Dates for CK's upcoming summer basketball camps:

Boys Week #1 July 30th - August 3rd

Girls Week        Aug 6th - August 10th

Boys Week #2 Aug 13th - Aug 17th

For more information, please visit: 

http://ctkce.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/basketball_brochure_2012.pdf

FIRST TEAM

G Omar Calhoun, Christ the King

The UConn-bound scoring machine put Christ the King on his back at times this year, leading the Royals to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional quarterfinals. Calhoun eclipsed former NBA player Khalid Reeves for the school’s all-time leading scoring record and will also leave CK as its winningest player ever. He was named to the All-American Championship in New Orleans for his incomparable production.

THIRD TEAM

Led Royals to Diocesan title after 0-6 start

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Published: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 5:21 PM

Bob Mackey and the Christ the King girls basketball team had a rough start to their season.

The Royals were 0-6, an unfathomable start for a team that historically is used to nothing but success.

Standout Rayne Connell was injured at the time, and everyone tried to fill her shoes, Mackey said.

“We had to make some adjustments,” Mackey said.

Soon after, “Everybody started to click a little bit.”

The Royals beat Cicero North-Syracuse, the eventual state champion. In that game, Mackey stuck guards instead of forwards on the nation’s top prospect, Cicero’s 6-4 Breanna Stewart.

Later in the season, CK was counted out again after losing a tie-breaker game to Archbishop Molloy, but the Royals pulled off a shocker by beating Nazareth in the Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan semifinals, 54-53. The Royals followed that up by pushing past Bishop Ford for the Diocesan title.

“We were playing to win,” said Mackey, the Daily News girls basketball Coach of the Year. “(Other) teams were playing not to lose.”

Though they narrowly missed a second win against Nazareth, the Royals' run was impressive nonetheless, especially considering its poor start. By the e

Sierra Calhoun, Rayne Connell, and Kollyns Scarborough were honored by the New York Daily News as 2012 All City Basketball Players.

There are five nominees for the Daily News' annual girls basketball Player of the Year award, followed by the five candidates for girls coach of the year.

Winners will be announced at 5 p.m. on Thursday on SNY's "Daily News Live" program.

First Team All-City

SIERRA CALHOUN
Christ the King, So.
Calhoun was incredibly clutch down the stretch for the Royals, particularly in wins over Nazareth and Bishop Ford in the playoffs. Thanks to Calhoun, CK brought home the Diocesan championship.

DARIUS FAULK
Nazareth, Sr.
With issues surrounding the team on and off the court, Faulkwas the Lady Kingsmen's rock. She hardly ever faltered and always ran the show. While she may not have been the highest scorer, her impact cannot be overstated.

FANNISHA PRICE
South Shore, Sr.
The Vikings' season will get overlooked because of the semifinal loss to MSIT, and it's too bad because they went 13-2 in the regular season. Price was at the forefront for South Shore, scoring nine points a game.

BIANCA CUEVAS

The CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens title is Christ the King’s again and the Royals have Sierra Calhoun to thank.

The sophomore star sat out three minutes of the final quarter after picking up her fourth foul, but didn’t wait long to make her presence felt when she returned. Calhoun scored seven straight points, including a big 3-pointer from the left side to start a game-changing spurt and cap a stellar final period.

“It was time to step up,” Calhoun said.

Calhoun hit her last five shots and scored 14 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 4 Christ the King to a 58-54 win over No. 2 Bishop Ford in the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I girls basketball final Saturday night in Middle Village. The Royals knocked off top-seeded and defending champion Nazareth in the semifinals and have now won 26 of the last 28 diocesan crown

 “I was amped up,” Calhoun, who added nine rebounds, said. “I was sitting on the bench and I couldn’t really do anything. I got in the game, I knew I had to make a big impact.”

CK will be the top seed and get a first-round bye in next week’s CHSAA Class AA state tournament in a year that started 0-6 and featured five losses to league opponents. Ford, which beat the Royals in December, was playing in its first-ever championship game at the highest classification.

“It’s like that every year, everyone is against