VARSITY B CLINCHES FIRST PLACE! MOVES TO 18-1
THE VARSITY B DEFEATED IONA PREP 64-50 TO CAPTURE FIRST PLACE IN DIVISON. THE ROYALS JUMPED OUT TO A 24-6 LEAD AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. THE ROYALS HAD A VERY BALANCED ATTACK WITH ALL 5 STATERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES. THE ROYALS WERE LEAD BY CHRIS LYPHER WITH 13. RICH WAHMAN ADDED 12, YONNI CHATHAM AND EVAN HERZBERG HAD 11 A PIECE, AND MIKE TANG CHIPPED IN 10. THE VICTORY RAISED THE VARSITY B RECORD TO 18-1 (10-1 LEAGUE).
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CK's Connell completes dream, lands at UPenn
By JOSEPH STASZEWSKI
Last Updated:2:50 AM, January 26, 2012
Posted:1:42 AM, January 26, 2012
After an extensive process and plenty of work in the classroom and on the court, Rayne Connell is where she wants to be.
The Christ the King senior guard, a 90 student, said she took two SATs and five ACTs to get the score required for acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania, her dream school. She finally hit the mark last month and then had to start an extensive process of essays and interviews.
“From the second I stepped on campus, I knew I was supposed to be there," said Connell, who took a visit in September.
It all culminated Wednesday when she took a trip to the Ivy League school to meet with its dean of undergraduate admissions. After the interview, she was accepted on the spot and verbally committed to play women’s basketball there next season.
Connell, a three-year starter, at Christ the King, chose the Quakers over Southern Methodist. She will get her tuition paid through financial aid since Ivy League schools do not give athletic scholarships and is overjoyed to get the school’s prestigious education.
“It’s the best feeling in the world,” she said. “I’m so happy that I’m finally in. I’m so happy.”
Connell said she grew up playing in the post and was more of a scoring guard her f
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VARSITY B DEFEATS ST RAYS FOR FIRST PLACE
THE VARSITY B DEFEATED ST. RAYS LAST NIGHT WITH A COME FROM BEHIND 57-52 VICTORY. THE ROYALS TRAILED BY AS MANY AS 11 POINTS LATE IN THE THIRD QUARTER, BUT A FIERCE COMEBACK LEAD BY MIKE TANG ERASED THE LEAD AND LED THE ROYALS TO VICTORY. MIKE TANG LEAD ALL SCORERS WITH 23 POINTS. YANNI CHATHAM ADDED 14 AND RICK WAHMANN HAD 10 FOR THE ROYALS. THIS VICTORY RAISED THE VARSITY B RECORD TO 17-1 (9-1 IN LEAGUE PLAY).
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VARSITY B GOES TO 8-1 IN LEAGUE PLAY
THE VARSITY B DEFEATED XAVERIAN 85-63 TO GO TO 8-1 IN LEAGUE PLAY AND 16-1 OVERALL. THE ROYALS WERE LEAD BY NIKKO YUVIENCO WITH 18 POINTS CHRIS LYPHER ADDED 17 AND RODRIGO VELDEZ AND YONNI CHATHAM HAD 13 A PIECE.
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CK's Gatti gets the point
Gatti learning quick while driving CK offense:
Christ the King coach Bob Mackey can be hard on sophomore point guard Alyssa Gatti sometimes. There is a certain level of play expected from the Royals point guard no matter what their age.
“I had to work for it,” Gatti said. “I had to wake up. It wasn’t handed to me. … I think he gave me my confidence back most of the time.”
In a loss to Archbishop Molloy last Wednesday she struggled with Mackey telling her that trying to be too fancy was leading to turnovers. The 5-foot-2 Gatti was the exact opposite Sunday in a key victory over Mary Louis. She was efficient, spread the ball around and got the Christ the King offense humming in transition. Gatti had six assists to just one turnover.
“She had one [turnover] and we pulled her after that,” Mackey said. “We want her to understand, she is running the team. Somebody’s got to drive and when she did we’re good. We are much better when she’s driving.”
Gatti said it wasn’t until the team came back from the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, where she had a 10-point game in a defeat to Wesleyan (Ga.), that she felt she had done enough to earn the starting job. She felt the game against TMLA was a much needed bounce back, but her confidence in her abilities is already established.
“At first I was nervous,&r
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Running Royals, Calhoun rout Mary Louis
Comfortable wins and complete performances haven’t come with the same frequency as in the past for Christ the King. The Royals have struggled, lost to multiple nationally ranked teams and saw two league wins get away in the fourth quarter.
None of that was the case against Mary Louis. Christ the King put together a dominant second half behind sophomore star Sierra Calhoun controlling the glass. lt led to multiple transition opportunities. There were plenty of smiles for the Royals after a throwback 75-45 whipping of the Hilltoppers in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I girls basketball Sunday afternoon in Jamaica Estates.
“Winning a game at their home by 30 is a big momentum swing for us,” Calhoun said. “We were on a losing streak for awhile. I think this will really push us in the right direction.”
She led the way with what seemed like a quiet and efficient 19 points and 16 rebounds, taking advantage of the Hilltoppers lack of size. TMLA forward Jordon Agustus missed the game with knee tendonitis and Elizabeth Gully was in foul trouble.
“I really didn’t know she had all those rebounds,” Adelphi-bound guard Lauren Nuss said. “I remember turning around and being like, ‘Alright she got it, let’s go,’ and started running.”
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2012 Football Schedule Announced
The 2012 Varsity Football Schedule was announced by the CHSFL this week. The exact times and game sites will be confirmed in June but here we go Royals fans:
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The weekend of September 15th Bishop Ford at Home
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The weekend of September 22nd Cardinal Hayes away
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The weekend of September 29th St. Francis Prep away
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The weekend of October 6th Cardinal Spellman away
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The weekend of October 13th St. John the Baptist at Home
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The weekend of October 20th St. Peter's at Home
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The weekend of October 27th Xavier at Home
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Calhoun Quiets Critics, Leads Royals Over Holy Cross
Omar Calhoun stroked a dagger 3-pointer and waved his arms at his side. It looked like he was telling the Holy Cross crowd to quiet down. But the Christ the King senior guard said he was simply trying to keep his teammates cool.
“The crowd was getting a little hectic,” Calhoun said. “You know I’ve got a young team, so I needed to make sure everyone was under control. A lot of the times, they can get caught up in the crowd. I was telling everyone to calm down.”
In actuality, the UConn-bound superstar didn’t have to do anything. The trey alone silenced the raucous onlookers and Christ the King would hold on for a pivotal, 64-60 win over Holy Cross in CHSAA Class AA boys basketball Tuesday night in Flushing.
Calhoun finished with 32 points and that huge shot that gave CK a 57-50 lead with 2:00 remaining. The game was a little bit of vindication for the player regarded as the city’s best. After a poor performance Monday on ESPN against nationally ranked Mater Dei (Calif.) and UNLV-bound Katin Reinhardt, haters came out of the woodwork to bash Calhoun on Twitter and Facebook.
“I would think his record speaks for itself,” Christ the King coach Joe Arbitlello said. “He’s the most winningest player in Christ the King history. He’s gonna be the all-time leading scorer. He has a state championship, the first one in 22 years. He has three back-to-back Brooklyn/Queens
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