BCSA Championship Game 2008
#2 Warriors vs. #1 LCCA

Licking County tops Zanesville in finals
HEATH - Noah Medich put Zanesville Christian within three going into the final quarter, but Licking County outscored the Warriors 22-8 en route to a 72-55 victory in the Buckeye Christian School Association Championship Saturday.
Medich, who finished with 10 points and six rebounds, earned the MVP of the tournament and was named first team in the Ohio Christian Conference (OCC).

Eric Brown added 11 and six boards for the Warriors (9-5) as he was named to the all-tournament team. Brown and Tyler Collins were also selected to the All-OCC second team.

Chase Harris added 11 and Justin Thrush 10 off the bench for the Warriors, who connected on 3 of 12 field goals in the final stanza.

Zanesville Christian trailed 18-12 after one and 35-26 at the break as the team made 23 of 58 and had just three offensive boards.

Nate Humphrey posted 46 points for Licking County as it was 19 of 27 from the line while Zanesville Christian was 4 of 5.

2008 BCSA Tourney Results Fri. Feb. 22

ZCS beat Lima
ZCS Wins Semifinal
On Friday night, Medich scored 23 while Brown had 15 and 11 rebounds in a 48-39 semifinal win over Lima Christian Academy.


LCCA beat Mentor
LCCA headed to conference title game
     Ben Walsh and Nate Humphrey combined for 51 points to lead the Eagles to a 73-62 Buckeye Christian Schools Association Tournament semifinal victory against Mentor Christian. Walsh had 27 points for LCCA (19-7). Humphrey had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Bart Loy scored 11 points, and Nate Tate had 10 assists and 7 points. The Eagles were down as much as 16 in the first half and didn't have a lead until 4 minutes were left in the third quarter. They outscored Mentor Christian 39-21 in the second half. LCCA will play Zanesville Christian at 3 p.m. today in the championship game

Warriors Beat Wildcats
WILLIAMSTOWN— When Dan Ellis’ squad last tangled with the Warriors of Zanesville Christian the duo of Noah Medich and Eric Brown dismantled the Wildcats from in the inside and outside, posting 26 and 23 points respectively in the Warriors’ 20-point home victory.

Prior to Monday night’s contest, Ellis stressed to his team the importance of limiting Zanesville Christian to one shot and keeping Brown and Medich off the boards.

Unfortunately, the message appeared to be lost in translation as Medich and Brown again played spoiler accounting for 40 of the Warriors’ 65 points as Zanesville Christian cruised past Wood County Christian 65-57.

Zanesville Christian (8-4) wasted little time maximizing advantages down low, as the 6-3 senior guard Medich maneuvered his way through the lane breaking down the Wildcat defense, creating second chances and opening the door for easy baskets by Brown and sophomore Jacob Moore.

“They dominated us on the boards tonight, they made it look real easy,” said Ellis.

Posting 19 first quarter points, the Warriors continually beat Wood County (11-13) to loose balls and in various stretches rebounded several errant shots prompting extended possessions for an already beleaguered Wildcat back line.

“In the first half we didn’t make the shots we typically make. We were getting some good looks but we just didn’t execute well enough offensively to make up for our lack of rebounding,” Ellis said. “It puts a lot of pressure on our offense to make shots when they can get two or three chances each time down.”

In the loss Wood County was led by Judah Longgrear, who tallied 16 points and six rebounds. Also netting double digits was guard Joe Nunley, who posted 10 points off the bench.

Zanesville Christian 65,

WCCS 57

ZCS 19 21 12 13—65

WCCS 13 18 9 17—57

WOOD COUNTY (11-13)

Judah Longgrear 16, Mitchell Adams 4, Adam Drane 2, Daniel Morris 4, Eric Grubbs 8, Seth Tackett 5, Justin Gutberlet 2, Joe Nunley 10, Curt Reynolds 4, Raymond Morris 2.

ZANESVILLE CHRISTIAN (8-4)

Noah Medich 19, Eric Brown 21, Tyler Collins 13, Jacob Moore 4, Michael Riggs 8.

WCCS stats:

Shooting 23-59 (39 percent); 3pt shooting 6-20; Free throws 5-6; Rebounds 25 (Longgrear 6, R. Morris 5); Steals 9; Blocks 9; Turnovers 12.



Jr. High Game: Wood County 53, Zanesville 31

WCCS-Seth Rataiczak 4 points

ZCS-Justin Thrush 15 point 

Zanesville Christian 79, Carroll County Christian 29
At Zanesville Christian, the Warriors celebrated Senior Night with an easy win and improved to 7-4.
Eric Brown's all-around effort of 28 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals led the Warriors, which bolted ahead 31-10 at halftime and extended the margin to 52-17 after three periods. Noah Medich tallied 19 of his 21 points in the second half and also had four assists. Medich and Jacob Moore, who also had four assists, are the lone seniors.

Michael Riggs added 14 points and Tyler Collins 11 for the Warriors, who hit a red hot 29 of 51 from the field for 57 percent including seven of 10 threes. They also made an excellent 14 of 16 foul shots and forced the Eagles into 23 turnovers while committing only 13 of their own.

Carroll County was led by Christian Mann's eight points as the Eagles slipped to 4-11.

Justin Thrush poured in 26 points as Zanesville Christian junior high improved to 5-5 with a 35-30 win.

Zanesville Christian plays a makeup game at Lima Christian Academy on Friday.