On Saturday, February 5th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Pinckneyville for the SIJHSAA Class S first game at State to play Meridian. The Yellow Jackets got off to a slow start and found themselves down 8-0 before rebounding behind Elliott Acree to trail Meridian 16-9. Elliott had six points in the quarter and Brendan Bowser had an old-fashioned three point play for three points. In the second quarter, the Yellow Jackets nearly doubled up Meridian and only found themselves down 22-20. Elliott Acree had six points in the quarter, Brendan Bowser hit a 3-ball for three points, and Rhett Andrews had a bucket for two points. The Yellow Jackets came out strong in the third quarter and even took the lead at 23-22, but Meridian would barely win the third quarter and lead 35-30 with seven minutes to play in the game. Free throws for the Yellow Jackets were fantastic in the third quarter, as Brendan Bowser was 2-3 and Rhett Andrews was 4-4. They each added a bucket and Brendan had four points in the quarter and Rhett had six points. In the fourth quarter, Meridian would expand their lead to as much as 12 points, but the Yellow Jackets didn't give up. Brendan Bowser had a two-point bucket and a three-ball for five points and Rhett Andrews had a bucket and two free throws for four points. In the end, Meridian defeated the Yellow Jackets 47-39 to move on to the Elite 8 of SIJHSAA Class S State Tournament. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Brendan Bowser with 15 points, Elliott Acree with 12 points, and Rhett Andrews with 12 points. The boys played an outstanding game. If we could have grabbed a few more rebounds on the defensive end and put a few more of our layups/short shots in the basket, the outcome could have been different. In the end, the boys gave it their all and made it exciting and close. The Yellow Jackets finish the season 13-10 and have won 3 Regional Championships in a row. Fantastic season!!
Allendale CCSD 17 will be closed on Friday, February 4th, due to the extremely poor road conditions from the snow and ice. There will not be extra-curricular activities on Friday. Concerning the SIJHSAA State Tournament game on Saturday, information will be forthcoming later Friday afternoon. Thank you.
Allendale CCSD 17 will be closed on Thursday, February 3rd, due to the impending inclement weather. Extra-curricular activities will also be canceled. Thank you.
Volleyball: No 5th grade practice today. 6th-8th grade practice will be after school till 5:00 pm at St. Mary's School.
The Lady Rockets Volleyball game scheduled for Thursday night against Albion has been postponed. This game will be made up on Wednesday, February 16 with the C-game at 5:15 pm.
January Students of the Month
2 schools - 1 goal.
Regional Champions!!!
On Saturday, January 29th, the Yellow Jackets C-team competed in the Clay City C-team tournament. In the first game, the Yellow Jackets ran into a buzz saw from Newton St. Thomas. St. Thomas led 20-0 after one quarter and 27-0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets did get on the board but still trailed 36-2. The fourth quarter was more of the same and the Yellow Jackets fell to the Consolation Bracket by the final score of 42-2. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was Ryland Houchin with 2 points.
In the win or go home game, the Yellow Jackets took on West Salem. After one quarter, the Yellow Jackets jumped on top 8-2 and never relinquished the lead. At halftime, it was the Yellow Jackets on top 15-6. West Salem won the third quarter, but the Yellow Jackets still led 19-11. Neither ballclub could muster a point in the fourth quarter and the Yellow Jackets won 19-11. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Ryland Houchin with 15 points, TJ Singh with 2 points, and Jaxon Morris with 2 points.
With the win, the Yellow Jackets moved into the Consolation Championship against Albion. In the first quarter, Albion jumped out to a 10-4 lead and by halftime it was 21-4. The third quarter was tough on the Yellow Jackets and Albion led 33-7 with six minutes left to play. Albion won the fourth quarter and the game by the final score of 38-9. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Ryland Houchin with 4 points, TJ Singh with 3 points, and Teagan Polston with 2 points. The Yellow Jackets gave it their best shot, but were not able to come away with the trophy. The season concluded today for the C-team, as they finished the season 6-6.
On Thursday, January 27th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Lincoln Trail College in Robinson for the Class S Regional Semi-final game against West Salem. In the first quarter, the Yellow Jackets struggled to find their rhythm, but did lead 12-9 to end the quarter. In the second quarter, more precisely the last two minutes of the first half, the Yellow Jackets found a spark and led at halftime 27-18. The third quarter was another tough quarter, but the Yellow Jackets did increase their lead to 37-26. In the final frame, the Yellow Jackets were able to hold on and defeat West Salem by the final score of 47-35. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Elliott Acree with 19 points, Rhett Andrews with 12 points, Brendan Bowser with 7 points, Will Freeland with 6 points, and Brady Porter with 3 points. The Yellow Jackets did score in double digits every quarter, while holding West Salem to zero quarters of double digit points. The crazy thing about this game is that I didn't feel we played real well in any phase of the game. We have got to rebound and play with a lot more intensity on Monday, or we will find ourselves bounced from the tournament. But in the end, we played well enough to survive and advance. The Yellow Jackets are now 12-9 on the season. Next up: Regional Championship game on Monday at 6 pm against St. Joe. The Yellow Jackets will be going for their third straight Regional Championship, but this time as the under-dog 2-seed.
Allendale School held its annual Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 26th. Ashleigh McGinnis, after 28 rounds, defeated Conner McGinnis by spelling the word ‘granules’ correctly. Outstanding job by all who competed, but congratulations to Ashleigh who will represent AJHS in the next round of the Spelling Bee competition on zoom.
Congratulations to Rhett Andrews, as he has been named the 8th grade Chapter winner for the Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest.
Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Cisne for a B-team tournament on Friday, January 21st and Saturday, January 22nd. In the first game on Friday, the Yellow Jackets tangled with NCOE. After one quarter, it was 11-2 in favor of NCOE. At halftime, it was 23-6 with NCOE in the lead. After three quarters of play, NCOE still lead 31-10. Final score showed NCOE winning the game 35-12. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Tim Harness with 10 points and Ryland Houchin with 2 points.
With the loss to NCOE, this pushed the Yellow Jackets to the Consolation Bracket to play New Hope on Saturday morning. It was a rough morning for the Yellow Jackets as they trailed 19-0 after one quarter and 33-0 at halftime. After three quarters of play, New Hope led 37-3. The final score showed New Hope winning the game 43-5. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Ryland Houchin with 2 points, Tim Harness with 2 points, and Levi Potts with 1 point. The Yellow Jackets B-team ended the season with a 1-15 record.
Next up: Yellow Jackets A-team in SIJHSAA Regional play at Lincoln Trail College on Thursday, January 27th against West Salem. The Yellow Jackets are the 2-seed and West Salem is the 3-seed. The game will be at 7:15 pm. For the C-team, they will be in the Clay City Tournament on Saturday, January 29th.
On Wednesday, January 19th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to Albion for its final regular season game. In the B-game, Albion won the game 39-7. Tough game for the B-team, as they suited up on five players to play the whole game. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets was Tim Harness with 7 points. The B-team is now 1-13 on the season.
In the A-game, the Yellow Jackets fell in defeat by the final score of 61-33. The final score isn't indicative of how well the Yellow Jackets played for the first two and a half quarters. The game was tied 11-11 after one quarter and 21-21 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets jumped out on top quickly, but the wheels fell off the bus and Albion took a commanding lead after three quarters, 47-28. The Yellow Jackets were not able to get the ship going in the right direction in the fourth quarter and could not get the win. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Elliott Acree with 12 points, Brady Porter with 6 points, Kasen Dulgar with 5 points, Rhett Andrews with 5 points, Cameron Kolb with 3 points, and Will Freeland with 2 points. The A-team is now 11-9 on the season.
Next up: B-team in the Cisne Tournament on Friday, January 21st and Saturday, January 20th. For the A-team, their next game is Thursday, January 27th at Lincoln Trail College in the Regional against West Salem at 7:15 pm.
On January 18th, Yellow Jackets Basketball traveled to West Salem for non-conference play. In the B-game, the boys played short-handed and did really well. After one quarter, West Salem led 6-4. At halftime, the game was tied at 8-8. It stayed tied after three quarters, 14-14. In the fourth quarter, West Salem was able to get the victory by the final of 19-16. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Tim Harness with 10 points, Teagan Polston with 4 points, and TJ Singh with 2 points. The B-team is now 1-12 on the season.
In the A-game, the Yellow Jackets came out strong and led 11-5 after one quarter. In the second quarter, the Yellow Jackets stayed consistent and led 20-10 at halftime. Coming out of the locker room, the Yellow Jackets again extended their lead to 34-22. In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets missed too many freethrow, but still got the victory by the final score of 40-31. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Will Freeland with 10 points, Rhett Andrews with 9 points, Brady Porter with 8 points, Brendan Bowser with 7 points, Kasen Dulgar with 4 points, and Cameron Kolb with 2 points. The A-team is now 11-8 on the season.
Next up: Wednesday, January 19th at Albion. The B-game will begin at 6 pm.
As of right now, we will be in school tomorrow. We are very thin on instruction and supervision, so please understand this may change at any time. If your child is sick, PLEASE keep him/her home. Thank you.
Boys Basketball at West Salem on Tuesday is still on for a B-game at 6 pm and A-game to follow. No C-game. Bus will leave St. Mary’s at 4:45 pm and Allendale at 5:00 pm.
Good afternoon. Allendale School will be taking an Emergency Day on Tuesday, January 18th. There will not be remote learning or breakfast/lunch available. This is an Emergency Day. For various reasons, we will not have enough personnel to properly provide supervision and instruction. So again, we will not be in school on Tuesday, January 18th for an emergency day. Extra-curricular activities are still on for now. Parents, if your child is currently in quarantine or isolation, please call the school before 9:00 am on Tuesday to inform us of their status and date to return to school.
On Saturday, January 15th, Yellow Jackets Basketball played in the Consolation Championship game of the Diocesan Tournament against All Saints (Breese). The Yellow Jackets came out hot and led after one quarter 19-9. All Saints would win the second quarter, but the Yellow Jackets still led 29-22 at halftime. The third quarter was owned by the Yellow Jackets, as they led 45-28 going into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets held serve and won the game 50-35. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Elliott Acree with 19 points, Brendan Bowser with 11 points, Brady Porter with 9 points, Rhett Andrews with 7 points, Kasen Dulgar with 3 points, and Will Freeland with 1 point. The Yellow Jackets finished the Diocesan Tournament with record of 2-1 and brought home the Consolation Champions plaque. Overall, the Yellow Jackets are now 10-8 on the season. Next up: at West Salem for non-conference action on Tuesday, January 18th with the C-game at 5:15 pm.
On Saturday, January 15th, Yellow Jackets Basketball played Immaculate Conception in the Consolation Bracket of the Diocesan Tournament. The Yellow Jackets started out sluggish and looked like they were not awake for the 9:00 am game, but things quickly changed after getting down 8-0. After one quarter of play, it was ICS in the lead 10-8. But, a huge second quarter spurred the Yellow Jackets to a 29-14 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets started slow again, but was able to keep pace and led 44-27 with seven minutes to play. The Yellow Jackets would again keep pace in the quarter and won the game 58-44. Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were: Elliott Acree with 16 points, Rhett Andrews with 16 points, Brady Porter with 15 points, Kasen Dulgar with 4 points, Will Freeland with 4 points, Brendan Bowser with 2 points, and Cameron Kolb with 1 point. The Yellow Jackets are 9-8 overall and will now play in the Consolation Championship at 6:00 pm against All Saints.