Round four Vs St Pius X College - Saturday 17th November 2018
On Saturday our ISA teams came up against St Pius X College. St Pius X hosted our A teams at Oxford Falls, while we hosted the B teams at our home ground NBISC.
U13A were in for a tough one this week. The game was close from the beginning with both teams going bucket for bucket in the early stages. After a close first half Saints took a one-point lead at the break. Saints came out firing in the second half with stellar team basketball, getting out ahead and building on their lead. Strong defence enabled Saints to maintain their lead. St Pius made late push, but Saints held their nerve and took the game, Final score 43-40.
U13B started the game very focus and highly motivated. We took control of the game straight away with our full court press, which gave us the opportunity to score easy baskets. The boys executed perfectly in defence allowing only 4 baskets in the first half to St Pius Team. Our "bigs" controlled the boards and the transition game worked almost to perfection. Once again, the bench was great coming in with great enthusiasm and energy and made a huge contribution to final score. Overall, another great performance, in a game where we had brilliant moments with good plays and better execution. Final score 60-18.
U13C A terrific day to be a coach. The boys displayed what it meant to respect the ability of another team by continuing to attack them always wanting more. This display was something to be marvelled; the hunger to score and defend at a high level never wavered. This is amazing as it showed that our boys respected the fact that Pat’s had good players and could have got back in the game if they had have lost concentration. This is the biggest improvement that we have had as a team as it allows us to run sets and regain our composure. A dominant second half defensive display allowing them to only score 5 points allowed us to put the game out of reach with about 9 minutes to go. Great display from all players involved looking forward to keeping the momentum going. Final score Saints 35 vs Pat’s 13.
U14A came slow out of the gates against a tough St Pius team, Jordan Hiscox and Ollie Cummins led on the defensive side through talk and energy to keep us in the game. Archie Richards scored at will to keep saints in the game with Macro Severino taking their star player out of the game. Some lights out shooting from St Pius pushed them just out of reach of the boys as we went down Final score 43-47.
U14B, Boys got off to a great start playing fantastic defence and playing selfless offence. Despite the mid game scuffle, the boys played an energetic game. Final score Saints 37- Pius 21.
U15A’s the boys had the first real test of the season on the weekend against St Pius. The game was very physical and low scoring, but the boys pulled together defensively in the second half and grinded out a gutsy win. standout for the game was Dan Morley who provided some much-needed scoring and leadership in the first close game of the season, Final score 35-31.
U15B Another great start for Saints as intense defensive pressure forced a lot of turnovers from the opposition. The whole team were dominant on the offensive boards and an impressive 25-point game from Nathan Hale highlighted the 48-17 win.
U17A had a great win against St. Pius this weekend, defeating them 30-22. Team captain, Joe Purvis, top scored this week with 14 points. Great effort by the entire team to stay focused all game and fight off Pius’ efforts to make a comeback.
U17B had a tough fought win over Pius X 28-21 due to some clutch shots made by Charlie. The Saints boys defence was great throughout the game and caused some issues for Pius. Excellent play by Saints for a good win.
The College First’s started very focused. With the return of Clancy Bird to the stating group Saints built a narrow quarter time lead 10-8. Team defence was steady as Saints went into the main break up 33-27. All players contributing offensively but team defence was solid holding Pius to just five points in the third to go ahead 45-32 at the last break and go on for a good team win 59-45. St Pius always hard to beat on their home court. Zack Kimball had a great captains match.
2nd V A short- handed Saints team got off to a slow start but was able to take the lead by half time in a low scoring first half. Following the halftime break, Saint Pius were able to get off to a hot start utilising their deep bench to capitalise on growing Saints player fatigue to develop a lead. The tandem of Josh Lye and Tex Fletcher, created many opportunities in the post and saints were able to bring the game back to a couple possessions. Despite the loss, it was a very well-structured performance from the Saint Augustine boys; we will get them next time. Saint Pius 31 - Saint Aug 27.
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Year 5 Once again another strong performance by the Year 5 boys to come away with a 52:15 win against Coogee Prep. Coogee were a little under strength, however, they never gave up and took the game to the boys. Staying strong in the paint and driving to the basketball were key to getting an early lead. Our old nemesis, the reaching foul, led to a lopsided foul count, but with so many strong players on the roster, it did little slow the scoring down. Smart use of screens and some cheeky steals led to easy baskets in offense. Being another of our trade mark fast paced games fatigue became a factor, so regular substations were utilised. Well done boys.
The Year 6 returned to the friendly surrounds of the NBISC after successive road games in previous weeks. Facing a short-handed Coogee prep team, Saints would dominate for the entire game going into the half leading 24-10. Not settling for a small lead, Saints would increase the defensive pressure in the 2nd half, led by Tyler Hartmann who lead the team with 5 steals. Kodie Janik facilitated unselfish play with 6 assists and all 9 Saints players would score multiple baskets, including Niki Kania and Luke Murray each with 6 points highlighting the depth of the roster. Final score 63-18.
This Week...
IPSHA Basketball Round 5 Vs Sydney Grammar- St Ives
Game times for Saturday 24th November 2018:
Address: 11 Ayers Road St Ives