Coram Deo Athletics would like to invite you to our Spring Sports Meeting on January 15th at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Flower Mound campus gym and we will provide you with information on baseball, softball, tennis and track, for our Junior High and High School students. You will have the opportunity to learn about the schedules, practice and game locations, and will have an opportunity to meet with the coaches. This is a very important meeting for those interested in participating in a spring sport.

We have more room on our rosters for all of these sports. If you are interested in finding out more information, please join us Thursday evening.

We are excited about our spring sports program and look forward to seeing you there.

Donnie Brake
Athletic Director

Lions win three straight, and four of their last five going into the Christmas Break.  Overcoming injuries to key players, the Lions showed how resilient they are by defeating three opponents in a four day span.  Led by lightning quick junior point guard Bronnick Foo and high scoring senior power forward Ben Moer, the Lions beat Hill School, Dallas Thunder, and Rockwall Christian, respectively, by an average of 17 points..

In their Thursday night outing at Rockwall Christian, the Lions had the lead the entire game and won by a twenty point margin, 78-58. The Lions were led in scoring by junior forward Tucker Middlebrook, who had an outstanding performance with a game high 27 points, followed by Ben Moer with 24, Zach Moer with 12, Bronnick Foo with 11, and Marcus Dingler and Andrew Frank finished with two points a piece.  The Lions will play in the Prince of Peace Tournament December 29-31, and begin District play against Burton Adventist Academy in Irving January 6.

Winning by 17 points, the Coram Deo Academy Varsity Boys basketball team faced off with the Hill School Hawks on Dec. 15.  The Lions got off to a fast start crashing the boards with a lead of 52 Lions, 35 Hawks, then roared to a victory winning 83 (Lions)  to 66 (Hawks).  

 

Ben Moer led in baskets scored with 28 points and six rebounds.  Zack Moer scored 19 points and six rebounds.  Bronnick Foo hit two three-pointers and scored a total of 12 points, three assists and three steals.  Andrew Frank hit one three-pointer and had a total of 10 points and one steal.  Tucker Middlebrook also scored 10 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Cameron Myer and Marcus Dingler both scored two points, and Hunter Deal had one steal.  -- Chris Deal

Hannah Hicks and Kalin Hanna received All District Honorable Mention awards at the District meetings in November. After competing in a tough district this year, Hannah and Kalin proved to be excellent players for the Lady Lions. Congratulations on this achievement!

Several Coram Deo football players received All District Awards from TAPPS this year. Coach Steve Lane attended the district meeting in November where the awards were given. By the district regulations he was unable to announce those awards until the season is over for all district teams. Here is a list of the recipients.

1st Team All District: Taylor Sharp, Offensive Line

2nd Team All District

Blake Santschi: Running Back and Defensive Back
Mark Becker: Wide Receiver
John Holland: Defensive Lineman
Cooper Newlan: Linebacker

Honorable Mention

Taylor Sharp: Linebacker
Mark Becker: Linebacker
Marcus Dingler: Quarterback and Defensive Back
David Powell: Offensive Lineman
Mark Neal: Offensive Lineman
Parker Smith: Offensive Lineman
Cooper Newlan: Tight end
Trevor Smith: Kicker

Congratulations to these players and their coaching staff for these awards!

Coram Deo's basketball teams swept three games from American Heritage as the Lions played well across the board. The Varsity girls won 49-42 on the sharp shooting of Madeline Manning who scored 16 points. Kalin Hanna added 12 rebounds and 5 blocks to help the Lady Lions prevail.

The Varsity boys won 75-47 with some balanced scoring. Ben Moer led the team with 23 but Bronnick Foo added 17 along with Zach Moer (12) and Tucker Middlebrook(10) respectively. It wasa great game which followed up an excellent performance at the tournament over the weekend.

The Junior Varsity boys also won 66-30 with Eric Neal leading the way with 15 points. Corey Farver added 11 along with scoring from all members of the team. " It was a blitz attack that did not let up. We played our best game of the season and played very well defensively" said Coach Steve Lane. The JV team will play at Thesa on Friday night.

Coram Deo had an exciting weekend of athletics as the Lions won two tournaments and a district contest. See the details below.

Varsity Boys finish strong in tournament

Led by point guard Bronnick Foo and power forward Ben Moer, the Lions cruised to a 72-51 win over Rockwall Christian Academy for the consolation trophy at the Dallas Lutheran Tournament last weekend. The game was tight at the end of the first quarter, with the Lions up by two. But hot shooting and full-court pressure in the second quarter widened the gap to a 14-point lead at halftime. The third quarter was a stalemate, with both teams trading baskets, but the Lions turned it on in the fourth, extending their lead and ultimately securing the victory over the Rockwall team. The Lions were led in scoring by Ben Moer with 22, Bronnick Foo with 18, Zach Moer with 14 and Michael O'Brien with 10.  The Lions record is 5 and 5;  play is at American Heritage Academy this Tuesday night.

Varsity Girls finish 3rd in Cedar Hill

The Lady Lions defeated Harvest Christian to finish 3rd in the Trinity Lady Tiger classic. The Lady Lions won by 8 points and had an outstanding tournament. Congratulations to Coach Bernard Scott for the great weekend!

Varsity Soccer wins first district game

The Varsity Soccer team beat Notre Dame of Wichita Falls 4-1 to win their first district game. With several players out the Lions played well to defeat an improved Notre Dame squad. The Lions are looking toward a playoff berth this year and this is a great first step.

Junior High teams post impressive victories

The Junior High girls won in exciting fashion as Macy manning hit a three pointer with 1.5 seconds to go in the game to help the girls beat Denton Calvary 34-33. The game went back and forth right up to the last seconds of the game when Miss Manning hit the winning shot. It was a fun game to watch. Great Job ladies!

The Junior High boys won in a landslide with a 42-9 victory over Denton Calvary. Greer Newlan led the Lions with 12 points followed by Caleb Brake (8), Slader Ammons (8) and Ryan Southerland (7). Congratulations on an impressive victory!

Most of the soccer teams in the TAPPS 3A division are made up of boys. But at Coram Deo Academy of Flower Mound, girls have played the last two years. Today and Saturday, sophomore Stephanie Sharp, playing as the holding mid-fielder, will captain the team at a tournament. The team plays at Oak Grove Park in Grapevine today at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Friday at 5:30 p.m.. Goalkeeper and senior Taylor Sharp will captain on Friday.  The team will play at Fort Worth Christian in North Richland Hills on Saturday at a time to be announced.

Team members are:  Drew Davis, Ryan Gregory, Courtney Kotyk, Theo Kotyk, Mackenzie Lamon, Mitchell Lamon, Alec Mackie, Blake Osenbaugh, Matthew Rogers, Israel Roland, Stephanie Sharp, Taylor Sharp, Trevor Smith and Joel Wesselius.   Seven are returning players from last year when CDA had 17 players.

The team is 1-1 so far this season; district play starts next week.

For more information about Academy athletics, visit http://www.coramdeoacademy.org/content/blogs/athletics.php

Starting out strong, the Coram Deo Academy Lions Varsity basketball team scored a huge victory over the Temple Christian Eagles on Nov. 15 with a final score of 71 to 22.

Michael O'Brien led the team with five rebounds; Zach Moer led the team in baskets with 17 points with Ben Moer (12 points) and Andrew Frank (11 points) close behind.  Bronnick Foo stripped the ball away from the hands of the Eagles seven times and Eric Neal led in assists. Also contributing to the Lions victory were Hunter Deal and Cameron Meyer.

The game got off to a quick start for the Lions with a score of 17-2 at the end of the first quarter.  At the half, the Lions extended their lead to 38 to 9. 

-- Christopher C. Deal, volunteer reporter

This week we were reminded again about the important things in life when one of our football players, Matthew Thiede, lost his mother Tuesday to a brain tumor. Linda had been a great teacher at CDA and was loved by one and all.

I am not sure I have ever been more proud of a football team as I was on Tuesday when Matthew showed up, unexpectedly, for practice that afternoon. The first thing I saw was, two of our senior leaders were sitting on the gym steps hugging him and crying with him. Soon after all the boys and coaches came around and joined to show Christ's love to him. It was a moving experience for me to see these young men expressing their sincere love for Matthew during this most difficult of circumstances.

It struck me after we all got together and prayed for Matthew and his family that this is truly what Athletics Coram Deo (In the presence of God) is all about. Here were 20 plus men lifting up and encouraging one of our members who was suffering a terrible loss. All the wins and losses of the season were thrown out the window and God was being glorified by the actions of these players and coaches.

If there is any legacy of the 2008 football team I hope this is it. They came together as a team and showed the love of Christ for all to see. Praise be to God for this blessing!

Donnie Brake