Vol. 6, Issue 13 - Subiaco Academy

#2 in junior high state quiz bowl
The
Trojan
Rule
Vol. 6, No. 123- Feb. 24, 2014
A biweekly publication
of Subiaco Academy
Subiaco, Arkansas
www.subi.org
Subiaco Academy captured
second place in the junior
high state quiz bowl finals on
February 22 in Arkadelphia:
Subiaco beat Heber Springs,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, and
Goza (Arkadelphia) before
losing a close match to Trinity (Ft. Smith).
Br. Matthias noted: “It was
due to an unfortunate set of questions in the lightning round of the last
game that Trinity got a leg up point-wise, and we spent the rest of the
game trying to catch up.”
Axel Ntamatungiro took 1st place on the all-tournament team. He also received a medal for All Quiz Bowl Most Valuable Player, breaking the state
record for the most questions in a single tournament.
Trojans advance to Lincoln
Subiaco advanced to regional play by virtue of finishing runner-up in the district tournament at Pottsville. Subiaco
made it to the finals with wins over Booneville and Pottsville, before falling to Maumelle on February 22.
Prior to the district tournament Trojans hosted Booneville on February 11 (Senior Night). Senior Nights do not
always go as scripted with nerves and disruptions always an obstacle. The 2014 Senior Night, however, did go as
planned, with Daniel Dunham, Chris Post, Chris Reed, Kamron Hurst, and David Johnson all finishing their career
in Oskar Rust gymnasium with a bang.. Added to the excitement of the night was the announcement of David
Johnson’s Naval Academy appointment.
The seniors got the Trojans off to the early lead with Daniel Dunham throwing in five first period points. Many
Trojans played, including Cash Krueger who scored 22 points while taking only seven shots from the field in 13
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Junior high basketball team completes season
The Junior High Basketball Trojans closed the season with a 2-14 record. Many
bright spots lined the course of the season. Coach Randy Terry had a tough task
when the season began, trying to mold a group of young boys with varying talents
into a team. His persistence and determination would succeed, culminating with a final
district tournament loss by a single point to one of the best teams in the conference,
Pottsville. Over the season, Subi would average 25 points per game while yielding 38.
Each player on the team contributed in some fashion or another.
Sampras Helton finished as the top field goal percentage leader shooting 46% on his
way to 45 points for the season. He would also lead the team in Rebounding, pulling down 63 boards. Logan Marlow finished tops in 3 point shooting making 8 of 15.
Marlow also had 22 rebounds. Zach Franz led the scoring attack for the Trojans with
92 points for the season and shot 63% from the Freethrow line to lead the category. Franz also led the team in
Steals (26) and Assists (18) and pulled down 50 boards.
Trey Wright and brother Judd would make themselves known in the paint and would
prove they also could contribute in the scoring column. Trey finished with 58 points
and 64 rebounds and Judd added 32 points and 15 rebounds while missing the last half
of the season due to a knee injury. David Andrepont and Tyler Komp most often ran
the point and pitched in 45 and 43 points respectively. Andrepont also had 15 assists
and Komp added 11 assists as well. Ryan King contributed 21 points, 16 steals, 18 assists and 21 rebounds in a much needed support role. Anthony Hoang, the sixth man,
provided a break for the starters and was a defensive force. Hoang scored 9 points and
added 6 rebounds throughout the season. The team as a whole improved greatly over
the season. The hard work and talent finally showed itself in the district tournament
game with the 1-point loss to Pottsville.
From the Rule of Saint Benedict
“Each of the day hours begins with the verse, ‘God, come to my assistance; Lord, make haste to help me’ (Ps 69[70]:2), followed by
‘Glory be to the Father’ and the appropriate hymn.” (Chapter 18:1 The Order of the Psalmody)
We have already noted that the monastic day begins with the words, “Lord, open
my lips and my mouth shall proclaim your praise” (Psalm 51:17). All the remaining
hours of prayer begin with the petition “God, come to my assistance; Lord, make
haste to help me.” Again, the prayer reflects a strong sense of dependence on God.
We may all have times when our prayer life seems dry. Through repetition, our most
commonly said prayers may begin to loose their meaning. Perhaps the short prescription for prayer found here may serve us when we are at a loss for words. What
a powerful prayer we would make by coming to God with a pure heart and asking,
“God, come to my assistance; Lord, make haste to help me.”
Deacon Roy Goetz
Academy Chaplain
Eleven schools compete in archery tournament
A total of 321 students participated in the Arkansas National Archery
in the Schools Program (NASP) Regional Tournament on February 15.
Schools that participated were Providence Academy, Cooper Elementary,
Alma Intermediate School, Ozark High School, Subiaco Academy, Mansfield High School, Vandergriff Elementary, Butterfield Elementary, Root
Elementary, Greenland High School, and Ramay Jr. High.
First place went to Caleb Weber (Greenland High) 288 points. A tie for
second place (287 points) went to Jacob Myers (Subiaco Academy) and
Eli Jackson (Providence Academy). Top female scorers were Amanda
Valliancourt (Providence Academy) with 284 points, followed by Kendra
Spreutels (Providence Academy) 263, and Brook Rainwater (St. Joseph’
Paris) with 273.
Assisting in conducting were 60 Academy student helpers. Subiaco
students competing included Marshal Brooks with 275 points, John Paul
Post 262, and Tiangang Huang 252.
On to Annapolis
David Johnson has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy. David received the
news from U. S. Senator John Boozman who, along with U. S. Representative Tom Cotton, had
earlier nominated Johnson for admission to the Academy. David, the son of James and Emily
Johnson and a senior at Subiaco Academy, has had as a goal since the eighth grade to attend
the Naval Academy, attended school in Charleston until his transfer to Subiaco Academy for
his last two years of high school.
Both of David’s grandfathers served in the military, as well as three uncles, one aunt and seven
cousins.
As David was preparing for the Senior Night basketball game on February 11, 2014, he received a phone call at 5:15
p.m. from Senator Boozman congratulating him on his appointment to the United States Naval Academy.
David would like to thank everyone from Subiaco Academy for helping him achieve his goal.
Football All-Conference
Cody Eveld and Julius Lewis
were chosen as 2013 AllConference performers by
the coaches of the 4A-4 west
football conference. Cody
was also voted as an alternate
to represent the 4A-4 West
conference in the All-Star
game.
Trojan basketball (continued from page 1)
minutes as the Trojans cruised to a 57-27 win.
On February 14, the Trojans traveled to Maumelle to take on the Hornets.
Subiaco fell behind early and trailed 18-9 at the end of the first period. Behind
the offense of Chris Reed, the Trojans came roaring back and went into the half
with a 31-30 lead. The second half saw the Trojans unravel against the Hornet
pressure.
In opening round play of the district tournament, Subiaco disposed of Booneville for the third time this year, by a final score of 55-33. On Thursday, Subiaco
faced the Apaches from Pottsville for the third time. The two teams had split
during the year, with Subi winning a close game early at home, and Pottsville
blasting the Trojans at Pottsville only weeks earlier. Subiaco came out hot, jumping out to a 21-11 first period lead. The Trojans cooled as the Apaches warmed
up, cutting the Subi lead to 27-22 at the half. The second half saw the Apaches
not only catch the Trojans, but take a lead only to see Subi make the plays to
come back. Pottsville took the lead with slightly less than a minute to go in the game at 50-49. Subiaco moved the
ball around looking for the last shot to either win or lose this tight battle. With only seconds remaining Chris Reed
drove the baseline and missed the shot, however, Cash Krueger was right there for the tip in and for the second
year in a row Cash made a last second shot against the Apaches to win the district semi finals.
In the finals and against the state’s most athletic 4A team, the Trojans battled and battled for four quarters against
the Hornets. Trailing by two at the half, Subiaco felt they were in a good position to defeat the Hornets for the
second year in a row in the district finals. Falling behind at times by as much as 10 points, the Trojans fought their
way back each time. A flurry of Cash Krueger 3s in the fourth period pulled the Trojans within two with seconds
remaining with Maumelle at the line. Unfortunately, the Hornet made both free throws sealing the game for Maumelle with a final of 59-55. Cash Krueger led the Trojans with 21 points followed by Jon Vines and Chris Reed
tossing in 15 and 12 respectively.
Subiaco travels to Lincoln this week for regional play. Unfortunately for the Trojans, their draw is host Lincoln who
won the round robin this year for their conference. The Trojans and the Wolves will tipoff on Thursday at 5:30.
Spring Parents Weekend - March 7-9, 2014
Saturday, March 8
Friday, March 7
7:40 p.m. -- Roger Miller’s
“Big River” Spring Musical - PAC
Auditorium
8:30 a.m. -- Parent Association
Meeting - PAC Auditorium
Sunday, March 9
8:45 a.m. -- Welcome by the
10:45 a.m. -- Mass with the
Headmaster
9:00 - 12:00 noon -- Parent/
Teacher Conferences
4:00 - 9:00 p.m. -- Carnival
in Academy Fieldhouse
monastic community, students, and
parents
2:00 p.m. -- Roger Miller’s
“Big River” Spring Musical - PAC
Auditorium
JAZZ and BASEBALL FEST
The Jazz Ensemble students will showcase their talents at the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds baseball game
as they perform at the pre-game show on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Show time is 6:00 p.m. This event will likely be
attended by thousands of people. We invite you to be among those sharing in this excitement.
In addition to this venue, the Jazz Ensemble will also perform at the Union Station Hard Rock Café on Monday,
April 7 at 5:15 p.m. We hope that many of our alumni, family and friends will be able to come out and enjoy the
evening. The purchase of a ticket not only gets you a great seat for the game, but you have the chance to show appreciation and support of these students. We have two areas for seating. The suite seating is limited to 18 seats on
a first come, first serve basis at a cost of $50 each. The box seats are in the right field area, sections 130-133 and
cost $20 each. Normal ticket price for the box seats is $57 each. There are approximately 225 tickets available in this
area, so families and groups will be able to sit together.
To reserve tickets for individuals or groups, call Subiaco Abbey & Academy Development office at 479-934-1001 or
email [email protected] for information.
We look forward to joining many of you in St. Louis to celebrate Spring, music and baseball!