Boys" basketball: Cesar Chavez wins St. Anselm's Invitational The Cesar Chavez boys claimed their first Saint Anselm's Abbey School Invitational - the longest running annual high school basketball tournament in the D.C. area in its 65th year - with Sunday's 79-38 win over host St. Anselm's. Cesar Chavez (24-14), which had double-digit wins over St. Andrew's and Avalon to reach the final, relied on its fastbreak offense and defense to build a 23-11 first-quarter lead. St. Anselm's finishes 12-19. Senior guard Charles Allen led Cesar Chavez, a District public charter school that plays an independent schedule, with 15 points. Sophomore guard Dimone Long added 14 points and sophomore Tyree Elliot had 13 points. Chavez Coach Malcolm Battle also said junior Tyler Thompson, Allen and Elliot stood out throughout the weekend. "We opened up the margin a little bit and didn't look back from there," Battle said. The last couple weeks the kids have bought into defending, boxing out and keeping kids to one shot. It's been a recipe for success. Senior guard Sean Attridge led St. Anselm's with 15 points. Cesar Chavez, which has seven sophomores and one freshman, has won seven straight. "To finish on a strong note, it's good for us being so young," he said. A couple of good wins and we're starting to understand that whoever is on the floor, we have to play strong.