The St. Brigid's Church sixth grade boy's basketball team recently won the Nassau-Suffolk CYO Championship. The team finished on top over 60 other teams that competed for the title, and compiled a nearly perfect 16-1 record, including five playoff victories. In the championship game, which was held at Adelphi University on March 23, they stormed to a 12-0 lead before completing the championship run with a 46-37 win.

The boy's championship season occurred in their third year of playing together. During those three years the team gathered 39 victories and suffered only four losses for a remarkable 91 percent winning average.

Under the watchful eye of head coach Mark Levy and assistant coaches George Jackson and Rohan Thompson, the team and each player improved every season. Last year's team advanced to CYO's version of the Final Four, but lost its semi-final match by one point. This year's team marched through the playoffs, winning each of its five games by nine points or more.

"Gang Green," as the team calls itself, is only the third team in St. Brigid's history to win a CYO title. A celebration is being planned for a future date at St. Brigid's to commemorate the team's achievement.