Varsity Boys Basketball Competes at KAIAC and ACSC
The varsity boys basketball team capped off a successful 2024-2025 campaign, making it to the semifinals of the KAIAC tournament. The team finished as regular season co-champions for the Red division with a 9-1 record. The team was led by 1st team All-Conference guards Joseph T. (12) and Andy L. (11), with Tyler P. (11) finishing the season as a 2nd team All-conference selection. After dropping their first conference game against KIS by 4 points the team rallied for 9 consecutive conference victories, including a home win against KIS. That run of success earned the Guardians a tie for the conference regular season title.
After dropping their first conference game against KIS by 4 points, the team rallied for 9 consecutive conference victories, including a home win against KIS. That run of success earned the Guardians a tie for the conference regular season title. With that finish, the team entered the KAIAC Cup tournament as the 6th seed, facing a very good 3rd seeded SIS squad in the first round. The Guardians played well, pulling out an overtime victory with a score of 53-51. A scoring burst by Ian L. (10), with a game high of 17 points, helped propel the Guardians to the upset victory. The semifinal match-up against SFS was another great all-around team effort, led by Andy L.’s defense, with 7 steals. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, and the Guardians fell to the Crusaders 42-40. Another close loss to Humphreys High School resulted in a 4th place finish for the boys. The varsity boys, although disappointed in the two tough losses, wrapped up a successful KAIAC season earning their way back into the Blue division for next season.
The team moved on to the ACSC tournament hosted by ICS-Bangkok February 12 to 15. The boys got off to a strong start winning their first game against SPH (Indonesia) in pool play. They followed that up with a loss to Faith and a win against ICS-HK. Completing pool play in 2nd place, they faced a very tough Grace team in the first round of bracket play. The team lost to Grace in a hard fought 38 to 36 defeat. That first round loss left the team with an uphill battle the rest of the tournament. However, the boys finished strong with a victory over Dalat to secure 5th place and 4-3 record in the tournament. Throughout the season the varsity boys accomplished a lot as a team and individual successes like Joseph T. being selected to the ACSC All-Tournament team and Andy L. finishing the season breaking the YISS single season steals record with 103 total steals.