Category: Lighthouse

What We Know with One Week to Go

We have just one week (eight days actually, if you count today, but I digress) until the 2024-25 NSAC men’s basketball regular season comes to a close, thereby completing the seedings for the tournament, AND YET there are still questions to be answered! It’s been that kind of a ride. But here’s what we DO KNOW as of today:

  1. The top four spots are a crap shoot. John Melvin (FL) and Lighthouse are tied for first and are scheduled to play twice this week. Apprentice and MACU are tied for third with the Builders holding the tiebreaker, but these two teams will also play TONIGHT in Newport News, so that tiebreaker is a moot point. Suffice it to say, the three remaining games among these four will settle the order, with various combinations of wins and losses determining the top four seeds, but none of them can fall lower than fourth. So there.
  2. Beacon and SC Central are tied for fifth, but the Blazers’ conference schedule is complete while the Gladiators host Southeast Christian next Sunday. If S4C wins, it will claim fifth outright and Beacon will fall to sixth. Vice versa if Southeast wins. More on that in a moment.
  3. Atlantis is locked into seventh. Thus it has been decreed, thus it shall be.
  4. JMU (LA) is eighth, and Southeast is ninth, regardless if the Eagles win in South Carolina next weekend. Thus, the Millers and Eagles will face off in the lone first round game on Thursday, February 27 for the right to tackle the top seed the following day. Talk about incentive.

And there you have it. The picture at the top will start to clear a bit once tonight’s Battle in the Bay is over and attention turns to the first of two Pensacola Pileups. Gosh, this is fun.

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Brown, Colomb Lead All-Pensacola Classic Lineup

MILTON, Fl. – Lighthouse Christian’s Eddie Brown and Tayshaun Colomb of John Melvin (LA) led the voting for this past weekends’ Pensacola Classic and have been named as Co-MVPs for the event.

John Melvin (FL) served as host and Lighthouse provided the venue for the three-day, nine-game event which concluded Sunday evening.

  • Eddie Brown, Lighthouse, Co-MVP
  • Tayshaun Colomb, JMU (LA), Co-MVP
  • Jacquari “JJ” Johnson, JMCC (FL)
  • Darion Ramos, JMCC (FL)
  • Leonardo Rodriquez, UIC
  • Jose Rosario, Atlantis
  • Deonne Williams, Jr., JMU (LA)

Brown, Ramos Lead All-Classic Team

Participating coaches in this week’s Leesburg Classic have named six players to the All-Classic Team, led by two standouts.

Eddie Brown of Lighthouse Christian and Darion Ramos of John Melvin (FL) tied for the most ballots and have been named Co-Most Valuable Players for the event.

Congrats to each player and team for a great weekend!

  • Eddie Brown, Lighthouse (Co-MVP)
  • Darion Ramos, JMCC (FL) (Co-MVP)
  • Tyler Camplin, JMCC (FL)
  • Jared Carter, Beacon College
  • Santiago Insaurralde, Atlantis
  • Naysean Rhome, Southeast Christian

Beacon Outshines Lighthouse 69-66

LEESBURG, Fl. – Beacon College got 25 points from Jared Carter and 21 from Jordique Vincent in handing Lighthouse its first loss in conference play 69-66 Sunday night during day two action at the Leesburg Classic.

The Makos’ Eddie Brown hit a three-pointer with less than two seconds to play that would have tied the game but was called for a double-dribble before the shot.

“It was a gritty game,” said Blazers’ coach Sam Vincent, “and we fell behind late by four or six points, but fought our way back at the end.”

Beacon (8-9 overall, 5-2 NSAC) moves into fifth place in the conference standings while Lighthouse (16-3, 6-1) drops into a tie with John Melvin (FL) for second behind Mid-Atlantic Christian. The Makos and Mohawks are still scheduled to face each other twice, while the Mustangs travel to fourth-place Apprentice this Wednesday night, January 29.

Leesburg Classic Dates Moved Due to Gulf Snow

The NSAC Leesburg Classic, originally scheduled to begin this Friday, January 24, has been moved back one day due to the unprecedented snowstorm which has iced in much of the Gulf States and prohibiting travel. The games will now begin on Saturday, January 25 and run through Monday, January 27.

REVISED SCHEDULE

Leesburg Classic, Jan. 25-27, 2025

The Nest, Southeast Christian College, 10516 Treadway School Road, Leesburg Florida 34788

Saturday, 1/25

  • 4pm Atlantis vs Lighthouse
  • 6pm Southeast vs John Melvin (FL)
  • 8pm Beacon vs John Melvin (LA)

Sunday, 1/26

  • 2pm Atlantis vs John Melvin (FL)
  • 4pm Beacon vs Lighthouse
  • 6pm Southeast vs John Melvin (LA)

Monday, 1/27

  • 4pm Atlantis vs John Melvin (LA)
  • 6pm Beacon vs John Melvin (FL)
  • 8pm Southeast vs Lighthouse

Admissions for the Leesburg Classic:

Adults: $10 per day, Classic Pass (includes all 3 days) $25

Students: $5 per day, Classic Pass (includes all 3 days) $10

CashApp and cash accepted at the door

Wyatt Leads Mohawks to Three Wins, Named POW

John Melvin Christian (FL) picked up three wins coming off the Christmas break last week, led by the work of Joshua Wyatt. The 6’3″ junior guard averaged 14 ppg along with 12 rpg, shooting 18-32 from the field. Wyatt put up 17 points, grabbed 12 boards, dished out 5 assists, and snagged 6 steals against Florida Coastal on Friday. For his outstanding performance, Wyatt has been named the NSAC Player of the Week.

For the season Josh is averaging 16.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg while shooting 57% FG and 42.6% from deep.

Sam Benton, Jr. of Lighthouse and Keith Shakes, Jr. of MACU earned Honorable Mention.

Congrats to all three!

Brown Earns Record Fourth POW Honor

Eddie Brown continues to blister the basket for Lighthouse Christian. The 6’0″ junior from Pensacola went 10-of-19 from the floor, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc, to load up 43 points in the Makos’ 117-77 rout of John Melvin (LA) on Friday and improve to 5-0 in conference play. For a record fourth time, Brown is the NSAC Player of the Week.

Congratulations, Eddie!

Brown Leads Makos to Pair of Wins in KY, Earns POTW

Lighthouse Christian picked up two road wins last week to improve to 8-2 on the season and was led by none other than Eddie Brown.

The defending NSAC Player of the Year continued to bolster his resume against Simmons College on Friday night, shooting 7-of-16 from the floor (3-of-6 from three) and a perfect 6-of-6 from the line for 23 points in an 81-62 win.

On Saturday, the junior guard added 26 points while snagging six rebounds in an impressive win over NCCAA second-ranked Campbellsville-Harrodsburg.

For an outstanding two days’ work in the Bluegrass State, the Makos’ Eddie Brown has been named the NSAC Player of the Week for a record third time.

Congrats, Eddie!

Makos Pick Up Two Wins in Leesburg

LEESBURG, Fl. – Lighthouse Christian made the most of its two-night junket to Leesburg, Florida, picking up NSAC wins over Beacon and Southeast Christian on consecutive nights.

The Makos (6-2 overall, 3-0 NSAC) fell behind early on Monday night to the Blazers, who played inspired ball and took an early six-point advantage, but a 12-0 LCC run put the Makos on top for good. After leading by as many as 20 points, Beacon (2-8, 1-1) chipped away to close the gap to 87-74 at the buzzer.

After playing Monday’s game on Southeast’s home floor, the Makos felt right at home on Tuesday night, jumping out to 7-0 and 14-4 advantages over the struggling Eagles (0-8, 0-5) and never looked back in cruising to a 105-68 victory.

The wins catapult Lighthouse to the top of the NSAC standings.

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