 stomping by Heritage. As if the 40-18 lead in the beginning of the 4th was not enough, Steven Barthalow stole the ball and began to run. Running behind him was Stamper on the fast break.
Communications were made as the backboard bounce and dunk was in order. Ham slammed the ball and the door on Shalom. Steven added 7 points on the night. A big key to the rout was downtown (Andrew) Hendershot, who poured his own bucket on the flames with four 3-pointers as he finished with 14 points. Troy Cosner came off the bench and pivoted his way to 6 for the eagles. The boys will also look to finish the task at hand on Saterday as they face CVCS at 2:30 for MDCC bragging rights and poissibly/ maybe... the clean sweep in the MDCC for Heritage
