Basketball Report

This week saw tough home fixtures against Riverview for the Opens and 15s, while the 14s and most of the 16s headed to Tambourine Bay for an away fixture.

Our First V found themselves in a real tussle, with the gap just three points at the end of a tight first quarter before Riverview opened up a 10 point cushion at the half which never really went away. It was a tight game that could have gone either way. Shore won the rebounding battle and took virtually the same number of shots as their opponents, but turnovers and missed shots at crucial times meant that Riverview came away from North Sydney with the win. Brandon Salis led all scorers with 22 points.

Top Image Credit: Jimmy Dougherty looks for a pass for the Firsts

After two weeks of leaving themselves a huge mountain to climb in the first quarter, the Seconds finally started well, racing out to a 20-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looking back from there. The game ended in a 67-48 Shore win, with Nick Riley leading all scorers and Nick Wendt earning player of the match honours for a monstrous defensive effort.

Outside the competition teams, this was a great week for the rest of the Opens, who saw some great results across the grades. The 12ths continued their winning ways and the Eighths posted 66 points on their way to a dominant win. Meanwhile, the 11ths somehow managed their third one-score loss in a row – expect Mr Massey to keep his team on the court for hours after training this week practising free throws! The 16s saw some great wins across the group, with Chris Griffith’s 19 points for the Es, and the As posting 50 against a previously tough Riverview outfit, as the standout results. Sledding was a little bit tougher in the 14s and 15s, but there were still positive results for the 15Cs, 15Fs and the 14As and 14Cs.

Player of the Week: Ted Scott had a handy 11 points for the 14Cs, including an incredible pull-up, which I wish someone had filmed.

Team of the Week: The 15Fs know how to clutch up in close games, with a 1 point win this week to go with their 2 point squeaker against Scots.

Mr G Davis
MIC, Basketball

Results Summary

	Opens	16s	15s	14s
Week 2 Record	9-5	5-3	2-6	2-6
Overall Record	47-35	33-15	19-28-1	26-21-1

Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Top Scorer
First V	Riverview	Loss	61-68	Brandon Salis 22
Second V	Riverview	Win	67-48	Nick Riley 17
Third V	Riverview	Win	47-21	Owen Chang 10
Fourth V	Riverview	Win	39-32	Daniel King and Aaron Rucinski 9
Fifth V	Riverview	Loss	32-43	Matt Simpson 8
Sixth V	Riverview	Win	40-31	Harvey Frewin 15
Seventh V	Riverview	Loss	30-45	Liam Sewell 7
Eighth V	Riverview	Win	66-39	Jack Cambridge 12
Ninth V	Riverview	Win	37-35	Declan Hill 12
10ths	Riverview	Win	56-25	Matthew Gill 25
11ths	Riverview	Loss	24-26	Tim Bannister 6
12ths	Riverview	Win	32-22	Tom Ellis 8
13ths	Riverview	Loss	12-32	Orlando Jamieson 6
14ths	Riverview	Win	21-17	Jamie D’Arcy 10
16A	Riverview	Win	50-33	Bill Gao 13
16B	Riverview	Loss	37-58	Josh Moles 10
16C	Riverview	Win	41-15	Ethan Bawtree and Archie Hagen 8
16D	Riverview	Win	44-22	Kane Smallacombe 9
16E	Riverview	Win	66-18	Chris Griffiths 19
16F	Riverview	Loss	20-25	Joseph Steyn 9
16G	Newington	Win	17-10	Luke Horwood 5
16H	Barker	Loss	17-30	Harry Siebold and Caleb Schmidt 6
15A	Riverview	Loss	15-35	Jeremy Bremner 8
15B	Riverview	Loss	17-36	Tom Whatley 4
15C	Riverview	Win	24-21	Steve Cominakis 7
15D	Riverview	Loss	27-37	Xavier Mitton 9
15E	Riverview	Loss	23-37	Will Ward 8
15F	Riverview	Win	27-26	Phoenix Thompson and Zac Chang 6
15G	Riverview	Loss	13-37	Nathan Liu 6
15H	Riverview	Loss	15-39	Jasper Liew 4
14A	Riverview	Win	34-22	Henry Trueman 11
14B	Riverview	Loss	21-33	Nick Marskell 7
14C	Riverview	Win	38-21	Ted Scott 11
14D	Riverview	Loss	20-29	Wilson Koch 6
14E	Riverview	Loss	11-35	Will Lacroix 4
14F	Riverview	Loss	16-18	Lachie Waite 6
14G	Riverview	Loss	14-35	Leo Ryan 6
14H	Riverview	Loss	12-54	Alexander Glasfurd 4