Box Score:
Orlando Lutheran Academy vs. Circle Christian
High School Basketball Winter 08-09

First Quarter Summary:
Crusaders led 14-5 at the end of the first quarter. David White had 6 points in the quarter, Erik McRae added 4 with 2 assists and 2 rebounds.

Second Quarter Summary:
Circle shot 6-15 from the FT line in the quarter, but only outscored OLA 12-10. McRae scored 7 of the 10 points in the quarter giving him 11 points and 3 assists in the first half. Joseph Huerta had 7 rebounds and 3 steals in the half.

Third Quarter Summary:
Circle cut their defecit to 2 points by the end of the quarter as they outscored OLA 9-4. Zach Tahner scored 5 points for Circle in the quarter. McRae, and Adam Czaplewski scored for OLA.

Fourth Quarter Summary:
Circle gained their first lead of the game at 30-29. Still struggling to get the ball in the hoop and trailing 32-30, McRae converted a big 3-point play to give OLA a 33-32 lead, but Circle would respond to regain the lead on a turnover by White. On the next possession, White answered with a jump shot off the glass to help OLA regain the lead with 41.7 seconds remaining. OLA would hold Circle scoreless thanks to a pair of big plays by Ron Jackson and Faysal Shafaat - Jackson chased down a loose ball and tossed it to the other end of the court, and Shafaat blocked a potential lead changing shot attempt.

McRae scored a game-high 17 points, with 5 deflections and 3 assists. Shafaat grabbed 14 rebounds. Circle was led by Tahner who scored 11 points.