CBA Winter Club Basketball Results 2013      Week ending Sunday 1^st September

 

By Club Basketball Correspondent: Bruce Martin, with the aid of Dan Chan, Jamie Graham and stats extraordinaire Sharon Erwood. Thanks to goes to Darrel FT and Anna Flores who help get me copies of sheets.

Image courtesy of Anna Erwood Photography

Our Sharon proved how just valuable she is to all you club basketballers and what an extra-extraordinaire stats person she is on Saturday. Not only did she miss going to Auckland for a work conference, she was seen taking stats for two games at once when one Men’s game ran late due to an injury break earlier in the day and the starting of another Men’s Prem game on time on the other court. It was amazing to watch. Well done Sharon and thanks for the dedication!!!!.

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

 

 

 

ATTENTION ALL BASKETBALLERS

PREMIER CLUB BASKETBALL SWITCHES TO BISHOPDALE YMCA THIS SATURDAY WITH THE FINAL ROUND ROBIN GAMES BEFORE SEMI”S ON SEPTEMBER 14^th, see draw below.

Canterbury Basketball Association Saturday, 7th of September
Time	Cowles 1	Cowles 2
	FLIP FLOP SCOREBENCH DUTY
9:00	U23 Quarter Finals Lincoln (3) v N.Canty (6) Marty/Sunglim	U23 (Friendly) Wolverines v Pioneer Bruce/Scott H
10:30	U23 Quarter Finals Atami (4) v Uni of Canty (5) Raewyn/Sandra	U23 7th Place Playoffs Checkers (7) v Royals (8) Romeo/Lance H
	BYE TEAMS: Gators (1) &  Wolverines (2)
	YMCA 1	YMCA 2
	FLIP FLOP SCOREBENCH DUTY
12:00	Women's Premier Minties v Halswell Jono/Rags	Court is not available
1:30	Women's Premier Pioneer v Lincoln Sam D /Elliot
3:00	Men's Premier Atami v Gators Gavin/Jono/Rags
3:30		Women's Premier Uni of Canty v. Gators Sandra/Nick/Romeo
4:30	Men's Premier Uni of Canty v Checkers Raewyn/Matt/Elliot
5:00		Men's Premier Wolverines v Lincoln Gavin/Sam D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Premier Championship

 

In a day of upsets all around University continued its improved efforts to outplay a dis-organised Gators 85-65 in the Men’s Premier club basketball championship played in Cowles Stadium on Saturday. Long term champion Atami became top qualifier for the Semi-Finals on September 14^th with a convincing 87-51 win over cellar-dwellar Lincoln University while Wolverines secured second placing and semi berth with a round still to go this Saturday when it defeated a badly depleted defending champion Checkers 78-64.

Checkers have now lost the two brothers, Ethan Rusbatch (kneecap) and Bede Marsters (double leg fracture) with season ending injuries while Nat Connell was sidelined short term after minor surgery on a troubled hip. Checkers now face a tough encounter this Saturday against a fired up University and also has the disadvantage of needing to beat University by more than seven points. Depending on the result of the Atami/Gators game, University could end up as high as third and a semi against Wolverines.

 

Wolverines 78 Checkers 68

Ben Teale stepped up for Checkers, slotting a valuable 20 points to keep Checkers in touch with a very determined Wolverines and with support from the Silbery brothers, Tyson and Isaac, managed to level the game 20-20 at quarter-time. Michael Kinley led the Wolverines response, throwing his body everywhere chasing the loose ball while Lionel Hopgood got inside the Checkers defence. Jacob Naylor kept Checkers in touch in the second quarter while the sharp shooting Joel Stratford (17) piled on the points and pressure for Wolverines, the game locked 36-36 by the turn around. Even coach Kenney Perkins had to spend quite some time on the court to aid his Checkers team.

Wolverines stretched the Checkers defence as it piled on the points in the third-quarter through the on-going efforts of Hopgood, energetic defence from James Leving and some outside bombs from Nino Nabong while Ben Van Oosten penetrated for Checkers to slow the ever increasing scoreline. By the third break Wolverines where in control 59-51 and Levings capped off a solid game with several enterprising baskets.

 

Master coach Jamie Graham sent in this report

The Premier boys secured 2nd place overall with a scrappy win over defending champs Checkers 78 - 68.
Checkers who had several key players out with injury didn't go down without a fight as the first 2 Qtrs stayed even at 18 - 18 and 36 - 36.
The Wolfpack started to pull away in the third as Lionel Hopgood (16pts) hit a 3, followed by 2 from Nino Nabong (9pts) and another from Joel Stratford (17pts) as they went into the 4th up 59 - 51.
Captain Mike Kinley (14pts) and James Levings (10pts) helped keep Checkers on the back foot with great intensity on defence and execution of the offence as they cruised home for the win.
Memorable moment in this game was watching Lionel Hopgood go ‘Dikembe Mutombo’ on Checkers as he picked up 6 blocks.

 

Atami bounces back to beat Lincoln 87-51

Atami bounced strongly with more determination after last week’s loss to Wolverines, racing to a 24-10 first break through the efforts of Scott Howell and Nathan Hyde while Lincoln, unable to break the defence tried several outside shots. Ritchie Howell and Sam Dobbs added to Lincoln’s woes in the second quarter while Lincoln’s playmakers Aled Jones and Nick Erwood were closely marked. Manuel Nunez-Tenasque stepped up for Lincoln managing a valuable 14 points and nine rebounds. Lincoln was forced to bench Jones with four fouls and an out of touch Erwood and took advantage to take a 64-37 lead by three-quarter time and extend the lead in the final quarter. Atami capitalised with 16-4 from turnovers and 39-27 points off the bench and also led second chance points 15-9.

 

University knocks Gators down

University upped the pressure in the second quarter after marginally ahead 17-16 and raced to a 46-26 half-time lead with little response from a lack-lustre Gators. Gators have lost the use of the sharp-shooting Jordan Duggan but its big men failed to get inside the students defences and the elusive Chris Duthie was tightly contained. The ever alert Marty Davison marshalled the University moves well with Sam Crozier and Brent Fisher on hand to complete the moves. Daniel Pau’u and Nathan Campbell added to the students strengths about the court.

While Matt Stevenson was the main contributor in the first half for Gators Jeremy Kench and Kaye McKee led a small but brief comeback in the third period, reducing the margin by five points, trailing 43-58. The last quarter was neck and neck with Stevenson finishing off some strong moves for Gators while University added 10 vital points from the charity line to keep their nose in front.

 

Scorers were:

Atami 87 (Ritchie Howell 18, Scott Howell 14, Sam Dobbs 11, 6R, Rusty Thomson 10, Nathan Hyde 10, 10R) Lincoln University 51 (Manuel Nunez-Tenasque 14, 9R). HT: 45-18. Wolverines 78 (Joel Stratford 17, Lionel Hopgood 16, Michael Kinley 14, James Levings 10) Checkers 68 (Ben Teale 20, Ben Van Oosten 12, Tyson Silberry 10, Isaac Silberry 10).HT: 36-36. University 80 (Brent Fisher 29, 12R, Sam Crozier 17) Gators 65 (Matt Stevenson 18, Jeremy Kench 13, Kaye McKee 11, 8R, 3A). HT: 46-26.

 

Ladder with one rounds remaining

Team			Played		Won		Lost		For		Agst		Points			Place
Atami			9		8		1		702		542		17			1st
Wolverines			9		7		2		710		584		16			2nd
Gators			9		5		4		619		636		14
University			9		4		5		624		676		13
Checkers			9		3		6		657		716		12
Lincoln Univ			9		0		9		630		788		9			6th
			54		27		27		3942		3942		81

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Premier Championship

 

Championship leader and Patron’s trophy winner Halswell held of a determined challenge from triple defending women’s premier champion University (six titles in the last seven seasons) before winning 42-37. Lincoln University came from behind with a strong second-half to defeat Minties 56-47 and book fourth place in the semi’s on September 14^th. In a bottom of the table clash Gators outpointed a depleted Pioneer 45-44.

 

Halswell outpoints University 42-37

In a tight defencive game Halswell established a 21-17 led by the turnaround against Univesrity through the efforts of Marinda Van Vuuren and the hard-working Emily Baker while University found it difficult to break the Halswell defence. Former Wildcat Bridgett Salkeld led the Halswell challenge in the second spell while current Wildcat Rosanna Katene led the students reply by example. Halswell manage to maintain a five point buffer most of the second spell to maintain its lead in the championship round.

 

Lincoln fights back to upset Minties 56-47

Minties made a positive start against Lincoln taking a 14-8 through the efforts of Olivia Bensley and Sally-Anne Tull and received strong support from division two players Estelle Uren and Amiria Rule, a New Zealand International rugby player. With Jemma Hazeldene absent and Hayley Gray also not available Minties began to struggle but were still ahead 29-22 at the turn around when Lincoln made its moves, led by captain Hannah Turton (16) and solid efforts from Bridgette Lawn and Charissa Theyers to win by nine points and secure a semi-final berth against Halswell with a final round still to play.

 

Gators pips Pioneer 45-44

Gators have fort long and hard all season, guided by the elusive Rachel Harrison and under the excellent coaching of Blue (Eric) Rees but like most teams numbers are dropping off near the season end. Chelsea Beaton stepped up to give Gators an early start and Anastasia Taumiti broke through sluggish Pioneer defence to take a handy 21-15 lead going into the first break. Pioneer too was reduced to five players and Emma Symon and Abby Rutledge responded to the challenge.

After trailing 23-32 at the turn around, Pioneer continued to fight back but Kimberley Heron lifted her efforts to keep Gators ahead, eventually holding on for a narrow 54-44 win.

 

Scorers were:

Halswell 42 (Emily Baker 19) University 37 (Rosanna Katene 10). HT: 21-17. Lincoln University 56 (Hannah Turton 17, Bridgette Lawn 10, Charissa Theyers 10) Minties 47 (Olivia Bensley 14, Sally-Anne Tull 13). HT: Minties 29-22 Gators 45 (Anastasia Taumiti 14, Kimberley Heron 11) Pioneer 44 (Emma Symon 10). HT: 32-21.

 

 

Ladder with one rounds remaining

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points	Place
Halswell	9	8	1	516	371	17	1st
University	9	6	3	528	441	15
Minties	9	6	3	556	501	14
Lincoln University	9	4	5	496	464	13	4th
Gators	9	2	7	373	528	11
Pioneer	9	1	8	398	562	10
	54	27	27	2867	2867	80

 

 

 

 

 

                  

Men’s Division One

 

 

Top six round robin

With perennial champion Placemakers Wolves outpointing arch-rival Wolverines 72-68 in a classic battle Placemakers, Wolverines and Atami have secured a semi-final berth on September 15^th leaving this week’s battle between University and Checkers to sort out the fourth qualifying spot. Top qualifying spot should go Placemakers but an unexpected loss could see three teams tied with a losing margin of more than four needed to change the pecking order.

 

Master coach Jamie Graham sent in this report on the classic matchup between his Wolverines side and stablemate Placemakers Wolves.

A lack of discipline and poor execution again cost the Div 1 men as they lost their top of the table clash with the Placemakers Wolves 72 - 68.
Wolverines where up by as many as 10 in the first half as Paul Havill (21pts) and Jamie Graham (14pts, 4 3pters) shot the ball well from the outside.
But the Placemakers Wolves showed why they are the champs as they poured on the pressure in the third taking the lead going into the final qtr.
It was a tense 4th qtr as both teams battled to keep the number 1 spot, but in the end the superiority of the Wolves showed and the Wolverines where once again left to lick their wounds.

 

University 76 HSOB 71

Old Boys were slow to shut down the elusive Chris Grant who slotted 29 points, including the go ahead basket in the final minute for University with Tim Richardson dominating the rebounds while returning 18 Points. Martin Maunsell (16) kept the Old Boys challenge going, including hitting three consecutive three pointers in the third stanza.

 

 Atami 93 Checkers 51

James Burrows (19) and the veteran Ivan Hill slotted a key 18 points as Atami accounted for Checkers 93-51. Checkers now have to account for the experienced University team to progress to the Semi’s.

 

Bottom Four Semi-Finals

On Sundayin the Bottom four Men’s Division one Semi-Finals Pioneer Blue sneaked past  North Canterbury 77-73 despite strong efforts from Trevor Brown (26) and Jamie Carlson 15 points and will now play-off for the wooden spoon against Gators this Sunday.

Pioneer Yellow overwhelmed Gators 88-48 in the other semi through the efforts of Mark Simmons (23) and will now clash with fellow side Pioneer Blue in the seventh place play-offs this Sunday.

 

Scorers were:

Top six: PlaceMakers Wolver 72 (Fraser Costley 20, Gareth Costley 17) Wolverines 68 (Paul Havill 20, Jamie Graham 12), University 76 (Chris Grant 29, Tim Richardson 18) HSOB 71 (Martin Maunsell 16, Brin Rowe 12), Atami 93 (James Burrows 19, Ivan Hill 18) Checkers 51 ( Marc Ritchie 11, Bradley Gibbons 10).

Bottom four semi-Finals: Pioneer Blue 77 (James Pullar 21, Ollie Dawe 19) North Canterbury 73 (Trevor Brown 26, Jamie Carlson 15), Pioneer Yellow 88 (Mark Simmons 23, Scot Meek 16) Gators 48 (James Mayhew 12, Logan Campbell 12).

This week’s play-offs: For 9^th place: North Canterbury v Gators, For 7^th place: Pioneer Yellow v Pioneer Blue.

 

Ladder with one rounds remaining

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	For	Agst	Points
Top Six
PM Wolves Blue	4	4	0	332	263	8
Wolverines	4	3	1	270	216	7
Atami	4	3	1	279	211	7
University	4	1	3	238	287	5
Checkers	4	1	3	245	329	5
HSOB	4	0	4	267	325	4	6th
	24	12	12	1631	1631	36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Under 23 Championship

 

In the Men’s Under 23 Gators claimed top qualifying place when it beat Atami 75-60 and Wolverines accounted for Lincoln University 78-64 to finish second in the Top four final round robin games.

In the Bottom five elimination play-offs North Canterbury puts out the defending champion Checkers 61-58 while Royals ran a depleted 5 man University to overtime tied 68-68 before University sneaked home to win 80-79 and a place in the Quarters.

 

Gators (No 1) and Wolverines (No 2) have a bye this Saturday while at 9.00am Lincoln University plays North Canterbury (3 v 6) and10.30am University takes on Atami (5 v 4) in the Quarter-Finals in Cowles stadium.

Defending champion Checkers will now face Royals in the play-off for 7^th place at 10.30am Premier action then moves over to Bishopdale YMCA

 

 

CBA U23 Mens’ Reports – Round 15

Brought to you by Dan Chan and Raghav Pratap

 

Checkers v North Canterbury (58 - 61)

The defending champions were sent packing in dramatic fashion in their knockout encounter against North Canterbury, falling 61 - 58. A slow first half by Checkers saw NC hold a 2-point lead at the half with specialist sharpshooter Liam Connelly (25 points, 4 3pt) causing a heap of grief from behind the three point line. A revitalised effort in the third quarter, sparked by Jake Naylor (12 points) and the twins Isaac (10 points) and Tyson (12 points) Silberry, saw Checkers end the quarter up 49 – 43. However, poor decision making in the fourth by the men in red led to easy transition efforts from NC’s Anton Tureav (10 points) as the country lads clinched a spot in next week’s quarter final against Lincoln University.

 

Wolverines v Lincoln University (79 – 64)

After an enthralling duel between these two heavyweights in their previous matchup, this bout was a slugfest as both teams looked to stamp their authority early, trading blows most way through the first quarter. Some quickfire treys from scoring machine Oli Davies (35 points) and lightning quick guard Taylor Britt saw Wolves edge ahead, but the stubborn Lincoln Bulls showed great resistance with the scholarship ‘Big Three’ of Nick Erwood (16 points, 11 reb), Aled Jones (18 points) and Joe King (11 points) all notching double figures. Lincoln’s resident seven footer Vinnie George also toiled hard toward a double-double (10 points, 13reb). However, the reintroduction of Wolves big man Kieran Ball sparked new life into the Wolfpack’s defense, proving a menace on the boards and also recording a game high 3 blocks. Wolves jack-of-all-trades guard James Levings chipped in with 17 crucial points. The cohesion showed by the young wolves squad in the latter stages of the game proved to be too much for a struggling Lincoln side who shot a measly 25/85 FG, as Wolverines were able to clinch the win by 15 points and earned the Sprite Spark of the Game for their 14-0 run late in the 3^rd quarter. This result means Wolves were able to claim outright second on the ladder, and earn a timely and much needed break with a handful of their young superstars all participating in the Secondary School Prems this coming weekend.

 

Atami v Gators (60 – 75)

Gators comfortably dispatched a determined Atami outfit, 75 – 60, as they got back onto track after last week’s upset loss. Gators took a decisive early lead, up 23 – 10 at the end of the first, thanks to ten points in the quarter from centre Jamin Thomas, who ended the game with 12 points. However, Atami fought back hard to win the next quarter – with the scoring duo of Cam Chalmers (12 points) and Bryn McLennan (17 points) leading the way – but were still down 37 – 27 at the halfway point. Gators proceeded to extend the lead down the stretch with timely buckets from athletic swingman Jozef Knottenbelt (18 points), recent U23 National Tournament team guard Chris Duthie (17 points) and ever present midrange bank threat Alex Jellie (10 points) as they pulled away to eventually win by 15 points.

 

Varsity v Royals (80 – 79 OT)

Varsity pipped a tireless and energized Royals team at the post for a thrilling 1 point victory in overtime, as they overcame trying circumstances (only 5 players) to win 80 – 79. The game was tight throughout - epitomized by the fact that there were 22 lead changes, and 9 ties – with Varsity up 1 point at the end of the first quarter. However, the men in blue fought back in the second, due to some sweet jumpers from Hugh Munro (13 points) and Josh Burke (12 points), to lead at halftime, 35 – 30. The students owned the 3^rd quarter, showing off some impressive outside shooting with Harley Campbell (20 points) and Jordyn Kauta (18 points, 4 3PT, 10 reb) all connecting from deep as Varsity took a 4-point lead heading into the final period. But it was all Royals’ Simon Hodgson time in the fourth as he willed his team to level the score at 68-all at the end of regulation. Hodgson was everywhere on the court and it showed with his stat line of 36 points, 5 3PT, 50% FG, 9 assists and 7 steals. In overtime, it was a see-sawing affair which led to a tense finish. Varsity were up 1 point with 0.9s remaining but Varsity point guard Dan Chan almost went from hero to zero as he bricked a free throw allowing Royals one more shot for the game – luckily for the students, Hodgson’s deep turnaround fadeaway three just skimmed the rim. The standouts for Varsity were sneaky forward Finbar Argus (19 points, 9/14 FG, 17 reb) and potential MVP candidate Ollie Crawford (18 points, 50% FG, 29 reb).

 

 

Master coach Jamie Graham sent in this report on Wolverines clash with Lincoln

The Wolverines U23 match against Lincoln University had a lot riding on it with winner going straight through to the Semi and Loser having to play a Qtr Final.
The match began at a hectic pace with both teams scoring easy early. It was basket for basket as the 1st qtr ended at 20 all.
Taylor Britt (8pts) started the second qtr strong nailing 2 3pters and a lovely floater over 7 foot Vincent George.... The Wolverines defence started to tighten up as they began to pull away leading at the half 37 - 32.
The 3rd qtr belonged to Oli Davies (35pts, 4 asst) as he scored 15pts of the 17pts scored including 3 3pters as the Wolfpack extended the lead to 10pts going into the final qtr, 54 - 44.
The Wolves piled on the pressure in the 4th as they extended their lead to 15 cruising to victory 79 - 64.
Kieran Ball (9pts, 12reb) in his first game back from what looked like a season ending injury and James Levings (17pts, 7reb, 5asst) had huge games as everyone contributed in the win.
One of the highlight's was watching The Pratap Knight (0pts, 11reb, 1block) sending his younger brother's shot Raghav, back down his throat with a monster block.

 

BOTTOM FIVE ELIMINATION PLAY-OFFS

North Canterbury puts out defending champion Checkers 61-58 by Bruce Martin

In the Men’s Under 23 grade in Cowles stadium North Canterbury put out the defending champion Checkers in an Elimination play-off encounter which sorted out the two teams from the bottom five to contest the Quarter-finals this Saturday. North Canterbury came withering back in the final quarter to eclipse Checkers 61-58 through the sharp-shooting prowess of Liam Connelly who shot 25 points. Checkers led the first quarter 16-14 but the slower starting Northern boys were kept in touch by outside shooting from Reid Van Keulen, Connelly and Scott Edwards. Angus Forbes added to the action in the second spell with more pressure baskets from Connelly and Van Keulen, North Canterbury took a 33-31 half-time lead. Isaac and Tyson Silberry led a Checkers comeback in the third but a mighty team effort from North Canterbury with further hard work from Angus Forbes saw the Northerners outpoint Checkers 18-8 in the last quarter to claim the game and a Quarter-final berth against the strong Lincoln University side this Saturday.

 

Scorers were:

Top four: Gators 75 (Jozef Knottenbelt 18, Chris Duthie 17, Jamin Thomas 12, Alex Jellie 10) Atami 60 (Bryn McLennan 17, Cam Chalmers 12), Wolverines 78 (Oli Davies 35, 5R, 4A, James Levings 17, 7R, 5A) Lincoln University 64 (Aled Jones 19, Joseph King 11, Nick Erwood 16, 11R, Vincent George 10, 13R). Final points table: Gators 11, Wolverines 10, Lincoln Univ 8, Atami 7.

Bottom five Elimination play-offs: University 80 (Harley Campbell 19, Finbar Argus 19, Ollie Crawford 15, Jordan Kauta 15) Royals 79 (Simon Hodgson 36, Hugh Munro 13, Josh Burke 12), North Canterbury 61 (Liam Connelly 25, Anton Turuer 10) Checkers 58 (Tyson Silberry 12, Jacob Naylor 12, Elliot Noble 11, Isaac Silberry 10). Bye: Pioneer.

Quarter-Finals this Sunday: 3 v 6 Lincoln Univ v North Canterbury, 5 v 4 University v Atami.  Byes: Gators 1^st, Wolverines 2^nd. Play-off 7^th: Checkers (7) v Royals (8). Non-Competition: Pioneer v Wolverines Invitation.

 

Final Points table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	For	Agst	Points	Place
Top Four
Gators	6	5	1		459	391	11	1st
Wolverines	6	4	2		421	379	10	2nd
Lincoln University	6	2	4		403	461	8	3rd
Atami	6	1	5		371	423	7	4th
	24	12	12		1654	1654	36
Bottom Five
University	4	4	0		305	179	8	5th
Checkers	4	3	0	1	246	200	6	6th
North Canterbury	4	2	2		245	242	6	7th
Royals	4	1	3		269	325	5	8th
Pioneer	4	0	4		198	317	4	9th
	20	10	9	1	1263	1263	29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Under 20  

 

In the very competitive Men’s Under 20 schools grade, Middleton remained unbeaten, dispatching Wolverines 86-47 in the 1 v 8 Quarter-finals, Burnside fired up to thump St Andrews 75-44, Boys High repulsed a strong last minute challenge from North Canterbury, winning 70-66 while a more determined Lincoln High upset Cashmere High 74-63.

 

TOP EIGHT QUARTER-FINALS

1 v 8 Middleton Grange overpowered Wolverines 86-47

Middleton Grange takes on a firm favourite position for the coming play-offs and is the team to beat as it accounted for a lack-lustre Wolverines easily 86-47. Zach Lilburne and Ihaka Pink quickly penetrated sluggish Wolverines defence to race to a 22 -7 first-quarter lead and with additional help from Regan Burnett extended it to 50-22 by the half-time break. Jacob Fairhall and Hayden Murphy toiled long and hard for Wolverines while Aaron Gunstone was the only Wolverines to break the defence and slot 13 points. Lilburne was busy at both ends of the court, defending his patch strongly and being on hand for the easiest of paces to sink 22 points while Pink distributed the ball well as well as slipping in a handy 16 points.

 

2 v 5. Burnside swung into top gear to down Stac 75-44

Being one of the top seeds at this week’s SS Premierships in Nelson, Burnside has been well prepared by coach Joe Hammond and after some mediocre efforts in the last month put that behind them as they ran full tilt at the unpredictable St Andrews side and almost blew them of the court. Whle Shou Nisbet and Jahnim Campbell set the moves Oliver Fairbrother got inside the Stac defence for an easy pass under the basket slotting 17 points. Jahnim Campbell took his chances too as the gaps opened up leaving his marker well behind.

St Andrews toiled hard and long but was always in catch-up mode and well contained by a swarming Burnside defence. After being ahead 15-14 at the first break Burnside rattled in 20 points to just four to St Andrews with the small Jayden Chan left to pick up the pieces and return the ball under constant Burnside pressure.

 

 

3 v 6  Lincoln upsets Cashmere 74-63

Kyle Tikao led cashmere’s early effort while Sam Riley got Lincoln High into action with Lincoln sneaking ahead 15-14 at quarter break. James Cawthorn then started to let loose for Lincoln, free from a bothersome ankle injury to glide through slack Cashmere defence as Lincoln started to pull away, leading 40-29 by the turnaround. Stu Erskine followed in hunting the loose ball to add to the depth of the Lincoln’s offensive moves. The highly experienced Assistant coach for Cashmere, Russell McCormack did all he could to spring some life into Cashmere but Lincoln’s defence was strong. Alex Irvine put in a mammoth effort all around the court setting moves, collecting stray balls and sneaking in a handy 19 points while Tikao produced 19.

Cashmere held ground in the second spell with Lincoln leading each of the last two periods by one point but was unable to bridge the gap and head to the SS Premierships without a semi to come back to.

 

 

4v 5 Boys High repulses last minute effort from North Canterbury to win 70-66

Hopes were high as the North Canterbury Under 20’s side took on Christchurch Boys High in the 4v5 quarter-final and things were not looking so promising as they trailed 13-18 at the first break despite some pressure baskets from Lawson Morris-Whyte. North Canterbury closed the gap a little in the second-quarter, still trailing 34-36 but the gap opened further as they slipped behind 49-53 by the third break, not helped by costly turnovers from a number of players. TheBoys High captain Nathan Campbell stepped up the pressure on North Canterbury with his younger teammates responding well under pressure and normally easy baskets began to miss the target for North Canterbury. Connelly was restricted to just 13 points and Lawson finished with a hard-earned 26. Jordan De Winter and Daniel Millz lifted North Canterbury for one final assault in the last few minutes but in pushing for a desparate basket and rebound with 51 seconds remaining Millz landed with a thump, suffering a compressed disc and two fractured elbow bones. When the game resumed, Andre Tamagushiku slotted a key three pointer to give Boys High victory 70-66 and to rob North Canterbury of a place in the semi’s and put an end to a promising season.

Scott Ralston added a handy 11 points for Boys High, ready to step up as required while Joshua Campbell and Josh Chin were never far from the action.

 

BOTTOM EIGHT PLAYOFFS

 

Rangiora High takes 9^th place defeating Gators

Meanwhile out at the Bishopdale YMCA, Riley Block led his Rangiora High Boys Under 20 team to victory in the ninth place play-off game against Gators club side, winning 50-43. Block marshaled Rangiora with his customary ease while adding 19 points and young Barclay Millar (12) continued to impress. Tarapi Neilson got some early baskets but lack penetration through the tightening Rangiora defence while Cole Jefferies and John Agac-ac were close to the action for Gators.

 

In other matches St Bedes squeezes past Shirley Spartens to claim 11^th place 74-64,

Pioneer pips Aranui 60-54 for 13^th place and Papanui finshed strongly to beat Christ’s College 78-61 avoiding the wooden spoon.

 

Scorers were:

Men’s Under 20 Quarter-Finals:

1 v 8: Middleton Grange Gators 86 (Zach Lilburne 22, Ihaka Pink 16, Regan Burnett 13) Wolverines 47 (Aaron Gunstonne 13).

2 v 7: Burnside HS 75 (Oliver Fairbrother 17, Jahnim Campbell 16, Josh Cord 12, Shou Nisbett 11) St Andrews Coll 44 (Jayden Chan 10, Nick Symon 9).

3 v 6: Lincoln HS 74 (James Cawthorn 30, Stu Erskine 15, Sam Riley 14) Cashmere HS 63 (Kyle Tikao 20, Alex Irvine 19, Joemar Altabano 12).

4 v 5: Christchurch Boys HS 70 (Nathan Campbell 21, Joshua Campbell 12, Scott Ralston 11, Josh Chin 11) North Canterbury 66 (Lawson Morris-Whyte 26, Liam Connelly 13).

Play-off 9^th place: Rangiora HS 50 (Riley Block 19, Barclay Miller 12) Gators 43 (John Agac-ac 10, Cole Jefferies 10).

Play-off 11^th place: St Bedes Coll 74 (Connor McCrossin 17, Lauchie Weston 14, Cole Wilson 11, Reid Gibbens 11) Shirley Spartens 64 (Reece Bonner 19, Connor Page 11, Oscar Dando 10).

Play-off 13^th place: Pioneer Pacers 60 (Karesse Lavery 16, Nick Kwant 11) Aranui Academy 54 (Jarvis Ataera 12, Javan Ataera 12, Ricky McDonald 11, Hayden Lee 11).

Play-off 15^th place: Papanui HS 78 (Taylor Britt 29, Fynn Reck 12) Christ’s College 61 (Laclan Stark 20, Nic Crenshaw 14).

 

	SEMI FINALS Saturday 14th September
Win 1v8	Midd Gr Gators   v		Win 4v5		Ch Ch Boys HS
Win 2v7	Burnside HS	v	Win 3v6		Lincoln HS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy’s Under 17

 

No U17 club basketball action

Championship Semi-Finals  Saturday 14th September
1 v 4	MiddletonGG Green  v			Ch Ch Boys HS
2 v 3	Burnside White		v	Shirley Boys HS

 

 

 

Women’s

 

 

Women’s Division One  

 

The matriarch of the Royals club, Cathy Hyland, has her side all primed and ready to take on all challenges in the play-offs ahead. The 2009 champion side is still much intact and primed not to let the title slip away like it did against Checkers in last year’s final when it was beaten 54-49.

Title holder Checkers has been Royals closest opposition this season  with Royals winning 56-49 and 75-62 while the margins in most other games have been many times bigger. Checkers also lost to arch-rival Minties in round one

Halswell has had a disappointing season by its standard and will not make the play-offs leaving this weeks results to sort out the pecking order with Minties, Checkers and Gators separated by one point. In this Sunday’s final round robin match-up Checkers should account for Gators and Minties beat Halswell leaving Royals and Gators in the 1v4 semi and Checkers and Minties in the other semi on September 15^th.

 

Scorers were:

Royals 75 (Pina Lissaman 17, Jo Casey 15) Checkers 62 (Helen Neighbourr 26, Shaylyn Davis 12), Gators 45 (Lori Haisty 17, Megan Lane 10) Halswell 28 (Andrea Velandia 10). Bye: Minties.

 

 

One round remaining

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points	Place
Royals	8	8	0	561	349	16	1st
Checkers	7	4	3	390	335	11
Minties	7	3	4	320	332	10
Gators	7	3	4	331	387	10
Halswell WD1	7	0	7	240	439	7	5th
	36	18	18	1842	1842	54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Under 20

 

Defending champion University looks all stations go as it drives towards another title after dispatching its nearest rival Rangi Ruru Girls school 72-47 with relative ease, featuring Esra Goldrick with 20 points.

The Pioneer Red team made up from players from Ch Ch Girls High secured 3^rd placing behind Rangi Ruru after it thumped fellow side Pioneer 101-53 with Tiare Scott on target with 27 points. University will meet the unpredictable Halswell development team in one semi while Rangi Ruru and Girls High (Pioneer Red) will seek a place in the final.by taking the other semi-final.

 

 

Scorers were:

Under 20:

Uni of Cant 72 (Esra McGoldrick 20, Rosie O'Shea 12) Rangi Ruru 47 (Lottie Eglinton 11),

Halswell 20 Cashmere 0 by notified default, Pioneer Red CGHS 101 (Tiare Scott 27, Shannon Stockdale 23) Pioneer Pacers 53 (Gemma Hickson 21, Juliet Robertson 14).

 

	Top Four Semi Finals  Sunday 15th September
1 v 4	University		v	Halswell
2 v 3	Rangi Ruru		v	Pioneer Red CGHS

 

Final placings

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points	Place
University U20	10	10	0	867	338	20	1st
Rangi Ruru	10	7	3	704	477	17	2nd
Pioneer Red	10	6	4	653	466	16	3rd
Halswell U20	10	5	5	494	519	15	4th
Pioneer Pacers	10	2	8	520	783	12	5th
Cashmere HS	10	0	10	208	863	10	6th
	60	30	30	3446	3446	90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-week Men

 

 

Raiders 49 The Bishops 31

Raiders made a more determined effort to capture a top four semi-final berth accounting for The Bishops with a solid all round team game. Jason Ray had a busy night all around the court and look out Checkers when Matt Havill takes control of the boards for Raiders. Raiders cunning defence shut down the quick firing Jack McDougall and slowing the pace while containing Simon Meggat, another regular contributor for The Bishops.

 

Checkers White slips (Ed – not the verb I’d use) past Burnham 57-38

Checkers White lifted up its momentum as the fast running army boys from Burnham thrust everything at them. Sam McNeil exploded with back to back triple pointers late in the first half to give Checkers a handy 24-13 half-time lead while Vince Lawford and Brad Fraser where left to set up the moves for the soldiers. Former Canterbury Ram Paul Isitt got much of the action for Checkers in the second spell running in a stream of baskets early in the second spell to top the scoring with 20 points while the usually energetic Nigel Buchanan had a much quieter game.

 

With Raiders upsetting Burnham several weeks earlier in meant that the defending champiom University which had a win by forfeit over Bandits, topped the ladder alongside Checkers but on the head to head finished in first place and will now meet Burnham while Checkers White plays Raiders in the other Semi-final this Wednesday night.

 

Scorers were:

Mid-week

Top 6: University 20 Bandits 0 by forfeit, Checkers White 57 (Paul Isitt 20, Sam McNeill 13), Burnham 38 (Bradley Fraser 16), Raiders 49 (Jason Ray 11) The Bishops 31 (Simon Megget 9). Final points and placing: University 9, 1^st, Checkers White 9, 2^nd, Raiders 8, 3rd, Burnham 8, 4^th. Main Semi-Finals this Wednesday are: University v Burnham, Checkers White v Raiders.

Bottom 6: Sphinx 79 (James Taylor , Victor Cheu ) Lincoln University 59 (Fabian Kulpe , Cam Shearer , Matty Risi ), Goauld  20 Pioneer 0 by forfeit, Royals 56 (Scott Nugent 14, Chris Petch 13, James McPherson 12) Special Olympics 28 (Bradley Garner 16). 

This week’s Middle four Semi’s: Bishops v Lincoln, Bandits v Sphinx.

Bottom Four Semi’s: Royals v Pioneer, Gouald v Special Olympics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid- Week Women Championship

 

QUARTER-FINAL ACTION

The unbeaten Halswell Red went straight thru to this weeks semi’s leaving its closest rival CYA to despatch Pioneer 50-21, a bold effort from one of the teams struggling this season. Buoyed on by a large supporting group of students University got the edge over Royals 35-22 through the efforts of Chrissey Bell and Nina Pau’u while Checkers showed that it was not to be under-estimated as it powered away from Halswell Green to the tune of 61-31.

 

This Wednesday’s Semi-Finals: Halswell Red meets Checkers and CYA plays University. Consolation Semi 6v7th: Royals v Pioneer. Bye: Halswell Green (5^th).

 

Scorers were:

Quarter Finals: CYA 50 (Belinda Campbell 14, Briar Woodhead 10) Pioneer 21 (Julia Thomson 11), University 35 (Chrissy Bell 8) Royals 22 (Joanne Dellow 6), Checkers 61 (Katelin Russ 15, Briar Metcalf 12, Kathryn Hose 11) Halswell Green 31 (Linda Massie 12). Bye: Halswell Red.