This was a historic season for the Corpus Christi varsity basketball team. First, the Wildcats posted an impressive 22-6 regular season record (9-0 in league) and won the Western Athletic Conference, using a 14-game winning streak to close out the season. Then the Wildcats were among 64 Catholic middle-school teams chosen to play in the Catholic Youth Organization basketball tournament’and made the deepest postseason run in school history. They took care of business in the first and second rounds, first beating Christ The King and then Holy Trinity to reach the tournament’s Round of 16 at St. Monica’s High. There, Corpus Christi played Maria Regina of Gardena, which jumped out to a 10-1 lead before the Wildcats rallied to cut the lead to 16-14 at the half. Maria Regina maintained its lead until eighth grader Ryan Wilson scored the final points of the contest by completing a three-point play to give Corpus a 33-31 victory. Though Corpus would eventual fall in the quarterfinals in the next round against Holy Name of Jesus, the season seemed to be a resounding success. ’They stepped up big time,’ head coach Chase Voga said of his players, all of whom also made the school’s honor roll. The Wildcats were led by eighth graders Mac Abe (power forward), Mac Bradley (point guard), Max Marguleas (guard), Jack McGeagh (small forward), Matt McGeagh (center), and Ryan Wilson (shooting guard). Seventh grade Wildcats included Matthew Bland, Will Rozelle, Adam Snyder, Scott Stoeckinger and Jack Wilson.
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