Millicent Magic prepare for Country Championships
The Under 16 girls team coached by Peter Seebohm has had success at both Hamilton and Portland taking close Grand final wins over Mount Gambier. Millicent Magic has 2 Under 14 boys teams with both having mixed success. The Division 1 team were victorious in Hamilton but struggled with the taller, tougher competition in Portland.
UNDER 18 GIRLS Naracoorte Tournament
GAME 1 V Casterton
FINAL SCORE – won by 4
GAME 2 V Bordertown
FINAL SCORE – 24 to 12
GAME 3 V Bordertown
FINAL SCORE – 24 to 16
GAME 4 V Casterton
FINAL SCORE – 21 to 13
GRAND FINAL V Casterton
FINAL SCORE – won by 4
UNDER 12 GIRLS Naracoorte Tournament
GAME 1 V Mt Gambier
FINAL SCORE – 52 TO 4
GAME 2 V Bordertown
FINAL SCORE – 58 to 7
GAME 3 V Keith
FINAL SCORE – 50 to 0
GAME 4 V Naracoorte
FINAL SCORE – 50 to 10
SEMI FINAL V Bordertown
FINAL SCORE – 69 to 10
GRAND FINAL V Mt Gambier
FINAL SCORE – 66 to 9
The girls played some fantastic basketball and their passing all over the court was great to watch. In all games they had lots of rules on them from their coach and it was a great opportunity to practice their team plays. We played in the spirit of the game and the girls still couldn’t be stopped. The team had a wonderful approach to each game and had respected for all the teams they played. We played 6 games over the weekend and a very early start on Sunday and all 7 girls played strong and great team basketball and dominated the tournament from game 1 to the grand final. Well done girls.
UNDER 12 GIRLS Portland Tournament
GAME 1 V Ararat
We started and finished this game very strong, which was great to see for the first game of tournament. Great defence all over the court which made it hard for Ararat to score. Passing in offence was excellent.
I Turner 22, J Venn 10, M Freeman 6, E Winter 6, E Gould 6, M Varcoe 2, S Wallis 2.
FINAL SCORE – 58 to 6
GAME 2 V Hamilton
Once again we played hard defence and dominated on the score board. Our shooting of the backboard has improved. Still need to box out under the basket, but still strong rebounding from Emily Winter and Izzy Turner.
E Winter 14, I Turner 11, Jess Venn 8, C Venn 4, E Gould 2.
FINAL SCORE – 35 to 21
GAME 3 V Mt Gambier
A great game of basketball from both sides. Izzy Turner and Emily Winter were very strong at both ends of the court. Jess and Chloe Venn were great in defence along with their passing in offence. A great team game under a lot of pressure.
I Turner 12, E Winter 5, J Venn 2, C Venn 2, M Freeman 2.
FINAL SCORE – 23 to 20
GAME 4 V Warrnambool
This game wasn’t a great game to watch, far too physical for an u12 game. Warrnambool were very aggressive to the ball and player. Our girls to their credit played kept playing their own game and got over the line, without to many injuries.
E Winter 10, J Venn 5, I Turner 4, E Gould 4, M Freeman 2.
FINAL SCORE – 25 to 11
GRAND FINAL V Mt Gambier
The game started very even and continued all game. Emily Winter and Izzy Turner once again were very strong rebounding. Jess and Chloe Venn taking the ball to the basket kept us in the game. Sophie Wallis and Megan Freeman in the dying minutes of the game were fantastic in defence and finding their player and turning the ball over when it was needed. Tayla Werchon, Emma Gould and Macey Varcoe passing around the court was great to watch. Well done to all the girls and great job all weekend.
FINAL SCORE – 23 to 21
Under 14 Girls Div 2
Millicent 17 - Portland 29
Millicent 13 - Port Fairy 19
Millicent 7 - Ararat 37
Millicent 16 - Port Fairy 22
Interesting tournament girls. We were very competitive for most of the weekend with some outstanding defence. We must work on our passing and getting that ball down the court quicker as we certainly can not rely on our height. We were generally smaller than the other teams but certainly put up a good fight. Good effort and some really great team work. A very big THANK YOU to Leah Puiatti who coached for the weekend in Tony’s absence.
Portland Tournament Under 12 Boys Div 2
Game 1
Millicent Magic 22 def Portland 16
Game 2
Millicent Magic 30 lost to Ararat 31
Game 3
Millicent Magic 45 def Port Fairy 21
Game 4
Millicent Magic 17 lost to Warrnambool 28
U12 Boys Div 2 Naracoorte Tournament.
Game 1
Millicent Magic 37 Mt Gambier 16
Game 2
Millicent Magic 19 Bordertown 14
Game 3
Millicent Magic 10 Naracoorte 43
After the first 3 games our Div 2 Boys qualified for Division 1
Semi-Final (Div 1)
Millicent Magic 17 Horsham 32
Consolation Final (Div 1)
Millicent Magic Div 2 19 Millicent Magic Div 1 26
Well done to the Div 2 team who ended up crossing over into Div 1 after Saturday’s games. There were some very excited boys who thought they could end up playing our Div 1 boys in the Grand Final until both our under 12 boys teams lost to Naracoorte and Horsham, so ended up playing each other in the Div 1 Consolation Final. Naracoorte and Horsham played off for the Div 1 prize.
Great game both teams, we had the Div 1 team worried for a while!
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