Did You Know? Eagle Facts

Marly Burton has more blocks per game then any Lady Eagle in the last 10 years @ 3.7 per game.

Eagles Grounded by Bulldogs

Kaisa takes a shot against Denair

LeGrand put an end to Turlock Christian's undefeated Southern League with a 40-35. The TC girls struggled against the pressure put on by the Bulldogs quick guards ending the game with 32 turn-overs. The officiating was questionable at the least with Molly Farrar fouling out when the the men in strips mistakenly gave her credit for a foul committed at least 15 feet from where she was. The two closest Eagles were Natalie Synder, number 35, and Amy Wright, number 23. You have heard of celebrity couples with combined names, such Trenis (that's Trent and Glenis :) so in this case the officials combined 35 & 23 and got 32.

Kaisa Spycher led the team with 12 points shooting 75% and grabbed 14 rebounds while Amy Wright tossed in 10 points. The girls made a valiant run at the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter by fell short.

The lost dropped the Lady Eagles power rating for the play-offs to only 1/1000 of a point higher then Bradshaw Christian for the number one seed in the tournament. The section will continue to update the ratings for the next 2 Mondays. The only thing that can move TC out of the top seed is a loss in one of the final 3 games.

Come out and support the girls as they travel to Mariposa on Thursday.

Long Time No Blog

Busy, busy, busy describes my absence from the blog.

The team has been doing great since I last sent out a blog. They continue to dominate Southern League foes and pretty much have the league title unless there is a total meltdown. The last Southern League title was a tie with LeGrand in the 2006/2007 season. If the Lady Eagles can continue to win this will be the first time they are at the top of the league without sharing the title.

The first preliminary seeding came out for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 5 tournament and Turlock Christian is the top seed. Despite a lose to number two seed Bradshaw Christian early in the season the Eagles have draw the higher seed due to the strength of the Southern League. Bradshaw plays in a league with only very small Christian schools. If the tournament started today TC would be playing Lodi Academy.

Thursday's game against LeGrand is very important. If TC wins and then wins out they will remain the number 1 seed in the section tournament. If the Eagles were to loss then Bradshaw Christian would probably become the number 1 seed. Take the drive to LeGrand, go south on 99 about 40 miles, turn left at LeGrand Road and go until you see the high school on the right. See ya there:-)

Here are some "cool" stats:

• Molly Farrar is averaging the more assists per game (4.7) than any player in the last 6 years.