Basketball Report

Round 5

The Cranbrook 1sts & 2nds played against Barker on Saturday at the VCH, see report below. It was the fifth round of the CAS competition for the Brookie Ballers against Barker and the Brookie Ballers won 23 games, lost 13 and two exciting drawn game in the 10Es & 9Cs.

1sts

The Cranbrook 1sts again started slowly in the first quarter and were down 21 points with Barker basically making every shot including 3s and free throws, Cranbrook 1sts down 17-30. The tide slowly turned and in the second quarter Cranbrook got back on track with their full court 2-2-1 pressure defence. Cranbrook dominated in the third quarter and led Barker at three quarter time, 62-58. Cranbrook held on after a tussle in the fourth and won 82-77 in a monstrous win. Captain of Basketball controlled the tempo finishing with 12 points, Tom Schall had an important 11 points and played his smartest game to date. Justise Single and Finn Hayson knock some huge shots and finished with 27 & 23 points respectively.

2nds

The Cranbrook 2nds were low on teammates for a number of reasons. The Brookie Ballers played with intensity and belief and were in a tight game until half time. In the second half, Barker got on top and stayed there. Cranbrook 2nds 48; Barker 2nds 63.

View the results here.

Stephen Whitehead
Head of Basketball