The junior varsity boys were the first team to claim a championship on the day as they defeated previously undefeated St. Jude 49-42 at Trinity early Saturday afternoon. The Knights (12-9), winners of four straight entering the tournament, had to do the things the hard way and win three consecutive games to claim the title. They opened the tournament with a 53-43 victory over host Trinity, and then the third-seeded Knights pulled their first upset of the tournament by knocking off second-seeded Saint James 37-34 before claiming the championship. Alex Nyairo was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player, and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Reese Smith.
The middle school girls, winners of 32 straight games in conference play, won their second consecutive CCC championship with a 49-10 victory over Trinity. The Knights, who finished 15-0 on the season, reached the finals with a 53-23 victory over Alabama Christian. India Richardson was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player, and she was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammate Jessie Clark.
Moments after the girls won their title, the middle school boys took the floor against top-seeded Saint James at Alabama Christian. The Knights (14-4) used a Thomas Lynch free throw with under five seconds to play to seal the victory, defeating Saint James 37-36. Thomas Lynch was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Landon Pritchett.
With the three titles on Saturday, the Knights have claimed at least a share of four Capital City Conference (CCC) championships this season; as the middle school football Knights shared the Capital City Conference championship earlier this season with Saint James.
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| Montgomery Catholic JV Basketball Team and Cheerleaders celebrate the CCC Tournament Championship Saturday, January 25. Coached by Mr. Alec Pitts the team members pictured are: Brian Anderson, Joshua Davis, Garrett Edge, Trey Magdon, Sam McCracken, Alex Nyairo, Michael O'Connor, Antwan Parker, Andrew Tolar, James Sadie, Reese Smith, George Sloan, Robert Smith, Tucker Wilkinson. JV Cheerleaders are: Ivy Bach, Madison Bednarz, Chandler Bowen, Madison Gaston, Haleigh Huggins, Audrey Kim, Emma Manning, Madison Pritchett, Lauren Smith, Rachel Young. |
Montgomery Catholic Middle
School Girls Basketball Team Members: Carrie Belsterling, Lauren Beverly, Jessie Clark, Lilly Ellis, Marie Rose Johnson,
Alex Jolley, Claire Mills, India Richardson, Melody Taylor, Aleigha Walden.
They are coached by Mr. Hollis Johnson.
Montgomery Catholic Middle
School Boys Basketball Team Members: Cary Dean, Parker Dennis, Dylon Godwin, William
Hooper, Kamryn Jackson, Matthew Klinger, Thomas Lynch, Garrett McGinn, Jevon Murdock,
Landon Pritchett, Daniel Reeves, Drew Smith, Matthew Taylor, Luke Whetstone, Trey Wilkinson. THE MCPS Middle
School Basketball Coach is Mr. Jared Grant.
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