MACA’s U12 Boys Basketball team advanced to the MYBA U12 Boys Red Division Championship Game with a 45-33 semi-final win over Clover Hill.  The Mighty Lions U12 boys will take on Middletown Valley on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Deer Crossing Rec. Center in New Market.  Both teams are undefeated on the season. (NOTE:  Game has been moved to Tuscarora Elementary School at 4:30 p.m. due to roof leak at Deer Crossing)

Lady Lions Take First Step Towards Division-1 Title

On Monday, MACA’s Lady Lions took the first step towards their first Division 1 MCST State Title.  Earning the #1 seed, MACA took on #8 Greater Grace Christian Academy in the first round.  After surviving a slow start and a tight score at the half, the Lady Lions pulled away with a 58-43 victory and their third straight trip to the MCST D1 Semi-finals.  MACA will face #4 Carroll Christian for the 4th time this season in a rematch of Saturday’s 44-40 MACSAC Finals win.  Tip-off is at 7:45 on Thursday at Anne Arundel Community College.

Brackets below. Visit the MCST site for details.

MACA’s Middle School Boys Basketball team reached the 2011-12 MACSAC Championship game for the third year in row. On Saturday, the boys lost to the #1 seed Grace Christian of Bowie by a score of 52-29 to bring home the second place trophy. The boys reached the finals by defeating Granite Baptist in the first round and Grace Bible in the semi-finals. The Middle School boys ended their season with a mark of 10 wins and 4 losses.

MACA’s JV Boys Basketball team continued their dominance of the MACSAC JV Boys division on Thursday as they defeated Rosedale Baptist by a score of 55-34 in the semi-finals to reach the MACSAC Championship game for the third straight year. The Lions entered the playoffs as the #1 seed and with that earned a first round bye. MACA will take on Grace Bible Baptist on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Bible in a rematch of the 2010 JV Boys Championship game. The JV Lions will be looking for their 2nd title in the three years that MACA has had a team entered in the MACSAC JV Boys division.

MACA’s #2 seeded Middle School Boys basketball team opened the MACSAC playoffs with a decisive 37-11 victory over visiting Granite Baptist on Tuesday. The MS Lions move on to play the #3 seed, Grace Bible Baptist at MACA on Thursday at 3:30. With a victory on Thursday, the boys would position themselves to defend the MACSAC Title on Saturday at Grace Bible Baptist at 12:00 p.m. MACA’s MS boys have won the title the past two seasons.

“The MACA Lions Varsity Wrestling team competed in the 2nd annual Baltimore Lutheran Duals tournament on Saturday Jan 7th. The other schools in the tournament included Jemicy and Balitmore Lutheran (Baltimore County Private schools), Covenant Life (a Christian school from Gaithersburg MD) and Model Secondary School for the Deaf (a High School run by Gallaudet university). At the end of the day, there was a 3 way tie between CLS, Baltimore Lutheran and Model for 1st place. The highlight of the day was when the MACA wrestlers and the CLS squad took time before their match to pray together.

Several MACA wrestlers had success on the day. None more than Team captain Dillon Van Houten who went 4-0 and earned a 1st place medal and his 17th varsity Win. Fellow Team Captain Jesse Cherry earned a 3-1 record on the day- his only loss coming in a rematch against Ben Huff from CLS (Last year’s league champion). Cherry defeated Huff in a close match on December 3rd and the two should have a chance to settle the tie In the MAWL Championships Feb 4th. Cherry’s varsity record now stands at 12-5 already tying the record for most wins in a single season. Freshman William Coard and senior Daniel Helt took home second place medals. Next year, MACA should be in contention to win this tournament.”

January 7, 2011 would be the second-annual Lions vs. Alumni showdown. The Lions would beat the alumni by a score of 69-42. The alumni roster consisted of 7 class of 2010 graduates, including Joey Dassalous, Sam Fraley, Kevin Gammell, Brad Braden, Stephen Dankert, Caleb Scully, and Chris Eagan. It also included 3 class of 2011 graduates, Isaac Burrall, Luke Bailey, and Ross Brighoff. Wearing a MACA jersey for the first time since graduating, Burrall would put up a team-leading 9 points. Stephen Dankert added 7 in his second alumni game. For the present Lions, senior Daniel Craig would score a team-leading 15 points, while sophomore  Tyler Lipman would add 11.

Friday, December 2^nd, the Varsity Girls “A” team took on MSD in the first round of the New Life Holiday Shootout Tournament. The Girls worked hard and despite teammates getting injured, the girls came out on
top. The next day the girls took on New Life in the Championship. The Lions pounced quickly and took home the victory. This was the 3^rd consecutive year the Lady Lions have won the New Life Holiday Shootout. Kate Webster was named to the all-tournament team and Kirsten Webster was named tournament MVP. Congratulations
Lady Lions!