TCS Dominates Season Opener from Start to Finish
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 · 7:00 PM

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In the season and Virginia Independent Conference opener for both teams, Timberlake Christian School opened a 41-20 halftime lead on visiting Roanoke Valley Christian School and poured it on in the second half.

Last season, the Tornadoes led by 20 after halftime but needed overtime to pull out the season-opening win.

Jon Morgan led Timberlake with 23 points and six assists.

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The Tornadoes first possession against RVCS School lasted less than 3 seconds as they went 84 feet for an easy layup. That play turned out to be a sign of things to come. TCS jumped out to a 23-10 first quarter lead and never looked back, outscoring their opponent by an additional 19 points over the next two quarters. It was the largest magin of defeat Timberlake has ever had over Roanoke Valley.

All five starters for Timberlake contribute points to the first quarter scoring as Colby Heckman and Chris Thomas combined to hit 3 of their 5 three pointers in the stanza. Jon Morgan started off the season well scoring 23 points on 10-18 shooting. He also poured in 6 assists. Thomas and Heckman broke double figures as well scoring 13 and 12 respectively. Jonathan Phelps was a bucket away from a double-double with 8 points and 10 rebounds. 9 of Timberlake's

11 players scored in the contest as they featured 3-pt bombs from six different players including Luke Cunningham, Patrick Hunt, Mike Laury, and Anthony King. TCS shot nearly 50% from the 3-point line in the game. The Tornadoes showcased a total team effort with their unselfish play, accumulating 21 assists on 27 made field goals.

Coach's Recap

 

Score by quarter
  1 2 3 4 Total
RVCS Eagles 10 10 11 15 46
TCS Tornadoes 23 18 22 10 73

Team stats
  TCS
Points 73
Field goals 27-68 (39.7%)
3 point field goals 9-19 (47.4%)
Free throws 10-18 (55.6%)
Rebounds (Total-Off.) 41-14
Assists 21
Turnovers 11
Steals 13
Blocked shots 3
Total fouls 11
Points in the paint 24
Bench points 15

 

TCS player statistics
Player PTS REB AST BLK TO STL PF
* Morgan, Jon 23 5 6 0 0 2 0
* Thomas, Chris 13 3 2 0 1 1 2
* Heckman, Colby 12 3 4 0 2 0 2
* Phelps, Jonathan 8 10 2 2 2 1 1
King, Anthony 6 3 3 0 0 3 0
Cunningham, Luke 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
Laury, Mike 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
Hunt, Patrick 3 3 1 0 2 1 0
* Newsome, Chris 2 7 3 1 1 0 3
Hunter, Brett 0 2 0 0 1 1 1
Hise, Andrew 0 2 0 0 2 2 0
Total 73 41 21 3 11 13 11

Technical fouls: Thomas, Chris
Game officials: Charles Lowry, Buck Walker, Ernest