Joshua Chancey of Christian Academy makes a basket throughout the Warriors' 50-43 loss to Barr-Reeve within the Loogootee Class A regional championship recreation Saturday afternoon.
HUNTINGBURG – Christian Academy's record-breaking season got here to an finish Saturday afternoon on the Loogootee Regional.
Prime-seeded Barr-Reeve acquired off to a quick begin and by no means trailed en path to defeating the No. 4 Warriors 50-43. The Vikings gained their ninth regional trophy, all of which got here within the close by — and pleasant — confines of the Jack Butcher Sports activities Enviornment.
“It's an unbelievable feeling anytime you're in a type of, it by no means will get outdated,” stated Barr-Reeve head coach Josh Thompson, whose crew will search its eighth semifinal title this Saturday. “Christian Academy is a good crew. I noticed so many performs on movie this week. They’ve two distinctive gamers after which they’ve actually good roles to go together with them. It's going to be actually arduous to beat subsequent yr.”
In some methods, the sport was determined within the first six minutes. That's when Barr-Reeve hit a 3 from downtown to make it 15-3, forcing a Christian Academy timeout.
Christian Academy junior David Cook dinner shoots throughout the Warriors' 50-43 loss to Barr-Reeve within the Loogootee Class A regional championship recreation on Saturday.
“They're simply so effectively coached they usually have so many threats and the way in which their guys stepped up in the present day, you simply have to provide them credit score,” stated Warriors bench boss Hayden Casey, whose crew rallied to outscore the Vikings 40-35 with 26 minutes remaining. “We huddled within the zone and tried to remove these 3 kick-outs (-pointer). They shot, possibly they weren't used to capturing. Once more, credit score goes to them for the recent begin.”
Christian Academy, which set a program file with 22 wins and was ranked as excessive as third within the Related Press ballot this season, was led by junior Joshua Renfro's 18 factors. David Cook dinner added 10 for the Warriors (22-5).
“The season is so lengthy. I'm going to return to summer season ball and conditioning 5 days per week and restricted contact after which the season begins and that is the way it ends,” a dejected Casey stated afterward. “We simply advised the gamers, 'If it means quite a bit, it's going to harm.' And that's how we really feel proper now.”
The Vikings (24-2), who’ve now gained 10 straight, put three gamers in double figures, led by 6-foot-6 12 level scorer Evan Wehmeier. Donnie Miller and Seth Wagler added 11 apiece.
“This group of men went 12 for 12 final yr,” Thompson stated of his crew. “They labored arduous and improved quite a bit. We ask quite a bit from them. That they had great neighborhood help in the present day. I'm actually proud that our neighborhood got here out and supported these guys.”
Barr-Reeve led 22-15 on the half and held Renfra, CAI's main scorer, to only two factors. Cooper Losey hit two essential 3-pointers to shut the hole and assist preserve the Warriors shut.
“I can't say sufficient about Cooper Losey and the toughness he's developed over the course of the season,” Casey stated. “Final week within the sectional, the way in which he got here out and performed, I felt like he was prepared for that second, possibly greater than anyone. I couldn't be extra pleased with him as a coach and by chance he was in a position to give us one thing in the present day.”
Neither crew shot effectively out of the locker room, and the Vikings constructed a 29-21 lead after three intervals. The winners then opened the fourth quarter with an 8-1 run to construct their largest lead of the sport at 37-22 with simply over 5 minutes remaining.
With their season hanging within the stability, the Warriors — as their followers have change into accustomed to — saved preventing.
Christian Academy went on an 11-2 spurt, fueled by eight factors from Renfro, to shut inside 39-33 with 3 minutes, 19 seconds left. Nevertheless, that might be as shut because the Warriors would get as Barr-Reeve survived to advance.
“I simply hope that as younger males, they see how necessary it’s to have the resilience and grit that we confirmed in that late run that we made,” Casey stated. “Even early within the recreation, going up 15-3, it could have been simple to roll over and find yourself right here, enjoying in entrance of hundreds of their followers. We simply misplaced to an ideal, nice, nice ball crew that we’ve got the utmost respect for.”
Christian Academy junior Cooper Losey pushes the ball down the court docket throughout the Warriors' 50-43 loss to Barr-Reeve within the Loogootee Class A regional championship recreation Saturday afternoon.
The Warriors are set to return 4 starters subsequent season and can undoubtedly start the 2024-25 marketing campaign with a top-5 end in Class A. Nevertheless, Casey will probably be and not using a starter who has been on the scoresheet in each recreation of his four-year tenure. on the Christian Academy.
“We're not enjoying in entrance of hundreds of individuals in a regional championship with out Nate Doss,” an emotional Casey stated. “I even advised him within the locker room after the sport, and he's in all probability sick and uninterested in listening to it, how a lot he means to me as a coach and the way a lot of a distinction he's made to our program.” It simply can't be put into phrases. He set one of the best instance a coach may want for as a participant. To see him develop over time as a younger man and a person of God – to wish that you’ll proceed to dwell a God-honoring life and be a superb younger man, someday have an ideal household, be a superb husband – that's what teaching you may see the event within the younger man.”
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REGIONAL LOGOTEE CLASS
On the Jack Butcher Sports activities Enviornment
BARR-REEVE 50, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 43
Chr. Academy 9 6 6 22 — 43
Barr-Reeve 15 7 7 21 — 50
Christian Academy (22-5): David Cook dinner 10, Joshua Renfro 18, Cooper Losey 9, Elijah Logsdon 3, Nate Doss 1, Joshua Chancey 2.
Barr-Reeve (24-2): Landon Miller 2, Seth Wagler 11, Brayden Knepp 6, Kendall Graber 8, Donnie Miller 11, Evan Wehmeier 12.
3-point subject targets: Christian Academy 8 of 27 (Cook dinner 2, Renfro 2, Losey 3, Logsdon); Barr-Reeve 6 of 16 (Knepp, Graber 2, Miller 3).
rebounds: Christian Academy 25, Barr-Reeve 30.
Turnovers: Christian Academy 6, Barr-Reeve 6.
Capturing at objective: Christian Academy 15 of 45, Barr-Reeve 5 of 6.
Free throw capturing: Christian Academy 19 of 39, Barr-Reeve 6 of 13.
Christian Academy gamers following the Warriors' 50-43 loss to Barr-Reeve within the Class A Loogootee regional championship recreation on Saturday afternoon.
