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Registration for the 2017 CAL Athletics Golf Classic is Now Open!  Please CLICK HERE to register to play, sponsor or for more information.

2017 Girls Basketball 28th District Tournament Bracket

2017 Boys Basketball 28th District Tournament Bracket

Congratulations to CAL senior athletes, Jonathan Allen, Aaron Blake, KC Purvis, Clara Lynch, Michael Lagestee, Anteneh Thompson, Jake Paulson, Olivia Ashby, Allie Grace Joyner, Laurel Dortch and Taylor Curran who all signed letters of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 1 to play at the collegiate level.

The signing ceremony was opened in prayer by assistant principal, Robbie Brown. CAL Director of Athletics, Brad Morgan, emceed the ceremony and offered congratulations on behalf of the school and athletic department.

“It takes tremendous time and hard work to reach this point,” said AD Morgan. “Only 5% of high school athletes will play in college. God has blessed Christian Academy with not only tremendous athletes, but Godly young men and women. We are extremely proud of all of you.”

Each athlete was recognized by their coach who shared past accomplishments and struggles to get to this day. Parents shared stories about years of playing their sport, while the athletes thanked parents, teammates, coaches and friends for their support. Many of them acknowledged the time and commitment by their parents to get them to this level.

“Even though each of you are moving on from Christian Academy, we want you to know that you will always be a part of the CAL family. We will be praying for you and following your careers. I want to challenge each of you to be a light for Jesus on your campus,” said AD Morgan.

The ceremony concluded with all 11 athletes officially signing their letters of intent. CAL student athletes signed with the following schools:

Aaron Blake, baseball  Spalding University
Jonathan Allen, baseball Wabash Valley College
KC Purvis, basketball Centre College
Clara Lynch, cross country Liberty University
Michael Lagestee, football Centre College
Anteneh Thompson, football Lindsey Wilson College
Jake Paulson, football University of Minnesota
Olivia Ashby, soccer Georgetown College
Allie Grace Joyner, field hockey Miami University (OH)
Laurel Dortch, field hockey Miami University (OH)
Taylor Curran, field hockey Miami University (OH)

In the fall, 7 CAL athletes signed to play at the college level. The final signing ceremony for the 2016-17 school year will be held on Wednesday, April 19^th.

The AP announced all of its postseason awards Thursday morning. All media outlets in Kentucky that are AP members are eligible to vote.

Stefan LeFors and Johnson Central’s Jim Matney were named Co-Coaches of the Year. Seven players from the Louisville area received first-team All-State honors. Jake Paulson was named 2nd team defense and Milton Wright was named 2nd team offense.

LeFors led Christian Academy to its first-ever state championship, beating Danville 24-6 in the Class 2-A final to finish a 14-1 season. LeFors has a 61-16 career record in six seasons at CAL.

Congratulations to CAL Swim coach, Amy Albiero, for being named National Federation of State High School (NFHS) Coaches Association 2016 State Coach of the Year for girls swimming & diving!  The NFHS recognizes coaches at the state, sectional, and national level.  

The 2015-16 CAL Swim team had 2 individual state champions (Nick & Gabi Albiero) as well as were named the Combined Boys & Girls Swim Team State Champions!

Congratulations to Steven Ott and Clara Lynch for making the Metro Louisville Cross Country All-Area Teams!

Metro Louisville Boys Cross Country All-Area Team 2
Dylan Allen, Male
Zachary Larkin, St. Xavier
Steven Ott, Christian Academy 
Matthew Paverd, Shelby County
Emerson Wells, Eastern

This season Steven finished 2^nd at Regionals and 3^rd at State.

Metro Louisville Girls Cross Country All-Area Team 2
Taylor Boggess, Manual
Anna Constant, Oldham County
Rachel Curry, Male
Emma Kuntz, Manual
Clara Lynch, Christian Academy 

This season Clara finished 1^st at Regionals and was a contributing member to the Girls Cross County State Team Championship.

Congratulations to CAL field hockey senior, Allie Grace Joyner, for being named Co-Miss Kentucky Field Hockey for 2016. Allie Grace, along with KCD senior, Claire Dickinson, were both voted Miss Kentucky Field Hockey by the Kentucky Field Hockey Coaches Association. Each school nominates a player and coaches cast a state wide vote.

Allie has received numerous awards this year including Senior All Star, All State First Team and All District Team.

CAL field hockey senior, Laurel Dortch, was awarded the 2016 Bunny Daugherty Defense Award. This award is voted on by coaches for the best defensive player in the state. Laurel was also named a Senior All Star this year.

Both Allie Grace and Laurel have committed to play field hockey next year at Miami of Ohio University.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Maybe it was jitters or the cold weather or the rain, but the Christian Academy football team wasn’t itself during the first half of Sunday’s Russell Athletic Class 2-A state championship game.

The Centurions led 2-0 at halftime but managed just two first downs and 63 yards of offense over the first 24 minutes of action.

“The mood in there was so down,” coach Stefan LeFors said of the locker room at halftime. “It was like we were down 28-0.”

But with the help of two stellar sophomores, the Centurions found their groove in the second half and picked up the first state title in school history.

Austin Carr threw a pair of touchdown passes to Milton Wright and Wright added a TD pass of his own as CAL defeated Danville 24-6 in front of 5,169 fans at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

A CAL program that began varsity play in 1998 and lost its first 15 games now can call itself a state champion.

“It’s crazy,” said Wright, who finished the season with 27 touchdowns. “It’s a great feeling to say, ‘Hey, my seniors got to go out on top. My family got to go out on top.’ It’s pretty cool.”

CAL opened this season with a 41-14 loss to Class 6-A stalwart Simon Kenton before reeling off 14 straight victories.

A 44-14 victory over eventual Class 3-A runner-up Central on Sept. 2 got the Centurions going, and back-to-back victories over 2-A powers DeSales and Mayfield sealed CAL’s first trip to a state final.

“Beating Central the way we did really opened my eyes,” LeFors said. “I knew we had a special bunch, but we still had some young guys in some key spots that had to grow up quick. Throughout the course of the year they got better, better and better and capped off a great season with a state championship.”

But it came with some struggle Sunday.

CAL punted on its first four possession and managed to get on the scoreboard first only after a high snap on a Danville punt attempt went through the end zone, giving the Centurions a 2-0 lead at the 9:09 mark of the second quarter.

Danville (12-3) managed 119 yards of offense in the first half but missed two field-goal tries and had a pass intercepted by CAL’s Ryan Lagestee.

Wright credited the coaching staff with lifting the team’s spirits during halftime.

“It was like, ‘Hey, we have something to do, and we have to do it right now,’” Wright said. “The coaches showed leadership and said, ‘We’re going to change this, this and this, and we’re going to get the job done.’”

Anteneh Thompson got CAL going by returning the opening kickoff of the second half 38 yards to the Danville 47-yard line. Six plays later Carr found Wright on a post route for a 27-yard touchdown pass. Wright bounced off two Danville defenders at the 10-yard line before getting into the end zone.

“Milton is one of the best receivers in in the state, and we work well together,” Carr said. “We’ve been working for this since the seventh grade, so I knew when coach called the play who I was going to throw to.”

Another safety gave CAL an 11-0 lead with 4:26 left in the third quarter, and 31 seconds later Carr hit Wright for a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 17-0 lead.

“It was a tale of two halves,” Danville coach Clay Clevenger said. “In the first half we were able to move the ball some and were in pretty good down and distance and field position, and we weren’t able to capitalize. In the third quarter it was flipped and they got us backed up and we made some mistakes, and they were able to capitalize.”

CAL put the game away early in the fourth quarter. On fourth-and-goal at the 7-yard line, Wright lined up at quarterback in the Wildcat formation. He rolled to his right and found Nick Weaver for a touchdown pass and a 24-0 lead.

It was the second TD pass of the season for the versatile Wright, who scored touchdowns multiple ways throughout the year (17 receiving, four punt returns, three interception returns, two kickoff returns and one rushing).

“Coach called a little pass play, and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, let’s do it then,’” Wright said with a smile. “I’m glad I got to get the ball to Nick Weaver, and he got the job done.”

For LeFors, the former University of Louisville quarterback, it was a thrilling finish to his sixth season as CAL’s head coach.

“You hear so many other champions say it: ‘Once you get that first one you’re so much more hungry for the next one,’ so I am,” LeFors said. “But I definitely want to enjoy this one with these guys.”

Article by Jason Frakes, Posted 12-4-16 http://usatodayhss.com/2016/cal-beats-danville-for-first-state-title

Christian Academy will be playing Danville High School in the KHSAA Class 2A State Championship this Sunday, December 4th at Western Kentucky University/L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, KY.

CAL is the home team and we are asking all fans to wear RED! Show your spirit by wearing a red hat, scarf, gloves, etc. 

Game time 
Sunday, December 4th, kickoff at 1:30pm (EST)

Tickets
Discounted pre-sale tickets ($10.00) can be purchased early during the following times:
High School Break – Tues ( 11-29), Wed (11-30), Thurs (12-1) and Fri (12-2)  
Centurion Armory  –  Tues (11-29), Wed (11-30), Thurs (12-1) and Fri (12-2) from 2:30-4pm.

General Admission on Gameday – $12.00 (age 6 & under is free)
NO KHSAA/COACHING PASSES WILL BE ACCEPTED

Stadium/Parking Info
CAL will be the home team and occupy the home side of the stadium. Parking lots on WKU campus will charge either $5 or $10 for parking, depending on proximity to the stadium.

Fan Buses (all buses are Coach buses)
Tickets for a student bus (HS students only) and a fan/family* bus will be available for purchase during above mentioned pre-sale ticket times during high school break and in the Centurion Armory.  

Bus ticket price is $15.00/person
HS Student bus – 92 seats available (first come, first serve)
CLICK HERE for student bus permission slip (must have permission form completed before being permitted on bus)
Fan/Family bus* – 55 seats available (first come, first serve)
*Must be at least 19 years old or accompanied by a parent/guardian to ride fan/family bus

Buses will leave at 10am (EST) from English Station campus on Sunday, Dec. 4th.

Broadcasts
Listen to the game LIVE at www.livesportscaster.com.  Search Christian Academy of Louisville and listen for FREE.

KHSAA will also live stream the game for $10 at www.khsaa.org. Click on KHSAA.tv (streaming) and mixir.com/KHSAA (audio).

GO CAL!  TAKE STATE!