Basketball Report

This week saw an away fixture against The Scots College for the Opens, with the rest of the age groups looking to defend the Grant Centre fortress against the men from Bellevue Hill.

The Lions’ Den is a tough place to go and win, but our First V did exactly that thanks to a remarkable defensive effort which saw them limit Scots to just seven points in the first quarter.

At the other end of the court, an incredible shooting performance from Joslin Barnes saw him sink five from eight from the three-point line on his way to 20 points. The 74-63 final score line in no way flatters Shore, who improve to 2-1 as they prepare for a tough game against Newington next week.

The Second V were unfortunately not able to match the consistent intensity of the First V, succumbing to a 47-73 defeat. After a relatively even first quarter, Scots exploded at the start of the second quarter to open a 20 point gap, which was always going to be tough for our boys to close.

Top Image Credit: Brandon Salis makes a layup against Scots.

Despite a magnificent third quarter rally, Shore was unable to find an extra gear for the end of the game and ended up suffering their first loss of the competition.

The individual highlight of the game was a real captain’s knock for James Boyd, who did all of the little things right and accumulated a handy 12 points to boot.

Outside the competition teams, this was a tough week for many age groups. There was still a number of notable performances. The Team of the Week, 14Hs, continued their exponential weekly improvement, and the 12ths, 15Gs, and 14Fs all secured big wins. Shoutout to the 16s, who, as an age group, fell just short of a clean sweep in a week where many other teams struggled.

Player of the Week

Will Nugent’s 16 points for the 11ths led them to a rare Opens win.

Team of the Week

Despite an eventual loss, the 14Hs showed great improvement to post their highest score of the season and keep their opponents to their lowest score of the season.

Mr G Davis
MIC, Basketball

Results Summary

	Opens	16s	15s	14s
Week 2 Record (W/L)	2-12	7-1	2-5-1	3-5
Overall Record (W/L)	30-24	25-7	16-15-1	20-12

Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Top Scorer
1st	Scots	Win	74-63	Joslin Barnes 20
2nds	Scots	Loss	47-73	James Boyd 12
3rds	Scots	Loss	27-37	Jye Peters 6
4ths	Scots	Loss	22-34	Oli Arnold and Tom Harbot 5
5ths	Scots	Loss	37-41	Matt Simpson 7
6ths	Scots	Loss	13-45	Harvey Frewin 7
7ths	Scots	Loss	22-32	Finn Molloy 6
8ths	Scots	Loss	28-30	Thomas Malcolm 8
9ths	Scots	Loss	20-41	Daniel Ivanhoe 6
10ths	Scots	Loss	25-28	Edward Walker 7
11ths	Scots	Loss	21-22	Tim Bannister 8
12ths	Scots	Win	32-22	Will Nugent 16
13ths	Scots	Loss	18-37	Jackson Duncan 5
14ths	Scots	Loss	12-32	Jamie D’Arcy 6
16A	Scots	Loss	37-39	Mitchell Dettman 20
16B	Scots	Win	38-26	Eric Qiao 8
16C	Scots	Win	32-11	Archie Hagen 9
16D	Scots	Win	36-21	Rory Tucker 9
16E	Scots	Win	36-25	Chris Griffiths 8
16F	Scots	Win	58-10	Jay Warnes 10
16G	Scots	Win	34-26	Austin Petty 6
16H	Grammar	Win	35-6	Harry Siebold 10
15A	Scots	Loss	26-33	James Ellis 13
15B	Scots	Loss	39-47	Harrison Jelley 11
15C	Scots	Draw	25-25	Tom Whatley 8
15D	Scots	Loss	30-38	Oliver Piper 6
15E	Scots	Loss	12-24	Rory Wenden 4
15F	Scots	Win	24-22	Charlie Cockle 10
15G	Scots	Win	23-15	Gabriel Bolt 6
15H	Scots	Loss	8-29	Austen Anderson, Jasper Liew and Alex Davis 2
14A	Scots	Loss	30-54	Angus Novak and Henry Trueman 7
14B	Scots	Loss	24-46	Nick Marskell 7
14C	Scots	Loss	25-35	Rafferty White 8
14D	Scots	Loss	22-27	Jai van Hamburg 10
14E	Scots	Win	20-14	Brandon Liu 6
14F	Scots	Win	31-7	Sam Defina 8
14G	Scots	Win	28-19	Spencer Campbell 12
14H	Scots	Loss	16-19	Alexander Glasfurd 6