Statistics for the Varsity and Middle School thru 2/15/09

LCHS Ambassadors Boys Basketball 2008-2009

Player CCC CCC Tem Gos Son Emm Jud Gun Son Jud Emm Tem Gos

Byerly 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.38
Prechtel 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.25
J. Blikstad 9 6 5 17 9 14 6 3 15 84 9.33
C. Blikstad 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 10 1.11
J. Peterson 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 7 0.78
Van Helden 4 10 5 2 2 8 0 18 49 7.00
Santangelo 0 0 2 5 0 4 4 0 15 1.88
Puls 0 0 2 4 2 4 7 5 2 26 2.89
J. Higham 0 2 0 8 11 14 7 2 8 52 6.50
N. Higham 0 0 1 0 4 5 1.25
Nielsen 0 5 9 14 2 9 10 9 12 70 7.78
Ascol 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 10 1.25
Coe 0 11 4 6 10 5 12 16 6 70 7.78




Player CCC CCC FCI Son Noon Summ Son Summ FCI

D. Blikstad 2 2 0 4 0 2 8 18 2.57
Z. Blikstad 3 2 4 10 3 3 7 32 4.57
Brinkdopke 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.57
Fox 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 9 1.29
N. Higham 12 8 21 11 20 13 17 102 14.57
Monahan 2 8 3 6 14 8 41 6.83
M. Peterson 2 6 4 0 16 2 6 36 5.14
Rivera 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 12 1.71

vs. Temple Baptist

Today was the "official" season opening for both the girls and boys teams. We played at Temple Baptist. During the girls game, the outside temperature was actually okay. But by the time the boys game was in full swing, the thermometer had certainly changed from earlier, and we were chilly.

Here's the results as follows: LCHS Girl Ambassadors 49
Temple Baptist 12
LCHS Boys 33
Temple Baptist 20

They are getting better every time we play them.

Love in Christ,

Coach Blikstad

2009 Basketball Schedule Revised

This schedule is copied from an Excel file, so the lines do not line up very well on the blog. But we want to give you access to the schedule via the blog, so here it is.


LCHS Basketball Schedule 2008-09 KEY: MS/JV -- Middle School/Junior Varsity HS -- High School

Date Location Opponent Girls Boys
November 21st, Friday Away Ft Myers Christian 4:00 PM 5:00:00 PM MS/JV/HS
December 12th, Friday Away Cape Coral Christian 3:30 PM MS/JV
4:30 PM HS
January 9th, Friday Away Cape Coral Christian 3:30 PM MS/JV
4:30 PM HS
January 16th, Friday Away Temple Baptist 3:30 PM 4:30 PM HS
January 19th, Monday Away Gospel Baptist 3:15 PM 4:15 PM HS
January 22nd, Thursday FBC--Ft. Myers FL Christian Institute 4:00 PM MS/JV
January 23rd, Friday Home Sonshine Christian 3:30 PM MS/JV
4:30 PM HS
January 29th, Thursday Away Ft Myers Christian 6:00 PM 7:00 PM MS/JV
January 30th, Friday Away Emmanuel Baptist 3:00 PM 4:00 PM HS
February 2nd, Monday Away Judah Christian 3:30 PM 4:30 PM HS
February 6th, Friday Away Gunnery Road Baptist 3:30 PM 4:30 PM HS
February 10th, Tuesday Away Sonshine Christian 3:30 PM MS/JV
4:30 PM HS
February 12th, Thursday FBC--Ft. Myers FL Christian Institute 4:00 PM MS/JV
February 13th, Friday Home Temple Baptist 3:30 PM 4:30 PM HS
February 17th, Tuesday Home Judah Christian 3:30 PM 4:30 PM HS
February 20th, Friday Home Emmanuel Baptist 3:00 PM 4:00 PM HS
February 27th, Friday Home Gospel Baptist 3:30 PM 4:30 PM HS

Thanks For A Great Car Wash!

Today (12/13) we gathered together for a Car Wash. You know, there's a lot you can accomplish there. First, we get to make the world a little cleaner for the cars that come our way. Second, we get to fellowship together while we're doing the washing and while waiting for more cars. Third, we are building relationships with both adults and youth. There is camaraderie that's built while working on projects together. Fourth, we even get to make some money for cleaning cars. At the end of the day we were able to give Mrs. Coe about $650 to deposit in the LCHS account.

We ended our time together with a word of prayer thanking God for His goodness to us today.

Thank you for all those who showed up to work and support our team. We especially want to thank Tom Fox who brought all of the materials we needed for the car wash. We were amply supplied with hoses, sprayers, car wash soap, buckets, washing gloves, etc. for the job.

God bless you all for your diligence!

Game Analysis: vs. Cape Coral Christian

We got our first experience of playing Middle School/JV and Varsity games on Friday, Dec. 12th. It was a good inaugural game for several of our middle school players. Jonathan, Matthew, Zachary, David, and Brandon all scored their first points in a game situation. I was proud. We were able to work out some of the jitters of a first game situation. We were faced with some tough competition, and learned that we have a lot to learn about fundamentals.

The final score of the MS/JV game was CC Christian 33 LCHS 23
Our scorers were: Nick Higham 12
Zachary Blikstad 3
David Blikstad 2
Brandon Monahan 2
Matthew Peterson 2
Jonathan Rivera 2

At the Varsity game, we remember last year when they beat us 67-13. That wasn't pretty, but we weren't ready, nor were we very experienced. This year (Friday), they beat us again, but the score was 38 - 17. Now, that may sound bad, but my take on it is that they played us hard the whole game, and we fought with them all the way. A few breakaways in the second half that got away, and we would have been breathing down their necks. Still, this game revealed much that we, too, have to work on. We play them again on January 9th (in four weeks). We'll see how much we can improve during that time.

Two notes of interest: 1) I thought it was very appropriate for three of our Seniors to score the first points of the game. Joel B. made a free throw, Josh B. made the first basket, and Joel A. made the second basket. 2) The difference in free throws in this game was significant. They made nine of 25, while we made three of nine. Maybe the next game we'll get to the free throw line more.

Our scorers for this game were: Joel Blikstad 9
Billy Van Helden 4
Josh Byerly 2
Joel Ascol 2

Don't Forget the Car Wash This Saturday

Our LCHS players and parents have a Car Wash this Saturday, December 13th, from 9:00 A.M. until 3 P.M. It will be held at the Auto Zone Parts store on Cape Coral Parkway. We hope you can make it and help our team raise funds for this year.

Here's the BB Schedule So Far

We still have more games, both home and away, that need to be scheduled.

Dec. 12 @ CC Christian School 3:30 P.M. Middle School Boys
4:30 P.M. High School Boys
Jan. 9 @ CC Christian School 3:30 P.M. Middle School Boys
4:30 P.M. High School Boys
Jan. 19 @ Gospel Baptist 3:15 P.M. Girls BB
Bonita Springs 4:15 P.M. Boys BB
Jan. 22 @ Florida Christian Inst. 4:00 P.M. Boys Middle School
First Baptist Church
Fort Myers
Jan. 29 @ Fort Myers Christian 7:00 P.M. Girls BB
Fort Myers 8:00 P.M. Boys Middle/High School
Jan. 30 @ Emmanuel Baptist 3:00 P.M. Girls BB
4:00 P.M. Boys BB
Feb. 3 @ Judah Christian 3:30 P.M. Girls BB
TBA 4:30 P.M. Boys BB
Feb. 6 @ Gunnery Road 3:30 P.M. Girls BB
Lehigh Acres 4:30 P.M. Boys BB
Feb. 12 @ Florida Christian Inst. 4:00 P.M. Boys Middle School
First Baptist Church
Fort Myers
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Right now, the only Home Games we have scheduled are these two.
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Feb. 20 vs. Emmanuel Baptist 3:00 P.M. Girls BB
4:00 P.M. Boys BB
Feb. 27 vs. Gospel Baptist 3:30 P.M. Girls BB
4:30 P.M. Boys BB

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We have at least one more home game to schedule. We will have a home and home series to schedule against Sonshine. We have at least a game away with Temple, and possibly with Seagate. Judah, Gunnery, and Seagate could also possibly play us at home, but are not required to do so. We will let you know when more games are added.