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CYO 7 Girls Dominate Season & Championships

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2024 CYO 7th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Anthony

Coaches : Aubrey Turley, Charlie Keller, Michael Turley

Players: Alice, Allison, Brenna, Bridget, Josie, Kayla, Leighton, Lydia, Madeline, Presley

Mascot: The Hawkes

Visiting Team: Holy Family

Coaches: Norm Hersom, Kelly Betteridge, Andrew Owings

Players: Beatrice, Gia, Kiele, Kirsten, Luna, Piper, Sasha, Sloane

Mascot: The Cardinals

Game Highlights:

St. Anthony, undefeated in regular season play came out to a quick lead shooting and scoring to end the quarter with a 12-point lead.  The Cardinals found their stride in the second quarter but could not match the scoring of the Hawkes. The quarter finished with a 21-point favor to the Hawkes.

In the second half, the Hawkes continued to dominate and show a lot of excellent skills that made them this year’s championship team.  The Cardinals gave a wonderful effort in the contest today.

Quarter 1: St. Anthony 16 – Holy Family 4

Quarter 2: St. Anthony 34 – Holy Family 13

Quarter 3: St. Anthony 40 – Holy Family 19

Quarter 4: St. Anthony 56 – Holy Family 23

CYO 6 Boys CITY BXB Upset

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2024 CYO 6th Grade Boys City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches Darin Widmer, Christopher McCollister, J.D. Larson, Min Lee

Players: Aaron, Alexander, Avery, Grant, Griffin, Jace, Jameson, Max, Micah, Nico

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: Holy Family

Coaches: Chris Wojnar, Andrew Over, Marcus Penhale

Players: Anthony, Attivus, Dylan, Jack, Jackson, Jacob, Luke, Rory, Tomas

Mascot: Cardinals

Game Highlights:

St. Pius won the contests by a narrow margin in pre-season play.  Holy Family jumped out to a 10 point lead in the first half with St. Pius X in close pursuit.  Holy Family continued to lead by 10 at the end of the third quarter in a very exciting game by both teams.  The fourth quarter was truly the game with boy teams vying aggressively for the ball and making many of the shots they put up.  With four minutes left in the game, Holy Family lead by 12 with both teams matching basket for basket.  With 1:41 left in the game, it was an 8 point game with both teams still in it to win it.

Quarter 1: St. Pius X 12 – Holy Family 14

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 16 – Holy Family 26

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 29 – Holy Family 40

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 49 – Holy Family 57

CYO 6 Girls City BXB a Cat & Dog Fight

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2024 CYO 6th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Chris Philippi, Chris Bloomer

Players: Avery, Chloe, Emma, Emma, Sarah, Sophia, Tatum, Zoe

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: St. Thomas More

Coaches: Jimmy Sharp, Jay McGrain

Players: Alexandra, Caitlin, Izzy, Maren, Mia, Presley, Rose, Shannon, Stella

Mascot: Bulldogs

Game Highlights:

A balanced game through the first quarter into the second half when the Panthers outscored the Bulldogs finishing the half with an 8-point lead.  The Panthers owned the second half with the Bulldogs never giving up.  Trailing by 20, the Bulldogs had tenacity but not the ability to pull out a win today.

Quarter 1:

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 19 – St. Thomas More 11

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 29 – St. Thomas More 19

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 47 – St. Thomas More 27 FINAL

CYO 5th Grade Boys Make History in Playoff Game

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2024 CYO 5th Grade Boys City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: Franciscan Montessori Earth School

Coaches: Adrian Esteban, Alex Esteban

Players: Daniel, Diego, Ethan, Herbie, Jackson, Koji, Lyons, Nebie

Mascot: Saints

Visiting Team: St. Clare

Coaches: Kevin Myers, Matt Williams

Players: Ahren, Bennett, Canyon, Emmett, Liam, Oliver, Sam, Santiago, Silas, Tim

Mascot: The Dragons

Game Highlights:

A slow paced, balanced game, tied with 1:50 left in the third quarter thanks to 3 steals by the Saints, Lyons and shooting by Ethan. The Saints took the lead after a 6-point deficit near the end of the third quarter.

HISTORY: This was the first time Franciscan Montessori Earth School has won the City Championship level, the highest level of the CYO Basketball Tournament. 

Quarter 1: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 6 – St. Clare 9

Quarter 2: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 16 – St. Clare 15

Quarter 3: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 29 – St. Clare 25

Quarter 4: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 44 – St. Clare 34

CYO 5th Girls Find Gold and Silver at The City Tournament

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2024 CYO 5th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Karie Conner, Katherine Wight, Mariah Johnson, Michael Liu

Players:  Audrey, Charlotte, Eleanor, Gabrielle, Genesis, Ivy, Jeter, Layla, Natalia

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: St. Anthony

Coaches: Ashley Bouchard, Charlie Keller

Players: Allie, Amara, Brielle, Caroline, Emerson, Holly, Kendall, Lea, Paige, Resa, Riley, Sloane, Zoe

Mascot: The Hawkes

Game Highlights:

St. Pius X came out to an early lead outscoring St. Anthony by 15 in the first quarter.  Layla’s height and athleticism enabled the Panthers to keep control of the ball.

In the second quarter, the Panthers again came out scoring, rebounding, and controlling the ball.  With 2 minutes left in the quarter, the Hawkes began scoring and added 7 points to the tally.

Caitlin Clark, the inspirational, NCAA record breaking scorer is influencing the play in girls’ basketball and it is evident from the bleachers!

In the third quarter, the Hawkes outscored the Panthers and slightly reduced the deficit to 22 points behind the skillful shooting and ball handling of St. Anthony’s Riley and Sloane.

Both teams had some great young players who are developing very good skills.  As they continue to grow and mature, we will see these teams again and who knows what it might look like next year!  So far, my favorite game of the tournament.

Quarter 1: St. Pius X 21 – St. Anthony 6

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 37 – St. Anthony 13

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 51 – St. Anthony 29

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 66 – St. Anthony 38

CYO 3rd Grade Boys City Championship and the Winner is…

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2024 CYO 4th Grade Boys City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Thomas More (Portland)

Coaches Brian Chaney, Eddie La Berge, Jeffrey Borlaug, Matthew Uchtman, Sean McMenamin

Players: Aiden, Cole, Henry, Jackson, James, Miller, Oliver, Oliver, Sean, Theo

Mascot: Bulldogs Red & White

Visiting Team: St. Anthony (Tigard)

Coaches: Justin Schmitz, Matthew Rocha, Alex Umbdenstock

Players: Aryan, Bandon, Benjamin, Chase, Eli, Joseph, Justin, Kian, Logan, Parker, Samuel, Vincent

Mascot: The Hawks

Game Highlights:

A fast-paced game with both teams running back and forth between the baskets, scoring intermittently. St. Thomas More, undefeated during regular season play, towered above, and outsized the Hawks.  A few years in the future will change the dynamics between the two teams.

Quarter 1: St. Thomas More 12 – St. Anthony 9

Quarter 2: St. Thomas More 24 – St. Anthony 15

Quarter 3: St. Thomas More 22 – St. Anthony 41

Quarter 4: St. Thomas More 49 – St. Anthony 30

CYO Third Grade Girls city Championship game Decided

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2024 CYO 3rd Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Cecilia

Coaches: Danielle Dausman, Dennis Masi, Matt McMullen, Sarah Messenger

Players: Annie, Audrey, Ava, Campbell, Emily, Gabriela, Hadley, Julia, Kayleigh, Millie, Sophie

Mascot: Cyclones Blue & White

Visiting Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Jeff Hern, Steven Gassert

Players: Andrea, Catherine, Ellisyn, Heidi, Lucia, Nora, Sophia, Sutton

Mascot: Panthers Green & White

Game Highlights: No shooting from the logo in this game but lots of back and forth running from basket to basket as the girls worked to get the ball in the hoop.  St. Pius X Scored 6 early in the second quarter to go ahead by 6 and added 4 in the third quarter to lead St. Cecilia by 8 going into the fourth quarter.

St. Cecilia came alive in the fourth quarter scoring 6 toward the end, behind by 2 with 1:18 left to go.  With 40.5 left in the game, Audrey was fouled and the Cyclones got another chance to inbound the ball under their basket.  The Panthers grabbed it and headed to the other end stepping out of bounds.  St. Cecilia made several attempts to get the ball through the hoop.  With 8 seconds on the clock, the Panthers, Sophia, shot two free throws swishing them both like Caitlyn Clark on a Friday night.

With .09 seconds, St. Cecilia’s Audrey had two shots, but the basket continued to evade the Cyclones today.

Quarter 1: St. Cecilia 4 – St. Pius X 7

Quarter 2: St. Cecilia 7 – St. Pius X 13

Quarter 3: St. Cecilia 9 – St. Pius X 17

Quarter 4: St. Cecilia 17 – St. Pius X 19 FINAL

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CYO 8 Boys BXB Championship

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2023 CYO 8th Grade Boys City Championship

Home Team: Holy Redeemer

Coaches: Joseph Hagedorn (Head Coach), Geraldo Mena Jr. (Asst), Senora Thirdgill (Asst)

Players: Zahir, Nicholas, Hendrik, Jonah, Yerosan, Jack, Christian, Finn, Vicente, Calvin, Julian, Christian, Arush, Dominic

Mascot: Wildcats

Visiting Team: Valley Catholic

Coaches: Chris Boudreaux (Head Coach, Joel Frank (Asst.)

Players: Jack, Garrett, Zareh, Pavley, Pretham, Henry, Kaiyan, Jack, Brandon

Mascot: The Valiants

Game Highlights:

The first two quarters of the game were very exciting back and forth action with great play from some top talents in the eighth grade from Holy Redeemer and Valley Catholic.  Unfortunately, Holy Redeemer was plagued by playing time issues and did not get all their players their mandatory playing time even after they were reminded by the CYO Basketball Commission at the beginning of the game and each quarter of the game.  Finally, toward the end of the game the team worked to get all their players their required time and at that point, it was too late for strategy.

Two basic rules of CYO are 1. There is a place for everyone, no one is cut.  2. Everyone plays and in volleyball and basketball there are mandatory playing times.  In basketball, each player is required to play for 8 minutes of the game.  This is a full quarter.  It is possible to get 20 players on a team a full quarter.

Congratulations to Valley Catholic for their win in the 2023 CYO 8th grade boys Championship.

Half Time Score: Valley Catholic 23 – Holy Redeemer 21

Quarter 3: Valley Catholic 35 – Holy Redeemer 34

Quarter 4: Valley Catholic 53 – Holy Redeemer 42

CYO 8th Grade Girls BXB play for the Gold

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2023 CYO 8th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: Valley Catholic

Coaches Zach Bromert (Head Coach), Frank McKeen (AS), Maggie McKeen (AS)

Players: Hannah, Leah, Meghan, Ruby, Avery, Malia, Louisa, Leah, Grace, Stephanie, Natalie

Mascot: The Valiants

Visiting Team: St. Rose

Coaches: Craig Thomas (Head Coach), Joe Healy (AS), Christopher Brennan (AS)

Players: Delaney, Gabriella, Peyton, Fia, Caitlin, Portland, Kate, Isabella, Regina, Bennett

Mascot: The Hawks

Game Highlights:

Basketball Commissioner, Steve Mueller set the stage as he announced the CYO 8th grade Girls Basketball championship beginning with team names.  He made the calls throughout the game giving the kids a sense of true championship and it was very special for all of the players.

Valley Catholic and St. Rose both had an enthusiastic start playing each other toe to toe in the first quarter. Valley Catholic made some fast break points immediately in the top of the second quarter and outscored St. Rose 12 to 2.

In the second half.  In the third quarter the scoring was balanced for both teams. The Valliant’s outdistanced the Hawks in the fourth quarter with a final score of 44 – 27.

Quarter 1: Valley Catholic 11, St. Rose 9

Quarter 2: Valley Catholic 23, St. Rose 13

Quarter 3: Valley Catholic 32, St. Rose 21

Quarter 4: Valley Catholic 44, St. Rose 27

CYO 6th Grade Boys Crown a Winner

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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