ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Knights Win Two Basketball Championships in One Day!

What’s that saying about making lemonade out of lemons? The girls and boys basketball teams from Abundant Life Christian School arrived Friday morning to discover that the huge snowbanks in their school parking lot had been turned into a mega-congratulatory banner celebrating their big wins the night before. Team members and coaches bundled up and headed outside to become part of the snowy tribute.

In the early game Thursday, February 26th, the Middle School Girls beat Greater Boston Academy 19-5 to take home the first place trophy. Coach Jeff Bishop credited his team’s monster effort on defense for securing the win. Assisted by Coach Bill Jarzynka, the Knights played a tough defensive game against the aggressive GBA team. Hannah Lundquist of Reading, led a good inside scoring attack, that was complemented by the outside shooting of Tayler Aylward of Woburn.

The late game featured the ALCS Boys against Cohen Hillel Academy. The Knights dominated the game from beginning to end, overpowering their opponents 38-18 with a balanced offensive attack. Coach Russ Glines and Assistant Coach Nick Tomaselli’s squad featured post play from Jared Rizzo and Stephen Basler, both from Tewksbury, and great inside out guard play from Justis Mitchell of Winchester and Sam DeAngelis of Wilmington.

Abundant Life Christian School is a member of the North Shore Basketball Association. A league made up of private, religious school from all over the region. The wins capped off excellent seasons from both teams whose combined records for the year were 16-4. The season officially concludes with a banquet and awards on March 18th.

Abundant Life Christian School is a private, Christian school located in the Abundant Life Christian Church of Wilmington. It desires to produce students who are uniquely prepared to discover the world around them, to be inquisitive about its many facets, are creative in their approach to problems, and seek to grow individually all in the framework of Christian faith. It offers a curriculum that is academically sound, intellectually challenging and theologically consistent with faith in Jesus Christ. For more information please contact the school at 978-657-8710 or go to http://www.ablifeschool.com.