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

 

February 8, 2022 --

OCP opened the contest on a 19-0 run against Merritt Island Christian on their way to a dominant 68-9 victory in the Class 2A District semifinals. The Warriors will play host City of Life Christian in the district championship on Friday February 11 at 7pm.

The Warriors were led by senior Ven-Allen Lubin with 15 points (6-8 FG, 1-1 3FG), junior Jayden Hastings with 13 points (5-6 FG, 3-3 FT) and 7 rebounds, and junior R.J. Tolbert with 12 points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG).

Senior A.J. Brown had 7 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Sophomores Ameer Ramadan had a game-high 7 assists, and Mark Ekiri had 7 points and 7 rebounds.

LADY WARRIORS BEGIN REGIONALS IN OCALA

OCP girls basketball team advanced to the FHSAA Class 2A Regionals as the 5th seed of Region 2 for the first time since 2020, which was the 5th consecutive year the Lady Warriors advanced into the state regionals.

Despite the disappointing loss to No.1 ranked Faith Christian in the district championship game, 69-44, head coach Lauren Ashley, in her first year at OCP (9-10), is preparing her team for the next two opponents - an opening round matchup Thursday February 10 at Meadowbrook Academy (Ocala) followed by a potential district championship rematch against Faith Christian the following Tuesday (Feb 15).

Meadowbrook Academy (15-5) are seeded 4th in the region after defeating Mount Dora Christian Academy 47-29 to win their district championship. MDCA is the only common opponent between the Mustangs and Warriors.  OCP defeated MDCA 55-24 back on December 18th.

The Mustangs are led 6-1 freshman Angel Ross. Ross leads their team in points per game (13.5), rebounds per (9.2), assists per (0.3) and steals per (4.5).  Offensively, Meadowbrook averages 44.55 points per game while allowing 34.35 points per game.

OCP is led by junior Siarah Brown who averages 21 points per game. Brown, who eclipsed the 1,500 point mark in her high school career a few weeks ago, also leads the team in assists (3.2) and steals (2.9) per game. Junior Aalyssa Gunn leads the team in rebounding averaging 8.1 points per game. Sophomore Trinity Harden is the second leading scorer on the team averaging 13.1 points per game while also averaging 6 rebounds and nearly 3 assists and 3 steals per game as well.

The game will be streamed on the NFHS Network. To view the game, click the following link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/meadowbrook-academy-ocala-fl/gam177388b177/ 

This game may be streamed as a pay-per-view event. Follow OCP Athletics or OCP Girls Basketball on twitter (@ocpathletics / @OCPGirlsBBall) for the latest updates during the game.