Cranston League for Cranston's Future Wins Basketball Tourney

CRANSTON, RI — The Cranston League for Cranston's Future sent the sixth grade TRAVEL team into a state tournament recently. The youngsters won five games in a row at the East Greenwich Dr. Martin Luther King RIYBA state basketball tournament.

Their hard work paid off in a championship.

They're currently the top team in the state.

CLCF beat Coventry 38-23 on Jan. 16 in a 9 a.m. game. An hour later, they dispatched West Warwick 51-35 and then at 1 p.m. they squeaked by South Kingstown (Brock) 56-54 to become the Boys Sixth Grade Champs. To get into the brackets, they also defeated Cumberland/Lincoln 44-34 and East Greenwich/ Amelotte 40-13.

Courtesy Photo Caption: front row, left to right: Lorenzo Flores, Mike Paquette, Chris Feliz, Ryan Dionizio, and Marcus Chung; second row, adults: Assistant Mikeicha Molloy & Coach Mike Molloy; players, Jacob Murray, Peyton Ginolfi, Randy Guzman, Lucian Spremullo, Mikellen Molloy, Nick D'Amore, and Jacob Shepherd. Back row: Coaches Gary Spremullo and Diogenes Capellan.