Monte Cassino 6th -8th grade basketball teams have a successful at turnout at the Diocese state tournament this past weekend.

Going into the first night of play, the Saints came out with a complete sweep with 6^th grade girls defeating Westminster 27 – 13, 6^th grade boys defeating Christ the Kind gold 43 – 27, and 7^th grade boys defeating All Saints Norman 22 – 16. The Saints gained some momentum and excitement going into the second day of the state event.

Going into the second day of the event hopes were high and the excitement was just now getting started. The 6^th grade girls played John Carroll and lost 15 – 6, due to the lost they where sent to the loser bracket and competed against Cascia Hall.  The 6th grade girls battled but unfortunately came up short losing to Cascia Hall. 

The 6^th grade boys played against Marquette (White) on the second round of tournament play and suffered a tough loss.  The loss  forced them to go compete in the loser bracket for possible 5th place spot.  They defeated Cascia (White) 27-25, but then suffered another tough loss to Cascia (Blue). The 6^th grade boys placed 6th in the state tournament out of 16 teams.

The 7^th grade boys opened up with a great first night Friday defeating All Saints (Norman).  The team faced a tough Christ The King (Gold) team in the second round suffering a tough loss.  The loss sent the group to the losers bracket where they competed against Casica Hall – White and suffered the second lost of the weekend..

The 7^th grade girls opened up the first round Saturday with a victory over Rosary, 70 – 35. This allowed them to go to the next round against Christ the King which they also defeated 39 – 25 and this win propelled them to the championship game against St. Mary. Although the final game was a back and forth one the 7^th grade girls came out on time to bring home a State Championship.  The 7th grade girls win back to back state championships!

The 8^th grade girls started off well by defeating Cascia Hall, 34 – 5 in the first round of play.  They advanced to the semi-finals to play a tough Christ The King team.  A thriller semi-final game with fast paced back and forth action.  Despite a great effort by the 8th grade girls, Christ The King pulled away with the upset.  8th grade girls played for 3rd place but suffered a one point loss to St. Eugene taking 4th place for the tournament. 

The 8^th grade boys actually had two teams in the state tournament again this year.  The white team played the first game against Cascia Hall (Blue) suffering a tough loss 35 – 30 which sent them to the consolation bracket.  They faced to a athletic Marquette (Red team, suffering their second lost of the tournament.

The 8^th Grade Boys (Blue) where hitting on all cylinders.  They entered the weekend with a win against Westminster (White) – 28. They faced St. Eugene in the second round defeating them 32 – 22 to advance to the semifinals. The only thing standing in the way of a trip to the championship was St. Mary, which they defeated to advance the championship.  The finals was a rematch of last years finals, Monte Cassino vs. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. by them. The 8th boys played extremely hard but came up short against St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.  8th Boys (Blue) finished 2nd place.