CBA Winter Club Basketball Results 2013 Week        Sunday 21^th April

By Club Basketball Correspondent: Bruce Martin

 By Club Basketball Correspondent: Bruce Martin, with the aid of Dan Chan and stats extraordinaire Sharon Erwood.

Photo courtesy of Anna Erwood Photograohy - her work can be found here

Other contributions from clubs with stats and copy would be appreciated and used whenever possible. Email: bruceymartin@hotmail.com

Men’s Premier Hoben Trophy

Atami bounced back from a lack-lustre opening performance to demolish new-comers Lincoln University 90-45 in the Men’s Premier Hoben trophy basketball competition played in Cowles Stadium on Saturday.

Last year’s championship winner Checkers also bounced back with a sound 80-68 defeat over Canterbury University while the Gators-Wolverines clash had all the hallmarks of a final with Wolverines eventually prevailing a tight battle 67-61.

 Atami 90 Lincoln University 45

Atami played with clinical precision to despatch an unco-ordinated Lincoln University. They raced to a 25-3 first-quarter lead, shutting out the students with tight defence and sending eager guards away with strong penetrating runs. Lincoln responded in the second quarter outpointing Atami 15-13 but trailing 18-38 at the half-time break through the efforts of Isaac Williams and Nick Erwood. Atami again dominated the second spell with Rusty Thompson probing small gaps in the students’ defences while slotting a polished 28 points. Ritchie Howell led Atami’s domination on the boards with 15 points and seven rebounds while the guards Paul McFarlin (19) and Sam Dobbs (11) also featured. Atami scored 38 points off Lincoln’s turnovers, slotted 15 against nine three-pointers and scored 23 more from second chance efforts. Atami also took far more shots, landing 36/83 (43%) while Lincoln replied with 19/56 (34%).

Wolverines edges Gators 67-61

Interest grew as an intriguing battle unfolded in Cowles stadium as Gators led Wolverines early 15-8 but by quarter-time Wolverines had edged ahead 26-20 through the efforts of Mike Kinley and Lionel Hopgood. Former Nelson representative Chris Duthie livened up Gators efforts with some penetrating play, slotting 13 points while grabbing 15 rebounds. Gators closed the gap slightly, trailing 37-40 by the half-time break. The third-quarter was hard grasping play, rugged uncompromising defence from both sides and tight marking leading to only 12 points being scored in the period. As the tension mounted in the final quarter, a fired up Kinley put his body through torture as he chased every rebound hard, winning 12 drove through the smallest gaps to slot 21 points and then threw his body all over the court in hunting the loose ball. Hopgood was closely marked with players hanging on his arms as the foul count mounted while Oli Davies (14) and Dean Le Warne (11) responded to Wolverines call. For Gators Jordan Duggan, Kaye McKee and Matt Stevenson made their impressions. Gators had their chances in the closing minutes but astute coaching from Jamie Graham saw Wolverines ride out the Gators challenge which was mentored by returning coach Dave Harrison.

 

Checkers 80 University 68

Ben Van Oosten (22) returned to Cowles to join forces with his former Royals and NBL team-mate Nat Connell (29) to give Checker the advantage over University in the final quarter. Honours for the match were pretty even, Checkers nudged ahead 19-16 by quarter-time and 36-33 by half-time. Marty Davison led the students attack with strong ball skills, setting up many promising moves but the Checkers defence held firm. Harley Campbell stepped up for University with some strong penetrating baskets while Nathan Campbell returned for a pre-season injury break to make his presence felt. Bede Marsters controlled the defence for Checkers while Pip Johnston and Isaac Tilberry lent strong support.

 Scorers were:

Atami 90 (Rusty Thomson 28, Paul McFarlin 19, Ritchie Howell 15, 7R, Sam Dobbs 11) Lincoln University 45 (Isaac Williams 9). HT: 38-18. Wolverines 67 (Michael Kinley 21, 12R, Oli Davies 14, 7R, Lionel Hopgood 12, 11R, Dean Le Warne 11) Gators 61 (Chris Duthie 13, Jordan Duggan 11, Kaye McKee 11, Matt Stevenson 10). HT: 40-37. Checkers 80 (Nat Connell 29, Ben van Oosten 22, Bede Masters 10) University 68 (Harley Campbell 18, Brent Fisher 11, Marty Davison 11, Nathan Campbell 11 ). HT: 36-33. Points: Atami 4, Checkers 3, Gators 3, University 3, Wolverines 3, Lincoln Univ 2.

Women’s Premier Patron’s trophy

In the Women’s Premier Patron’s trophy University, which has dominated the grade for the last seven seasons, raced to a convincing 67-37 win over Lincoln University while arch-rivals Halswell and Minties went head-to-head before Halswell pulled clear to win 55-49. New entry Pioneer started strongly against Gators and maintained a narrow advantage before sneaking home against 48-40.

University Canterbury 67 Lincoln University 37

Laken Wairau and Tessa Burry led Canterbury University as it eased to a comfortable 21-10 first-quarter lead and extended it to 42-22 by half-time. Jamie Campbell, daughter of well-known former Canterbury basketballer Al, used her height to grab many rebounds. Amanda banks (11) and Hannah Turton (12) featured for Lincoln while the efforts of the remainder were quickly encountered by University.

Halswell 55 Minties 49

Halswell and Minties, two of the oldest women’s’ clubs in the competition, fort out another typically gritty encounter with Becky Falloon and Italian import Cecilia Zambini (14) leading the way for Halswell. Gemma Hazeldean was again to the fore for Minties with 26 points and 13 rebounds but lacked support. Canterbury Wildcat Hayley Gray worked hard for little reward while Sara Phillips failed to find range for Minties.

Pioneer 48 Gators 40

Connie Dick was an inspirational leader for Pioneer as they got the edge over Gators. Rachel Kerstin showed a quick turn of speed slotting 11 hard-earned points in the absence of Girls high players Gabby Edmondson and Tessa Boing.  Gators were struggling with a heavy foul count in the first half but, after trailing 15-22 at half-time lifted their efforts in the second spell to put forward many promising moves to close the gap before losing 40-48. Kimberley Heron and Natasha Morris both scored 10 points for Gators.

Scorers were;

University 67 (Laken Wairau 12, Tessa Burry 12) Lincoln University 37 (Hannah Turton 12, Amanda Banks 11). HT: 42-22. Halswell 55 (Cecilia Zambini 14, Jess Ling 11, Becky Falloon 10) Minties 49 (Gemma Hazeldean 26, 13R). HT: 35-30. Pioneer 48 (Rachel Kersten 11, Connie Dick 10) Gators 40 (Kimberley Heron 10, Tanausha Morris 10). HT: 22-17. Points: University 4, Halswell 4, Lincoln Uni 3, Pioneer 3, Minties 2, Gators 2.

Men’s Division One

Wolverines are a regular team on the radar to challenge for top honours in the grade but all sides will keep a close eye on the regular champion Placemakers Wolves Blue. Carl Willocks has made a welcome return to basketball, setting up many promising moves for his side. Master blaster Jamie Graham was not at his best but Nick Purcell got inside the Pioneer defences and Stu Brooker mopped up much loose ball.

 For University they accounted for High School Old Boys 66-56. Joe Hammond scored easily in the post (last week he made his points from the outside), and Chris Grant scored off a lot off isolations, and punished  the defence when they tried to go under screens.  It was a close game in the first half, and University managed to build a 10 point lead by the end of the 3rd, which they were able to hold through the whole fourth quarter

 Scorers were:

Wolverines 90 (Carl Willocks 17, Stu Brooker 16, Nick Purcell 15) Pioneer Blue 44 (Ollie Dawe 18, Salem Richards 16), Checkers 67 Pioneer Yellow 64,North Canterbury 87 (Corey Crampton 24, Simon Falloon 20) Ashburton Gannets 42 (Mike Johnstone 20, Jamie Carlson 11), Wolves Blue 89 Gators 48, University 66 HSOB 56. Bye team game: Lincoln University U23 55 (Matt Izzard 19) Atami 46 (Jamie Fitzsimmons 12, James Burrows 10).

Men’s Under 23 Championship

Under 23 reports written by Daniel Chan

 Checkers, Wolverines and Gators are the only unbeaten teams in the MU23 grade after two rounds of play.

Checkers v Pioneer (70 – 60)

Pioneer supercoach Marty Davison nearly rallied his troops to an improbable victory against defending champions Checkers, narrowly losing 70 – 60. Checkers maintained a small buffer throughout the game, but could not pull away, with the feisty Pioneer team getting stops and transition buckets to keep it close. Pioneer guard Lance Henderson led all scorers with 17 points, with help from former Cashmere forward Jimmy Davis (11). Hunia Manuel top scored for Checkers with 16, followed by three point specialist Aidan Ryan (13) and shooting guard Jacob Naylor (10).

 Gators v North Canterbury (114 – 43)

It was a rout of epic proportions as Gators turned up the heat on North Canterbury - the final margin of victory a staggering 71 points. The depth of the strong Gators squad showed, with Jozef Knottenbelt (21), Chris Duthie (20), Kaye McKee (18), Jordan Duggan (17) and Alex Jellie (14) all notching up double digits.  However, the story of the day came from point guard Duthie, who posted a ridiculous stat line of 20 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 steals – 1 assist and 1 steal off a quadruple-double. North Canterbury’s Scott Edwards provided the only form of resistance with 16 points.

 Wolverines v Royals (107 – 61)

Former St Bede’s combo guard James Levings led all scorers with 26 points as the young Wolverines side remain undefeated this season. Levings received help from school boy superstar Shou Nisbet (18) and captain Oli Davies (17). Wolverines centre Kieran Ball (14) dropped his first double-double of the season after recovering from major off season knee surgery.  For Royals, ex-Shirley Boys’ swingman Simon Hodgson dropped 20 points with Josh Burke adding another 10.

Atami v Varsity (63 – 51)

Shooting guard Alex Dobbs led his Atami side to victory against Varsity with a big 28 points, on an efficient 11/18 FG performance. Atami guard Callan Tucker added a handy 12 points. Varsity led 29 – 26 at the half, but the Atami boys turned up the intensity in the second half, getting some valuable turnovers.  Consistent Varsity big man, Ollie Crawford, provided another double-double with 13 points and 13 boards and captain Rowan Feeney dropped a cool 15 points.

Scorers were:

Atami 63 (Alex Dobbs 28, Callan Tucker 14) University 51 (Ollie Crawford 15, Rowan Feeney 13), Wolverines 107 (James Levings 26, Shou Nisbett 18, Oli Davies 17, Keiran Ball 14) Royals 61 (Simon Hodgson 20, Josh Burke 10), Checkers 70 (Hunia Manuel 16, Aidan Ryan 13, Jacob Naylor 10) Pioneer 60 (Lance Henderson 17, Jimmy Davis 11), Gators 114 (Jozef Knottenbelt 21, Chris Duthie 20, 11R, 9A, 9S, Kaye McKee 18, 13R, Jordan Duggan 17, Alex Jellie 14, 9R), North Canterbury 43 (Scott Edwards 16). Bye: Lincoln University.

Men’s Under 20

Burnside High thumps Papanui High winning 129-26

Defending champion Burnside High set the pace against the Friday night entry side from Papanui winning 129-26 with Jahnim Campbell (33) and Oliver Fairbrother (36) slotting baskets with ease. Josh Cord and Shou Nisbett kept the momentum rolling and not letting up on the pressure against Papanui. Taylor Britt threw his body all about the court for Papanui but struggled to penetrate the Burnside defences and was limited to 10 points against his usual 20-30 on the run. A former TallBlack Paul Isitt was on hand to watch as his two sons, Jayden and Hayden, had to work hard in trying to contain the rampant Burnside attack.

 North Canterbury 138 Christ’s College 24

Although shut out in the U23 game Liam Connelly featured as North Canterbury accounted for Christ’s College in the Men’s Under 20, eventually winning 138-24. He slotted a strong driving 35 points, many on the end of a fast break. North Canterbury towered over the much smaller College boys, snapping up lose ball frequently. They hit the ‘tonne’ three minutes before the third-quarter break after leading 74-12 at half-time. Callum Ross rebounded both ends of the court collecting a handy 23 points while Jordan de Winter layed in numerous baskets in scoring 20. Russian Anton Turaev and Daniel Mills also kept the momentum rolling with 15 points apiece. To its credit Christs College played hard till the end with Louis Mann well contained and limited to eight points.

 Rangiora High 95 Shirley Spartens 36

Barclay Miller continued where he left of last week with 27 points for Rangiora High with the young Alex Ross and Riley Block in strong support. After leading 47-18 by half-time Rangiora raced in 44 more points in the third quarter to extend its lead to 71-27 by the third break. Adam Greer carried the workload for Shirley.

Wolverines pips Cashmere High in over-time 78-70

Wolverines and Cashmere High had a battle to remember with Wolverines pulling clear in extra time to win 78-70.

Andrew Kellaway stepped up to lead Wolverines from all parts of the court with Hayden Murphy and Chris Johnstone in strong support. Jacob Fairhall made some strong penetrating runs to set up eager hands only to see the giant arm of Cashmere’s George Love block the shot with customary ease. Joemer Altabano and Kyle Tikao led the Cashmere challenge. Several blocked shots kept the score close and Fairhall went to the line with seconds remaining, drilled both but from the ensuing foul Cashmere levelled the match at 65-65 and extra time followed. Pressure told on Cashmere and Wolverines pulled clear.

 Middleton Grange Gators beats the former pupils (Gators) 84-42

Middleton Grange Gators, the school side had a good strong tussle against Gators, the club side. Zach Lilburne and Regan Burnett were the driving force as Middleton forged a strong 49-14 half-time lead. George Klomp added extra points with three triple pointers from behind the arc. For Gators Tarapi Neilson grafted away for a hard-earned 16 points.

Aranui Academy edges St Andrews 47-43

Aranui Academy came back in the second spell against St Andrews College after trailing 18-25. St Andrews still had a two point lead at the third break 35-33 but Aranui lifted its game in the last quarter to win 47-43.

Lincoln High was another team to clock up a cricket score, thumping Pioneer 112-56 in the YMCA gym. James Cawthorn bettered last weeks effort slotting an amazing 54 points while Stu Erskine was always in support and tidied up slotting 31 points.

Scorers were:

Burnside HS 129 (Oliver Fairbrother 36, Jahnim Campbell 33, Shou Nisbett 18, Kazuki Tsukiji 11) Papanui HS 26 (Taylor Britt 10), Rangiora HS 95 (Barclay Miller 27, Alex Ross 26 Riley Block 23) Shirley Spartens 36 (Adam Green 10), Aranui Academy (Javan Ataera 15, F McNabb) St Andrews Coll 43 (Zac De Roo 12, Nick Symon 10), Wolverines 78 (Andrew Kellaway 21, Hayden Murphy 14, Chris Johnston 11) Cashmere HS 70 (Joemar Altabano 19, George Love 14), Middleton Grange Gators 84 (Zach Lilburne 19, Regan Burnett 16, George Klomp 15) Gators 42 (Tarapi Neilson 16), Lincoln HS 112 (James Cawthorn 54, Stu Erskine 31, Ben Bowie 11) Pioneer Pacers 56 (Karesse Lavery 10, Joel Stratton 10, Kyle Spriggs 10) North Canterbury 138 (Liam Connelly 35, Callum Ross 23, Jordan de Winter 20, Lawson Morris-Whyte 12, Daniel Mills 15, Anton Turaev 15, Logan Dwyer 11) Christ’s College24 (Louis Mann 8). Deferred game: Christchurch Boys HS v St Bedes Coll.

 Boy’s Under 17

The upcoming school holidays played havoc with a number of teams not able to field a side and were granted special deferments which need to be caught up within three weeks.

Shirley Spartans showed much promise that a rebuild was under way within the long established school, accounting for Cashmere Gold 72-57 in the Bishopdale Y on Saturday. Ollie Lidstone (16), Will Grocott (15) and Patrick Rogers (14) featured for Shirley, trying many promising moves. Cashmere were up to the task of defending its basket for most of the match with Jesse Campbell in top form with 26 points but pressure told in the final quarter as Shirley ran away winners 72-57.

Middleton Grange White proved too strong for the Cashmere Maroons winning 78-41 with Zachary Walker standing out with 22 points while Jake Beaven worked diligently to earn his 19 points for Cashmere.

Scorers were:

Middleton Grange White 78 (Zachary Walker 22, Jayzin Cleghorn 13, Timothy Barnes 12) Cashmere Maroon 41 (Jake Beaven 19), Shirley Spartens 72 (Ollie Lidstone 16, Will Grocott 15, Patrick Rogers 14) Cashmere Gold (Jesse Campbell 26, Taine Tikao 12). Deferred games: Middleton Grange Green v Burnside White, St Bedes Coll v Papanui HS, Ch Ch BHS v Christ’s Coll, Burnside Green v St Andrews Coll.

Women’s Division One/Under 20

On Sunday Royals, the 2009 champion, revenged an upset loss to Checkers in last year’s WD1 Grand Final winning a tight encounter 56-49. University, the WU20 defending champion had too much speed and experience, thumping Gators 75-38.

Results were:

Royals 56 Checkers 49, University 75 Gators 38, Minties 44 Halswell 25, Pioneer Pacers 72 Cashmere 37, Halswell U20 48 Pioneer Red (CGHS) 41. Bye: Rangi Ruru

Mid-week Men

This season’s Mid-week competition starts in earnest this Wednesday with 12 teams entered. Welcome to the new-comers Goauld and Sphinx. Burnham returns to the grade after a few years absence while having to serve the nation overseas. They had a few play with Lincoln last year but have separate teams this season.

Teams to watch this season will be defending champion University, three times champion Checkers White and Raiders while Bandits can never be under-estimated.

Most games will be played in the historical home of basketball Cowles stadium but the extra entries meant that Graham Condon Centre will also be used again with the veteran Darrel Flynn-Thompson looking after things there.

Mid- week Women

After receiving eight entries one dropped out leaving only seven and the dreaded bye. Checkers have dropped to just the one team, Heather and her crew are getting a bit long in the tooth while Halswell Red and Green are back again boots and all. Mainstays University, CYA and Royals have all appeared again. The ever expanding Pioneer club has found enough players to field a lady’s team in the grade, Welcome all.