LCA, VES advance in tourney
Lynchburg Christian Academy roared back in the final period Monday night to defeat Holy Cross, 63-54, in the opening round of the Virginia Episcopal School Holiday Classic.
LCA plays Virginia Episcopal in tonight's final at 8. The Bishops defeated winless Timberlake Christian, 66-36. Holy Cross will play Timberlake in the 6 p.m. consolation game.
LCA took advantage of its height to control the boards, outscoring Holy Cross 26-13 in the fourth period. Kevin Hartless led LCA scoring with 22 points, while Bruce Summers added 17. Kevin Brady paced Holy Cross, 2-5, with 21 points, while Matt Lesniak had 10.
VES, 1-1, led 30-19 at halftime and put the game away in the third period behind the shooting of Sherm Reynolds. He scored 15 of his game-high 23 points to help VES take a 20-point lead after three periods. Jim Wright led Timberlake with 11 points.
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| Score by quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| TCS Tornadoes | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| VES | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 66 |
| Team stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| TCS | VES | |
| Points | 36 | 66 |
| FGs made | 11 | 25 |
| 3pt FGs made | 0 | 4 |
| Free throws | 14-22 | 12-14 |
| Total fouls | 15 | 23 |
| TCS player statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS |
| Allen | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 6 |
| S. Crist | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 4 |
| G. Crist | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 7 |
| Stickle | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 6 |
| Wright | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 11 |
| Smith | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Tuck | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ashley | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kanode | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 0 | 14-22 | 36 |
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