Monday, December 01, 2008
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Covenant Christian17141215664
Orlando Lutheran Academy8101525563
Game Summary
Florida High School Basketball - Orlando Lutheran Academy edged by Covenant Christian

(December 1, 2008: Orlando, FL 32825) The Orlando Lutheran Academy Crusaders basketball team (Orlando, FL), was nudged 64-63 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Covenant Christian Lions (Palm Bay, FL)

The Lions now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to RFM Christian for a 1A District 8 battle on Friday, December 19. Covenant Christian will battle a team coming off a 64-60 non-league win over Shekinah Christian Academy (Jacksonville, FL). The record now stands at 7-0.

The Crusaders (1-2) will now prepare for their battle against Merritt Island Christian (Merritt Island, FL). The Cougars come into the non-league battle with a 0-0 record.
Scoring Summary
First Quarter Summary:
Covenant opened the game with an 11-0 run, and outscored OLA 17-8 in the quarter. Covenant's Josh Lindsey scored 9 points. David White, Faysal Shafaat, Joseph Huerta each scored a basket for OLA. Ron Jackson converted a pair of free throws.

Score: Covenant 17, OLA 8
Second Quarter Summary:
OLA played a better quarter defensively, but were outscored 14-10. Crusaders had balanced scoring from 5 different players. Covenant's Lindsey added 6 more points in the quarter to give him 15 points in the first half.

Score: Covenant 31, OLA 18
Third Quarter Summary:
Trailing by as much as 15, OLA cut the defecit to 10 by the end of the quarter...outscoring Covenant 15-12. McRae scored 5 points, and Huerta added 4.

Score: Covenant 43, OLA 33
Fourth Quarter Summary:
OLA outscored Covenant 25-15 with some tenacious defensive stops, and some spectacular shots drives to the basket by White, Shafaat, and McRae. White and Shafaat scored 12 and 7 points respectively in the quarter. A steal by Huerta and basket by White tied the game with :15 seconds remaining. Covenant was unable to score in the final possession as time expired.

Score: Covenant 58, OLA 58
Overtime Summary:
Covenant scored 5 unanswered to start overtime on a 3-pointer by Keaton Manldin and a basket by Lindsey. OLA's White scored 5 points in overtime including a game-tying basket with :08 seconds left. Covenant's Lindsey was fouled on a shot attempt with :03 seconds left following a diving save of a loose ball by Manldin to Lindsey. Lindsey missed the first of two free-throw attempts, but converted the second giving Covenant the one point victory in overtime.

Final Score: Covenant 64, OLA 63 OT
Covenant Christian Team Stats:
Scoring/Shooting - Covenant Christian
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Assists, Blocks, Rebounds and Steals - Covenant Christian
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Other Stats - Covenant Christian
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Orlando Lutheran Academy Team Stats:
Scoring/Shooting - Orlando Lutheran Academy
 #   Athlete Name   Pts   FG   FGA   FG%   2FG   2FGA   3FG   3FGA   FT   FTA    
 063560350001 
 121250110100 
 32110195310180111 
 511522234141804 
2111515335140113 
2341520150022 
3121425140001 
3362729240322 
  Team Totals: 632879352765114614 
Assists, Blocks, Rebounds and Steals - Orlando Lutheran Academy
 #   Athlete Name   Ast   Blk   Off Rebs   Def Rebs   Tot Rebs   Stl    
 0110332 
 1001010 
 3306286 
 5202240 
2100113143 
23101122 
31100110 
33102572 
  Team Totals: 9123174015 
Other Stats - Orlando Lutheran Academy
 #   Athlete Name   TO   PF   TF   CHRG    
 02300 
 11300 
 30200 
 57300 
210200 
232000 
312200 
333201 
  Team Totals: 171701 
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