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Photo: Rosehill Christian School defeated Austin Waldorf in a recent title game. Pictured (from left) are Coach Ed Lamar, Wayne McCullough, Keith Self, Coach Jonathan Whitson, Jimmy Courtright, Jeremy Michel, Breck Powers, Ethan Stagg, Jon Ogle, Anthony Froelich and Will Swain.
Keith Self and John Ogle both scored a team high 13 points, with Self going a perfect five-for-five from the field including three-for-three from three point range
With a record of 10-2, the second-ranked Eagles are off to their best start in four years, a year removed from narrowly missing a TAPPS 3A final four appearance.
“It is important to these guys,” Rosehill Christian coach Ed Lamar said. “Hopefully they will look back and say they were part of a special team.”
In a smothering display of defense, the Eagles held Waldorf to just l0 points in the first half, leading 24-10 at the break. Jimmy Courtright led the team with seven rebounds. ln addition to Courtright and Ogle, guard Wayne McCullough was also named to the all-tournament team. Rosehill Christian was the only school with three players selected to the squad.
To get to the finals, RCS defeated Woodlands Prep Academy 63-48 in the first round and were led by Ogle and Courtright, who contributed 20 points each. In the second round, they routed Calvary Baptist 81-24, after leading 52-14 at the half.
“I was very proud of how they took the loss two weeks ago in the finals of the Cistercian tournament by two points and they took that adversity and used it as fuel to prevail this week,” Lamar said.
Currently ranked number two in the state for TAPPS 3A, prior to defeating the third ranked Austin Waldorf, the Eagles have also defeated fifth-ranked Dallas Shelton and fourth-ranked Northeast Christian.
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