Lady Saints win buzzer beater
After getting out to a slow and cold start against the Cornerstone Christian Cougars, the Orcas Christian School Lady Saints regained composure and did what was necessary to seal the home win in an exciting thriller during the last week of January.
The Lady Saints were led by leading scorers Maddy and Eve Hance with 14 and 8 points respectively together with the aggressive, tenacious defense of Emily Toombs and Adia Dolan.
Down 25-24 in the final 20 seconds of the game, point guard Maddy Hance drove to the basket and made a contested, very difficult, shot to put the Lady Saints up 26-25.
Aggressive defense in the final seconds of the game kept the Cougars from scoring and sealed the home win.
“I told the team in the huddle that we had to give absolutely everything we had and we could win this. And we did,” said Hance.
Saints defeat Cornerstone
The OCS Saints men’s basketball team is riding a 4 game winning streak, having defeated the number three ranked Lynden Raptors 41-35 on Jan. 30 in Lynden, and then returning home to defeat the number two ranked Cornerstone Christian Cougars 47-41 Jan. 31 before a sell-out home crowd at Orcas Christian School.
“The men’s team is peaking at just the right time, poised to make a real championship run this year,” said Coach Tim Hance. “We are playing smart, controlled basketball, pushing it at the right times and controlling game tempo.”
Against the Raptors, leading scorers were Michael Harris Jr. with 14 points and Cyrus Amour with 12 points. Saints’ big men, Ryan Flint and Cyrus Amour, pulled down 9 and 8 rebounds apiece.
Against the number two ranked Cornerstone Christian Cougars, the Saints were led by leading scorer Cameron Aragon with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals.
“Cameron was lights out on offense and defense,” Hance said.
Michael Harris Jr. contributed 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Elliott Claus was huge underneath with 8 rebounds and aggressive defense. Cyrus Amour and Ryan Flint hauled down 8 and 7 rebounds apiece in a physical battle underneath.
“It was a true team effort and defining win for our team,” Hance said. “Cornerstone Christian is a well disciplined and coached team with great physicality, the shortest player coming in at 6-foot and 2 inches.”
