Category Basketball
CYO 8th Grade Boys Basketball Championships
March 11, 2018
CYO City Basketball Championships
Home Team: St. Joseph (Vancouver)
Coach(s): Luke George, Scott George
Player first names: Joseph, Nicholas, Brandon, Noah, Jacob, Owen, Aiden, Jacob
Visiting Team: Christ the King (Milwaukie)
Coaches: Mike Peterson, TR Riehl
Players: Akhil, Jonathan, Cade, Riley, Tyler, Forrest, Brandon, Tyler, Thienan, Jacob
Scores:
Q1:
Q2: 26 – 17 St. Joseph
Q3: 34 – 25 St. Joseph
Q4: 42 – 30 St. Joseph
Game Highlights:
- Joseph jumped out to an early lead leading by double score
- Christ the King dug a hole in the first half and ended up 26 – 17
- Christ the King worked to dig out of the hole early in the second half and answered St. Joseph shot for shot.
- By the end of the third quarter, it was a 9 point deficit.
- With just under 5 minutes, Christ the King came within 4 before two shots at the charity line gave St. Josephs another 2 point cushion.
- With 1 minute left in the game, St. Joseph by 8 points and shooting free throws…Score, Miss now by 9
- After a few more charity shots during the end of game foul the leader, St. Joseph ended up on top.
FINAL: St. Joseph 42 – 30
CYO 8th Grade Girls City Championships St. Francis vs St. Clare…
March 11, 2018
CYO City Basketball Championships
Home Team: St. Francis, Sherwood (White)
Coach(s): Mary Beth Bowman, Eric Pitt, Leroy Wagner
Player first names: Sophia, Darynne, Keeley, Victoria, Leanna, Gisela, Carmela
Visiting Team: St. Clare (Red)
Coaches: Barbara Harkins, Bethany Macneur
Players: Maura, Megan, Eliza, Michelle, Lauren, Alexa, Sophie, Fiona, Gillian, Gia, Charlotte, Makena
Scores:
Q1: 14 – 7 St. Francis Sherwood
Q2: 26 – 13 St. Francis Sherwood
Q3: 39 – 24 St. Francis Sherwood
Q4: 44-42 St. Francis Sherwood
Game Highlights:
- Francis came out to the early lead and kept St. Clare at bay though out the first quarter.
- Francis widened the lead in the second quarter with a 13-point margin going into the half.
- Sophia put in 4 points at the end of the half to widen the gap for St. Francis.
- Clare moved the ball to their end often but could not get the shots to fall.
- Francis continued to put on the pressure but with 3 minutes left in the third, St. Clare ignited and desperately attempted to catch up some ground.
- Lauren #14 for the St. Clare Dragons fouled out with 2:20 left in the game.
- Left unchecked, St. Francis took advantage of their opportunities
- Clare at the other end could not get the ball to drop in the bucket! Rebound St. Francis!
- With five seconds in the 3rd quarter, #20, Charlotte put in two for the Dragons and drew a foul
- With 2:43 left in the game, St. Clare mounted another comeback getting within 7 points. Now the game will get really interesting!
- With 1:40 left in the game, #23 and #44 Gigi played keep away on the St. Francis end of the court until the Dragons forced a foul.
- At 1:05 the Dragons scored coming within 6 points!
- At 10.9 seconds, the Dragons come within 2 and #44 goes to the line to shoot 1 and 1 for St. Francis. She misses, St. Francis gets the ball.
- At 7.9 St. Francis goes to the charity line again to shoot two. Score…Score
- One shot left Dragons # 4 drives to the hoop and scores for 2!
- An amazing game that brought the entire crowd to their feet!
FINAL: 44 – 42 St. Francis Sherwood
CYO 7th Grade Girls Championship All Saints vs St. John Fisher…
March 11, 2018 BEAVERTON, OR
7th Grade Girls CYO City Basketball Championships
Home Team: St. John Fisher (White)
Coach(s): Jason D’Ambrosio, Jason Hawthorne, Scott Olsen
Player first names: Reese, Catie, Addison, Isabella, Morgan, Isabel, Rosali, Alexandra, Cayton, Grace
Visiting Team: All Saints (Green
Coaches: Ron DePalma, James MacCallum
Players: Olivia, Chloe, Ava, Shannon, Charlotte, Mackenzie, Abigail, Sarah, Molly, Corinne
Scores:
Q1: 8-6 All Saints
Q2: 18 – 7 All Saints
Q3: 24 – 11 All Saints
Q4: 30 – 21 All Saints
Game Highlights:
- All Saints slowly and patiently set up the ball on most possessions and moved it around until they had a shot.
- All Saints had the height advantage and followed up on their missed shots for conversions.
- John Fisher was the quicker team with great ball handling skills. They had a hard time penetrating All Saints defense to get inside to the basket.
- With under three minutes left, St. John Fisher caught on fire and made a comeback.
- With 44 seconds left in the game, St. John Fisher had closed the gap to 5 points and the pressure was on!
- All Saints was held scoreless through most of the quarter letting SJF close in.
- John Fisher could not close the gap but gave All Saints a good run for their money in the last quarter.
FINAL: All Saints 30 – 21
CYO 6th Grade Boys BXB Championships St. Andrew Nativity vs Holy Trinity….
March 8, 2018
CYO City Basketball Championships
Home Team: St. Andrew Nativity
Coach(s): Paul Gagnon, David Marlin
Player first names: Natnael, Dexter, Abinezer, Marshaun, Charles, J’Sean, Damion, Naszier, Zamir, Angel, Luis, Omar, Jesus, Nolawe
Visiting Team: Holy Trinity
Coaches: Seth Colner, Cole Holthaus, Robert Holthaus
Players: Caden, Andrew, Jack, Noah, Ruben, Justin, Logan, John
Scores:
Q1: 17 – 5 St. Andrew Nativity
Q2: 31 – 21 St. Andrew Nativity
Q3:
Q4: 64 – 56 St. Andrew Nativity
Game Highlights:
- Both of the teams participating were very athletic and smart teams.
- Both teams had great shooters. The teams were well matched and did a great job getting the ball up the court.
- Andrew Nativity moved the ball well on offense and kpept the lead the entire game.
- Holy Trinity never gave up and worked until the final buzzer.
FINAL: St. Andrew Nativity 64 – 56
CYO 6th Grade Girls City Basketball Champions St. Andrew Nativity vs St. Pius X…
March 8, 2018
CYO City Basketball Championships
Home Team: St. Andrew Nativity
Coach(s): Dion Ragsdale
Player first names: Ayanna, Nickara, Genesis, Ge’Aira, Deborah, Nakya, Ebani, Yanci, Genesis, Bobbie Skyy, dulce, Haley, Melissa, Estrella
Visiting Team: St. Pius X
Coaches: Robert Centis,
Players: (will be added)
Scores:
Q1: 10 – 7
Q2: 20 – 17
Q3: 26 – 20
Q4: 31 – 27
Game Highlights:
Great defensive game during the 1st quarter. Both teams were applying pressure from the beginning.
The first half of the game was played hard by both teams. The score was close. Both teams had big rosters and did a great job rotating the girls in and out to keep them fresh.
St. Pius X gained the lead in the 3rd quarter with some big offensive rebounds.
St. Andrew Nativity was able to gain back the lead and keep it during the 4th quarter. They had some big steals in the 4th quarter to help them win the game.
FINAL:
St. Andrew Nativity 31 – 27
CYO 5th Grade Boys Championship Basketball All Saints vs Holy Trinity
March 8, 2018
CYO City Basketball Championships 5th Grade Boys
Home Team: All Saints
Coach(s): Ron DePalma, Jon Spoelstra
Player first names: Emmett, Ryan, Lucas, Samson, Garrett, Alonzo, Aidan, Peter
Visiting Team: Holy Trinity
Coaches: Seth Colner, Cole Holthaus, Robert Holthaus
Players: Caden, Andrew, Jack, Noah, Ruben, Justin, Logan, John
Visiting Team: Madeleine
Coaches: Robert Briscoe, Rob Chandler
Players: Felix, Jonah, Finnegan, Graham, Beckett, Daniel, Jack, Noah, Tate, Nathan, Jacob, Brady
Scores:
Q1:
Q2: 24-19 All Saints
Q3: 34 – 30 All Saints
Q4: 41 – 48 Madeleine
Game Highlights:
All Saints jumps out quick and slashes to the basket, often. Madeleine has a great shooter with lots of perimeter play tough jumpers falling!
Lots of good shots and good passes in the 3rd quarter to bring the game to within 4 points.
With 5:32 left in the game, Madeleine #10 ties the game 34 – 34.
At 3:50, Madeleine takes the lead 40 – 38. Madeleine made some key shots to take the lead in the fourth.
Both teams are well coached and all of the boys showed good sportsmanship, a credit to their coaches.
FINAL: Madeleine 48 – 41
CYO 5th Grade Girls City Championship St. Matthew vs St. Cecilia…
March 8, 2018
CYO City Basketball Championships 5th Grade Girls
Home Team: St. Matthew (white)
Coach(s): David Loza, Jeff tuck
Player first names: Chanelle, Anya, Braxtyn, Naomi, Alyssa, Emerson, Ellie, Natalie, Berkleigh, Isabel, London
Visiting Team: St. Cecilia (Blue)
Coaches: Erika Bayless, Curt Fingal
Players: Audrey, Grace, Ella, Alise, Sophia, Sarah, Julia, Mia, Margaret, Sophia
Scores:
Q1: 11-7 St. Matthew
Q2: 22-15 St. Matthew
Q3: 39 – 22 St. Matthew
Q4: 47 – 28 St. Matthew
Game Highlights:
- Intense defense for St. Matthew and St. Cecilia (lots of ball pressure)
- Crowd and atmosphere were spectacular! Parents and benches for both sides invested in their kids and teammates.
- Cecilia great cheers in between quarters and timeouts (You gotta want it to win it!)
- Strong 8-0 run in the 2nd quarter increased gap to 17 – 9
- Intense defense carried into 2nd half with full court pressure by both sides
- #22 on St. Matthew great drive to hoop for layup and steals inboud pass for another great layup
- Huge 3rd quarter for St. Matthew took the lead up to 17 thanks to smothering defense
- #23 hit a deep 3 with 1:30 to go in the 4th quarter to put on an exclamation point
- Great team chant for St. Cecilia cheering their team on to the very end
FINAL:
St. Matthew 47 – 28
CYO Basketball Championships 3rd Grade Boys St. John Fisher vs St. Pius X
March 4, 2018
3rd Grade Boys City Championship
Visiting Team: St. Pius X (Black)
Coaches: Tony Dabbs, Loren Hotchkiss
Players: Kayden, Andrew, Nicolas, Nathan, William, Cole, Michael, Finbarr, Tyler, Quade, Jackson, Shay, Benjamin
Home Team: St. John Fisher
Coach(s): Joe Connell, (Camp Howard Counselor) Patrick Proctor
Players: Logan, Isaac, Gabriel, Nolan, Ramy, Spencer, Connor, Oliver, Casen, Carter
Scores:
Q1: 9-7 St. Pius X
Q2: 17 – 9 St. John Fisher
Q3: 25 – 19 St. John Fisher
Q4: 33 – 31 St. Pius X
Game Highlights:
Quarter one both teams came out to quick start and the lead changed a couple of times the quarter ended 7-9 St. Pius X. The second quarter, St. John Fisher found their pace and with a minute left, led 17 – 9.
With 47 seconds left in the game, St Pius came within 2 points 30 – 28 SJF. St. Pius stole the ball with under 12 and scored to tie 30 – 30. The game went into overtime. The crowd went wild!
SJF scored one on a bonus shot. St. Pius scored 2 more to take it to 33 – 30 St. Pius X. SJF scored one more point on a bonus making the score 33 – 31 St. Pius X.
Final: St. Pius X 33 – 31 in a barn burner!
CYO Basketball Championship 3rd Grade Girls Valley Catholic vs St. Agatha…
March 4, 2018
3rd Grade Girls City Championship
Home Team: Valley Catholic
Coach(s): Andrea Chakrapani / Frank McKeen
Player first names: Adriana, Hannah, Leah, Tia, Cameron, Malia, Grace, Stephanie, Maanya, Natalie
Visiting Team: St. Agatha (Red)
Coaches: Jason Manson, Julie Manson
Players: Sydney, Charlotte, Samantha, Regan, Ella, Abigail, Isla, Finley, Sofie, Addison
Scores:
Q1: 2-2
Q2: 11 – 4 Valley Catholic
Q3: 13 – 8 Valley Catholic
Q4: 17 – 12 Valley Catholic
Game Highlights:
After the end of the second quarter, Valley Catholic had a run of 7 points ending the quarter 11-4. Both teams had a high scoring fourth quarter with four points per team.
FINAL:17 – 12 Valley Catholic
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