Basketball Improves to 3-0, Travels to California for Father Barry
Senior Luke Rehl scored a career-high 20 points in a 69-60 victory over Sandra Day O’Connor. The win completed a three-game homestand to start the season at 3-0. It was the first loss for O’Connor (6-1).
Braeden Speed led a 21-point first quarter with 10 of his game-high 21 points as the Broncos led by five points and had a 34-30 advantage at the break. Rehl led the third-quarter push with 14 of his 20 as Brophy extended its lead to 10 points 54-44.
Brophy sealed the by making five of six free throws in the fourth. Junior Ryan Burbach contributed 10 points and sophomore Rocket Schwertley added eight in the win.
Brophy travels on Thursday to compete in the 49th Annual Father Barry Classic in Sacramento, Calif. The tournament gathers eight private, parochial schools together yearly to compete in bracket play. Brophy has participated in the Fr. Barry in five decades, and we have won the tournament three times (1981, 2017, and 2021). This year, five of the eight teams will be Jesuit schools including Strake Jesuit (Houston, Texas), Loyola High (Los Angeles, Calif.), and Bellarmine (San Jose, Calif.). The other three teams will be Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.), perennial Northern California contender Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), and St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.) which is the only other team besides Jesuit to have competed in the Fr. Barry Classic each year since it began in 1974.
The games will be available on live stream on YouTube via NorCal SportsTV. Brophy opens against Bellarmine (San Jose, CA) on Thursday, December 7th at 8 p.m. (( p.m. in Arizona).
Brophy College Preparatory celebrated its 76th commencement on Saturday, May 18, at 9 a.m. in Robson Gymnasium. This graduation was significant for the Class of 2024, who began their high school journey remotely due to the pandemic.
The Class of 2024 demonstrated resilience and connection despite the challenges of starting their education online. Their unity and adaptability were evident throughout their time at Brophy, embodying their class theme: “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
Valedictorian Doer Leo He delivered a memorable speech, drawing parallels to the movie "Finding Nemo" and encouraging his classmates to persevere with the phrase, "Just keep swimming." President Bob Ryan and Principal Jim Bopp also spoke, highlighting the graduates' resilience and urging them to be agents of positive change.
The ceremony concluded with a strong sense of pride and accomplishment, celebrating the Class of 2024's journey from remote learning to a united and triumphant graduation.