Game Report: Christian Academy 66 Trinity Lutheran 30

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Brandon Ramsey February 14, 2025 @ 08:00 AM

It was a relatively quiet Thursday night slate so Prep Hoops Indiana found an intriguing southern Indiana matchup between a pair of defending Class 1A Sectional Championship programs featuring Marian University signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297066' first='Joshua' last='Renfro']. The Warriors of Christian Academy are ranked #7 in this week's Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A Poll. Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran has struggled since sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2123812' first='Hudson' last='Lang'] went down with a stress fracture in his lower back. Lang led the cougars in scoring at 15.0 points per game as a freshman to lead them to a Sectional 60 title, but their odds of repeating without him healthy are looking slim.   Christian Academy was a 2024 Sectional Champion as well cutting down the nets in Sectional 63 before falling to Barr-Reeve in the Regional. They have their sights set further down the road this time around, but navigating the likes of South Central (Elizabeth), Rock Creek Academy, and Borden will be no easy task. Christian Academy lost to Rock Creek earlier this season 56-55, but are 5-1 overall against Sectional opponents. The Warriors have been a bit up-and-down this season, but have only lost to one fellow 1A program while playing a schedule that will prepare them for the state tournament. They are now 13-7 overall after defeating Trinity Lutheran 66-30. The Cougars fell to 7-11 with the loss.   From start to finish it was Renfro dominating this contest. The senior sharpshooter, one of the best shooters in the entire state of Indiana, was hot from beyond the arc all night long finishing with seven three-point shots and a game-high 29 points. Noah Vance added 9 points for the Warriors while Eli Logsdon and Josh Chancey added 8 points a piece. [player_tooltip player_id='1749327' first='David' last='Cook'] chipped in 7 points. [player_tooltip player_id='2140430' first='Reed' last='Mellencamp'] and Isaac Darlage scored 8 points a piece in the loss for Trinity Lutheran.

It was a relatively quiet Thursday night slate so Prep Hoops Indiana found an intriguing southern Indiana matchup between a pair of defending Class 1A Sectional Championship programs featuring Marian University signee Joshua Renfro Joshua Renfro 6'2" | SG Christian Academy | 2025 State IN . The Warriors of Christian Academy are ranked #7 in this week's Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A Poll. Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran has struggled since sophomore guard Hudson Lang Hudson Lang 6'1" | PG/SG Trinity Lutheran | 2027 State IN went down with a stress fracture in his lower back. Lang led the cougars in scoring at 15.0 points per game as a freshman to lead them to a Sectional 60 title, but their odds of repeating without him healthy are looking slim.