2023 CYO 7th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School
Home Team: St. Pius X
Coaches Ted Stark (Head Coach), Marc McCullagh
Players: Avery, Maddy, Zea, Alexa, Lauren, Madeline, Samantha, Anna
Mascot: Panthers
Visiting Team: Holy Redeemer
Coaches: Sonora Thirdgill
Players: Edie, Nola, Jayda, Jeannemarie, Julia, Isira, Amelia, Gema, Eva, Kalkidan, Sera
Mascot: Wildcats
Game Highlights:
Quarter 1 – With 4:54 left in the first quarter, McCullagh scored the first basket of the game from the charity line to give the Panthers the lead. Stiles for Holy Redeemer tied the game at the other end of the court from the free throw line with a score of 1-1 with 3:56 left in the quarter. With 2:30 left in the first quarter, Holy Redeemer scored the first bucket of the game to lead the game 3-1.
Quarter 2 – Both teams got into the groove early in the second quarter and St. Pius X Stark drilled a three pointer to bring them within 1 point of the Wildcats. She sunk another 3 on the next trip to her basket to go ahead before the Wildcats answered with a 2 pointer to even the score at 9-9.
Bourque scored a three pointer for Holy Redeemer with 2:30 left in the first half and Stark put a third three pointer in for St. Pius X. More 3 points were scored in the first half than 2 point baskets.
Quarter 3 – Holy Redeemer came out of the break and scored two quick baskets to tie the game and got the ball back immediately on a St. Pius X inbound infraction. Both teams were pumped for the second half. Much back-and-forth excitement, three pointers, great defense on both teams.
Quarter 4 – St. Pius X scored 5 quick points including a three pointer to get the quarter started giving them a 10-point lead early on. Holy Redeemer could not dig their way out, missing their shots in the fourth quarter. A great game between two talented teams.
2023 CYO 6th Grade Boys City Championship at Valley Catholic School
Home Team: St. Andrew Nativity School
Coaches Clay Alexander
Players: Andre, Daniel Arthur, Caeden, Justin, Deandre, Shamar, Ramon, Keenan, Israel
Mascot:
Visiting Team: St. Pius X
Coaches: Clayton Lindsay (H), Andrew Ruginis (AS)
Players: Zachary, Parker, Carter, Luca, Jack, Charlie, Lucas
Mascot: Panthers
Game Highlights:
First half – The two teams stayed evenly matched throughout the first half with the score staying within 1 to 4 points of each other.
Second Half – St. Pius X garnered a considerable lead which St. Andrew Nativity worked hard to close, getting within 5 in the fourth quarter. In the end, St. Pius X by 6 in a great game by both teams.
Quarter 1: St. Pius X 10 – St. Andrew Nativity School 6
Quarter 2: St. Pius X 20 – St. Andrew Nativity School 16
Quarter 3: St. Pius X 36 – St. Andrew Nativity 24
Quarter 4: St. Pius X 50 – St. Andrew Nativity School 43
First half, Two feisty, great shooting teams very well matched creating a lot of excitement. Neither team was afraid to shoot three pointers and they sunk them like pros.
In the second half, St. Anthony overpowered St. Ignatius, widening the gap and St. Ignatius could not make it up. It was a great game with a lot of intensity.
A high scoring game with both teams sinking 3 pointers toward the end of the first half with the score vacillating until St. Pius X drilled the last basket of the half to go ahead by 3. Amos for St. Clare hit three, three-pointers.
St. Clare broke open in the third quarter behind some three-point shooting including another by Amos to close out the period. St. Clare added 17 points to St. Pius X’s 6.
Both teams performed well in the fourth quarter but St. Clare outscored St. Pius X by one point with thirteen for the quarter. The game was fun to watch and kept the fans on the edge of their seats!
Holy Family came out to a swift lead and led St. Pius X 17 to 7 at the first time out.
Match 2: Holy Family 25, St. Pius X 16
Great 8th grade girls’ team for the tournament finale. Holy Family brought a strong presence, good serving, great rally skills and took control from the beginning. A great game.
Holy Trinity takes second place in the CYO Volleyball Spike Championships November 19, 2022 at Valley Catholic High School.
Game Highlights
Match 1: All Saints 26, Holy Trinity 24
24 to 24 toward the end made for an exciting contest between two very well coached 7th grade teams. All Saints went ahead with ace for 25 followed by another point off a Holy Trinity spike into the net to win the game.
Match 2: Holy Trinity 25 – All Saints 16
Hadley from Holy Trinity went on an 8-point roll to start the second match before the server put the ball out of bounds for a 9th point. All saints carved away at the deficit they found themselves in and almost tied the game at 16 all. Holy Trinity continued to outscore All Saints and Hadley again served the Titans to within one point of the match win 24 – 16. A net ball on the next play by All Saints gave Holy Trinity the match. The score tied at 13 to 13 and the crowd went wild. All Saints went ahead on a net skipper serve and fired the final serve for an ace to win the high charged game.
Match 3: All Saints 15 – Holy Trinty
Holy Trinity and All Saints went back and forth with Holy Trinity leading to about 12 points. All Saints came blazing back and won the game 15 to 13 with some powerful serves and excellent rallies by both teams. A fantastic game!
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.
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