Knights Begin Season wtih Win-Loss

Shiloh Christian Academy has begun its 2011-2012 basketball schedule and has had several exciting games to begin the season.

The Knights and Lady Knights each have two teams this season with each having a traditional middle school team and also each having added a junior team made up of elementary and younger less-experienced middle schoolers.

The middle school teams traveled to Macon Area Christian for their season opener back on November 8 and earned a split with the girls coming up on the short end of a 12-8 defensive battle. After being down, 6-2 at the half, the Lady Knights had several opportunities in the final minutes to tie the game, but could not get any shots to fall. Ambriel Wyatt led the team with 4, with Rachael Jackson and McKenzie Tolbert adding 2 apiece.

The boys team was victorious in their season opener, winning a 43-42 double-overtime thriller. After heading into the locker room with a 14-9 halftime lead, the Knights watched the Mustangs tie the game at the end of regulation and the first overtime with miraculous three point shots.

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The Mustangs went ahead by four in the second overtime before a swarming defense rallied Shiloh for a one point last second win on a put back by Justin Clark with one second to play. Matthew Lawson led the Knights with 18, followed by David Sorrells with 12, Clark had 6, Sam Mitchell added 4, Jacob Young had 2, and R.J. Whitlock rounded out the scoring with 1.

On November 18, the middle school teams traveled to Warner Robins to play Westside Baptist Academy and came away with a pair of wins.

The Lady Knights implemented their new fast break offense to perfection and ran out to a 14-0 halftime lead on the way to a 30-4 victory to even their record at 1-1. Tolbert and Jackson had 10 points each while Bre Cleveland threw in 8 and Wyatt added 2.

The boys team also came away with a win in convincing fashion by defeating Westside 32-13, after trailing 9-6 at the end of the first. The Knights were led by Lawson with 15, Whitlock with 7, Ady Dahod added 3, Young, Kelly Yeomans, and Clark had 2 points each, and Mitchell 1.

The Knights moved to 2-0 on the season.

The middle school teams return to action today, Dec. 1, at Shiloh for their home opener when they have a rematch with the Macon Area Mustangs. Game time is 4:30 p.m. at Shiloh Christian Academy in Newborn.

The boys will travel to Sinclair Christian in Milledgeville next Monday, Dec. 5 before both teams return home on Tuesday, Dec. 6 for a doubleheader with the Westside Baptist Girls and Grace Christian of Covington’s boys team. Both teams will travel to Macon on Thursday, Dec. 8 for games with Middle Georgia Christian to finish up the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule.

The junior Knights traveled to Lake Oconee Academy in Greensboro for their season opener on November 15 and split a pair of games. The Lady Knights won by a final score of 15-10. Tolbert led the girls with six, Jackson had five, and Erin Carter added four. The boys team lost by a final score of 17-2 and the only basket was scored by Brian Cumbess.

The junior Knights will return to action on December 8 when they travel to Middle Georgia Christian in Macon.