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Southington Catholic School boys basketball team victorious at New England CYO Tournament

The team competed against teams from Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire last weekend and won all three games.
Credit: Derek Ward
Left to right: Statistician Anastasia Velez, Coach Heidi Ouellette, Ethen Clements, Matthew Collins, Jr., Giovanni Velez, Jayse Johnson, Alijah Johnson, Isaiah Richard, Dominick Napoletano, Keaton Kroll, Brian Anderson, Anthony Cammarasana, Matthew Gonzalez, Tyler Benoit, Coach Pat Byrne.

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — The Southington Catholic School Varsity boys basketball team has won their final game in Burlington, Vermont, making them tournament champions.

The New England Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) tournament was held over the course of last weekend. The Southington basketball team represented the Archdiocese of Hartford in the tournament.

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The team competed against teams from Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, winning all three games.

Southington Catholic School's basketball team became Archdiocese of Hartford champions on March 20, after winning 21 consecutive games in a row.

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Now, with their three wins over the weekend, the team won 24 consecutive games. 

Coaches Pat Byrne and Heidi Oullette helped guide the team to victory in the Waterbury Parochial League, as well as the Archdiocese of Hartford Interscholastic Athletic Conference. 

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Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.  

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