Winter Sports

Capital City Rivalry Week

CCHS vs Helias Catholic and Jefferson City High School

Makai Petty, Plume Staff

February 25, 2026

Students and Athletes of CCHS.

Big week for the Cavs as they play their home town rivals. One of these games also includes the Cavaliers last home game for the rest of the year. One last game for the Seniors to show their biggest rival who runs the city.

Capital City plays their first rivalry game on February 17th at Helias at 7. Helias has a current record of 12-10, Helias vs Capital City is normally never a close game, Capital City has always come in as the underdog with the final scores showing that Helias has a major advantage against the Cavs. But this year was different, though Capital City lost they put up a great fight losing 62-69. The Cavs, while distraught about this loss, know that this was a huge stepping stone proving that they can play against a great team.

Moving to later in the week the biggest game for the Cavs was supposed to start at 7:30, but with the JV game going into OT the game had to wait. As the court starts to get packed with students all around Jefferson City, and parents coming in from both schools to cheer on the kids, the energy in the atmosphere changes. A feeling of intensity, a feeling of wanting to know who the victor would be had everyone hyped up and ready for the big game.

Member of the CCHS basketball team. (jchschools)

After a hard fight from the JV Cavs team the varsity rolls out. After warm ups and an introduction of both teams the game finally tips off around 8:30. Throughout the game the Cavaliers showed great defense, showing that they had been thoroughly preparing for the Jays. The Cavs had great offense and lock down defense all night which ended up locking in the 66-54 Cavalier win.

As the time ended the student section stormed the court surrounding and cheering on the members of the team, they celebrated the win as a school with a trophy of everyone in the student section with the Cavs basketball Captain Grady Payton holding the trophy.

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Makai Petty, Plume Staff

Makai Petty, a Senior at Capital City High School, is involved in the school’s baseball team. In his free time he likes to go and play golf with his fellow CCHS baseball teammates. Though he may play baseball and golf in his free time his true passion is working with nature, Makai plans on working for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Makai gets his love of nature from his grandfather who used to take him to different wildlife parks and would teach him about different animals and plant life. Makai is not only interested in wildlife, he is also interested in traveling the world. He is somewhat a well traveled person, going to Mexico six times and to the Dominican 3 times. But Makai can’t stay away from his love of wildlife; he begs his family to take snorkeling trips to go look at coral reefs to look at all the life below the water. Makai doesn’t only enjoy wildlife, he also has a strong passion for music. His family and teammates are always in shock when he knows every single word for word that they may play at family gatherings or at baseball games. Makai’s favorite artist is Kanye West, his favorite song being “Through the wire”. Makai considers himself a remotely accomplished person, from how much he has traveled and experienced. Makai’s advice for other students is, “Make memories, you only live once. You might as well make the most of it.