Heritage Christian Academy won the first of what the private school hopes is two state tournaments this basketball season. The Warriors put together a sterling defensive performance to beat Calvary Christian 41-33 to claim the championship of the Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference Tournament in Louisville Saturday.
Heritage Christian Academy became a member of the KCAC after they were granted membership to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association over the summer.
In the championship game, Heritage overcame a nine-point first quarter deficit and trailed 21-13 at halftime. HCA held Cavalry to 12 second half points. Not known for its free throw shooting during the season, the Warriors made 14 of 18 free throws in the championship game.
Carlos Robles just missed a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and seven steals in being named the tournament’s most valuable player. Weston Powell had 10 points and eight rebounds, and Jason Leek added nine points.
In addition to claiming the KCAC state tournament title, the Warriors improved to 5-5 against KHSAA teams this year.
Robles, Leek, and Zane Yates were named the all-tournament team.
Heritage Christian 5 8 12 16– 41
Calvary Christian 14 7 7 5– 33
Heritage Christian [14-8] – Robles 17, Powell 10, Leek 9, Yates 3, Folz 2
Calvary Christian [13-6] – Ruwe 11, Yusko 8, Mulling 5, Howard 5, Corbin 4
In Saturday morning’s semifinal game, Heritage used a 10-4 third quarter run and went on to the 48-43 win over Christian Fellowship.
Yates knocked down a pair of big three-pointers and added five rebounds. Leek had five of his seven points in the fourth quarter and added five steals. Matt Wills added eight points for the Warriors.
Luke Grigg scored 12 of his game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Eagles.
Heritage Christian Academy returns to action Tuesday at Northside Baptist in Mayfield.
Heritage Christian 14 8 10 16— 48
Chrsitian Fellowship 17 6 4 16– 43
Heritage Christian [13-8] — Yates 10, Wills 8, Leek 7, Folz 6, Robles 5, Hayes 4, Powell 4, Fowler 2, Gibson 2
Christian Fellowship [8-8] – L. Grigg 15, Dunning 13, E. Grigg 9, Hovecamp 3, Cary 3
