FOR HIM - All Glory and Honor goes to our Lord. 2019-20 State Final Four 16 Regional Championships, 6 Sectional Championships, 3 State Tournament Appearances
It was a special decade for Aurora Christian basketball. The Eagles made it to the state finals for the first time since 1995, but COVID-19 cut the run short.
And don't forget Taaj Davis scoring 112 points in two games on back-to-back-nights.
Devastated for these boys. Did everything they could to get to this point. They truly embodied what a team should look like, played hard / played together. Couldn't me more proud of them. Seniors we are incredibly grateful. State Farm and Confernece Champions, IHSA Final Four.
Aurora Christian lost one of our all-time great athletes. Basketball never defined Marc Davidson. Being what God had called him to be was always his first priority. You will be missed.
Congratulations to Taaj Davis (1st team) and Danny New (3rd team) for making all-state Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and for Taaj making 1st team Associated Press all-state team.
Regional champions
Survive and advance!!!! Struggled offensively, but played great defensively.
Eagles 51
Earlville 50
Jalen Carter led ACS with 17 pts, Cam Morel and Jacob Baumann with 11 pts.
@RickArmstrong28
@NestoHoops
@chilandprephoop
Huge win for the Eagles tonight vs. Riverside Brookfield - 74-69. Taaj Davis-34 pts. and Danny New-17 pts. Eagles finish the regular season at 20-6. With the win the Eagles got a share of the Metro Blue conference title. A huge thanks to Comcast Sports for coming to game.
Congratulations to the ACS boys basketball for winning the Burney Wilkie Classic tonight in overtime vs. Joliet Catholic. Freshman Marshawn Cocroft had 22 points and hit a shot with 2 seconds left in OT.
ELITE EIGHT
Eagles advance to the NIU Super-sectional vs. Pecatonica. Incredibly hard fought game vs. a great opponent in Serena.
Marshawn Cocroft 29 pts
Cam Morel 18 pts (also congrats on passing the 1000 pt barrier for your career)
@RickArmstrong28
@NestoHoops
What an awesome week. Although the double OT loss was incredibly tough, we all felt so blessed to be there. And in the end, win or lose, to God be the glory.
A huge congratulations to Marshawn Cocroft for breaking the single game point record for the semi’s game with 36.
Big win for the Eagles tonight vs. Riverside Brookfield by the score of 74-70. Drew Meyers with a big 3 with 5 seconds left to win the game. Meyers finished with 27 pts. Danny New had 17 pts. Eagles are 14-4 on the season.
@NestoHoops
@RickArmstrong28
@mikeclarkpreps
Senior Night
ACS 67
Newark 35
Cam Morel - 30 pts
Jalen Cater - 12 pts
Marshawn Cocroft - 11 pts
Wil McCraken- 10 pts
Congrats to senior Cam Morel for breaking the Aurora Christian career 3 pt record. He now sits with 181 career 3 pointers made. Well done Cam.
Eagles had a nice win against Quincy Notre Dame tonight in OT at the State Farm Classic.
Danny New 16 pts.
Drew Meyers 13 pts.
Calvin Washington with a big steal and 2 FT's at end of OT to seal win.
3-1 tournament
10-3 season
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@NestoHoops
@HardwoodPrepsIL
Solid opening win in regional tonight against Hinckley Big Rock 73-39.
Marshawn Cocroft - 24 pts
Asa Johnson - 13 pts
Cam Morel - 12 pts
Jacob Baumann - 10 pts
Regional championship this Friday at 7pm at Aurora Christian.
@RickArmstrong28
@NestoHoops
@dhpreps
@chilandprephoop
Huge win for the Eagles vs. 29-2 Rockford Christian with a last second shot by Marshawn Cocroft by the score of 53-51 for the regional title. Next game is Tuesday in sectional semifinal vs. Northridge Prep.
Great win tonight vs. Chicago Christian (67-43). Cam Morel led with 7 - 3's and 23 pts. Victor Nyong - 13 pts and Marshawn Cocroft - 11 pts.
Even more important was an opportunity to honor a great family.
Inaugural ACS Hall of Fame
Marc Davidson
Don Davidson
Matt Davidson
Aurora Christian boys win big against our cross-town rival Aurora Central by the score of 81-27. Drew Meyers had 24 pts & Danny New had 12 pts at halftime.
Eagles are 4-1 leading into a big conference game this Friday vs St Francis at ACS.
@RickArmstrong28
@sfclassic
@NestoHoops
Congrats to Marshawn Cocroft for making IBCA 1st team all-state today. Marshawn capped off an amazing sophomore season with a 36 pt performance in a double OT loss in state semis. Congrats also to Cam Morel for making IBCA special mention and finishing a great career for ACS.
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association is proud to announce our 2023-24 Boys 1A/2A All-State Teams! Please click the link below for more information.
Congratulations to the 4-0 ACS boys basketball team for winning their Thanksgiving tournament today vs. Elgin High School. They won by the score of 60-26. Leading scorers were Cocroft (17 pts), Baumann (14 pts) and Morel (10 pts). Cam was voted on the all-tournament team.
Good win tonight for the Eagles vs. a really good Somonauk team. Eagles were led by Drew Meyers with 32 pts and Danny New with 20 pts.
The 6-1 Eagles will play on Monday at 4:30 (sophs) and 6:00 (varsity).
IHSA Class 1A Super-sectional tickets go on sale in the front office on Monday at 7:30am until Tuesday at 12:00pm. Tickets can be bought at the door, but ACS will have the best sections closest to the floor being sold first. Tickets are $11.
Aurora Christian goes to 7-1 with a victory tonight over Ridgewood by the score of 63-33. Danny New led all scorers with 26 pts., Drew Meyers had 14 pts. Jabari Sisco had 15 rebounds in the win.
Eagles will be back in action at Timothy Christian on Dec 23rd at 6pm.
Eagles with a nice win tonight against Wheaton Academy by the score of 60-42. Jabari Sisco with 17 pts. Drew Meyers with 15 pts. and Danny New with 10 pts.
Marc is our all-time leading scorer, rebounder and assists at Aurora Christian. That has never been what was most important to him or defined him. Honoring our Lord and Savior is what has defined him.
Marc Davidson played for
@IlliniMBB
in the early 90s.
He competed against
@CoachPainter
in the Big Ten, and was
@BoilerBall
freshman
@calebfurst
's high school coach.
Davidson continues to coach despite battling terminal cancer.
@BTNJourney
shares his inspiring story ⤵️.
ACS boys basketball won a hard fought game in overtime at Bishop McNamara by the score of 65-62 taking their record to 5-1. They will play at Timothy Christian on Friday. These are 2 teams that made it to state last year.
@michaelsobrien
@PrepHoopsIL
@RickArmstrong28
@NestoHoops
Come out and support the
#3
ranked Eagles as they start the season at home with our annual Burney Wilkie Classic next week. The tournament is in honor of a man who dedicated 40+ years at ACS in basketball program.
Game times:
Mon @ 7:30pm
Wed @ 6:00pm
Fri @ 7:30pm
Sat @ TBA
Aurora Christian 67
Rockford Lutheran 50
Marshawn Cocroft - 23 pts
Jacob Baumann - 16 pts
Cam Morel - 10 pts
Jalen Carter - 10 pts
Eagles are 19-8. Senior night this Thursday. Game time is 7pm.
@RickArmstrong28
@dhpreps
@NestoHoops
@chilandprephoop
Nice win tonight for the Eagles vs. Timothy Christian with a win by the score of 66-33. Braden Hatch led the Eagles with 20 pts, Marshawn Cocroft had 19pts and Cam Morel with 11 pts.
Eagles are now 11-2 on the season and play Newark at home on Dec. 22.
Big win for the Eagles vs. Chicago Lindblom by the score 77-57.
Taaj Davis 22 pts
Danny New 14 pts
Karsen Olsen 10 pts
Josh Cloyd 10 pts
17-5 overall record
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@joehoopsreport
@michaelsobrien
Eagles win last night with the score 72-42 and have 4 players in double figures. Cam Morel (23 pts), Jacob Baumann (11 pts), Marshawn Cocroft (10 pts), Jalen Carter (10pts). Eagles head down to the State Farm Classic in Bloomington next week.
Was truly a great win today for us and to fight back down 21 pts at halftime and win on a last second shot against a state ranked team in Pecatonica. Marshawn Cocroft with 24 pts and Jalen Carter with 13 pts.
@RickArmstrong28
@dhpreps
@chilandprephoop
@NestoHoops
ELITE EIGHT
Eagles advance to the NIU Super-sectional vs. Pecatonica. Incredibly hard fought game vs. a great opponent in Serena.
Marshawn Cocroft 29 pts
Cam Morel 18 pts (also congrats on passing the 1000 pt barrier for your career)
@RickArmstrong28
@NestoHoops
Great double OT win tonight for our boys Varsity basketball program against a tough Chicago Christian team. The way our guys fight through adversity & grind for each other is a site to see! Great contributions from the entire team led by
@Taaj13Davis
with a huge 54 point game!
Been playing great all year. Has some great college options, but any coach looking for an incredible shooter who will never been outworked, spend sometime getting to know Drew.
In an impressive win over Lindblom last night,
#DarkHorse
uncommitted 2022 6’1 PG Drew Meyers (Aurora Christian HS, IL) dropped 20 points to help his team:
Tough hard fought loss for the Eagles tonight vs. Timothy Christian by the score of 52-47. Eagles led most of the way only to relinquish lead in 4th quarter. Both teams played hard and it was a good high school game.
Have a Merry Christmas. Jesus is the reason for the season.
Congratulations to Coach Dan Beebe who has been the IBCA District 5 Coach of the Year 5 times He coached the 1A/2A North team to a 132-107 win over the South at the IBCA Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game.
Good stuff Cam. Love the fact that you are still an amazing shooter, but have increased your ability to attack the rim with strength and athleticism. Keep grinding!!!!!
Tough loss for the Eagles vs. Riverside Brookfield in 3 OT by the score of 72-66.
Cam Morel and Jalen Carter led in scoring by 15 pts. Braden Hatch with 13 pts. and Marshawn Cocroft with 11 pts. Eagles are 15-6 for the season and play Marmion on Saturday at 1:30pm at ACS.
ACS will be the featured televised game vs. Riverside Brookfield for Comcast Sports this Friday at 7:30pm. Come watch a great high school game between two teams vying for the conference title, but also to honor 5 great seniors - Josh C, Taaj D, Dylan D, Karsen O and Josh S.
2017 ACS graduate Jake Wolfe will be competing for an opportunity tonight on ESPN 2 at 7:30pm to play in the NCAA "big dance". Morehead State vs. Murray State for the conference championship.
Heartbreaking loss for an absolutely incredible group of young men. Seniors you left an incredible mark on our program. Underclassmen- it is your time now to carry the torch.
My stats from the Burney Wilkie Classic where I averaged 15.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2 APG and 2 SPG
Game 1 : 15 PTS 3 RBD 2 AST 2STL 60-31 W
Game 2 : 22 PTS (6 3 pointers) 2 RBD 3 AST 1 STL 77-25 W
Game 3 : 12 PTS 3 RBD 1 AST 3 STL 67-35 W
Game 4 : 14 PTS 2 RBD 2 AST 2 STL 61-59 W
What an awesome week. Although the double OT loss was incredibly tough, we all felt so blessed to be there. And in the end, win or lose, to God be the glory.
A huge congratulations to Marshawn Cocroft for breaking the single game point record for the semi’s game with 36.
Mercury Elite 17U Busch won again this morning to move to 3-0 on the weekend.
Jack Cardwell led the way with 13. Zach Stalilionis added 11. Jabari Sisco added 11, including this And-1 dunk:
#MercSquad
This was the video that was produced to be shown during the pregame of each game at the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals. If you don't want to watch the whole video, highlights and information about ACS comes on around the 4:30 mark.