5th Grade has taken the Rumble for the Ring tournament title with wins over Stamford Peace, CT Elite, PHD and DTX. In the Sunday ‘win and advance’ games, Fierce performed in dominating fashion with double digit victories all the way to the final celebration.

 

On Saturday, Patrick Reilly hit the go ahead basket against Stamford Peace in a 28-27 win. Charlie Berenberg had a clutch offensive rebound and score that captured the momentum of the game. Beckam Stojku drilled a timely mid-range jump shot.

 

On Sunday vs CT Elite, Harry Foley made key plays including a crafty scoring drive to the hoop. Tommy Bourassa was scoring at will and letting the arena know with his signature “made shot back pedal”.

 

Then in a showdown with CT PHD, Grayden Gemelli dominated the game from start to finish with smothering defense, rebounds and layups. Jimmy Soars also brought the defensive tenacity by forcing turnovers.

 

Finally in the Championship against DTX, Jaxon Cramer led the way as the point guard general on the floor, sinking three point shots when needed. Luca Drennan swished a huge early outside shot of his own to set a tone for the game that Fierce came for the crown, and made key passes to his teammates for scores. It was perhaps Christian DeCandido the unsung hero of the weekend. Christian battled for every rebound and loose ball, helped his teammates on every defensive possession, and was scoring consistently both from the inside and outside of the court.

 

Congratulations to 5th grade on their tournament victory!