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BY JIM WIENERS

North County Christian School is going through a trial period as one of 17 high schools listed as affiliate registered schools by the Missouri State High School Activities Association.

NCCS, with a unofficial, unadjusted (1.35 according to the MSHSAA) enrollment of 125 high school students, has a boys basketball team with a record of 14-0, 4-0 in the TRCAA,. Included with their start is a first place finish in a tournament held Dec. 1-5, 2008 at the Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis. NCCS has two wins each over Christian Fellowship, Yeshiva, Faith Community Christian, West County Home School, and CAGSL, whom they beat at NCCS last Friday 55-49 and will meet again Jan. 27 at CAGSL.

Prior to Jan. 19 NCCS has allowed over 50 points in only one game, has allowed less than 38 points per game and has scored just over 55 per game. Kyle Walton, an NCCS graduate and now the school’s head coach, said “our goal was to keep opponents under 50 points in each game. We focused a lot on defense.”

The Crusaders have only four seniors on the roster, three of them have been the leading scorers and leading rebounders prior to Jan. 19. Ronald Dukes has averaged 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds while blocking 23 shots. Justin Worth leads in scoring with 12.1 points per game has averaged 4.1 rebounds per game and has 40 assists while Tim Hancock has averaged 8.6 points and 4.8 rebounds.

Also junior Tyler Bolton leads the Crusaders in steals with 38 prior to Jan. 19. “I’m extremely pleased with their efforts,” Walton said. While NCCS can not compete in MSHSAA district or state events including the Show Me Showdown in March in Columbia the Crusaders goal is the win the Missouri Christian (MCSAA) State Tournament in Joplin Feb. 19-21

TOURNAMENTS — McCLUER NORTH became the third Suburban North Conference high school to lost to St. Charles West (Hazelwood Central and McCluer were the other two) as the Stars lost Jan 14 to SC West, 56-53 in the semifinals of the DC Wilcutt Tournament at CBC, after opening the tournament with a 62-59 win over Clayton. McCluer North (1-0 Suburban North, 12-2 overall prior to Jan. 20) also lost to McCluer Jan. 16 at CBC in the DC Wilcutt Tournament third-place game (66-52). The Stars came off a 71-59 win over Miller Career Academy Jan. 19.

McCLUER (0-1, 12-4 prior to Jan 20) opened the DC Wilcutt Tournament with a 79-38 win over Lutheran North then lost 53-49 to eventual tourney champion and host CBC before defeating McCluer North in the third-place game.

NORTH COUNTY TECH opened the Lanny Hradek Invitational at Orchard Farm High Jan. 19 with a 50-37 win over Gateway Academy and played Wednesday against O’Fallon Christian with an 8-3 record. Friday North County Tech, who had two second-place finishes in two previous will play against Bayless or Orchard Farm at 6:30 for third place or 8 p.m. for first place.

McCLUER SOUTH-BERKELEY opened play in the Fox Tournament, in Arnold with a 63-33 win Jan. 19 over tourney host Fox. MS-Berkeley, 1-0 Suburban East Conference, took their 9-3 record to Wednesday’s contest against Fort Zumwalt West. Friday MS-Berkeley will play Friday against O’Fallon, Ill., or Oakville at 6 p.m. for third place or 7:30 for first place.

Last week at the Washington, Mo. Tournament MS-Berkeley took fourth place after defeating Union, 62-43 then lost to Waynesville, 54-49, and Owensville, 60-53.

HAZELWOOD EAST, and two other Suburban North teams, Pattonville and Ritenour, will be playing Jan. 26-30 in the Fort Zumwalt North Invitational. On Jan. 26 East will open with a 7 p.m. game against Wentzville-Holt after Pattonville plays Troy-Buchanan at 5:30. On Jan. 27 Ritenour plays against Francis Howell North.

HAZELWOOD CENTRAL will play in the Ameritime Classic Jan. 26-31 at Parkway West. On Jan. 20 Central, 2-0 Suburban North, took a 13-1 record to a rematch at St. Charles West, a team that dealt the Hawks their only loss prior to Jan. 20 in the Meramec Holiday Festival..

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