Hundreds of Millicent Basketballers, business operators and volunteers would have slept well last night after the record breaking basketball tournament.

Over the weekend, the Millicent Junior Basketball Tournament was held, with 12 Millicent Magic underage teams taking on 65 teams from as far away as Adelaide.

The games were played at five venues in Millicent as well as the Beachport Recreation Centre and required a mini-army of umpires, scorers, caterers, clean up crews and court supervisors to make sure the event ran smoothly.

All available accommodation in Millicent and beyond was booked solid for the duration of the weekend. While a number of Millicent businesses decided to extend their trading hours to cope with the visitors. The Basketball volunteers were very busy catering for the visitors as well as the fast food outlets Subway and Red Rooster.

The Millicent teams all performed fairly well with the under 12 boys div 1 and the div 2 under 16 girls winning and the under 18 div 2 men and 18 div 1 women both playing off in grand finals.

The U12 Magic Boys won all 5 of the games they played over the weekend and dominated their competition with big margins in all games. Coach Michael Schultz was impressed with the way the boys played with great team work, making accurate passes, playing fantastic defense, and keeping calm under pressure which allowed all players to score. The Magic Boys played Hamilton in the grand final, winning the game 48 to 16.

Millicent Under 12 boy’s results.

Game 1             Millicent            38         def       Mt Gambier       13

Game 2             Millicent            33         def       Naracoorte        16

Game 3             Millicent            61         def       Portland            24

Semi Final         Millicent            50         def       Bordertown       14

Grand Final       Millicent            48         def       Hamilton           16

 

The under 16 Div 2 Magic Girls also went through the weekend undefeated. The team won every game convincingly using their defensive skills to overcome generally bigger opponents.

In the Semi Final, Millicent established an early lead against Naracoorte which was fortunate as later in the game the Magic Girls found themselves in foul trouble, finishing the game out with 4 players on the court and one of the players sitting on 4 fouls. The girls had to make good use of the ball in the last quarter and play determined defense to win their way through to the Grand Final.

In the grand final Magic played against Port Fairy. The game was low scoring and tight early but Millicent made good use of some fast breaks helped along by some good defensive pressure. Magic created plenty of scoring opportunities off of some very tight defense. The group played as a team, moving the ball quickly to create space giving them a comfortable win in the end. The final score Magic 30 to Port Fairy 12.

Millicent Under 16 Girls Div 2 results

Game 1             Millicent            27         def       Port Fairy        13

Game 2             Millicent            33         def       Warrnamboo     14

Game 3             Millicent            43         def       Naracoorte         19

Semi Final         Millicent            34         def       Naracoorte       26

Grand Final       Millicent            30         def       Port Fairy           12

 

The Under 18 women won three of their four minor round games over the weekend, finishing in second place. This set the team up for a Grand Final against the undefeated Mt Gambier A team. During their minor round games, the Magic had a one point win over Great Southern, a 22 point win over the Mt Gambier B side and a 14 point win against Naracoorte. Under the guidance of ‘fill in coach’ Keith Allan, the girls showed control and tenacity over the weekend. Grand Final result, Millicent 28 defeated by Mt Gambier A 50.

The under 18 Men won 1 their first minor round game against Naracoorte by 5 points, then lost their second game to Warrnambool Green by 5 points and were soundly defeated by Mt Gambier in their 3^rd game. This saw the boys finish 3^rd in their pool, which put them into the Division 2 play offs.

The boys had a thriller of a Semi Final against Warrnambool White winning by 1 point. The win came about because of their pressure defence in the last quarter, keeping their opposition to just 4 points in the quarter, while scoring 10 themselves.

The semi-final victory put Millicent in the Grand Final where they came up against a classy Great Southern outfit. Millicent stayed with Great Southern until early in the 3^rd quarter, but the fatigue from the previous game started to show and Great Southern finished the game as comfortable winners.

Grand Final results for the Millicent "Schweppes" Junior Tournament 2012

Boys

Under 12 Boys Div 1: Millicent A 48 defeated Hamilton 16

Under 12 Boys Div 2: Mt Gambier 41 defeated Portland 23

Under 14 Boys Div 1: Great Southern 46 defeated Warrnambool 44

Under 14 Boys Div 2: Portland 31 defeated Warrnambool 19

Under 16 Boys Div 1: Mt Gambier 47 defeated Hamilton 46

Under 16 Boys Div 2: Warrnambool G 39 defeated Forestville 27

Under 18 Men Div 1: Mt Gambier 48 defeated Warrnambool 30

Under 18 Men Div 2: Great Southern 71 defeated Millicent 39

Girls

Under 12 Girls Div 1: Great Southern 28 defeated Mt Gambier 11

Under 12 Girls Div 2: Hamilton 52 defeated Naracoorte 7

Under 14 Girls Div 1: Great Southern 34 defeated Mt Gambier 23

Under 14 Girls Div 2: Great Southern 27 defeated Bordertown 15

Under 16 Girls Div 1: Mt Gambier 58 defeated Great Southern 39

Under 16 Girls Div 2: Millicent 30 defeated Port Fairy 12

Under 18 Women: Mt Gambier 50 defeated Millicent 28