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Christ The King GirlsBasketball Goes 1-1 at Hoophall Classic

Olivia Vukosa scores 25 in one contest and Arielle Lopez nets 20 in finale

Kevin L. Smith

Olivia Vukosa, Christ the King's 5-star recruit, scored 25 points and had nine rebounds in CTK's first game at the Hoophall Classic.
Olivia Vukosa, Christ the King's 5-star recruit, scored 25 points and had nine rebounds in CTK's first game at the Hoophall Classic. / ESPN

The Christ the King girls basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend at the annual Army National Guard Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts.

On Friday at Springfield College, the Royals fell 87-75 to Ontario Christian — the top-ranked team in the nation.

CTK’s Olivia Vukosa, a junior and 5-star recruit, finished with 25 points, nine boards and three blocks.

The Royals turned things around Saturday morning with 71-47 win over Sacred Heart of Connecticut.

Sophomore Arielle Lopez anchored CTK with 22 points, five rebounds and two steals.

The Royals, now 11-4 on the season, face St. Francis Prep on Tuesday.

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Kevin L. Smith
KEVIN L. SMITH

Kevin L. Smith, a Rochester (NY) native and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sportswriter in 2013. Since then, he’s held sportswriter and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport (PA), Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com | Post-Standard, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

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