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Warriors survive private school battle; boys basketball roundup
By MIKE TAYLOR
The Woodlands Christian Academy survived a sluggish outing Tuesday night to earn a 50-48 comeback win over The John Cooper School.
Joe Carr hit two free throws with 16.4 seconds left in the game to give the Warriors (9-3) a 50-48 lead. John Cooper’s Evan Cooper missed the first of two free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining. He grabbed the offensive rebound following his second miss, but a desperation shot as he was falling down was well off the mark.
The Dragons (6-2) took a 43-36 lead on Aaron Caldwell’s three-pointer at the five-minute mark of the fourth. But Evan Flance and Carr, who each finished with 13 points, scored six of the Warriors’ next 12 points to knot the score at 48. Sterling Frand had two buckets and Derek Johnson one during that 12-5 run.
The Warriors are ranked No. 1 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches small private schools division.
“We just didn’t play well,” Woodlands Christian Academy assistant coach Bill Storey said. “We missed lots of shots that we normally make.”
Caldwell scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two big three-pointers from the corner. The first gave John Cooper its first lead of the game, 38-35 early in the fourth quarter after the Dragons had trailed by as many as 10 points in the second. Cooper led all scorers with 25 points, including 17 in the first half.
“I think Aaron played very well the second half,” John Cooper coach Mike Cooper said. “I think he came out a little nervous the first half. Evan held the team together the first half with his scoring.
Evan Cooper made his sixth three-pointer of the game to put the Dragons up 48-42 with less than three minutes remaining. But then Frand made two free throws, Johnson scored his only fourth quarter points and Carr hauled in a loose rebound and hit Flance with an outlet pass for an easy layup.
“We didn’t handle the lead very well towards the end,” Mike Cooper said. “We took some tough shots when we should have maybe took a little bit more time off the clock.”
After starting 6-0, the Dragons have dropped their last two games, falling to UIL 4A team Magnolia West 61-58 Nov. 25.
“We’ve played a lot of teams where we’ve had 40-point blowouts and we need some good competition,” Mike Cooper said. “Our last two games have been really close and we haven’t come out with a win, but we’re going to learn more from this loss more than anything else.
“The Woodlands Christian has a great team and Johnson and Carr are very good players. I’m glad we came in here and we showed people that we can play basketball with them.”
The Warriors were playing at home for the first time in two weeks. They lost to 4A Boerne Champion by two points in the title game of the San Antonio Christian Tournament Nov. 22. They had beaten Boerne by a point in pool play and won two other games that went to overtime.
“We’re battled tested so we know how to win tight games,” Storey said.
Oak Ridge still perfect
The War Eagles pushed their record to 4-0 with a 72-64 triumph over the visiting Huntsville Hornets Tuesday night.
Guard Logan Griffin led Oak Ridge with 25 points, but the War Eagles’ trio of inside men — Garrett Peery, Anthony Weems and Scott Bastian — combined to haul down 17 rebounds in the second half, as the War Eagles outscored Huntsville 46-37.
Oak Ridge was a near-perfect 19-of-22 at the free throw line.
The Woodlands falls
Elkins went on a 17-0 run in the third quarter and defeated the host Highlanders 75-69 Tuesday.
The Woodlands had a six-point halftime lead wiped out.
Guard Emmanuel Rivera paced the Highlanders (4-4) with 25 points, while teammate Adrian Medina contributed with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Kingwood downs College Park
The Cavaliers dropped to 3-6 on the season when the visiting Mustangs scored a 58-46 win after a 34-18 tear in the second half.
Garrett Constance scored 15 points to lead College Park, while Adam Rowe added 10.
The Woodlands Christian Academy 50, The John Cooper School 48
TJCS 9 14 10 15 — 48
TWCA 15 10 10 15 — 50
Leaders — John Cooper: Evan Cooper, 25 points; Aaron Caldwell, 10 points; Jeff Carnrite, 6 points; Kevin Camstra, 4 points. Woodlands Christian: Joe Carr, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists; Evan Flance, 13 points, 4 rebounds; Derek Johnson, 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks; Sterling Frand, 8 points; Cameron Wilson, 5 points.
Oak Ridge 72, Huntsville 64
Huntsville 16 11 18 19 — 64
Oak Ridge 18 8 20 26 — 72
Leaders — Huntsville: Justin Ennis, 27 points. Oak Ridge: Logan Griffin, 25 points; Anthony Weems, 14 points; Scott Bastian, 14 points; Alonzo Jefferson, 10 points.
Fort Bend Elkins 75, The Woodlands 69
Fort Bend Elkins 15 19 23 18 — 75
The Woodlands 15 22 9 23 — 69
Leaders — Fort Bend Elkins: Miles Dixon, 22 points. The Woodlands: Emmanuel Rivera, 25 points; Adrian Medina, 16 points, 9 rebounds.
Kingwood 58, College Park 46
Kingwood 16 8 15 19 — 58
College Park 10 18 8 10 — 46
Leaders — Kingwood: Kevin Srihovec, 16 points. College Park: Garrett Constance, 15 points; Adam Rowe, 10 points.
Joe Carr hit two free throws with 16.4 seconds left in the game to give the Warriors (9-3) a 50-48 lead. John Cooper’s Evan Cooper missed the first of two free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining. He grabbed the offensive rebound following his second miss, but a desperation shot as he was falling down was well off the mark.
The Dragons (6-2) took a 43-36 lead on Aaron Caldwell’s three-pointer at the five-minute mark of the fourth. But Evan Flance and Carr, who each finished with 13 points, scored six of the Warriors’ next 12 points to knot the score at 48. Sterling Frand had two buckets and Derek Johnson one during that 12-5 run.
The Warriors are ranked No. 1 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches small private schools division.
“We just didn’t play well,” Woodlands Christian Academy assistant coach Bill Storey said. “We missed lots of shots that we normally make.”
Caldwell scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two big three-pointers from the corner. The first gave John Cooper its first lead of the game, 38-35 early in the fourth quarter after the Dragons had trailed by as many as 10 points in the second. Cooper led all scorers with 25 points, including 17 in the first half.
“I think Aaron played very well the second half,” John Cooper coach Mike Cooper said. “I think he came out a little nervous the first half. Evan held the team together the first half with his scoring.
Evan Cooper made his sixth three-pointer of the game to put the Dragons up 48-42 with less than three minutes remaining. But then Frand made two free throws, Johnson scored his only fourth quarter points and Carr hauled in a loose rebound and hit Flance with an outlet pass for an easy layup.
“We didn’t handle the lead very well towards the end,” Mike Cooper said. “We took some tough shots when we should have maybe took a little bit more time off the clock.”
After starting 6-0, the Dragons have dropped their last two games, falling to UIL 4A team Magnolia West 61-58 Nov. 25.
“We’ve played a lot of teams where we’ve had 40-point blowouts and we need some good competition,” Mike Cooper said. “Our last two games have been really close and we haven’t come out with a win, but we’re going to learn more from this loss more than anything else.
“The Woodlands Christian has a great team and Johnson and Carr are very good players. I’m glad we came in here and we showed people that we can play basketball with them.”
The Warriors were playing at home for the first time in two weeks. They lost to 4A Boerne Champion by two points in the title game of the San Antonio Christian Tournament Nov. 22. They had beaten Boerne by a point in pool play and won two other games that went to overtime.
“We’re battled tested so we know how to win tight games,” Storey said.
Oak Ridge still perfect
The War Eagles pushed their record to 4-0 with a 72-64 triumph over the visiting Huntsville Hornets Tuesday night.
Guard Logan Griffin led Oak Ridge with 25 points, but the War Eagles’ trio of inside men — Garrett Peery, Anthony Weems and Scott Bastian — combined to haul down 17 rebounds in the second half, as the War Eagles outscored Huntsville 46-37.
Oak Ridge was a near-perfect 19-of-22 at the free throw line.
The Woodlands falls
Elkins went on a 17-0 run in the third quarter and defeated the host Highlanders 75-69 Tuesday.
The Woodlands had a six-point halftime lead wiped out.
Guard Emmanuel Rivera paced the Highlanders (4-4) with 25 points, while teammate Adrian Medina contributed with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Kingwood downs College Park
The Cavaliers dropped to 3-6 on the season when the visiting Mustangs scored a 58-46 win after a 34-18 tear in the second half.
Garrett Constance scored 15 points to lead College Park, while Adam Rowe added 10.
The Woodlands Christian Academy 50, The John Cooper School 48
TJCS 9 14 10 15 — 48
TWCA 15 10 10 15 — 50
Leaders — John Cooper: Evan Cooper, 25 points; Aaron Caldwell, 10 points; Jeff Carnrite, 6 points; Kevin Camstra, 4 points. Woodlands Christian: Joe Carr, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists; Evan Flance, 13 points, 4 rebounds; Derek Johnson, 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks; Sterling Frand, 8 points; Cameron Wilson, 5 points.
Oak Ridge 72, Huntsville 64
Huntsville 16 11 18 19 — 64
Oak Ridge 18 8 20 26 — 72
Leaders — Huntsville: Justin Ennis, 27 points. Oak Ridge: Logan Griffin, 25 points; Anthony Weems, 14 points; Scott Bastian, 14 points; Alonzo Jefferson, 10 points.
Fort Bend Elkins 75, The Woodlands 69
Fort Bend Elkins 15 19 23 18 — 75
The Woodlands 15 22 9 23 — 69
Leaders — Fort Bend Elkins: Miles Dixon, 22 points. The Woodlands: Emmanuel Rivera, 25 points; Adrian Medina, 16 points, 9 rebounds.
Kingwood 58, College Park 46
Kingwood 16 8 15 19 — 58
College Park 10 18 8 10 — 46
Leaders — Kingwood: Kevin Srihovec, 16 points. College Park: Garrett Constance, 15 points; Adam Rowe, 10 points.
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