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Basketball Wins 33rd Annual DC Classic
December 9th-11th Gonzaga hosted the annual DC Classic, a three day, 12 game tournament. This years tournament featured teams from the DMV, Chicago, New York, and Pennsylvania in what made for another high level competition.
The Eagles started off their tournament defeating Friendship Tech from Washington D.C. 87-49.
On Saturday, December 10th, Gonzaga faced a tough St. Raymond's team out of New York. Gonzaga trailed 63-55 heading into the 4th quarter. Gonzaga slowly chipped away at the lead. Nyk Lewis '25 would tie the game at 72 with a floater in the lane. After a big defensive stop, Derek Dixon '25 went 2/2 from the line to take a 74-72 lead. Gonzaga did not look back and defeated St. Raymond 78-73.
Sunday, December 11th, Gonzaga faced Jackson-Reed for the DC Classic Championship. Gonzaga and Jackson-Reed traded buckets the entire game in a highly contested game. Gonzaga prevailed 64-58 to win the DC Classic. Gonzaga has won back to back DC Classic Championships.
Congratulations to Nyk Lewis '25, Thomas Batties '23 and Ryan Sabol '23 who were names to the All Tournament Team. Ryan Sabol '23 was named Tournament MVP
Next up, Gonzaga will travel to Bishop Ireton, Wednesday, December 21st. You can find the entire schedule here. Make sure to follow Gonzaga Hoops on Instagram and Twitter for real time updates and content.
We asked Coach Turner his thoughts the DC Classic, "I feel like our guys grew up a little this weekend. We have a group that is growing together each day. Playing against great competition will show you who you are, or can become, and our guys showed up as a TEAM when it mattered the most."
Turner continued, "I was very proud of our effort but we still have room for improvement. We want to be at our best in late February but this is a good start."
Go Eagles!
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The Eagles started off their tournament defeating Friendship Tech from Washington D.C. 87-49.
On Saturday, December 10th, Gonzaga faced a tough St. Raymond's team out of New York. Gonzaga trailed 63-55 heading into the 4th quarter. Gonzaga slowly chipped away at the lead. Nyk Lewis '25 would tie the game at 72 with a floater in the lane. After a big defensive stop, Derek Dixon '25 went 2/2 from the line to take a 74-72 lead. Gonzaga did not look back and defeated St. Raymond 78-73.
Sunday, December 11th, Gonzaga faced Jackson-Reed for the DC Classic Championship. Gonzaga and Jackson-Reed traded buckets the entire game in a highly contested game. Gonzaga prevailed 64-58 to win the DC Classic. Gonzaga has won back to back DC Classic Championships.
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Congratulations to Nyk Lewis '25, Thomas Batties '23 and Ryan Sabol '23 who were names to the All Tournament Team. Ryan Sabol '23 was named Tournament MVP
Next up, Gonzaga will travel to Bishop Ireton, Wednesday, December 21st. You can find the entire schedule here. Make sure to follow Gonzaga Hoops on Instagram and Twitter for real time updates and content.
We asked Coach Turner his thoughts the DC Classic, "I feel like our guys grew up a little this weekend. We have a group that is growing together each day. Playing against great competition will show you who you are, or can become, and our guys showed up as a TEAM when it mattered the most."
Turner continued, "I was very proud of our effort but we still have room for improvement. We want to be at our best in late February but this is a good start."
Go Eagles!
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