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MON Basketball plays in the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Youth Organizations (CYO) for grades 3rd to 8th. Second graders play in Gaithersburg Recreation League. In addition, Kindergarten through 1st grade children program is an instructional, non-competitive league where the basic skills of basketball are taught along with teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Varsity Basketball - 7th and 8th Grade
CYO is a competitive interschool tournament league with playoffs. Games are held at the MON and schools across Montgomery County. Players are required to attend a skills evaluation and are placed on teams based on the evaluations.
Junior Varsity Basketball - 5th and 6th Grade
CYO is a competitive interschool tournament league with playoffs. Games are held at the MON and schools across Montgomery County. Players are required to attend a skills evaluation and are placed on teams based on the evaluations.
Rookies Basketball - 3rd and 4th Grade MON 3rd and 4th graders play in the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Youth Organizations (CYO). Games are held at schools across Montgomery County. Players are required to attend a skills evaluation.
Cadets Basketball - 2nd Grade
Second Grade plays in a league run by the City of Gaithersburg. These games are instructional 4 x 4 games.
K-1 Basketball
The K-1 Basketball program is played at two Upper Montgomery County Gyms. In hour long sessions, the kids are given instruction for the first part of practice then they play approximately 8 games of basketball during the entire season among their classmates. It is a great time for all. Last year's highlight came the last night of basketball when the kids played their parents and Miss Beldon. K-1 Basketball usually begins the 1st or 2nd week of January and runs through the 1st week of March.