2008-2009 School Year

Royals tournament champions!

We congratulate our Royals Varsity Soccer Team who earned their second conference title! The team saved their best game of the season against the tournament favorites Currey Ingram Mustangs, earning a hard-fought victory on penalty shots.

The Royals won their first title in the 2005-2006 season and had earned a runner-up spot in last year's season-ending tournament.
Conference All-tournament selections included Chandler Fox and Justin Carnes, and Tournament MVP Patrick Edwards. With his last score of his senior season, Patrick established a new career scoring record of 38 goals. Well done, team! We thank Coach Chris and Coach Marty for all their hard work. Go Royals!

Royals defend baseball title!

Congratulations to our Men's Varsity Baseball Team for defending their conference tittle against an outstanding Riverside Christian team in the tournament finals.

Posting a 19-1 record and a season defeat of the Royals, the Riverside team entered the tournament as the favorite to capture the conference title, but Royals pitcher Derek McCoy kept their hot bats at bay with a complete game to earn tournament MVP honors. Kent Voorhies and Cody Hunter also earned All-Tournament selections.

We appreciate first-year coach Barry Voorhies and his staff for a great job with this young team. Way to go, Royals!

Lady Royals earn third title!

We congratulate our Lady Royals Varsity Basketball Team who earned back-to-back-to-back conference titles! This is a special accomplishment and the result of hard work and dedication.

They started the season by earning the runner-up spot at the Chick-fil-A tournament, and completed their run at the MTAC conference title game. They posted the school's most wins for a basketball team with a 30-4 record.

Conference All-tournament selections included Jen Tenut, Hannah Boyd, and MVP Sara Buri. In the post-season All-Star game, Jen Tenut won the three-point competition, and Sara Buri her second MVP title for the season. Special thanks to Coach Ed Scott for his tireless efforts and leadership.

Great job girls. Go Lady Royals!

Royals earn 2nd place:

Congratulations to our Men's Varsity Basketball Team for an outstanding season, earning a spot in the conference tournaments finals, and coming just short in a close and most entertaining title game.

Posting our men's best record yet with 27 wins, they earned the MTAC Season Champions title with an undefeated slate.

Special recognition to our season high-point man, Nick Smith, with 582 points, and Caleb Maxwell for being our first 1,000-plus career points earner in our program. Well done men. Go Royals!

Special thanks to coaches Terry and Cindy Maxwell (mens varsity); and Mark Thompson and Rich Powell (boys JV and boys middle school).

Conference Runner-up:

We congratulate our Royals Football Team for a great late run at the conference title, earning a second place finish in the MTAC tournament to finish out their fall season.

With a young team and new players at key positions, our coaches had a tough job at the start of the season. Thanks to their efforts and commitment, the players developed into a competitive group who completed the season with five straight wins over excellent opponents.

The title game was a close game against top-seed Christian Community High School. We commend both teams in a great championship game.

Record Breakers: Royals running back Matt Haynes broke four school records: most rushing yards for a season with 1,459, the single-game rushing yards with 339, most kick-off return yards with 945, and most all-purpose yards with a single season total of 2,652. The offensive line did a great job this season, helping establish a new total rushing record of 3,355 yards.

O Royals Quarterback Nathan Maxwell broke three school records this season. On the offensive side, he now holds the most rushing yards for a quarterback in a season with 810 yards. On the defensive side, he broke the all-time season mark for tackles with 81 total tackles and season mark for total sacks with 12.5. We congratulate all our players for a great season.

Volleyball Champions:

We congratulate our Lady Royals Volleyball Team, who earned the Middle Tennessee Athletic Conference Tournament Title!

Hosted by Lancaster Christian Academy, all the fans enjoyed an excellent array of competitive games. Second-ranked Riverside Christian Academy fought an exciting and close match against Lancaster Christian, earning their spot into the finals to face the Lady Royals. The final match was a great attribute to all the players, which saw our Lady Royals win their first title!

Our girls had earlier won the season championship with an unprecedented, undefeated match record of 24-0. They posted a 95 percent winning ratio, winning 72 out of 76 individual games.

Players earning All-Tournament recognition included Mary Beth Shephard, Grace Hardy, and Tournament Most Valuable Player, Amanda Rhein.

We specially want to congratulate Coach Carol Green and her assistants for an excellent season, and all our players for their hard work and commitment. Go Lady Royals!

College Bound:

Conference MVP, Amanda Rhein, will be playing volleyball with the Lady Bisons of Lipscomb University!

Amanda, a 5'11" outside hitter, has earned 8 local and national All-Tournament selections, and has thrice been selected MVP. She played her freshman and sophomore years with the Baltimore Bravehearts, and her last two with the Lady Royals. She has accumulated impressive stats on the court and has maintained a 4.0 in her academics including the dual enrollment L.U. Edge program.

Some of her individual stats include: a high school career record of 1,467 kills (490 per season), a .560 hitting efficiency; 524 total aces (131 per season), a .80 serving efficiency; and 409 digs (136 per season). She has been a great model for the rest of her teammates and has helped other players develop their skills. Amanda is the daughter & stepdaughter of Carol & Richard Green of Pleasant View, TN, and the daughter of Frank Rhein, Jr. of Annapolis, MD. Congratulations!