Athletic Highlights

Midland Christian School Athletic Department Highlights

Crusaders win tournament opener

Midland Daily News (MI)-March 6, 2010

Bobby Cockrell and Matt VanDerhoof both had big games to lead host Midland Christian over Skeels Christian 46-36 in the opener of the Association of Christian Schools International boys' basketball tournament Friday. Cockrell had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while VanDerhoof had 12 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and eight steals. Garret Ranck added six steals. The Crusaders led 19-16 at the half. Midland Christian coach Clarence Campbell was happy with the defensive effort his team showed. "Defensively, we did very well," Campbell said. "They had two guys that scored a lot of points, but they were the only two doing any scoring." Skeels was led by Jordan Husted with 17 points and Dalton Thomas with 14 points. Midland Christian (9-9 overall) plays New Covenant Christian at 10:30 a.m. today in the tournament semifinals. "We don't know much about New Covenant," Campbell said. "But we do know that they have two very good 3-point shooters, so we'll have to play good on-the-ball and off-the-ball defense." Barry County beat Cadillac Heritage 59-31 Friday. Barry Country plays No. 1 Portage at 9 a.m.

Section: Sports

Record Number: 2474209

Go Crusaders!