Boys Baseball Team Win

Congratulations to the boys baseball team for winning their home opener 3-2 over Gloucester County Christian.

Dimitri Capello started on the mound for the Eagles, pitched two innings, struck out four, and scored the game winning run when he stole home. Joey Gorka pitched in relief, struck out 5 and earned the win. Great job boys!

ACA Chess Team Finishes First

Congratulations to the ACA chess teams for their first place finishes at the Association of Christian Schools International regional team chess tournament held last week in Maryland. Schools from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey competed in the tournament.

ACA finished first place in both the Elementary Division and the Middle School Division.

Elementary Team: Phil Mastoridis, Billy Scanlon, Towan Skinner, Dimitri Capello

Middle School Team: Christy Lamastra, Joe Swirniuk, Demetrius Hogue, Sabrina Burrell

Congratulations to the ACA Basketball Teams

Congratulations to the JV boys basketball team on winning their final game of the season 44-13. Brendan Jordan was the high scorer with 10 points. Billy Scanlon and Philip Mastoridis also scored 8 points each and Joshua Byarm and Gerald Tench each scored 6 points. Great job boys!

Congratulations to the girls basketball team for winning their last game of the season 22-16 over King's Christian. Missy Civile led the scoring with 7 points, Grace Delonis had 5, Christy Lamastra and Mary Byarm each added 4 points in the win. Great job girls!

Congratulations to the varsity boys team for a great season. The boys finished with a winning record of 7-5.

JV Boys Basketball Win

Congratulations to our JV boys basketball team on their 26-2 win over St. Michael's last night. The high scorers were Billy Moore (8), Gerald Tench (8) and Brendan Jordan (6). Great job boys!

2/12/09 Game Results

Here's the results of Thursday's games...

The boys basketball team brought their season record to 6-2 with a win over Cumberland Christian Thursday. It was a team effort as all twelve players scored in the game for the second time this season. Bobby Stubbs led the scoring with 13, Joey Gorka scored 11, Demetrius Hogue scored 10 and Jason Murray scored 8. Final score 60-20. Great team work boys!

The girls team played a fantastic game which turned out to be a 4th quarter "nail bitter" for the second straight game, with the lead changing several times in the final minutes of the game. Grace Delonis hit the game tying basket with only seconds remaining, but the shot was called back due to a reach in foul charged to Cumberland right before the shot. The Eagles fell short losing to Cumberland 32-30. Missy Civile led the scoring with 12 points and Grace Delonis scored 9. The two teams face off again at Cumberland this week.

Congratulations to Jon Gorka for scoring 6 points in the JV boys game with Our Lady of Hope. The JV boys are still learning but have been working hard and are showing improvement with every game, evidenced by the fact that seven different players scored in the loss. Final score 35-22.

A Real Heartbreak and a Great Win!

Congratulations to the girls and boys basketball teams for playing great games yesterday at The Christian Academy.

The girls team girls team got off to a slow start and trailed 21-10 at the half, but rallied back to bring it within 3 points in the final minute of the game. The girls played incredible 2nd half defense with a full court press that allowed TCA to score only 9 points in the second half. Missy Civile led the team scoring with 13 points. Grace Delonis scored 7 and Christy Lamastra added 6 more. Final score 30-27.

The boys team enjoyed a 32-28 victory over TCA in an exciting game. The score was tied after the 1st quarter and ACA led by three at the half. TCA cut the lead to only 2 by the end of the third quarter, but ACA rallied in the 4th to secure the victory. New student, Bobby Stubbs, led the scoring with 12 points in his first game as an Eagle, and Demetrius Hogue contributed 8 points in the win.

Both Teams Win!

Congratulations to the ACA basketball teams on their victories over The Christian Academy of Brookhaven, PA. Thursday.

The girls trailed by a small margin until the 3rd quarter when they rallied back and took the lead. They matched TCA point for point in the 4th quarter and won the game 22-16. Missy Civile led the scoring with a season high of 14 points.

The boys game changed leads throughout with ACA trailing by 3 going into the 4th quarter. It was an exciting finish with the game tied and less than 3:00 minutes to play, but ACA ended up out scoring TCA in the final minutes and won the game 42-37. Joe Gorka led the scoring 18 total points, 11 of which were scored in the 4th quarter.