Central Carolina Christian Conference Tournament
Central Carolina Christian Conference Tournament recap
The Father Capodanno Grunts played host to their men’s and women’s conference tournaments on Saturday. The Grunts use the Moore Montessori School’s athletic facilities as their home. The tournament began at 9 a.m. and lasted until about 9 p.m. A pancake breakfast was served in the morning and pulled pork for lunch and dinner. You could even grab a cup of local Cactus Creek Coffee to help get through the long day.
Hundreds of highschool fans, students, players, and parents came and went throughout the day. The Grunts athletic director and the many volunteers hosted a great tournament with some great basketball games.
First up in the men’s first round was Star Christian Academy and Spirit of Life. This game stayed close until the fourth quarter. The two teams set the tone for a great day of basketball. Spirit ofLife moved on to the second round to take on top seed Falcon Christian Academy after winning 23-39.
1 2 3 4 Final
Star:10 6 7 0 23
SOL: 6 11 9 13 39
Game 2 was New Life Christian Academy versus 3 seed Father Capodanno. Capodanno started the season off slow as of January 26 they were 2-14 after that, date they went 6-2 for a regular season record of 8-16. They needed to win three games for a conference title. Their first game would be no contest defeating New Life 53-9. With the following players contributing:
20 Luke Moon 17
23 Jonah Marsh 17
5 Sam Attar 9
11 Alex Cook 4
1 Braedon Hudson 4
25 Cannon Caps 2
1 2 3 4 Final
New Life: 3 3 2 1 9
FC : 24 9 14 6 53
The men took a break in the action while the Ladies of Spirit of Life took on Thomas Academy. Thomas Academy won what we were told was a close game. Thomas Academy would get a break while they waited to take on Father Capodanno Lady Grunts for the Women’s Conference Championship. First, the guys still had two more games to determine who was going to play for a title.
Round two first up was Spirit of Life and Falcon Christian Academy. Falcon came into the tournament undefeated in conference play. Their speed and size were too much for Spirit of Life to handle, with two players showing off dunking skills. Spirit of Life got into foul trouble, leaving only four men on the court against the Falcon team. Falcon head coach pleaded with refs to allow Spirit of Life to play a fouled out player, but he refused.
1 2 3 4 Final
SL: 8 5 12 10 35
Falcon: 24 31 16 14 85
Falcon waited to see if they were going to play the Grunts or 2 seed LifeSpring Academy. The Grunts didn’t show any sign of being tired in their second game of the day. This game remained close until the second half, when Father Capodanno started to pull away in the third quarter. LifeSpring put a dent in the score, but the damage was done. After a 55-47 win, Father Capodanno found themselves going to the Championship later that night.
1 2 3 4 Final
FC: 11 13 16 15 55
LS: 9 9 9 20 47
Capodanno Scoring:
23 Jonah Marsh 15
20 Luke Moon 28
5 Sam Attar 8
24 Jefferson Frehley 2
1 Braedon Hudson 2
The Ladies were slated for a 5 O'clock Championship game Number 1 seed Father Capodanno took on Thomas Academy in their second game of the day. The Championship ended earlier after Thomas Academy Forfeited at halftime. The score was 31-4 at the half with Father Capodanno in the lead. Father Capodanno earned the title of C4 Champions.
1 2 3 4 Final
FC: 12 19 31
TA: 0 4 4 FF
First half Capodanno scoring:
2 Lucia DeBrul 2
3 Gemma Farris 7
4 Emma Koltz 4
5 Julie Attar 8
11 Aubrey Driscoll 6
15 Alexis Waldo 4
The Father Capodanno's men had a different outcome. They found themselves at the end of the night as conference runner-ups. This was their third game of the night, so it seemed fatigue and the size and speed of Falcon would make for a tough combination to overcome.
1 2 3 4 Final
FC: 17 10 4 5 36
FA: 29 24 19 11 83
This was the first season for the conference.
