Orange City now home to two state championship teams

The town of Orange City is the home of two state championship basketball teams. Unity Christian won the Class 2A boys basketball title on Friday night. Then, M-O-C/Floyd Valley captured the class 3A title at the boys tournament on Saturday. The M-O-C/Floyd Valley “Dutchmen” entered third-ranked and had to rally during overtime for an 80-to-77 victory over top-rated Crestwood, It was a game of end-to-end action and the teams combined for 51 turnovers, including 31 in the opening half. M-O-C trailed by 11 at the break, but their coach knew they could win because his team “has more heart.” Crestwood saw a 13 point second half lead evaporate as they finished as the runner-up for the second straight year. Cadet coach Lynn McCormick says his team needed to take better care of the basketball.