Alex Meybaum scored a game high 13 points and played solid inside defense to lead the Calvin Christian Cougars to a 58-36 win over the Groves Academy Griffins Tuesday night in St. Louis Park.
The first game of 2017 for both teams got off to a bit of a slow start with Drew Dykstra giving the Cougars the early lead with a pair of free throws 1:19 into the game. Meybaum would score to put Calvin Christian on a 4-0 run. The Griffins would get on the scoreboard with a three pointer from Patrick Quinn and Noah Madson would hit to put them ahead. That would be the only bright spot for Groves Academy on this arctic-like Tuesday night as their shooting was just like the weather picture outside, extremely cold. The Griffins had trouble putting the ball in the basket and going up against a dominant defense presence in Meybaum, whose height was unlisted in the program. The Cougars would go on a 20-0 run that also included four straight points from Bradley Mateer. Groves Academy would finally end their scoring drought on Malik Bodden's jumper with 2:09 to go in the first half. Max Bilcik would also spark a late 7-0 run and Calvin Christian led at halftime 24-12.
The Griffins headed into the second half with some momentum that carried over from late in the first half as Bilcik hit a three pointer to begin the scoring :35 into the half. But the Cougars would widen their lead as Jaden Schaap scored seven straight points to put the Cougars on a 12-0 run. Meybaum would also score four consecutive points as the fouls started to pile up for Groves Academy like rush hour traffic on Highway 100. Bodden picked up his fourth foul with 11:09 to go and would later foul out. The bright spot for the Griffins would be Bilcik's five straight points late in the half, two coming on a dunk from the left side of the basket. With the game pretty much decided, both head coaches, Brad Mateer of the Cougars and Peter Shutte of the Griffins gave the reserves some playing time in the closing minutes.
Other players in double figures for Calvin Christian were Bradley Mateer with 12 points and Schaap added 11. Bilcik led Groves Academy with 14 points.
The Cougars improved their record to 6-3 and head to Forest Lake on Thursday, January 5 to play the North Lakes Academy Huskies at 7 PM. The Griffins fell to 1-7 and will also be in action on the 5th as they face the Learning for Leadership Mustangs at 7 PM in northeast Minneapolis.
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