Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Miles Per Point

I just want to send out a big "Thank You" to all the parents who are so faithful in driving to the away games. It takes dedication, not only of time and "sleep deprivation" but of money as well.

I can't resist a little bit of number crunching....
I'll figure it as 6 cars driving for the varsity teams....to Doris, CA
6 times 258 miles (my odometer reading) = 1548 miles driven.
Divided by 75 points scored by the combined varsity teams.
Let’s see…divide by…carry the…add the…
Hum…..20.64 miles per point.

I don’t know what that means….But this reporter must report what he sees.
(Smile)
And….we hope to improve that statistic!

Thanks again…parents for driving and making our school sports work so wonderfully.

RAA 5-6 girls.

Congratulations to the middle-school girls team. I hear they finished 6-2 on their season, and go to the final four, which plays today at Millville.

Good Luck...and we're proud of your accomplishment.

(We're proud of every team and every player and all the good effort you make.)

RAA at Butte Valley (Girls)

Well...you can't win them all...and the Lady Jacks returned to the loss column Tuesday night as the team took on the Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs in Doris, California (120+ miles from home.)

The Lady Lumberjacks lost by a final of 23-46. They had trouble gettin on track early, scoring just 8 points in the first half. They then scored 7 in the 3rd and 8 in the 4th. Kaylee Turk lead the team with 7 points, with Natalie Hall and Rachel Goldman each with 5. Makayla Turk sunk two buckets in the 4th, with Neena Simcoe adding a bucket.

All of the girls saw playing time, with only 5 scoring points.

This reporter didn't keep stats on the Lady Bulldogs, but Enereida Vargas, a 5'7" senior, led the scoring for much of their attack.

Visit www.maxpreps.com and search for "Redding Adventist", then click on Girls Basketball for the current season, then look for "team stats", from the "printable stat sheets" you can look at individual stats for each player.

Good Game, Lumberjacks. Keep up the team spirit...and we'll see you Thursday night...for the first game at home.

RAA at Butte Valley

There was too much Bulldog offence Tuesday night in Doris California as the Lumberjacks put up a good effort in the 66 to 52 loss to go 0-2 on the young season.

Senior J.P. Leysaht, standing 6'6", provided an unofficial team high of 15 points for the Bulldogs, with Senior Forward Tony Garcis adding 14 and Luis Perez scoring 11 points.

The Lumberjacks trailed 19 to 14 at the end of the first quarter, but rallied back to lead briefly 26-25 during the second. Ryan Gleason dropped a pair of 3's for the Bulldogs as they pulled away to lead 41 to 29 at the half.

Caleb Williams and Kevin Pennington led the Lumberjacks each with 16 points, while Mikey Bouchard added 12 and Jordan Rice scored 8. Brad Milne scored 4 points. Ryan Ghelfi is on the Lumberjacks disabled list, and will be on the bench until the January games, while a stress fracture in his leg heals.

The teams traded a pair of 3's with about 2 minutes left in the game, as the players on both sides displayed their outside shooting prowess.

Visit www.maxpreps.come and search for "Redding Adventist", click on boy's basketball in the current year, then click on team stats for a complete list of current numbers.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Follow the team...

You can follow the progress of the two varsity squads for our school at www.maxpreps.com. Search for Redding Adventist in the school search window, then click on the current team and sport on the left sided of the screen.

I will do my best to blog the other teams here.

Small School - 8 Teams

Redding Adventist Academy is located in the beautiful town of Redding, CA. We are a small school, with a total enrollment of 150+, with 65 in our high school. It is amazing how our sports program is growing...we have 8 basktball teams for our school...

5-6 Girls
5-6 Boys
Jr. High Girls
Jr. High Boys
High School JV Girls
High School JV Boys
High School Varsity Girls
High School Varsity Boys

Needless to say Basketball is the favorite sport of the majority of our students.

Each team needs a coach and an assistant coach...and parents to drive them around...so there is lots of dedication on the part of the school staff, the students and the parents.

Good luck, play hard, be safe...and smile, regardless of the scoreboard.

Lady Lumberjacks at Dunsmuir

The undefeated lady lumberjacks...... Hey...that has a nice ring to it.
After so many seasons of our ladys school sports program where wins for the year could be counted at the end of the season on one or no fingers, it's nice to start off a year with a win.

(The single win last season will live forever in the hearts of our school and team, where the combined squad won their middle game at the Pacific Union College Tournament on two free throws by Ashley Redlich. Both shots went down with 00:00 on the clock. Wow)

The Lady Lumberjacks traveled to Dunsmuir, CA on November 28, where a squad of 10 student athletes took the floor. Starters for Game 1 were Megan Bouchard, Natalie Hall, Amanda Katz, Makayla Turk and Rebekah Widmer. The first quarter closed with the Jacks trailing the Lady Tigers by 2 points - 12 to 14. 8 first quarter points were scored by Natalie Hall.

The second quarter closed with the Jacks taking a 1 point lead, 23 - 22, with Megan Bourchard and Rebekah Widmer sinking field goals, and Tatiana Hall and Katie Ghelfi each droping a free throw.

At the end of the third, each team had only scored 9 additional points, leaving it still just a one point game, 32-31. The quarter saw Natalie, Makayla and Rebekah get into foul trouble, and sit most of the 3rd quarter. Two of the Lady Tigers Taylor Fesler and Mercedes Machamer fouled out in the 3rd, leaving just 5 players to finish the game.

The Jacks pulled away in the fourth period, with 13 points scored, while the Lady Tigers (dealing with fatigue) were able to score just 5 points.

Final score: Lady Lumberjacks 45, Lady Tigers 36

Good Luck, Lumberjacks (All 8 school teams) for a great season for 06-07.