Round Three Vs St Patricks College- Saturday 10th November 2018
On Saturday our ISA teams played home at NBISC against St Patricks College, Strathfield.
U13A started the game fast, with lockdown defence helping us to an early lead. St Pat’s slowly began chipping away at the lead and the ball began to bounce their way, with Saints missing some shots. This was the story of the second half and in the last-minute St Pat’s took the lead and the victory. Final score 35-42.
U13B started the game nervous and anxious, rushing their shots and missing a few easy baskets. After the first 5 minutes of the game, the boys settled down and began taking control. With the full court press, we got steals which lead to easy baskets. Our point guard, Ben Jansens took control of the pace of the game and our 'bigs' dominated the boards. Our bench was great coming in with great enthusiasm and energy, making a huge contribution to final score 56-16.
U13C boys exhibited a terrific display in how to learn what the other team is doing on the floor and adapt. In the half court set the boys were patient and stopped themselves from taking ill-advised shots to get a better shot for one of their teammates. We held a good lead at half time and were able to be dominant enough on the rebounds to allow us to keep our lead and finish them off at the end of the game. In summary, it was a proud day to be a coach as the boys showed a lot of heart and intelligence to get away with the win. Saints 27 – Redlands 14.
U14A boys had a tough game against a well drilled St Pat’s side who came out strong. Our depleted team found themselves behind early and left it to the last moment to fight back. The boys kicked into gear in the final moments locking down on defence and getting within 2 points in the final minute but couldn’t get it done. Final Score 45-47.
U14B had a perfect start to the game as the boys got off to early lead. The team played a well-rounded game, focusing on rebounding and being aggressive on offence. Additionally, fantastic three-point shooting from Chris Warian and Lachlan Porteous. Final Score 50-8.
U15A had a solid outing against a physical and passionate St Patrick’s team, winning by a near 30-point margin. Dan Morley came out firing on all cylinders racking up 11 points in the first half. Overall great effort and win by the boys. Final Score 45-19.
U15B Another strong defensive start led by James Lyons and Dylan Kagho pushed Saints out to a big lead by half time. Great offensive work between Nathan Hale and Alec Zadel solidifying a 40-16 win. U17A had a very tough 1-point loss to St Pats this weekend, going down 28-29 with a last-minute basket from St Pat’s. James Gow top scored with 10 points, followed closely by Joe Purvis with 9 points. Saints fought hard all game, coming back from behind and gaining the lead with a minute to go, but unfortunately didn’t come away with the win in the end.
U17B had a tough fought win 33-21. The boys great individual defence resulted in the opposition feeling very pressured which gave up some extra positions for Saints to score. The boys had some great shooting in the second half which helped us secure the win. Overall a great team win.
The College First’s started well with cohesive team defence and good options on offense to lead 21-12 at the first break. Tom Douglas and Jack Reddy doing a lot of the hard work inside. Excellent perimeter shooting from Tayne McCann, who hit four three pointers helped propel Saints to a healthy 45-30 halftime lead. Max Dowling hit a big three to start the second half and strong rebounding by Zack Kimball and Nic Albertini steadied the Saints lead. The return of Clancy Bird who top scored in his limited minutes was well received by the Firsts. Jai Fisher and Alex Hains ran the team well from the back court to see saints ahead 66-48 at the last break and coming away with a good 81-62 win.
2nd V got off to a slow start but through running fast break transition basketball saints were able to take lead by half time. Saint Pat’s were able to bring themselves back into the game with a couple three pointers in the second half. The second half was dominated by the ref’s whistle with foul calls being called on both sides. Forwards, Tex Fletcher and Heath Carroll, were sent to the line many times where they were able to ice the game out and get the win 24-19.
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Year 5 Let’s just say Saturday’s game was about character. Before the game, the Arden coach made it clear his team wasn’t competitive. Very quickly the Year 5 boys had a decent lead, and it was only going to grow. The Full-Time result of 56 to 12 really wasn't indicative of the boy’s skills and abilities both individually and as a team, it could easily have been much greater. The boys were restricted to defending the from the half, and then from the last third of the court. Offensive rebounds weren't contested and shooting from the left side of the court was encouraged. After the game a representative from Arden was appreciative of the sportsmanship displayed by the Year 5 boys and recognised they held back. Well done boys on a great display of sportsmanship and fair play. Basketball won at the end of the day.
The Year 6 travelled to Beecroft to face off against Arden on their home court. In village surrounds with the smell of a summer BBQ in the air, the boys started the game off slowly with a 10-6 lead after the first quarter of the game. From there, Saints took control with stingy defence and rebounds that converted to quick outlet passes. Tyler Hartman, Joe Walsh and Luke Murray led the transition with steals and assists pushing the ball up the floor with Kodie Janik a beneficiary converting passes into baskets with 12 pts. Saints would finish the remaining 3 quarters of the game with a 36-3 run, running our eventual winners 46-9 and a well-earned sausage sandwich.
This week…
IPSHA Basketball Round 5 Vs Coogee Prep
Game times for Saturday 17th November 2018:
Address: NBISC Jackson’s road Warriewood