We are very excited to announce that St Gregory's College Basketball Team are the CCC State Champions. Read on and enjoy their journey.
Day 1.
Our first grade basketball team played three games on day one of the NSW CCC basketball championships.
First up we played O’Connor Catholic College from Armidale. Their coach was Victor Simon’s next-door neighbour! The boys played well and had a lot of fun on the way to an 83-34 victory. Kai Allie had 24 points featuring six three-pointers.
Next up we played a tough game against the spirited and physical St Charbel’s from Punchbowl. They put us off our game a little and made the boys work very hard. We finished the winners 52-38. Kingston Tutani had a strong game and finished with 10 points.
Finally, we played the grudge match in our pool against a talented MacKillop College Port Macquarie. It was another tense affair but we were able to come home strong. Charlie McBeath led the scoring with 21 points in a 49-36 win.
Day 2.
The boys managed to not snap their fingers off this morning in game 1! The stadium was like a commercial freezer! The team spread the scoring evenly between them as they won 66-29 against St John Paul College Coffs Harbour.
In game 2 we came up against Clancy Catholic College. It was an end-to-end chaotic affair. We came out the other side victorious 83-52. Kai Allie finished with 21 and Mason Hunter had 16.
Game 3 was an all-Marist Semi against St Frances Xavier Hamilton (Newcastle) The team played really well against St Francis Xavier, winning 59-50. Kai Allie was brilliant with 24 points, and Charlie McBeath had 16. We’ll face the arch nemesis Dom’s in the final!
The boys have won the NSW CCC State Title! They played brilliantly and won in emphatic fashion defeating St Dominic’s 79-40! It was quite simply the best they have ever played. Kai Allie had 28 points and was on fire from three-point range. They didn’t have an answer to Charlie McBeath in the first half. From top to bottom the squad were exceptional.
Congrats to Nile Bushby of Year 9 who made his first-grade debut in the final pool game. Our youngest first grader since Alex Dolores in 2016.
The boys, Mel, and I are very pleased. We are extremely proud of this special group.
Ben Limbrey and Melissa Giles