Basketball Report
Saturday 8 February 2025
In Round 9, Shore’s First V faced off against a St Joseph’s College (Joeys) team, who had been playing great basketball and are a team full of momentum. Having played them twice already, the boys knew that the keys were to protect the paint defensively and match Joeys physicality. Shore absolutely answered the call, dominating the rebound count and winning points in the paint. Shore grinded out to an 18-point lead, late in the fist half, however after Ben Murray fouled out and Oscar d’Almeida rolled his ankle, the Firsts were left to 7 players, and Joeys came storming back. With 30 seconds left, Joeys took their first lead, but that was still plenty of time for Will Rintoul to come through in the clutch – getting to the free throw on back-to-back possessions and ultimately icing the game with a 76-75 win. In addition to the game-winning free throws, Will Rintoul added 27 points to the tally, and Adam Awad added a spark off the bench with 10 points in the first half.
When the Seconds faced off against Joeys in Term 1, the youth of our group showed. Joeys was tougher, played harder, and was more disciplined, and for those reasons, the Shore Seconds dropped a game they should have won. The first quarter of the game this past Saturday was no different. The Seconds started slow, allowing Joeys to have a commanding lead and, once again, let their youth show. From the second quarter on, the Seconds were a completely different team, executing offensively and creating great shots for one another and then playing tough team defence on the other end to hold Joeys to a total of 56 points. Jordan Gao led the team in scoring and facilitating, but the ultimate Spark was Harvey Joyce, doing a little bit of everything on the court. This was a true team effort to get the 62-56 win.
Round 5 was a great day for the programme, winning 26 out of 37 total matches.
Player of the Week: Reggie Stafford – 14 points vs Joeys and held their best player to only 7, to lead Shore 14A to a big win.
Team of the Week: The Year 7s had their first high school fixture of the year on Saturday; some boys were new to the sport, and many were nervous about the game at hand. You would not have thought either of these was the case with the 13I’s as they stormed into Cranbrook, dominated the opposition and became this week’s Team of the Week.
The first introduction to Shore Basketball has been pace and pressure, and with the 13I’s scoring a whopping 36 points and only letting in 6 against Cranbrook, it’s clear to say they are very quick learners! Hunter Lane led all scorers, though it was a commanding effort by the entire team.
Mr Indiana Faithfull
MIC Basketball
