Holy Trinity wins second place in the CYO Spike Tournament November 19, 2022 hosted by Valley Catholic School for the Championship Finals.
Game Highlights
Match 1: St. Pius X 25, Holy Trinity 11
Match 2: St. Pius X 25, Holy Trinity
By 6th grade player skills have greatly improved as was the case with St. Pius and Holy Trinity. St. Pius X made their shots today, returned serves and rallied well to earn them the championship.
Vivian brought Valley Catholic from a 7-5 deficit with 5 points scored followed by Milania with another 5 and Jaden added another 2 before retiring the serve to St. Thomas More. The scoring blitz gave Valley Catholic a 17 to 7 lead before they won the match 25 – 11.
Match 3:
St. Thomas More opened the match with a 6-0 run to give the Bulldogs a strong lead. Both teams had some exceptional rallies in the third match which made for a very exciting game.
St. John Fisher and St. Cecilia played two great matches and today St. John Fisher took home the championship. St. Cecilia was undefeated in regular season play. Both teams showed some very good growth over the year. The fourth grade championship was a rematch from their third grade experience.
Visitation and St. Francis “Fighting Dutch” take second place in the CYO Spike Tournament Finals at Valley Catholic High School in Beaverton November 19, 2022
Valley Catholic Valiants win the 3rd Grade CYO Spike Championship November 19, 2022 at the Valley Catholic High School Gymnasium.
Game Highlights
Match 1: Fighting Dutch 25 – 21
Match 2: Valley Catholic 25 – 19
Match 3: Valley Catholic 15 – 11
Each team took a match to begin the game and the final match was hard fought to the end. Two very evenly matched teams with skilled third graders who we will likely see in top level volleyball contention in the future.
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Justin, Brayden, Jacob, Emmett, Carter, Lucas, Jason, Aaron, Henry, Harper, Joe, Minh, Kellen
VISITING TEAM: All Saints
COACH’S: Chris Zervis, Damian Barron
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Barron, Colin, Carson, Thomas, Matt, Noah, Ben, Nick
Q1: St. Pius X Jumped to an early lead as the quarter ended with a 12 – 9 score over All Saints.
Q2: All Saints showed their athletic power toward the end of the second quarter as they took the lead, got into their stride and used their height to grab the rebounds. The half ended with All Saints 24 and St. Pius X 20.
Q3: A fun third quarter to watch as both teams turn up the power. All Saints led till the last minute of play when both teams battled back and forth. St. Pius X led at the end 37 to 34. Some three-point shooting helped St. Pius X get back the lead.
Q4: With 5 minutes in the last quarter, St. Pius tied the game at 38 – 38 then goes ahead by one with a charity shot. Tensions flare with each foul. Harper puts a three pointer away for a two-point lead. All Saints answers with their own three pointer by Nick. St. Pius and All Saints each add another three pointer and the crowd roars with delight! Score tied 48 to 48 with 2 minutes left to play.
Clearly the best game of the tournament and certainly the most exciting City Tournament game.
A timeout is taken with 58 seconds left in the game and a tied game. All Saints takes several shots and miss them all. St. Pius X gets possession of the ball with 7 seconds left in the game. All Saints fouls with 1.5 seconds left to play. Number 25 to the charity line for two. Sinks 1. All Saints takes a time out. Pius X leads by one. Back to the foul line…Misses second shot and All Saints takes a time out with 1.2 seconds left in the game. All Saints takes out the ball and throws it the length of the court. The receiver catches it and takes a shot overshooting the target but great try none-the-less. A truly great City Championship game that kept the fans on the edge of their seat till the very end!
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Paley, London, Alexia, Carissa, Grace, Amani, Anna, Logan, Lauren
St. Pius X 8th Grade Girls place 1st in the CYO City Basketball Tournament March 13, 2022 at Valley Catholic High School
VISITING TEAM: All Saints
COACH’S: Simon Lamson, Kevin Kriesien
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Tabor Hadley, Scarlett, Aoife, Michaele, Olivia, Quinn, Georgia, Chloe, Paige, Olivia, Gabrielle
All Saints 8th Grade Girls Team places 2nd in the 2022 CYO City Basketball Tournament
Q1: St. Pius X came out to a quick lead of 10 – 0 and All Saints finally scored with two minues left in the frst quarter. St. Pius X 12 – 2
Q2: With 4 minutes left in the first half, St. Pius X had added another 10 to All Saints 5. Halftime score St. Pius X 27, All Saints 10. Turnovers and missed shots dashed All Saints ability to square the game.
Q3: with 2 minutes left in the game, St. Pius had added another 10 points and All Saints had put up a lot of shots but none hit the target. End of quarter score: St. Pius X 33, All Saints 12.
Q4: All Saints continued to struggle to get the ball in the basket and keep hold of the ball. With two minutes left in the game, St. Pius X had added another 10 to All Saints 2. Final Score: St. Pius X: 44 All Saints: 16
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Davon, Kanelo, Christopher, Nahceem, Von’ye, Samuel, Jehiel, Bennett, Elijah, Isaac
VISITING TEAM: St. Pius X “The Cougars”
COACH’S: Douglas Post, Kelly Grant, Loren Hotchkiss
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Sam, Conor, Nicolas, William, Michael, Elliott, Alex
Q1: St. Pius X came out to the early lead making some great shots while St. Andrew Nativity paid the price with some turnovers. End of quarter 12 – 6 St. Pius X.
Q2: St. Pius added several three pointers during the course of the quarter. St. Andrew struggled with missed shots and turnovers. 34 – 16 St. Pius X.
Q3: St. Andrew came out on fire scoring 7 points in 2 minutes, getting the rebounds on the other end and playing great defense. St. Pius finally answered with a three point to bring the score to 39 – 23. With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, St. Andrew had brought the score within 9 points at 30 – 39. End of third quarter score: St. Pius X 39 – St. Andrew Nativity 34.
Q4: The Game. A technical foul on St. Pius X followed by a technical foul on St. Andrew Nativity set the tone for the fourth quarter. After the technical fouls were shot, the Panthers went into a stall game to maintain a five point lead 44 – 39. St. Andrew Nativity answered with a foul fest which extended time and the final score St. Pius X 51 and St. Andrew Nativity 45.
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Arsema, Elizabeth, Caroline, Cailyn, Keira, Ava, Ruby, Abby, Finley, Lucy, Alexis, Teresa
Christ the King (Milwaukie) wins the CYO City Basketball Championship for 7th Grade Girls March 13, 2022 at Valley Catholic High School (Beaverton)Christ the King hits gold
VISITING TEAM: Valley Catholic “The Valiants”
COACH’S: Zach Bromert, Frank McKeen
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Claire, Hannah, Leah B., Meghan, Avery, Malia, Louisa,
Leah N., Grace, Stephanie, Natalie
Valley Catholic 7th grade girls win second place in the CYO City Basketball Championship March 13, 2022 at Valley Catholic School.
Q1: Tough defense on both teams, no scoring until second half of the first quarter. Christ the King was scoreless until under two minutes in the first quarter. The teams ended the quarter Valley Catholic 4, Christ the King 3
Q2: With 3 minutes left in the half, Christ the King tied the game at 6 – 6. Christ the King gained some momentum and outscored the Valiants 10 -6 to end the half.
Q3: Intense play by both teams with little penetration toward the hoop. A lot of athleticism on both teams with great defense closing out most scoring attempts. The Lions capitalized on the Valiants endless turnovers. End of quarter Christ the King 15, Valley Catholic 10.
Q4: The Valiants had a momentum burst and brought the game within 3 points. Turnovers vexed them throughout the game and end of game fouling sent the Lions to the charity line to add points. Two very balanced teams the Lions were victorious today 22 – 14. FINAL
PLAYER FIRST NAMES:P Collin, Sean, Aiden, Alec, Brady, Kellan, Zach, Austin, Brandon, Olly
VISITING TEAM: St. Anthony (Tigard)
COACH’S: Raymunc Baluyut, Michael Shan
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Shay, William, Boden, Cole, Garrett, Michael, Jakob, Michael, Derek
The game between these two teams was tied at the end of the first quarter 10 – 10 and close as the game went into half time.
An exciting game with St. Pius X staying close enough to keep the game interesting against a very good shooting St. Anthony that maintained a 10 point margin most of the second half. Today, St. Anthony had the upper hand and ended the game with a 64 – 53 final score.
COACH’S Ted Stark, Michael Liu, Marc McCullagh, Trond Williams
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Madeline, Violet, Grace, Aubrey, Alexa, Lauren, Rowynn, Madeline, Samantha, Maizy, Anna
VISITOR TEAM: Holy Redeemer
COACH’S Sonora Thirdgill, Joseph Ederer, Malik Thirdgill, Yasmin Woodard
PLAYER FIRST NAMES: Edith, Jayda, Jeannemarie, Julia, Isira, Amelia, Gema, Eva, Sera
St. Pius X and Holy Redeemer split games during the season with each team taking a game from the other.
Quarter 1: Tough play for both teams St. Pius X lead at the end of one 7 – 2.
Quarter 2 – 13 – 12 Holy Redeemer
Quarter 3 – St. Pius X took the lead with the first shot of the third quarter and held on to the lead by one point at the end 17 – 16.
Quarter 4 – The Game! With 3:27 left in the fourth quarter, the score remained 17 – 16 St. Pius X. Neither team could buy a basket. The crowd was loud and supportive, the girls fought ferociously. Finally, Holy Redeemer went to the charity line and sunk two to go ahead by one point. With 2:49 left St. Pius shot a three pointer and went ahead by two points 20 – 18. Holy Redeemer stole the ball, made a lay up and tied the game 20-20 with under two minutes in the game.
St. Pius X passed the ball around on their next possession and shot a 20 footer to go ahead again 22 – 20.
Final St. Pius X 23 – Holy Redeemer 20 in what was the best game of the tournament thus far!
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