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).

Upcoming Football Camps

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Upcoming Football Camps

CK Football Players, check out the links below for information regarding the many football camps that will be taking place this Spring and Summer.

http://maryland.otcamp.com

http://scarletknights.com/football/camp/

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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

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

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.”

CK en

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:

• The weekend of September 15th   Bishop Ford at Home
• The weekend of September 22nd   Cardinal Hayes away
• The weekend of September 29th  St. Francis Prep away
• The weekend of October 6th  Cardinal Spellman away
• The weekend of October 13th  St. John the Baptist at Home
• The weekend of October 20th  St. Peter's at Home
• The weekend of October 27th  Xavier at Home

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

Christ the King Overwhelms East Longmeadow, 64-33

Christ the King 64, East Longmeadow (Mass.) 33:

After three straight meetings, the East Longmeadow Spartans girl’s basketball team knows what to expect from national powerhouse Christ The King at the HoopHall Invitational. That doesn’t mean the Royals are any easier to defeat.

Led by sophomore Sierra Calhoun’s 14 points and seven rebounds, Christ The King brought its characteristic wave of athletes to Springfield College on Friday night, overwhelming East Longmeadow for the third straight year, 64-33.

“We know we have a pretty strong team in this area, and what we’re trying to do is prepare our team for somewhere down the line," said East Longmeadow coach Erik Maurer. "You just tell the girls they have to go out and play above what they’re used to playing.”

The Spartans (6-2) brought a hard-nosed effort, but Christ The King (4-6) raises challenges no team in Western Mass can. The Royals used a swarming, frenetic defense to push East Longmeadow off its natural offensive rhythm, holding the Spartans scoreless for the entire first quarter.

Watching the way Christ The King covered all 94 feet of the court, it was difficult to imagine them losing six straight games to start the season. But a cross-country schedule against some of the nation’s finest high school girl’s basketball teams – Christ The King has already played five teams in

Down 17 in the 4th Quarter, Royals Storm Back, Beat Rival Loughlin at the Buzzer

On Friday night, the CK Royals traveled to Fort Greene in an anticipated match-up between long standing rival Bishop Loughlin. The game lived up to the hype and ended in dramatic fashion.

The Royals jumped out to an early 7-2 lead on stellar defense and a smooth half court offense. Early on, Justin Foreman had the hot hand, as he was able to both get to the basket and score on pull-ups, displaying his mid-range game. However, that was not enough to keep Bishop Loughlin in check, as they quickly turned the tide of the game. Bishop Loughlin outscored the Royals 16-9 in the last three minutes of the first quarter, giving them a 7 point lead going into the second quarter.

The Royals would struggle to keep Loughlin's bigs out of the paint, where CK seemed to be outmatched. Tahleek Weekes stepped his game up by scoring 6 points in the quarter, making sure that the Royals did not get blown out of the gym. Yet, even with Weekes' efforts, the Royals trailed going into half-time by a score of 36 - 29.

CK came out flat in the second-half, with only CK guard Marcus Layne being able to establish an offensive presence for the Royals. With Loughlin pressuring CK up and down the court, and the Royals failing to convert easy lay-ups, it appeared as though the Royals may be staring at their first league loss