Southampton High School Hosts 15th Annual Charyse Torrence Basketball Tournament

Photos: Southampton School District

The 15th Annual Charyse Torrence 2-on-2 Basketball Tournament took place on Sunday, March 1 in the Southampton High School Gym.

The event, held each year to honor the memory of Cheryse, a beloved student who lost her battle with cancer and who was known for her positive outlook, love of the game of basketball, and love of the color red.

This year’s tournament opened with Charyse’s coach, Junie Wingfield, sharing with the 33 teams and the spectators his memories of Charyse and the meaning behind the tournament which is one of the longest running high school student fundraisers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Wingfield introduced Charyse’s parents, who were in attendance and after a group photo was taken, the teams began their double-elimination play.

Half-way through the tournament, the 3-point contest took place as participant after participant tried their hand at being the last person standing after shooting single-elimination three-point shots until Olivia Bruyn claimed the prize.

Tournament play resumed as fewer and fewer teams were in the running for the championship.

Jesse Scanlon and Shelby Pierson wound up in third place after losing to Grace Lynch and Sebastian Pereira.

Lynch and Pereira set their sights on Team Pike (Taylor and Garrett Pike) who had been previously undefeated and claimed the overall victory.

At the end of the tournament, $800 was raised to donate to Make-A-Wish.

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