Weekend Sporting Review 11/11
Victorious In Games Against Grammar, Can The Form Continue?
T. M. Kennedy
THIS SATURDAY Shore took on Sydney Grammar School at home for basketball and cricket. Round five of the AAGPS summer season saw Shore come out victorious in basketball, cricket, tennis and water polo, while the other sports participated in training and preparation for the rest of the season.
In cricket, the First XI batted first up at Northbridge on a lovely wicket. An early loss of two wickets provided a little hiccup, but Year 10 cricketer Toby R, displayed some class batting, scoring 88 runs off 122 balls with 8 boundaries. A tidy 57 by Henry S provided Shore with a total of 223 runs after 50 overs. This very respectable score was very hard to beat, with opening bowler Samuel W taking a wicket on his fourth ball. Walton combined with another opener, young gun Thomas F, three wickets each, to bowl Sydney Grammar out for 61 runs and grab the extra point win. In the Second XI down in Rushcutters Bay, Shore bowled out Sydney Grammar School for a mere 133 runs, with Stuart H carving up a five wicket haul. This led to the Seconds chasing down the 133 runs in just 24 overs, with Noah Q scoring 64 runs and Aidan K 33 and also grabbing the extra point win.
Sam W in action
In basketball, Shore hosted Grammar. From the get-go, Shore controlled both ball games. The Seconds had a convincing 58-35 win with Nick R, scoring a tidy 16 points with some crafty dribbles. Following this game, the Firsts continued their three-game win streak to try and find some form before the break, with Captain of Basketball Julian R scoring 34 points, and keeping his hot streak of points going alongside the Firsts winning 103-67.
The water polo held their first “Friday Night Lights” game against St Augustine’s College, with the Firsts taking down Augustine’s 7-5, with Captain Koby S snagging a goal. The seconds, also victorious over the weekend, beat St Joseph’s College, 6-4.
Julian R about to take a shot
Athe tennis courts, the Firsts continued their impressive form, staying at the top of the ladder. With a 6-3 win, the strong young team, led by Captain Zachary L, will continue pushing on to try and bring back a premiership to the cabinets of the blue street. The Seconds unfortunately went down 4-5 to Grammar, but are hoping for a bounce back this week.
The following week, we will be taking on Newington College at Stanmore, an important fixture for all sports, with cricket, basketball, water polo and tennis all becoming tight at the top of the leaderboard.