SEYMOUR – The King’s Academy basketball teams have been generating buzz heading into the season’s start.
The Lady Lions made it to the Division II-A state quarterfinals a season ago and return the program’s all-time leading scorer: sophomore Jennifer Sullivan, who has a plethora of Division I offers already.
And while the Lions only won four games a year ago, their lineup has drastically changed for the better.
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Both TKA squads notched wins over visiting Gibbs on Thursday night. The Lady Lions won 68-9, behind 14 points apiece from Bailey Burgess and Jenna Timmerman. Sullivan added eight points and seven assists.
The TKA boys won 67-53 behind a game-high 23 points from new point guard Micky Jean-Philippe, a 6-1 senior from Belgium. Last year’s stars for TKA returned, and Nemanja Kovacevic and Zack Tilley had 13 and 11 points, respectively in the win over Gibbs. And 7-foot newcomer Aingar William, a native of Chad, Africa, had eight points in the win.
Here are Danny Parker’s 5Star Photos from both games Thursday in Seymour. Presented by Wes Whitehead of FirstBank Mortgage – https://fbmortgageloans.com/lo/wwhitehead/
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- Aingar William (22) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Caden Cupp (5) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Coach Timmy Meade’s Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Zack Tilley and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Ethan Coppinger and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Coach Matt Mercer’s King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Nemanja Kovacevic (3) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Jake Blankenship (20) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Caden Cupp (5) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Micky Jean-Philippe and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Caden Cupp (5) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Zack Tilley and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Shawn Park and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Nemanja Kovacevic (3) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Micky Jean-Philippe (0) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Tyler Overdorf (32) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Caden Cupp (5) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Micky Jean-Philippe (0) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Aingar William (22) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Caden Cupp (5) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 67-53 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Zack Tilley and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Micky Jean-Philippe and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Aingar William (22) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Matija Tanaskovic and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Micky Jean-Philippe (0) and The King’s Academy Lions defended their home court with a 67-53 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Shaela Vogt (30) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Jenna Timmerman and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Coach Sarah Sharp’s Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Coach Blake Derrick’s King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Jenna Timmerman (13) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Kaitlyn Dibernardo and the Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Jennifer Sullivan (2) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Ainsley Pfeiffer and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Amelia Pfeiffer (23) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- McKenna Monger (21) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- McKenna Monger (21) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Amelia Pfeiffer (23) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Leah Thornton (10) and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Emma McCarter and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Shaela Vogt (30) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Juleigh Anne Tucker and The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Hadley Parker (right) and the Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Kaitlyn Dibernardo and the Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- Coach Sarah Sharp’s Gibbs Eagles fell 68-9 to The King’s Academy on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
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- The King’s Academy Lions cruised to a 68-9 win over the visiting Gibbs Eagles on Christdel Corporation Courts in Seymour, Tennessee, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)