Basketball Report

Week 12 Term 1 2024

The Firsts travelled to the CBD facing a potential banana peel game against a Sydney Grammar School (SGS) side that had pushed a lot of teams in the GPS this year without managing to notch a win, and the game started with the home team really taking it to the men from Shore. While our boys did a reasonably good job at the defensive end of the court, SGS’s mixture of defensive styles and tough work around the paint at both ends meant that Shore faced a real arm-wrestle at halftime, with SGS leading by 1. Following some strong words on the bench at half-time, Shore found their mojo in the third quarter and were able to bring back the disruptive full-court defence that brought them so much success last week, while the bigs (led by rebound leader Ben M) were able to contain their counterparts to stop SGS’s scoring and build a commanding lead, with Shore eventually emerging as 77-55 winners. It will come as no surprise that Julian R topped the scoring with 24.

The Seconds game was in many ways similar, with Shore struggling to put together scoring sequences and SGS doing enough to stay in the game until a decisive quarter (although, in the Seconds’ case, it was the fourth). The difference between the two sides on the day was a superb scoring display from Adam A, who plundered a game-high 22 points with a mixture of tough inside finishes and pinpoint shooting, and the team will be looking to continue to build next week against a Newington team they took to triple overtime in Round 1.

Outside the GPS teams, there weren’t many games as rain and the Icebreaker played havoc with the day’s schedule. A statement win from the 15A’s was spearheaded by Chace M’s 50 points, while Sam D was effective both under the basket and from range for the 13C’s. It was a tough day on the scoreboard in the Travers Court for the 13H’s, 13I’s and 13J’s against strong teams from Waverley and Trinity, but our boys did themselves proud and never gave up despite some lopsided scorelines. 

Player of the Week: The 14B’s snatched a close one at SGS, winning 27 – 26 thanks in part to 8 points from Eddie O.

Team of the Week: When a team scores 77 points in a running clock game, it’s hard to go past it – congratulations to the Sevenths for the biggest win in a non-competition game this season.

Top image: Seventh V

Mr G Davis
MIC Basketball

	Opens	16s	15s	14s	13s
Week 12 Record	10-3	0-0	3-2	2-2	2-4
Overall Record	83-4-51	42-2-32	48-2-29	27-50	11-10

Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Top Scorer
First V	SGS	Win	77-55	Julian R 24
Second V	SGS	Win	44-36	Adam A 22
Third V	SGS	Win	36-33	Mitch D 8
Fourth V	SGS	Win	33-31	Angus B 13
Fifth V	SGS	Win	49-20	Harvey F18
Sixth V	SGS	Win	63-24	Noah Shepherd 15
Seventh V	SGS	Win	77-8	Lachlan D 12
Eighth V	SGS	Win	41-31	Logan C 14
Ninth V	SGS	Win	42-13	Tom O’B 12
Tenth V	SGS	Win	45-19	John P 13
Eleventh V	RAIN
Twelfth V	Joeys	Loss	32-38	Toby R 8
Thirteenth V	Waverley	Loss	17-38	Matt W 6
Fourteenth V	Waverley	Loss	18-48	Oliver N 6
16A	RAIN
16B	RAIN
16C	RAIN
16D	RAIN
16E	RAIN
16F	RAIN
16G	RAIN
16H	RAIN
15A	SGS	Win	56-24	Chace M 20
15B	SGS	Win	37-28	Nick M 10
15C	SGS	Win	32-29	Sam E 8
15D	SGS	Loss	29-31	Jack N 8
15E	SGS	Loss	25-37	Brandon L 8
15F	RAIN
15G	RAIN
15H	RAIN
14A	SGS	Loss	32-44	Jordan G 11
14B	SGS	Win	27-26	Edward O 8
14C	SGS	Loss	27-34	Max P 10
14D	SGS	Win	28-14	Lucas M, Luca C, Thomas E and Sid S 6
14E	RAIN
14F	RAIN
14G	RAIN
14H	RAIN
13A	SGS	Loss	26-52	Harrison N 10
13B	SGS	Win	32-31	Archer D and Shayan M 6
13C	SGS	Win	39-12	Sam D 14
13D	RAIN
13E	RAIN
13F	RAIN
13G	RAIN
13H	Waverley	Loss	5-32	Aaron Z and Harry M 2
13I	Waverley	Loss	2-41	Hugh S 2
13J	Trinity	Loss	6-80	Rupert B 4