Eagles Fly by the Hawks

The 2011 Lady Eagles

TC opened the second half of the Southern League last Thursday night as the Delhi Hawks visited the Eagle's Nest.  The Eagles came out in a full court press and quickly took the lead.  Coach Edwin only pressed for about two minutes and then went to a combination of man and primarily zone defenses for the rest of the night.  The aggressive defense, over-powering rebounding, and a Delhi team that didn't know how to slow the Eagles down resulted in a lopsided 70 -14 win.  TC was led by the scoring of the inside duo of Marly Burton with 13 points (a career high) and Kaisa Spycher with 11 points.  The team hit 3 three pointers with Mary Sargisian, a crowd favorite, hitting her 1st varsity 3.  Molly Zuhlke grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Lady Eagles in that category and blocked 2 shots,  while Marly ripped down 9 offensive rebounds and a total of 10 and 1 block, while Kaisa contributed 9 rebounds and lead the team with 3 blocks.  Rebeka Muller lead the team with 5 assists and 6 steals while Molly Farrar had 4  assists and tied with Beka with 6 steals.  The Delhi players were just out sized and out quicked by the much bigger and much more athletic Eagles.  TC needs to keep focused on playing better ball every game despite the quality of their opponents.  Both RC and Waterford have very athletic teams that given the right opportunity could upset the Eagels with players that match up well with the size and speed of TC.

The JV continued to be impressive as they played another close game, making some key shots and free throws near the end of the contest to improve to 7 wins and only 1 loss in the Southern League.

Make the drive out to Gustine and cheer the girls on.  JV @ 6 and the varsity to follow on Monday.

HOMECOMING IS COMING!  Friday, February 4
- All games will be played at Cal State University @ Stanislaus

JV Girls @ 3:00 PM
JV Boys @ 4:30 PM
Varsity Girls @ 6:00 PM
Varsity Boys @ 7:30 PM

King and Queen presentations at half time of the boys varsity game.

See You All There!

TC Sweeps Southern League 1st Half

Click here to see all the game stats @ MaxPreps

The TC Lady Eagles ended the first half of the Southern League with an impressive win over the Waterford Wildcats.  If the home team had pulled off the upset there would have been a 6 win / 1 loss log jam at the top of the league standings.  That "up set" was not to be as the Eagles came out and scored the most points in a first quarter this year.  The team looked impressive on offense as they shot close to 50% for the first three quarters and hit 6 out of 8 threes for an amazing 75% from beyond the arc.  While Waterford's hopes were being dashed on the rock know as the Lady Eagles, TC was scoring at will.  The trio of Viss sisters were all impressive players and Waterford was much improved over years past but not improved enought to clip the Eagles wings.  This team came within 10 points of beating RC in their first Southern League meeting, but they could not keep up with the high octane Eagles.

Impression Performances Included:

Three Point Shooting:  Natalie Snyder (3/3) and Kara Gabrielson (3/4)
Shooting %: Marly Burton (60% - 6/10), Natalie and Kara (56% - 5/9), and Kaisa Spycher (50% - 7/14)
Rebounds: Marly and Kaisa (9 each) and Kara, Molly Farrar and Molly Zuhlke (6 each)
Assists: Molly F (9)


The JV continued to impress as they forged a large lead and then hung on for their 6th win in 7 league games.  They are now in second place behind RC.

Come out and support the teams as they play Delhi tonight at Calvary.

Natalie Snyder: Bee Athlete of the Week - WOW

This honor does not include her outstanding game against Waterford on Monday night where she scored 13 points (3 for 3 from the 3), ripped down 2 rebounds, had a steal and 3 assists.  Way to go Nat, I'm a fan, how about you.

Here is the article from the Modesto Bee.

NATALIE SNYDER
Turlock Christian guard

Natalie Snyder usually earns her playing time with tough defense, focusing on the opposition's backcourt. The 5-foot-7 junior showed an offensive side, though, scoring a season-high 19 in a 59-45 Southern League victory over second-place Ripon Christian. "Natalie has improved in her ability to know when to take her shot and when to pass," coach Edwin Santiago said. "Marly Burton's presence inside has given her more outside shooting opportunities, since it is difficult to concentrate on Snyder alone and leave Marly with single coverage underneath. "She did not do anything different other than capitalize on all the attention Marly Burton was getting. RC decided to focus on other players inside and Natalie seized her opportunity." Snyder averages 7.4 points, but has had games of 18, 17 and 15 points this season. She also hit 5 of 9 3-point shots last week and is now shooting 31 percent from behind the line. Her defense is just as critical to TC's success, though: "Her defensive abilities are her greatest contribution," Santiago said. "She makes it difficult for guards to get their shots."

Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/01/25/1526638/high-school-athletes-of-the-week.html#ixzz1C7QkXtwq

TC Swats the Butterflies

The Grizzles made their way down from the hills and stepped into the trap know as "The Eagle's Nest".  Mariposa put their game face on and appeared to be determined to stay with the current Southern League leaders and then the 1st quarter came to an end.  The rest of the game was all TC as they held Maripose to only 6 points combined in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.  The Grizzles fell to 2 - 4 in the SL while TC improved to a league best 6 - 0.

Outstanding Performances included:

Assists: 6 - Molly Farrar
Steals: 3 - Kara Gabrielson & Kaisa Spycher
Blocks: 2 - Molly Farrar
Rebounds: 9 - Molly Zuhlke
Points: 10 - Molly Farrar


The Lady Eagles face the Waterford Wildcats on Monday night in Waterford.  Make the drive, north on Geer, right on Yosemite and right at the first school in Waterford.  Really nice gym and Waterford in currently tied with RC in the Southern League with 5 wins and only 1 loss.


Click on the link to see a head to head comparison of the two teams:  Eagles @ Waterford


Go Eagles:)


Take a look at the video below.  Not basketball but interesting.

Wilson - The Football of the NFL

A friend of mine sent this to me.  I thought it was better cool, enjoy.

TC Moves to 5-0

I rant so therefore I am :-)

The RC Lady Knights appear to be one of the Modesto Bee's favorite teams.  Last week there was an article that told us about RC using their vaulted press to crush some hapless Southern League team.  In the past the Modesto Bee has been an apologist on how RC's record was deceiving because they were the only division 5 team in the division 4 TVL.  Well, TC was the only division 5 team in the division 4 Southern League all these years, where was our Modesto Bee moment?  I am sick and tired of the "mighty" Knights and their "Bee" worship.  Last night the 10-3 over-all, and 4-0 perfect Southern League Ripon Christian Knights hosted the lowly 9-8 overall and merely 4-0 in Southern League Turlock Christian Eagles.  If you believed the tone of the Mo Bee you would think TC was grateful for being allowed to visit the RC gym.  First off who have the Knights beaten?  They have played two teams with winning records, Hughson twice and one of Hughson's losses was to Gustine, winning once and losing once, and now TC.  The Eagles on the other hand have lost 8 games, 4 against teams in the top 20 in the state rankings, and 7 of 8 with winning records.  TC may not have the pretty 10-3 record but they have the toughness of a team that has been through the war.

The game was played at the very impressive RC gym.  The floor is ten feet longer than TC's home and looks like it goes forever.  That did not matter as the Knight's looked exhausted by the middle of the 2nd quarter and TC was just getting started.  The Eagles widened the lead after each quarter and ended the contest as a 59-45 winner.  The scoring was lead by Natalie Synder's 19 points, which included three 3s, Molly Farrar's 17 points and Kaisa Spycher's 12.  Top rebounders included Marly Burton, Kaisa S. and Molly F. with 8 each.  Molly F also lead the team with 6 steals and 6 assists and Marly B had a season high 7 blocked shots.  Despite my rantings about the Bee the Eagles are the paper's 9th ranked small school this week with a shout out about TC's strong schedule.  Way to go girls.  See you all at the next game at home on Thursday versus Mariposa.

Le Grand Falls to the Eagles

The only team to beat TC in the Southern League last was the Le Grand Bulldogs, they did not repeat the feat last Thursday by a score of 59-25.  The Eagles and the Dogs were close after the first quarter 8-3 but TC picked up the scoring and left the Bulldogs in the dust.

Outstanding Performances
Assists: Molly Farrar (4) and Natalie Synder (3).
Steals: Molly F and Kara Gabrielson (4 each), Molly Zuhlke, Natalie S. and Tara Lafollette (3 each).
Blocked Shots: Kaisa Spycher and Molly Z (2 each)
Rebounds: Kaisa S (14), Molly Z (10) and Kara G (9).
Points: Molly F (14), Kaisa S (12) and Kara G (10).

The team has improved to 4-0 in leagues and is tied with Ripon Christian for 1st place.

They will be playing on Tuesday night at Ripon Christian High School.  Come out and support the team.  The JV is also 4-0 in league and playing very well.  See You at the Game.

Coyotes Trapped

The TC Lady Eagles made the long road trip to Denair (3 miles) on Monday to face the Purple and Grey.  The Eagles, rotating between man and zone, took it to the Coyotes from the opening tip and were leading by 12 points at the end of the 1st quarter.  Denair was unable overcome the agressive D and ended losing 57-17.  Tara Lafollette had her best game at the varsity level scoring 7 points, grabbing a rebound and making a steal.

Other Outstanding Performances Included:

Points Scored:
- Molly Farrar / 13 points
- Marly Burton / 11 points which tied her career high.
Total Rebounds:
- Kaisa Spycher / 10 rebounds
- Molly Zuhlke / 9 rebounds
- Marly Burton / 8 rebounds
Blocked Shots
- Marly B / 4
- Molly Z / 2


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Gustine Falls to the Eagles

Click the box score to see all the game stats / Click back to return to blog

Molly Farrar, right, and the Turlock Christian girls basketball team easily took care of Gustine High on Thursday night — winning 71-21 in Southern League play

She shoots, She Scores (Kaisa S)

The Lady Eagles made it 2 straight wins to open the 2011 Southern League campaign defeating the Redskins of Gustine 71-21 at the Eagles Nest last night.  Back in the junior high days this group of Gustine players had an impressive run as they went undefeated and crushed the TC Eagles in a game, keeping both their best players and the press on for the entire game.  Well what goes around comes around.  While the Gustine players' skills either faded or stayed the same, the TC players worked on their game.  The end result was a a crushing of the Redskins and no press was applied.  Sounds like a bit of venting by this writter, who just happened to be the coach of that team Gustine stomped on back in the winter of 2007.

The girls came out aggressively and took a huge lead in the first quarter and never looked back.  The team was led by Molly Farrar's 18 points and Kaisa Spycher's 12.  We shot 41% from the floor, which is a good percentage for high school girls basketball.  The girls struggled from the free throw line shooting only 38% on 12 for 31 attempts.  Normally free throw percentages should be close to 60%.  Leading the team in rebounds was Kara Gabrielson with 8 and Molly Zuhlke with 7. Molly Z had 4 blocked shots and Marly Burton swatted 3.  The Eagles ran the court well, capitalizing on 23 steals, led by Molly F and Kara G with 6 a piece, and dished out 17 assists, 7 by Molly F.

JV 2-0 in Southern League
The Eaglettes continued to fly high in the Southern League hanging on to beat a scrappy Gustine team.  The girls are now 2 wins and no losses in league play.
Here is the article from the Journal.

CHHUN SUN / The Journal
Sports Writer
csun@turlockjournal.com
209-634-9141, ext. 2041
POSTED Jan. 7, 2011 10:27 p.m.

If the Turlock Christian girls basketball players didn’t score a single point after the first quarter, they’d still have technically won Thursday night’s Southern League contest against Gustine High.

The Eagles never trailed for a moment, fronted a tough-to-overcome 14-0 lead and forced a running clock throughout the final quarter — just some of the highlights in a 71-21 thumping at Calvary Baptist Gym in front of dozens of fans who were rooting for the other team toward the end of the night, perhaps a way to keep themselves entertained.
The Eagles’ biggest lead was 53 points.
“We’ve been working a lot on conditioning and making sure that we run the court,” said senior forward Kaisa Spycher, who finished with 12 points and was one of eight Turlock Christian scorers. “We’ve been focusing on teamwork and meshing well as a team. So I think it’s all kind of starting to come together.”
It was the Eagles’ second consecutive blowout — the first was Monday’s 60-16 league pounding of Delhi High — after being tested and going winless at the West Coast Jamboree against unfamiliar foes.
On Thursday, Turlock Christian held the Redskins to single-digits in every quarter and was ahead 22-3 after the first 8 minutes. The Eagles ruled the court with an abundance of fast break points and pressured the Gustine players into turnovers and bad shots.

But one Eagle didn’t think it was a perfect game.
“When you’re winning, you can get complacent,” said Eagles coach Edwin Santiago after being asked if he had any complaints about his team’s performance. “When you’re ahead in a game, you get complacent and start becoming too comfortable. Not playing defense, not getting into the passing lane, not providing help defense. You start doing those things, you start developing bad habits. We didn’t want to do that. We made sure we stayed sharp.”
He also said that his team wasn’t getting enough rebounds, but that changed with the help of assistant coach Mary Burton, who “made sure they were aware that they weren’t boxing out in the first half.”
That changed in the second half, when the Eagles scored enough points to enforce a running clock.

Though the Eagles (7-6 overall, 2-0 SL) showcased plenty of scoring threats and finished with 17 team assists, it was Molly Farrar who had the best all-around contribution. The senior guard sliced her way through the Redskins defense to finish with a game-high 18 points, to go along with seven assists and six steals.

Other Eagles got in on the fun, as Kara Gabrielson had nine points, Arin Morelli finished with eight and both Mary Sargisian and Marly Burton totaled seven apiece.

The Redskins fell to 3-10 overall and 1-1 in league play. Thursday was only Gustine’s second game since Dec. 15, 2010.
“I think it was harder for them to come up and play after we played so many games,” Santiago said, referring to the Eagles’ tournament play during the winter break. “I think that made a big difference.”
The Eagles expect a challenge today, as they will travel to Oakland to face 5-4 Head-Royce — a Division V state tournament qualifier from last season — at 4:30 p.m. The last meeting between the two teams in 2006 resulted in a 44-32 win for Head-Royce

Eagles Open Southern League with a Win

DUE TO LACK OF PHOTOS -  RANDOM PICTURES WILL BE USED IN THE BLOG

The Lady Eagles traveled to nearby Delhi for the opening of Southern League play after a tough preseason schedule.  During the non-league schedule TC faced some very good teams. Those games included a victory over Orestimba (ranked #10 in the Modesto Bee's small school category), and games against Galt (8th ranks in Sac-Joaquin Section - Division 3), Miramonte (3rd ranked in California - D3) and Whitney (11th ranked in Sac-Joaquin - D3).  Though the Lady Eagles traveled a rough road in the preseason they are a better team for the effort.

The varsity had inspiration from the JV as the Eaglets beat the Hawks in the warm-up game.  A very nice game was played by all led my sophomore point guard Mattie.  Way to go Eaglets!

The 2 Mollies demonstrate their jumping workout

The varsity started off a little rusty having come off of four days without a practice or game but picked up the defensive intensity at about four minutes into the first quarter and went on to ground the Hawks with a 60-16 win.  TC only pressed a handful times as the score could have gotten out of control with to much pressure.  The girls played a very aggressive man and zone that Delhi could not solve.  The intense defense resulted in a slew of steals with Molly Farrar leading the onslaught with 9,  followed by Kara Gabrielson's 5 and Natalie Snyder and Molly Zuhlke with 4 a piece.  The fast break seemed to be working as the Eagles flew up the court at every opportunity.  The leading scorers included Molly F with a career high 22 points, Kaisa Spycher with 12 and Marly Burton with a season high 10.  Kaise put back more than one offensive rebound for points, while Marly used the power game to score against the Delhi post players.  Leading the team in assists were Molly F with 7 and Natalie S with 3.  The Hawks had a hard time rebounding against the strength of the Eagles rebounders.  Molly Z lead the team with 14 rebounds, Kaisa S grabbed 10 rebounds and Kara ripped down 8.  Some sophomore high-lights included Arin Morelli's first 3 pointing in league and Kate Farrar with 6 points.  The Eagles looked very good on defense by mixing man and zone and keeping Delhi confused throughout the game.  The also ran the court well and the inside game to Marly and Kaisa was impressive.  Great way to open the Southern League.

Kara reveals her secret to great defense