Basketball Games against Algoma

It was game time on Friday, December 19 for the Calvary Basketball teams at Algoma Christian schools in Kent City, Michigan. It was a very exciting night because these rivals had been preparing to play each other for a long time. Each team knew that without playing their very best, they might not be able to pull out a win.

First off, the boy’s JV teams played first. The score was pretty close the whole game, but after the end of the first half, the eagles were up by a few points. About half way through the second half was when the Algoma boys were running out of steam, and Calvary finally began to pull away. Special mention goes to Jacob Mcfarren for an outstanding 23 points and also Zachary Zehr for his 10 points. All the players played hard.

The Varsity Girls came out ready to play. By the end of the first quarter the score was 17 to 2. The Algoma girls were no match for Calvary’s team and could not catch up the score. At the final buzzer, the score was 77 to 25. Great job Taylor Richards for scoring a career high and possible school record of 40 points.

The boy’s varsity was a whole different game. The score was very close the whole time and it got very intense especially near the end of the game. After both teams endured some controversial calls by the officials in the fourth quarter, the scores were 42 to 41, with Algoma in the lead. This was when the Knights decided to stall the game for three minutes with six left in the quarter. The score was still 42 to 41. Then unfortunately, the eagles got into foul trouble which lead Algoma into the double- bonus. They shot a lot of free throws, and made nearly all of them. Algoma won 44 to 47. Even though our boys lost, they still had good attitudes and praised God for another chance to play basketball. What an exciting night!

Ally Richards, Sophomore