The Christchurch School (CCS) basketball program wrapped up the winter season with a grand finale in CCS’s Yarbrough Gymnasium on Friday, Feb. 21.
The 2024-2025 Christchurch School girls basketball team includes, front, from left, Ayshalay Simons of Paget, Bermuda, Lucia Castillo Ortiz of Madrid, Spain, Namiyah Andrews of Heathsville, Ayden Claussen of Washington, D.C., Cara Moss of Hartfield, Almudena Vila Medina of Barcelona, Spain, Rivers Hickey of Ketchum, Idaho, and Avery Thomas of Cobbs Creek; and back row, same order, Manager Kaia Deane of Towson, Md., Eleanor Lorenzen of Houston, Texas, Lex Foster of Gloucester, Amparo Cabedo Llorens of Valencia, Spain, Jaclyn Callis of North, Jarlyne Felix Morel of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sienna Rowe of Urbanna, Callie Penick of Cardinal, manager Simone Moss of Oakland Park, Fla., Head Coach Glenn Harper and Coach Taylor Carter. The Seahorse girls finished 7-14, 0-0, according to MaxPreps.com. (Contributed)The 2024-2025 Christchurch School boys basketball team includes, front, from left, Antonio Bonilla Yepes of Malaga, Spain, Jorge Cuetara Godoy of Boadilla del Monte, Spain, Esteban Saura Fortes of Murcia, Spain, CJ DuNomes of Christchurch, Jayden Thompson of Vienna, Blake Berry of St. Stephens Church, Truyen Tran of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Andy Ngaindjo of Toronto, Canada; and back, same order, Coach Don Harris, manager Simone Forrest of Huntsville, Ala., Manager Kaia Deane of Towson, Md., Kaden O’Brien-James of Yorktown, Ignacio Garcia-Loygorri Fernandez-Peran of Madrid, Spain, Marcos Gonzalez Maestu of Madrid, Trey Fitchett of Saluda, Edoardo Zagatti of Selvazzano Dentro, Italy, Thomas Emery of Warsaw, Rowan Toner of Ontario, TJ Rasheed of Danville, manager Elliott Lipp of Charleston, S.C., Manager Zeniya Thompson of Eleuthera, Bahamas, and Head Coach Joel Jorgensen. The Seahorse boys finished 8-17, 0-0, according to MaxPreps.com. (Contributed)
The Seahorse girls defeated Veritas School 26-23. Lex Foster of Gloucester led the team with 15 points and four steals. Jaclyn Callis of North contributed nine points and seven blocks, reported CCS Communications Assistant Jennifer Homer.
The Seahorse boys defeated Veritas School for the second time, 66-61. The Seahorses also defeated Veritas in January, 57-43.
For the season, Christchurch posted wins over Veritas, Fork Union Military Academy, Southwest Virginia Academy, Summit Christian and Hampton Roads Academy, said Homer.
Both teams play in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division II.
