Basketball Report
The First V went into their fixture level on points with Grammar and determined to prove that they were the better side after a comfortable victory in the reverse fixture. This determination was quickly tested, however, by a horror first quarter which saw Shore lose Joslin Barnes to a worrying ankle injury and fall behind 17-2 after a lights-out shooting display from Grammar.
To our boys’ credit, they never lost faith in their approach and clawed their way back into the game to be down by just 5 points at the half, before taking the lead in the 3rd quarter and never relinquishing it to run out 61-49 winners. The game featured an impressive scoring display from Julian Reynolds, who finished with 28 points, as well as a captain’s knock from Brandon Salis whose communication and leadership were vital when the team was toughing it out in the early stages of the game.
The Second V needed a victory against Grammar to keep their fate in their own hands, and they duly delivered. While both teams started slowly in what would be a low-scoring first half, the Shore team found their rhythm as the game moved into the latter stages and an impressive team performance resulted in a 45-32 victory. Nick Wendt shone at both ends of the court, with a number of key rebounds and some great finishing around the rim. Nick Riley led the scorers with 8 on a day when everyone chipped in to keep the scoreboard ticking over. The Seconds go into next week’s clash playing what is effectively a semi-final against Scots, with the winner well placed to go on to a premiership and the losers needing results to fall their way to stay in the race.
In the ‘never lost at Shore race’, it was a good weekend for our new Opens Coaches but a bad one for the 14s, with only Mr Joson (6ths), Mr O’Brien (9ths) and Mr Ng (10ths), maintaining their perfect records as coaches. Joining them this week following the first Under 13s fixtures are Mr Champion (13Cs) and Ms Robb (13Fs). While there’s still a long way to go before any of these coaches can equal Ms Whiteman’s record streak of nearly two years before losing her first game, the early signs are encouraging! We also still have two teams who are undefeated from the start of the 2022/23 season, but I won’t jinx them by saying who they are!
Player of the Week: Eric Qiao was immense in a close fought win for the 16Bs, leading all scorers with 11 and coming up with some key assists.
Team of the Week: The 13Fs held on through a nervy last few minutes to win their first ever game for Shore in a nailbiter, 15-13.
Mr G Davis
Master in Charge, Basketball
| Opens | 16s | 15s | 14s | 13s | |
| Week 9 Record | 12-1 | 4-4 | 6-2 | 2-6 | 2-4 |
| Overall Record | 75-47-1 | 41-21-1 | 31-38-1 | 37-32-1 | 2-4 |
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Top Scorer |
| 1sts | Grammar | Win | 61-49 | Julian Reynolds, 28 |
| 2nds | Grammar | Win | 45-32 | Nick Riley, 8 |
| 3rds | Grammar | Win | 37-30 | Sam Joyce, 8 |
| 4ths | Grammar | Win | 36-17 | Oli Arnold, 7 |
| 5ths | Grammar | Win | 40-35 | Tom Robers, 14 |
| 6ths | Grammar | Win | 40-18 | Angus Baker, 10 |
| 7ths | Grammar | Loss | 26-31 | Archer Hall, 6 |
| 8ths | Grammar | Win | 52-13 | Lachie Brown, 17 |
| 9ths | Grammar | Win | 30-20 | Declan Hill, 14 |
| 10ths | Grammar | Win | 38-22 | Edward Walker, 13 |
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Top Scorer |
| 11ths | Grammar | Win | 46-21 | Tim Bannister, 8 |
| 12ths | Riverview | Win | 40-10 | Tom Ellis, 11 |
| 13ths | Riverview | Win | 46-17 | Hugh Gluskie, 9 |
| 14ths | BYE | – | – | – |
| 16A | Grammar | Win | 35-33 | Jaylen Steer, 13 |
| 16B | Grammar | Win | 29-25 | Eric Qiao, 11 |
| 16C | Grammar | Win | 52-26 | Aidan King, 11 |
| 16D | Grammar | Loss | 23-25 | Tom Houstone, 9 |
| 16E | Grammar | Loss | 25-28 | Benjie Taylor, 7 |
| 16F | Grammar | Win | 35-6 | Joseph Steyn, 10 |
| 16G | Grammar | Win | 14-12 | Luke Horwood, 7 |
| 16H | Grammar | Win | 27-8 | Will Cunningham, 10 |
| 15A | Grammar | Win | 40-31 | Hugo Flatman, 11 |
| 15B | Grammar | Win | 33-10 | Luke Maclennan, 7 |
| 15C | Grammar | Win | 26-16 | Louis Dickinson, 8 |
| 15D | Grammar | Win | 22-11 | Mack Fortune, 7 |
| 15E | Grammar | Win | 31-19 | Angus Goode, 8 |
| 15F | Grammar | Loss | 31-35 | Phoenix Thompson, 7 |
| 15G | Grammar | Win | 28-25 | Nathan Liu, 8 |
| 15H | Grammar | Loss | 15-35 | Oscar Dimitropoulos, 6 |
| 14A | Grammar | Win | 47-33 | Louis Pichler, 13 |
| 14B | Grammar | Loss | 18-46 | Will Boyd, 6 |
| 14C | Grammar | Loss | 26-34 | Dylan Baxter, 8 |
| 14D | Grammar | Loss | 30-39 | Brandon Liu, 7 |
| 14E | Grammar | Loss | 16-46 | Jack Butcher, 7 |
| 14F | Grammar | Win | 38-27 | Sam Defina, 10 |
| 14G | Grammar | Loss | 10-22 | Spencer Campbell, 4 |
| 14H | Grammar | Loss | 4-25 | Josh Sarkis & Dougal Cathles, 2 |
| 13A | Grammar | Loss | 27-70 | Justin Polya, 6 |
| 13B | Grammar | Loss | 20-24 | Toby Ward, 6 |
| 13C | Grammar | Win | 29-14 | Andreas Karellas & Andy Strickland, 6 |
| 13D | Grammar | Loss | 12-24 | Jayden Ng, 4 |
| 13E | Grammar | Loss | 14-16 | Miller Boyle, 4 |
| 13F | Grammar | Win | 15-13 | Philip Yun, 4 |
| 13G | Shore 13H | Win | 16-4 | Ryan Horwood, 8 |
| 13H | Shore 13G | Loss | 4-16 | – |