Orlando Christian Prep

May 16, 2022

The purpose of our athletic ceremony is to honor our students for another successful year. We would like to take a moment to thank everyone both directly and indirectly involved in our school’s success.

Thank you Pastor Dustin Janney, Mrs. Jacobson, and the entire school staff.  Their support for Orlando Christian Prep is paramount to our success.  

Another huge thank you goes out to our parents.  Your decision to place your child in our school, as well as the support, and the atmosphere you create at our games, fine arts events, and school functions is Amazing.  You are definitely the backbone of our school.  

To our volunteers, whether they helped cleanup after a game, work the gate, the chain crew, make a team meal, donate items for a bake sale, or chaperone field trips, we appreciate you and your time.  

Special thanks to Bob Kennedy and Ms. Kathie Rehm for all of your continued help and support. 

A HUGE thank you to the student athletes during these difficult times. The ever changing climate due to the pandemic was not easy. Your commitment despite the circumstances was huge. Thank you to all the administrators, teachers, faculty and staff for their commitment to our students, without all of you none of this would be possible. 

Some highlights of the 2021-22 year:

• This year’s athletic program as a whole consisted of 200 student athletes. 

•  Our School hosted over 50 home games and competed in over 200 athletic contests. 

• All of our varsity teams participated in district play.    

• Our Varsity Football team finished their first season in FHSAA Class 2A and reached the State Semifinal. 

• Our Middle School Track team was very competitive this year.

• Our Varsity Track team sent ten student athletes to the State track meet and several earned a medal finishing Top 8 in the state.

• Our Varsity Softball team won 20 games and advanced to the Regional Championship game.. 

• Our JV Basketball team had a strong season.

• Our Varsity Boys Basketball team completed the season winning the Class 2A State Championship for the third consecutive season. This was the 10th state championship in program history.

OCP Female and Male Athlete of the Year

The 2022 OCP Female Athlete of the Year is junior Aalyssa Gunn.

Aalyssa is a three sport athlete playing varsity volleyball, varsity basketball, and varsity track. She has been a three year starter on the volleyball team and was the team leader in kills this past season. She is a key contributor on the basketball team, and a strong performer in track and field. She also carries a 3.9 GPA. 

The 2022 OCP Male Athlete of the Year is senior Ven-Allen Lubin.

Ven-Allen was a four year starter on the varsity basketball team. As a senior he averaged 14.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 steal per game. He won the Class 2A State Player of the year. He was First Team All State, as well All Central Florida First team. His four-year career consisted of 104 wins and he played in four consecutive state championship games winning three. He carries a 4.0 GPA. Upon graduation he will attend the University of Notre Dame on a full basketball scholarship.

Team Honors & Awards:

VARSITY FOOTBALL (Coach Guerschom Demosthenes)

(Athletic Scholarships) 

Donovan Cordes - Thomas More University

Jamel Lynch - Mars Hill University

Curtis Kimmons - Southeastern University

Jaden Simmons - Fort Lauderdale University

(Academic Scholarships) 

Kynkolas Ross- Southern University

Grant Overby- Morgan State University 

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL

Outstanding Defensive Player Award: - Brayden Schuster

Most Improved Offensive Player Award:- Noah Murphy

Most Improved Defensive Player Award:- Joel Cortes 

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL (Coach Omar Soto)

Best Offensive Player - Aalyssa Gunn

Best Defensive Player - Alexis Kimble

Best Server Award - Alana Ortiz

Most Improved Award - Brianna Cooper

Coaches Award - Lydia Mascari

All-Star District Award Winners - Aalyssa Gunn and Brianna Cooper

VARSITY SOCCER (Coach Mpumelelo Matutu)

Most Outstanding Player - Robbie Cordes

Warrior Award - Mackenzie Stinson

Coaches Award - Matthew McCreery

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL (Coach Lauren Ashley)

Most Valuable Player - Siarah Brown

Most Outstanding Player - Trinity Harden

Most Improved - Aaliyah Lewis

Coaches Award - Jordan Demosthenes

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL (Coach Treig Burke)

Heart and Hustle Award - Jayden Hastings

Most Improved - Ameer Ramadan

Best Teammate - Mark Angueki

Coaches Award - AJ Brown and Ven-Allen Lubin

(Athletic Scholarships)

AJ Brown, Ohio University

Ven-Allen Lubin, University of Notre Dame)

VARSITY BASEBALL (Coach Adrian Hernandez)

Outstanding Player Award - Aydan Abalo

Most Improved Award - Jose Rojas

Coaches Award - Jonah Gonzalez

VARSITY SOFTBALL (Coach Dustin Schneider)

New Comer of the Year- Sabrina Boyer

Defense MVP- Naya Rosario 

Offense MVP- Lexi Perez 

Warrior Award- Grace Thomas 

VARSITY TRACK & FIELD (Coach Rackell Goldson and Coach Guerschom Demosthenes)

Best Teammate - Brianna Cooper and Bradley Knight

Most Dedicated - Brian Thomas

Runner of the Year - Demarion Jenkins

Most Valuable Runner - Alexis Garcia

 

March 6, 2022 --Lakeland, Fla.

For the second time in school history, the Orlando Christian Prep boys basketball program won their third consecutive state championship with a 66-49 victory in the FHSAA Class 2A State Championship over second-ranked in Class 2A Sagemont School of Weston at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

The Warriors have won 10 state championships in Lakeland over the course of 15 state semifinal and final appearances held in that arena since 2008. Orlando Christian Prep has the third-most basketball championships in the state of Florida, trailing Miami HS (19) and Malone HS (14).

Head coach Treig Burke has been part of the program for every trip and win. After serving as an assistant coach for several years since the 2007-08 team won the championship, Burke became the head coach six years ago and led the Warriors to the final game of the season each season, now winning his 5th championship in six seasons.

His message to his team has been consistent each of the last three years and the team has listened. As quoted in the Orlando Sentinel following the win against Sagemont, 

“All I asked today is play tough, play together. Give it your best,” Burke said about his message. “Selflessness and defense wins championships.”

The toughness and selflessness in the championship game, and last three seasons, can be found in seniors AJ Brown and Ven-Allen Lubin. Both are four-year varsity players having started and played major roles since their sophomore season. 

Brown rebounded from a tough shooting game in the state semifinals to have a game-high 21 points on 4-of-8 field goals from the 3-point line, and a mix of mid-range jumpers and jaw-dropping drives to the basket that have been his calling-card. Committed to Ohio University, Brown lead OCP in scoring this season averaging 17.8 points per game.

Lubin, a University of Notre Dame commit, was the fearless defender and opportunistic offensive player that led Orlando-area coaches in the FACA (Florida Athletic Coaches Association) to name him District 11 Class 2A Player of the Year. He scored 15 points and snagged 14 rebounds.

Sophomores Ameer Ramadan and Isaiah Brown were the "x-factor" that OCP needed to be at their best offensively, and pesky defensively against Sagemont's guard and leading scorer Adrian Cruz, who scored 40 points in the state semifinal game. Cruz was held to 15 points on 6-of-22 shooting from the field. Overall, the Warriors held Sagemont to 34.5% (20 of 58) from the field and 24% (9 of 38) from the three-point line.

Ramadan scored 13 points (5 of 5 FGs) and had four assists. Brown had eight points, eight rebounds and three assists.

Leading 33-30 at halftime, OCP made some important defensive adjustments and held Sagemont to four points in the quarter. Sagemont also got into foul trouble in the first four minutes of the 3rd quarter as OCP was in the bonus by the midway point of the 3rd and built a double-digit lead. Despite scoring 15 points in the third, OCP missed seven free throws in that quarter, and later 10 in the fourth period.

The Warriors were never able to deliver the knock out punch as Sagemont reduced the lead to six with 4:07 to play in the contest. The steady body blows to the midsection via clutch free throw shooting by Lubin and (Isaiah) Brown, led to OCP scoring 12 of the final 15 points in the game.

In four years playing for OCP, (AJ) Brown and Lubin have combined to help the Warriors win 105 games with 12 losses, three state championships, four state championship appearances, an Orlando-area best 48-game winning streak, and the only unbeaten season in school history (27-0, 2020-21). Their legacy and names will be discussed among some of the other great names that have represented this program the past two decades - Janney, Clanton, Patterson, Castellanos, Cohen, Henriquez, Thompson, and Little.

The Warriors finished the season 26-4, 16 consecutive wins and 21 consecutive wins in the state playoffs. Congratulations to the players and coaches on another memorable season.

Parts of this story came from media reports by The Orlando Sentinel.