Campion places 2nd and 3rd at Union Basketball Tournament

Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams from Campion had outstanding performances this year at Union Adventist University’s annual Basketball tournament.

After winning five games on Wednesday through Friday, the girls’ team entered the championship game Saturday night undefeated. However, they ended up placing second in the tournament after losing to College View Academy by one point. Even though the girls lost, it was the first time in ten years that the Campion’s girl’s team has made it to the tournament’s Championship game.

The game was competitive with both teams taking turns in the lead throughout. However, at the end of the third quarter, Victoria Matthews and Liz Lopez-Morquecho, the top scoring players on the team, sustained injuries and had to sit out. Despite losing players, the rest of the team stepped up their defense and kept the game close. Lopez-Morquecho was able to make a comeback for the last few minutes of the game. Unfortunately, Victoria Matthew is expected to be out for an extended period while recovering from her injury. 

“I really appreciated the team spirit that we all shared together and how we held our own on the court despite setbacks,” expressed Addison Gann.

The boys team led out strong winning their first four games. However, a loss against Sunnydale on Friday afternoon knocked them out of the championship game. During the Sunnydale game, the Campion boys were leading in points for the first three quarters of the game. However, in the fourth quarter Sunnydale began to take the lead. Then, with five minutes left in the game, Izuchi Nwankwo, a top-player, fouled out and Campion could not regain the momentum. Despite this, the team bounced back on Saturday night and won their final game to take third place overall. 

Izuchi Nwankwo and Victoria Matthews were honored with the team player of the tournament awards.

The final game of the season will take place this Saturday night at Mile High Academy. 

Abigail Brown, Student News Team

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