Basketball Report
This week saw tough home fixtures against Newington for the Opens and 14s, while the 15s and 16s headed across the bridge to Stanmore.
Newington were too good for our First V on the day, with the men of Shore ending up on the wrong end of a 48-93 defeat. While the boys did well in patches, Newington’s size made winning the rebounding battle a tall order (pun intended) and this was compounded by a forgettable shooting day for the Firsts. They will look to bounce back next week in another home fixture against Riverview.
The Seconds seemed like they could be heading for a similar day, with a rampant Newington finishing the first quarter with a seemingly insurmountable 23-6 lead. Our boys, however, don’t know the meaning of the word insurmountable. Thanks to the rebounding of Josh Ashton and the constant energy of Ben Barry and James Hewitt (not to mention the raucous support of a boisterous home crowd), they clawed the lead back to just 9 points at the half before taking the lead just before the end of the third quarter and never letting go of it, with the final score 58-54 to Shore.
Outside the competition teams, this week was another mixed bag. Some tough losses in a number of age groups mean that overall results look worse than they probably were and shouldn’t take the shine off great close wins for the 14As, 8ths and 10ths. A real point of interest this week came in the Fourths, where two former Shore First V coaches did battle in the form of Mr Mayall and Mr Fletcher – just don’t ask Mr Fletcher the result!
Player of the Week: Luke Goddard hit five three-pointers on his way to 22 points in a close 48-45 win for the Sevenths.
Team of the Week: The Seconds.
Mr G Davis
MIC, Basketball
Results Summary
| Opens | 16s | 15s | 14s | |
| Week 2 Record | 8-6 | 3-5 | 1-7 | 4-3-1 |
| Overall Record | 38-30 | 28-12 | 17-22-1 | 24-15-1 |
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First V | Newington | Loss | 48-93 | Brandon Salis 13 |
| Second V | Newington | Win | 58-54 | Nick Riley 17 |
| Third V | Newington | Win | 25-20 | Jye Peters 5 |
| Fourth V | Newington | Loss | 13-36 | Harry Dalziell 7 |
| Fifth V | Newington | Win | 32-23 | Tom Roberts 8 |
| Sixth V | Newington | Win | 38-35 | Angus Baker 16 |
| Seventh V | Newington | Loss | 26-35 | Ethan Tan, Finn Molloy, Archer Hall and Lachlan Powell 4 |
| Eighth V | Newington | Win | 48-45 | Luke Goddard 22 |
| Ninth V | Newington | Loss | 22-36 | Luke Robson 6 |
| 10ths | Newington | Win | 25-24 | Ben Hadfield 8 |
| 11ths | Newington | Loss | 14-16 | Tim Bannister 6 |
| 12ths | Newington | Win | 36-22 | Mac Deane 12 |
| 13ths | Newington | Win | 29-10 | Orlando Jamieson 6 |
| 14ths | Newington | Loss | 6-41 | Ramon Zhang 4 |
| 16A | Newington | Loss | 42-46 | Bill Gao 9 |
| 16B | Newington | Win | 22-18 | Max Garner 8 |
| 16C | Newington | Win | 27-21 | Ethan Bawtree and Bede Clout 8 |
| 16D | Newington | Loss | 10-36 | Tom Houstone 7 |
| 16E | Newington | Loss | 29-33 | Ethan Wu 9 |
| 16F | Newington | Win | 34-13 | Joseph Steyn 11 |
| 16G | Newington | Loss | 28-64 | Gabriel Lewarne 6 |
| 16H | Newington | Loss | 18-35 | Aidan Lord 8 |
| 15A | Newington | Loss | 40-44 | Oliver Stokeld 6 |
| 15B | Newington | Loss | 34-38 | Luke Maclennan 6 |
| 15C | Newington | Win | 34-22 | Hamish Jackson 8 |
| 15D | Newington | Loss | 14-70 | William Ward 6 |
| 15E | Newington | Loss | 14-34 | Angus King 6 |
| 15F | Newington | Loss | 11-25 | Jack Lamb 6 |
| 15G | Newington | Loss | 12-33 | Nathan Liu 4 |
| 15H | Newington | Loss | 9-42 | Gabriel Bolt 4 |
| 14A | Newington | Win | 30-27 | Henry Trueman 10 |
| 14B | Newington | Loss | 16-27 | Nicholas Marskell 7 |
| 14C | Newington | Win | 40-32 | Dylan Baxter and Rafferty White 7 |
| 14D | Newington | Win | 25-15 | Michael Hocking and Fox Court 6 |
| 14E | Newington | Draw | 26-26 | Austin Sainsberry 6 |
| 14F | Newington | Win | 34-25 | Sam Defina 8 |
| 14G | Newington | Loss | 20-29 | Leo Ryan 6 |
| 14H | Newington | Loss | 0-29 | N/A |