St. Mark holding a strong season
By Daily Press staff
A basketball matchup between Venice and Crossroads schools will get underway tonight in downtown Los Angeles as part of an NBA event.
Venice’s St. Mark Boys A Basketball team — eighth grade and under — will play at the NBA Jam Session Tournament against Crossroads School of Santa Monica.
LA is hosting the NBA all-star game for the first time since 1983, and the Gatorade-sponsored Jam Session is part of the week-long festivities.
The LA Convention Center also will feature music, interactive games and activities for fans of all ages.
The game will be played at 7:30 p.m. on the “Stadium Court” at the Los Angeles Convention Center. St. Mark was selected as one of eight boys teams from across Southern California to take place in the event.
In other news, the St. Mark Girls A Basketball team defeated Campbell Hall of North Hollywood 42- 34 to advance to the semifinals of the Delphic League Playoffs. The highly competitive Delphic League features many large private schools from the westside and valley. Now 8-3 in Delphic play, St. Mark’s will play a powerful Brentwood (9-1 in league play) team tonight at the Delphic Final Four in Chatsworth. The Delphic Championship game is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m. at Chaminade against the winner of Chaminade and Windward (Mar Vista).
The St. Mark girls defeated St. Jerome of Westchester 41-38 this past Sunday to finish 7-0 in CYO league play. St. Mark has now won four straight league championships, including a 30 game winning streak in one of the CYO toughest divisions. The girls will begin play in the Los Angeles Catholic Youth Organization playoffs on Feb. 14 (playoff schedule below). Sixty-four out of 162 schools qualify for the CYO playoffs. St. Mark has enjoyed a strong season, now sporting a 28-8 record despite playing an extremely challenging schedule. The St. Mark girls have advanced to the LA CYO finals four of the last seven years, winning the championship in 2000.
ST. MARK PLAYOFF GAMES (SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT) First Round: Saturday, Feb. 14 1 p.m. at St. Joseph HS (5825 Woodruff, Lakewood) Second Round: Sunday, Feb. 15 3 p.m. at St. Joseph Third Round: Monday, Feb. 16 12 p.m. at St. Joseph Quarterfinals: Wednesday, Feb. 18 7 p.m. at Ramona Convent (1701 Ramona Dr., Alhambra) Semifinals: Saturday, February 21 10 a.m. Ramona Convent Finals: Sunday, Feb. 22 2 p.m. Ramona Convent
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 11, 2004. Read the original PDF.