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Mt. Zion Braves (35-1)


School Information

Name: Mt. Zion High School
City: Mt. Zion
County: Macon
Classification Enrollment: 732.5
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Red/White
Conference: Apollo
Superintendent: Travis Roundcount
Principal: Justin Johnson
Asst. Principal: Ben Davis
Athletic Director: Rob Prange
Head Coach: Dale Schuring
Assistant Coaches: Jay Driscoll, Michael Greer
Athletic Trainer: Dustin Fink
Managers: Valerie Affeldt, Thomas Kanemaru
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Decatur (MacArthur), 66-64, Regional Final

Team Photo

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
2 Sam Driscoll* G 5-11 170 Jr.
3 Tucker Burrus G 6-0 175 Sr.
4 Makobi Adams F 6-2 180 Sr.
10 Chase Fink G 6-0 185 Sr.
11 Lyncoln Koester* G 6-3 175 Jr.
12 Grant McAtee* F 6-4 190 Sr.
14 Landon Weigler C 6-3 190 Sr.
15 Jacob Harvey G 6-1 175 So.
20 Connor Fox G 5-11 145 Fr.
23 Owen Owens F 6-7 170 Sr.
24 Brayden Trimble* G 6-2 170 Jr.
25 Will Grohne F 6-4 170 So.
30 Connor Cuddy C 6-3 170 Fr.
32 Logan Auvil C 6-1 240 Jr.
34 JC Anderson* F 6-7 230 So.
Probable starters are identified by bold (*)

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  2
  Sam Driscoll*
   36 
  100
  254
  69
  190
  12
  17
  281
  7.8
  97
  67

 

 

  3
  Tucker Burrus
   31 
  36
  80
  23
  55
  6
  9
  101
  3.3
  52
  18

 

 

  4
  Makobi Adams
   30 
  11
  32
  2
  7
  4
  9
  28
  0.9
  41
  7

 

 

  10
  Chase Fink
   19 
  9
  25
  6
  16
  4
  4
  28
  1.5
  13
  8

 

 

  11
  Lyncoln Koester*
   36 
  214
  431
  66
  185
  78
  97
  572
  15.9
  176
  155

 

 

  12
  Grant McAtee*
   34 
  100
  227
  12
  44
  32
  67
  244
  7.2
  162
  77

 

 

  14
  Landon Weigler
   17 
  5
  25
  0
  3
  1
  3
  11
  0.6
  9
  0

 

 

  15
  Jacob Harvey
   28 
  26
  44
  8
  17
  13
  18
  73
  2.6
  25
  9

 

 

  20
  Connor Fox
   11 
  0
  8
  0
  4
  1
  2
  1
  0.1
  5
  6

 

 

  23
  Owen Owens
   26 
  61
  134
  16
  62
  12
  20
  150
  5.8
  98
  18

 

 

  24
  Brayden Trimble*
   34 
  100
  195
  16
  58
  44
  71
  260
  7.6
  184
  100

 

 

  25
  Will Grohne
   24 
  14
  26
  3
  6
  3
  4
  34
  1.4
  20
  3

 

 

  30
  Connor Cuddy
   0 
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
   
  0
  0

 

 

  32
  Logan Auvil
   9 
  2
  5
  0
  0
  0
  2
  4
  0.4
  2
  4

 

 

  34
  JC Anderson*
   36 
  220
  356
  15
  51
  73
  107
  528
  14.7
  317
  51

Probable starters are identified by bold (*)
 





Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  Lincoln Thanksgiving Tournament
 

 

  11/20
  Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
  W
   71 
   61 

 

 

  11/22
  Lincoln
  W
   39 
   25 

 

 

  11/24
  Cahokia (H.S.)
  W
   79 
   42 

 

 

  11/25
  Champaign (Centennial)
  W
   59 
   32 

 

 

  12/2
  Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
  W
   64 
   42 

 

 

  12/5
  Olney (Richland County)
  W
   57 
   29 

 

 

  12/8
  Monticello
  W
   65 
   34 

 

 

  12/9
  Champaign (Centennial)
  W
   55 
   45 

 

 

  12/12
  Normal (Community West)
  W
   52 
   34 

 

 

  12/16
  Mattoon
  W
   71 
   54 

 

 

  12/20
  Chatham (Glenwood)
  W
   72 
   61 

 

 

  Taylorville Holiday Tournament
 

 

  12/27
  Taylorville
  W
   68 
   24 

 

 

  12/27
  Jacksonville (H.S.)
  W
   64 
   32 

 

 

  12/29
  Jacksonville (H.S.)
  W
   55 
   31 

 

 

  12/29
  Sterling (H.S.)
  W
   63 
   42 

 

 

  1/5
  Effingham (H.S.)
  W
   69 
   27 

 

 

  1/6
  Washington
  W
   64 
   49 

 

 

  1/11
  Charleston
  W
   56 
   29 

 

 

  1/19
  Metamora
  L
   69 
   72 

 

 

  1/20
  Tolono (Unity)
  W
   62 
   38 

 

 

  1/23
  Teutopolis
  W
   55 
   39 

 

 

  1/26
  Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
  W
   73 
   46 

 

 

  1/30
  Taylorville
  W
   74 
   39 

 

 

  2/1
  Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
  W
   72 
   43 

 

 

  2/3
  Jacksonville (H.S.)
  W
   71 
   41 

 

 

  2/5
  Rantoul
  W
   79 
   39 

 

 

  2/7
  Charleston
  W
   67 
   42 

 

 

  2/9
  Mattoon
  W
   68 
   38 

 

 

  2/10
  Decatur (Eisenhower)
  W
   56 
   35 

 

 

  2/13
  Decatur (MacArthur)
  W
   62 
   48 

 

 

  2/15
  Effingham (H.S.)
  W
   76 
   53 

 

 

  Danville (H.S.) Regional
 

 

  2/21
  Danville (H.S.)
  W
   70 
   50 

 

 

  2/23
  Champaign (Central)
  W
   72 
   39 

 

 

  Lincoln Sectional
 

 

  2/28
  Rochester
  W
   58 
   51 

 

 

  3/1
  Decatur (MacArthur)
  W
   61 
   48 

 

 

  Springfield (Bank of Springfield Center) Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/4
  Centralia (H.S.)
  W
   47 
   46

Head Coach Dale Schuring
Year W-L
Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond)
2003-04 21-7
2004-05 21-6
2005-06 9-17
2006-07 21-7
2007-08 12-15
2008-09 19-7
2009-10 23-5
2010-11 18-12
2011-12 19-12
2012-13 24-6
2013-14 25-3
2014-15 22-6
2015-16 8-18
2016-17 9-18
2017-18 17-11
15 yrs. 268-150
Mt. Zion
2019-20 7-26
2020-21 1-14
2021-22 21-10
2022-23 28-5
4 yrs. 57-55
Mt Zion
2023-24 35-1
GRAND TOTAL
20 yrs. 360-206

Tournament History 

2001-AA    44   48  0-1 (27-4)     DNP  Brad Stuart
       L   44   48  Peoria (Richwoods)
2004-AA    54   69  0-1 (19-11)    DNP  Albert Lowe
       L   54   69  Peoria (H.S.)