By Colin Ryan
Highland County Press
LEBANON – Hillsboro Christian Academy entered the 2024 Emmanuel Baptist Basic with its junior varsity boys basketball crew. The Crusaders entered the EBC 2024 match having gained 4 tournaments in a row.
The Crusaders went 3-0 within the match, defeating the Bethel Baptist Mustangs, the Liberty Bible Academy Patriots and the Cozzadale Baptist Academy Chargers. This efficiency resulted in a fifth consecutive EBC match for HCA.
The Crusaders defeated the Bethel Baptist Mustangs within the first spherical of the match by a rating of 49-41. The Crusaders had been led in scoring by Hayden Tong with 27 factors and Titus Howsman with 12. The Mustangs had been led by Stephen Braun and Michael Wirmel with 16 and 15 factors, respectively.
Within the second spherical of the match, the Crusaders defeated the LBA Patriots 57-47. The Crusaders completed the sport with three gamers scoring in double figures, with Tong scoring 23, Howsman scoring 13 and Jonah Brannon scoring 10. Jack Schwartzentruber and Jude Sweigart led the Patriots in scoring with 16 and 10 factors, respectively.
Within the championship recreation, the Crusaders confronted the CBA Chargers. The Crusaders gained 52-31 of their finest efficiency of the match. The Crusaders as soon as once more had three gamers rating in double figures with Tong, Howsman and Brannon scoring 17, 13 and 13 factors respectively. Juda Wegener and Cody Chandler led the Chargers in scoring with 9 and 7 factors, respectively.
Event scoring leaders for the Crusaders had been Tong with 67, Howsman with 38, Brannon with 23, Gavin Howsman with 15, Colton Boggess with 10, Grant Hatfield with three and Dathan Mountjoy with two factors.
That is junior varsity head coach Tyler Tomera's first championship as a head coach in his first season. Tomera was a part of 4 of the 5 championships the Crusaders celebrated as a participant and coach.
Pictured under (lr) is Hayden Tong, who was named the EBC Event Most Excellent Participant, together with Titus Howsman and Jonah Brannon named All-Event Gamers.
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