Morgan Counts Wins BTU Government in Action Essay Contest

BTU has selected four local high school students to send to Washington D.C. as part of the National Rural Electic Cooperative Association annual Government-in-Action Youth Tour.  Morgan's essay was one of the four that was selected.

Great Fun and Competition at Nationals

Players and families returned to the Brazos Valley this Sunday.  It was a fun week of basketball and fellowship.

Final Results
14U Boys 1st place 5A
16U Boys 4th place 5A Consolation Bracket
18U Girls 8th 6A Small School Varsity Girls Division
18U Boys Champion Division II Varsity Boys

Saturday's Game and Friday's Results

Saturday's Games
9:40am 16U Boys BVCHEA vs Faulkner Falcons Gym 26 Study Middle School - 2343 W. Olive St. we are away

12:00pm 14U Boys BVHEA vs FEAST Gym 7 Baptist Bible College - 628 E. Kearney St. we are away

2:30pm 18U Boys BVCHEA vs CHSA Gym 16 Ozark Community Center - 1530 W. Jackson St., Ozark, MO we are home

9:40am 18U Girls BVCHEA vs Southern MO Rush Gym 27 Carver Middle School - 3325 W. Battlefield Rd. we are away

Friday's Results

18U Girls BVCHEA 27 vs Ft Smith Patriots 37 next will play for 7th place in 6A Small School Division.

18U Boys BVCHEA 54 vs THESA Riders 49 next will play for 1st place 5A bracket in Division II

16U Boys BVCHEA 52 vs Mountain Home Lions 61 next will play in the Consolation game of the 5A Bracket

14U Boys BVHEA 40 vs Little Rock Flames 39 next will play for 1st place in the 5A Bracket

Friday's Game and Thursday's Results

Friday's Games
9:30am 16U Boys BVCHEA vs Mountain Home Lions Gym 7 Baptist Bible College - 628 E. Kearney St. we are away

2:30pm 14U Boys BVHEA vs Little Rock Flames Gym 3 The Courts - 4136 E. Kearney St. we are home

4:05pm 18U Boys BVCHEA vs Thesa Riders Gym 17 Ozark Community Center - 1530 W. Jackson St., Ozark, MO we are home

5:10pm 18U Girls BVCHEA vs Ft Smith Patriots Gym 14 Drury University - 900 N. Benton Ave. we are away

Thursday's Results

18U Girls BVCHEA 29 vs NWA Hornets 55 next will play in their first game in the semi-finals 6A consolation Bracket .

18U Boys BVCHEA 66 vs NW Indy Warriors 60 next will play their first game in the 5A bracket in Division II

16U Boys BVCHEA Mustangs 25 - Northside Lions 55 next will play in the semi-finals in the 5A Bracket

14U Boys BVHEA 53 vs Northside Lions 36 next will play in the semi-finals in the 5A Bracket

Thursday's Game and Wednesday's Results

Thursday's Games
8:30am 16U Boys BVCHEA vs Northside Lions Gym 7 Baptist Bible College - 628 E. Kearney St. we are home

3:00pm 14U Boys BVHEA vs Northside Lions Gym 8 First Baptist Gym - 525 South Ave we are home

4:05pm 18U Boys BVCHEA vs NW Indy Warriors Gym 17 Ozark Community Center - 1530 W. Jackson St., Ozark, MO we are away

5:10pm 18U Girls BVCHEA vs NWA Hornets Gym 7 Baptist Bible College - 628 E. Kearney St. we are home

Wednesday' Results

18U Girls BVCHEA 66 - WCHSA Royal Eagles 49 next will play in their first game in the 6A Bracket.

18U Boys BVCHEA 70 - CHSM Knights 47 next will play their first game in the top level  bracket in Division II

16U Boys BVCHEA Mustangs 57 - Rockford Fire 56 next will play their second seeding game to be in the final four D1 A

14U Boys BVCHEA 42 - Illinois Crusaders 46 next will play their first game in the D1 5A

Wednesday's games and Tuesday's results

Wednesday
9:35am - 16U Boys BVCHEA vs Rockford Fire Gym 8 First Baptist Gym - 525 South Ave  we are away

3:00pm - 14U Boys BVCHEA vs Illinois Crusaders Gym 7 Baptist Bible College - 628 E. Kearney St. we are away

4:05pm - 18U Boys BVCHEA vs CHSM Knights Gym 14 Drury University - 900 N. Benton Ave. we are away

5:10pm - 18U Girls BVCHEA vs WCHSA Eagles Gym 15 Drury University - 900 N. Benton Ave. we are home.

Tuesdays Results
18U Boys 1st game Wyoming Warriors 68 - BVCHEA 66, 2nd Game BVCHEA 66 - Southern Mo Rush 30. Next game playing for the top level in Division II

18U Girls BVCHEA 43 - KC East Christian Academy 20 - Next game playing for Top level on Small School Division

16U Boys play there first game on Wednesday

14U Boys BVCHEA 46 - Faith Falcons MI 31 - Next game playing for the top level in Division I

Monday Awards and More at the 2013 Nationals

Caleb Postma finished 2nd in the 3pt competition at the 2013 Nationals Tournament

John Hale, Caleb Postma, and Meghan Snell were selected All State for Texas by the Home School Coaches

John Hale was named to the All American Watch list which consists of the top 31 homeschool basketball players in the Nation and from this list the All Americans will be selected.

BVCHEA First Set of Games at Nationals and Monday Schedule Items

Here are the known activities the first few days of the National Tournament. See the link to the National's Gym Map under Current News on this blog to the right as you look at the screen.
Also see under current news the link to the Bracket Page.

Monday
Noon -- Player and Coach Registration Opens (t-shirt pick up) at Oasis Convention Center
Noon -- Team USA Registration opens ages for 18U, 16U and 14U Only
1:00 PM – Varsity 3 Point Shooting Contest Tryouts at Baptist Bible College
3:30 PM – Junior High 3 Point Shooting Contest Tryouts at Baptist Bible College
4:45 PM – Slam Dunk Tryouts
4:45 PM – 18u & 14u Coaches Meeting – Baptist Bible College Chapel
6:00 PM -- Colorado Christian Univeristy Seminar* Athletic Seminar for High school kids and parents. "How to get Recruited" - BBC Chapel
6:00 PM -- Team USA Meeting (14U/16U/18U) at Maui Room at Oasis Convention Center
7:00 PM – Awards Ceremony at Baptist Bible College (see Below) Meghan Snell, Caleb Postma, and John Hale will be receiving season awards
9:00 PM -- Player and Coach Registration Closes

Tuesday March 19
8:30am 18U Boys - Wyoming Warriors (MI) vs BVCHEA (Gym 4 - Republic we are away)
1:00pm 14U Boys - BVCHEA vs Faith Falcons (Gym 3 - The Courts we are home)
3:20pm 18U Girls - BVCHEA vs KC East Christian Academy (Gym 17 - Ozark Community Center we are home)
6:30pm (Gym 7, home) or 7:40pm(Gym 10, away) - 18U Boys Second Game Time and opponent TBD

Wednesday March 20
9:35am 16U Boys - BVCHEA vs Rockford Fire (Gym 8 - First Baptist Gym we are home)

End of Season Celebration coming on MONDAY, MARCH 4 6:30-8pm at the Lincoln Recreation Center

Just a reminder about the End of Season Celebration coming on MONDAY, MARCH 4 6:30-8pm At the Lincoln Recreation Center 1000 Eleanor College Station, TX 77845 If you are not going to Nationals please bring your uniform to check it back in. Bring a dessert to share In addition to cheering your coaches on in an exciting 3 point shooting contest, you can: --Eat delicious food --Fellowship with your friends and tell your coaches and teammates how much you appreciate them --Turn in your uniforms --Buy old Run with the Mustang shirts for only $1!!!! Sounds like an evening we can't miss! See you there!

Senior Day for the Mustang Basketball Families

Katie and Molly Deisher with their family at Sr. Day

Jr high girls win abiding word tournament.

Basketball committee meeting Monday January 21 7:30pm at St Michaels

Basketball committee meeting Monday January 21 7:30pm at St Michaels We will be discussing the space jam, state, and national tournaments Senior day on February 16th Basketball program end of season celebration March 4th Our committee meetings are open and we encourage your participation.

National Tournament Information March 18-23

Team Parents and coaches will be asking each family whether the family is planning to have their child(ren) participate. Here is some information about the tournament We need to get an idea of who is planning on attending the National tournament in the next couple of weeks. Schedule The 2013 Nationals Schedule has been Changed We will be eliminating the "day off" for all teams this year in order to help keep travel expenses down. This compact schedule should save most families expenses for one day. Monday - Registration, Three Point Shooting Contest, Dunk Contest and Varsity Players Awards Ceremony. Tuesday - Varsity and Junior High Teams games start 8:30 AM Registration for (10U, 12U and 16U) Wednesday - Saturday - All teams play each day. Hotel We have secured the Sleep Inn at Springfield Mo for the National Basketball Tournament The cost of the Hotel will be 76.99 per night Group Name is BVCHEA Mustangs Sleep Inn Medical District 233 El Camino Alto Springfield, MO 65810 GM.MO023@choicehotels.com (417) 886-4121 (417) 886-2464 Fixed Cut Off Date: Monday, February 25, 2013 Must cancel 7 days before arrive to cancel your room with out expense Other Costs for Players/Families Registration Team Fee is between $450 and $500. That fee will be split evenly and each family will be expected to pay for their portion. For example, if the fee is $500 and 9 players participate on that team at Nationals, then the per child cost will be $55.56 for the player's share of the team registration fee. Also, in addition to the team registration fee, there will be a $30 per player registration fee. Mark Schulz will collect this for each participating player and send one check to the National Tournament for the entire program. Finally each family will pay for their travel, lodging, and meals. We encourage families to travel together and share expenses. If you travel in someone else's vehicle you are expected to share in those expenses.

Please make your reservation for the State Homeschool Basketball Tournament

Please make your reservation for the State Homeschool Basketball Tournament. We have rooms with 2 Queens beds in a block called BVCHEA Homeschool -(you can request kings if needed) at the rate of $72 plus tax. You will need to tell them it is for the block under BVCHEA homeschool- ask for Julio at 972-668-5555- he is the daytime manager and is familiar with our reservation. The hotel is Comfort Suites® Near Stonebriar Mall in The Colony. It is located a few miles from the tournament gym. The cost of the of the tournament registration will be about $45 per player (this is an additional fee above the regular season fee) plus the player/family will be responsible for expenses for travel, hotel and meals. When possible we encourage families to travel together and even possibly share hotel rooms to save on expenses. Team parents will be checking with player's parents to see who will be participating at the state tournament. At this time we plan on having the following teams go to the state tournament. 10U Boys 12U Boys 14U Boys 16U Boys 18U Boys 12U Girls 14U Girls 18U Girls If you have questions please call me at 979-587-9245 Thank you Dan