Event Preview: 4th Annual C3 Challenge
The idea for what has quickly become one of the premier summer high school events in Colorado was hatched by Heritage coach Jentry Byleveld was hatched as he watched the Big Ten vs. ACC Challenge on TV.
That premier college event is an annual series that pits programs from two of the nation’s premier conference against one another. Why not here, Byleveld thought. So four years ago, the Centennial-Continental Challenge, a matchup of arguably the two top leagues in the state, was born. The Continental League claimed victory the first two years. Last year, with requests to join the tournament pouring in, Byleveld expanded the tournament, adding a third “Colorado” league of top teams around the state, branding it the C3 Challenge.
Year Two of the C3 Challenge, won last year by Valor Christian over Grandview, begins Tuesday and runs through Thursday at Rock Canyon and Arapahoe (Heritage is currently under construction). Once again, the bulk of the state’s top programs, now with a couple weeks of summer chemistry under their belts, will be participating:
Continental Centennial Colorado
Heritage Arapahoe Chatfield
Regis Jesuit Grandview Columbine
ThunderRidge Mullen Valor Christian
Mountain Vista Cherokee Trail Fairview
Ponderosa Cherry Creek Rocky Mountain
Rock Canyon Smoky Hill Golden
Castle View Overland Doherty
Chaparral Vista Peak Fruita Monument
The tournament begins Tuesday and runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Arapahoe and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rock Canyon. Each team has a guarantee of six games, with two played each day. On the third day, teams will be seeded into a two-game playoff to determine how they finish.
Prep Hoops Colorado will be on hand throughout the tournament to bring you updates, analysis and player profiles.
You can find the full schedule below:
DAY #1
ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL
MAIN GYM AUX. GYM
Castle View vs. Golden 8:00-9:00 am Heritage vs. Columbine
Heritage vs. Golden 9:00-10:00 am Castle View vs. Columbine
Arapahoe vs. Fairview 10:00-11:00 am Vista Peak vs. Rocky Mountain
Vista Peak vs. Fairview 11:00-12:00 am Arapahoe vs. Rocky Mountain
Fruita vs. Mullen 12:00-1:00 pm Mt. Vista vs. Cherokee Trail
Mtn. Vista vs. Mullen 1:00-2:00 pm Fruita vs. Cherokee Trail
Chaparral vs. Chatfield 2:00-3:00 pm Regis vs. Grandview
Regis vs. Chatfield 3:00-4:00 pm Chaparral vs. Grandview
DAY #2
ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL
MAIN GYM AUX. GYM
Regis vs. Arapahoe 8:00-9:00 am Heritage vs. Vista Peak
Heritage vs. Arapahoe 9:00-10:00 am Regis vs. Vista Peak
Golden vs Mullen 10:00-11:00 am Fairview vs. Mtn. Vista
Mtn. Vista vs. Golden 11:00-12:00 am Fairview vs. Mullen
Chatfield vs. Castle View 12:00-1:00 pm Doherty v s. Cherokee Trail
Cherokee Trail vs. Chatfield 1:00-2:00 pm Doherty vs. Castle View
Columbine vs. Grandview 2:00-3:00 pm Chaparral vs. Valor
Grandview vs. Valor 3:00-4:00 pm Chaparral vs. Columbine
Tie Breakers for Seeding:
1. Head-To-Head
2. Points given up in previous 4 games (lowest wins)-prioritizes defense
3. Coin flip
DAY #3 (Just an example: seeds will be determined the prior 2 days)
ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL
MAIN GYM AUX. GYM
Heritage vs. Seed #16 8:00-9:00 am Seed #14 vs. Seed #15
Winners of 8:00 a.m. Game 9:00-10:00 am Losers of 10:00 a.m. Game
Seed #1 vs. Seed #4 10:00-11:00 am Seed #2 vs. Seed #3
Winners of 10:00 a.m. Game 11:00-12:00 am Losers of 10:00 a.m. Game
Seed #17 vs. Seed #20 12:00-1:00 pm Seed #18 vs. Seed #19
Winners of 12:00 p.m. Game 1:00-2:00 pm Losers of 12:00 p.m. Game
Seed #21 vs. Seed #24 2:00-3:00 pm Seed #22 vs. Seed #23
Winners of 2:00 p.m. Game 3:00-4:00 pm Losers of 2:00 p.m. Game
DAY #1
ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
MAIN GYM AUX. GYM
Rock Canyon vs. Smoky Hill 10:00-11:00 am Overland vs. Ponderosa
Ponderosa vs. Smoky Hill 1:00-12:00 pm Rock Canyon vs. Overland
Doherty vs. Creek 12:00-1:00 pm Valor. vs ThunderRidge
ThunderRidge vs. Doherty 1:00-2:00 pm Valor. vs. Creek
DAY #2
ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
MAIN GYM AUX. GYM
Overland vs. ThunderRidge 10:00-11:00 am Smoky Hill vs Rocky Mtn.
Overland vs. Rocky Mtn. 11:00-12:00 pm Smoky Hill vs. ThunderRidge
Rock Canyon vs. Fruita 12:00-1:00 pm Creek vs. Ponderosa
Fruita. vs. Ponderosa 1:00-2:00 pm Rock Canyon vs. Creek
DAY #3 (Just an example: seeds will be determined the prior 2 days)
ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
Rock Canyon vs. Seed #8 10:00-11:00 a.m. Seed #6 vs. Seed #7
Winners of 10:00 a.m. Game 11:00-12:00 p.m. Losers of 10:00 a.m. Game
Seed #9 vs. Seed #12 12:00-1:00 p.m. Seed #10 vs. Seed #11
Winners of 12:00 p.m. Game 1:00-2:00 p.m. Losers of 1:00 p.m. Game