St. Luke's B-Ballers Grab CYO League Title With Comeback Victory

LONG VALLEY, N.J. – It was revenge in the sweetest form for the St. Luke’s Parish sixth grade CYO boys basketball team.

The regular season was prolific for the squad, who only lost one game, to Our Lady Star Of The Sea, and had the number three seed heading into the Upper Morris County CYO playoffs this past weekend.

St. Luke’s disposed of its first two opponents, St. Rose and the previously undefeated OLMND, punching their ticket to the finals.

Their opponent? Our Lady Star Of The Sea.

St. Luke fell behind and went into halftime down six, but wouldn’t let the deficit define them. They battled back in the third quarter, outscoring Star of the Sea by three, cutting the lead to the same entering the fourth and final period.

St. Luke’s picked up the pace and tied the game midway through the fourth quarter, then eventually clawed its way to a two-point lead and kept Star of the Sea from mounting a comeback before claiming the league’s sixth annual championship.

St. Luke's Parish is located on West Mill Road in Long Valley.

Pictured: Front row Ryan Matos, Matthew Mandala, John Coleman, Zack McFarland, Kevin Young; back row Coach Brian Young, Matthew Cardini, Lucas Chan, Nick Dotro, JJ Lawrence, Chris Meehan and Coach John Coleman. Photo Courtesy Kelly Coleman.