FCS Team Details

Metro 10 Champions: Paladins Capture Title Game

The sixth-grade boys basketball team from Fellowship Christian School has captured the championship of the Metro 10 League playoffs.

The Paladins registered a 37-28 win over King’s Ridge Christian School at Paladin Gym on Jan. 30. It was FCS’ ninth straight victory.

Fellowship finished the season with a 15-1 overall record and a 13-1 league mark that includes regular-season and playoff games.

The two school had split the regular-season meetings with King’s Ridge winning the first game in December, and FCS coming out on top in January.

In the championship game, the Paladins led the entire game and looked dominant for most of it. They led 13-2 after first quarter, 24-9 at halftime and 32-16 after three quarters.

“We appeared to be cruising to victory, but then we started to play a little tight and made some mistakes,” head coach Brad Welty said. “It’s always tough to close out a championship. You start to realize how close you are, players can start to feel the pressure, especially when the other team starts to hit some shots. Overall, I thought the guys did well at keeping their poise.”

King’s Ridge scored 13 points in the final period and got to as close as eight points, but they could never get any closer.

“They continued to fight,” Welty said. “They also banked in three 3s that made things interesting. But the team did what they needed to stop their run and hang on for the championship. I am proud of how far they came this season as a team, and as individual players. They really should be proud of the season. I was very lucky to be able to coach a great group of guys.”

On to the Finals: Paladins Down The Mount Vernon School

The sixth-grade boys basketball team from Fellowship Christian School has advanced to the finals of the Metro 10 League playoffs.

The Paladins posted a 36-26 victory over The Mount Vernon School at Paladin Gym on Jan. 28. It was FCS’ eighth straight victory.

FCS led the entire game and led by 11 at halftime and held a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter.

“Mount Vernon kept playing hard and cut the lead down to nine, but could not get any closer,” head coach Brad Welty said. “I am very proud of the team. Our goal was to win the championship, and we have given ourselves an opportunity to do that. We will play King’s Ridge in the final, and they are a very good team. We’ll have to play our best as a team in order to win and be very sound on both sides of the ball.”

Fellowship and King’s Ridge split in the regular season with the Tigers winning the first matchup and the Paladins winning the second. The Paladins will host the championship game on Thursday, Jan. 29 as they were the regular-season champions.

The team improved to 14-1 overall with the win. The Paladins wrapped up the regular season with an 11-1 league record.

Metro 10 League Regular-Season Champions: Paladins Beat KR to Notch Crown

The Fellowship Christian School sixth-grade boys’ basketball team has captured the Metro 10 League Regular-Season Championship.

FCS defeated King’s Ridge Christian School at Paladin Gym, 41-25, on Jan. 15.

With the win, Fellowship improved to 13-1 on the season and won the Metro 10 regular-season crown with a 11-1 mark. The team will be the top seed in the playoffs and has earned a first-round bye.

The Paladins led by three points at halftime and were up by just one point going into the fourth quarter. It was close the entire game until FCS exploded on offense in the fourth quarter and outscored the Tigers, 17-2.

“We worked on our game plan [on Jan. 14] for this game and the team executed it perfectly,” head coach Brad Welty said. “Our defense is what won us the game. King’s Ridge has some talented offensive players, but the guys played disciplined team defense and were able to hold them in check throughout the game and really took over in the fourth. Only giving up two points to them in the fourth quarter is really a great accomplishment.”

FCS had 12 turnovers in the first half but cut them to seven in the second half.

“The way we handled their pressure defense in the second half was really good,” Welty said. “Again, we talked about what we needed to do differently in the second half with the ball and they went out an executed it. I’m really proud of them.”