Basketball Report

Week 2 – Saturday 21 October 2023

Despite a decisive win over Riverview just two weeks ago in the preseason Raschke Cup, the First V went into their fixture at St Ignatius knowing that this would be a much harder test on enemy territory. This proved to be correct, with the host school racing out to a 24 – 8 lead by the end of the first quarter. Undeterred, Shore redoubled their efforts in the second quarter, striking back thanks to the three-point shooting of Ed Gall and some tough finishes from Julian Reynolds to win the quarter 20 – 9 and leave the gap at just 5 points at halftime. The second-half was a back and forth affair, with neither team able to claim a decisive advantage and Riverview finishing the game with an 8 point victory. Julian Reynolds led all scorers again with 29 points, while Tom Latimer, James Hewitt and Ben Murray contributed with 8 rebounds each.

If the Firsts faced a difficult test on Saturday, what lay in store for the Seconds was herculean – Riverview had stamped their credentials as early-season favourites with a dominant undefeated Yeend Shield Premiership before backing this up with an emphatic win over King’s last week. Nevertheless, our Seconds emerged unafraid and took it to Riverview in the first quarter, storming into an early lead and putting the hosts under all kinds of pressure.  Unfortunately, the loss of last week’s scoring hero Ben Barry to injury for much of the first half, as well as the dual technical of Adam Awad changed the momentum decisively, and what had been an excellent contest devolved into a comfortable 54 – 34 win for Riverview.  Ben Barry top scored with 7 points, while Jack Horwood had a team-high 7 rebounds.

There are no changes in the undefeated coaches race, as both the 15Ds and 16Bs remained in the winners’ circles. The highest individual score in running clock games was Ethan Wu’s 17 for the 13ths, closely followed by the 15Bs’ Will Atkinson and the 15Fs’ James Cunningham, who dropped 16 each – even more impressive considering both came in close tussles. The outstanding age group in a tough week was the Under 15s, but it was a close-run thing, with 7/8 games in that age group decided by a single basket.

Player of the Week: Shared between Oscar Shirley and Tom Houstone, who hit 12 points and a buzzer-beating 3 respectively to secure a 33 – 33 draw for the 6ths.

Team of the Week: In a first ever retention of the Team of the Week crown, the 14Hs retain the award after improving from a 14 – 14 draw with Scots to a 36 – 6 win over the same school!  I’m not sure what they’ve been doing in training, but it’s obviously working.

Mr G Davis
MIC Basketball

	Opens	16s	15s	14s
Week 2 Record	6-1-7	3-5	4-1-3	2-6
Overall Record	15-2-12	9-7	11-1-4	2-14

Firsts	Riverview	Loss	56-64	Julian Reynolds 29
Seconds	Riverview	Loss	34-54	Ben Barry 7
Thirds	Riverview	Loss	28-29	Kai Tropman 8
Fourths	Riverview	Loss	26-28	Bill Gao 8
Fifths	Riverview	Loss	22-42	Eric Qiao 6
Sixths	Riverview	Draw	33-33	Oscar Shirley 12
Sevenths	Riverview	Win	47-33	Ben Hadfield 8
Eighths	Riverview	Win	44-35	James Markell 15
Nineths	Riverview	Loss	19-28	Daniel Ritchie 5
Tenths	Riverview	Win	30-24	Tom Ellis 10
Elevenths	Riverview	Win	35-11	Tristan Noakes 9
Twelveths	Riverview	Win	58-25	Archie Hagen 12
Thirteenths	Riverview	Win	51-20	Ethan Wu 17
Fourteenths	Cranbrook	Loss	17-69	Alfie Sheridan 6
16A	Riverview	Loss	30-36	Harvey Joyce 10
16B	Riverview	Win	39-33	Remy Constantian 13
16C	Riverview	Loss	43-46	Tom Whatley 10
16D	Riverview	Loss	28-32	Phoenix Thompson 12
16E	Riverview	Loss	17-21	Tyler Spence 8
16F	Riverview	Win	24-18	Zac Chang 8
16G	Riverview	Win	24-23	Jolyon Peace and William Holloway 6
16H	Cranbrook	Loss	12-35	Alex Davis 6
15A	Riverview	Win	44-41	Hugh McCredie 10
15B	Riverview	Loss	26-29	Will Atkinson 16
15C	Riverview	Win	33-31	Dylan Baxter 12
15D	Riverview	Win	36-24	Ethan Lewarne and Wilson Koch 8
15E	Riverview	Loss	20-23	Sam Defina 8
15F	Riverview	Win	30-28	James Cunningham 16
15G	Riverview	Loss	28-31	Sam Sutton 14
15H	Riverview	Draw	17-17	Cooper Macdonald 9
14A	Riverview	Loss	30-60	Isaac Kasprowicz 10
14B	Riverview	Loss	21-37	Luca Scott 6
14C	Riverview	Loss	24-31	Charlie Lord 7
14D	Riverview	Loss	20-24	Sid Shoemark 5
14E	Riverview	Loss	10-23	Will Hartin 6
14F	Riverview	Win	22-18	Lucas Madsen 7
14G	Riverview	Loss	10-12	Daniel Hone 4
14H	Scots	Win	36-6	Victor Zuo 10