By Club Basketball Correspondent: Bruce Martin              

                                     

CBA Winter Club Basketball Results 2013 Week 4  Monday 13^th May

 

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

Photo courtesy of Anna Erwood Photography

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

 

 

A serious leg injury to Checker’s Bede Marsters resulted in the Men’s Premier Hoben trophy game being called off early in the second half with the defending Hoben trophy Atami leading the defending championship winner Checkers 45-29 in Cowles stadium on Saturday. Gators ran and ran against University before prevailing in a tight game 81-63 while Wolverines relaxed its grip on its encounter against Lincoln University, closing out a strong comeback from the students before winning 88-72.

 

Bede’s Mum, Sharon Rusbatch, has sent me this report on his progress after his operation on Monday with many well wishes sending their hopes for a speedy recovery.

Rusbatch/Marsters family would like to thank everyone involved in ensuring Bede got to hospital where he underwent surgery Monday 13^th May to repair two very clean breaks in his lower right leg.  He will be heading home in the next two days to begin recovery.  The messages of love and support have been overwhelming and appreciated.  Look out next season as Bede will be back and rearing to go again. We do have a classy pair of CUT away Checkers shorts if anyone is interested J

Enjoy the rest of your season

Sharon Rusbatch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Premier Hoben Trophy

 

 

Atami leading Checkers 45-29 when game stopped

The unbeaten Atami appear comfortable at the top of the table while four teams are still in contention for the other Hoben Trophy final spot on May 25^th, so CBA officials will have to decide if the game will be replayed or not and will contact the teams. Checkers will clash with Wolverines in this Saturday’s final round and could be a key game to see who makes the final.

Marsters season may well be over with a nasty fracture of his leg as he rose to shoot a basket and with his brother, Ethan Rusbatch, away on NBL duties with Taranaki, Checkers maybe struggling this season. Marsters had scored 16 points before the game was stopped, shooting 6 from 9 from the floor, penetrating inside the tall Atami defence and making much of the play around the perimeter while Nat Connell directed operations for Checkers. Atami’s Alex Dobbs slotted several three’s and captain Ritchie Howell also scored a rear basket from behind the arc. Checkers defence was rock solid forcing Atami to take more outside shots with Cam Chalmers landing two more triples while Sam Dobbs used his strength to break the Checkers defence and drive to the hoop for his 10 points.

 

Wolverines prove too strong for Lincoln winning 88-72

In a heavy defensive game, Wolverines established control in the first quarter, leading 20-13 through the efforts of Oli Davies and Dean Le Warne with Nino Nabong landing a three pointer. Lincoln stepped up in the second quarter through the efforts of Nick Erwood, Manuel Nunez and Pat Fraser to close the gap with a 20-18 quarter. Lionel Hopgood gathered in the rebound ball to keep Wolverines ahead 38-33 at the break.

James Cawthorn added a string of baskets for the students in the early stages of the third quarter to mount a fightback but stronger team work saw Wolverines pull ahead by another 10 points. Wolverines tightened its grip on the game with Mike Kinley running non-stop for his 18 points and eight rebounds while Hopgood educated the Lincoln “Bigs” with  29 points and 17 rebounds. Oli Davies added 20 points, six steals and 10 rebounds. Pat Fraser slotted 15 and grabbed 11 rebounds to aid Lincoln’s cause.

 

Gators outrun University 81-63

Matt Stevenson with a determined 24 points inspired Gators to run the ball at University at every opportunity. Chris Duthie and Alex Jellie added to Gators penetration but the University kept them from the board while Jozef Knottenbelt slotted three triples to give the hard working Gators breathing space. Gators stretched its lead to 40-27 but University rallied in the third quarter through the efforts of Willy McVitty and Harley Campbell. Brent Fisher was well contained but opened out in the final quarter to finish with 18 points for University while Gators pulled away, again Stevenson slotting numerous finger-rolling baskets after ducking and diving the students defences for Gators to win by 18 points.

 

 

Scorers were:

Gators 81 (Matt Stevenson 24, Jozef Knottenbelt 11) University 63 (Brent Fisher18, Harley Campbell 15). HT: 40-27. Wolverines 88 (Lionel Hopgood 29, 17R,  Oli Davies 20, 10R, Michael Kinley 18, 8R, Dean Le Warne 10, 11R) Lincoln University 72 (Nick Erwoood 15, Pat Fraser 15, 11R,James Cawthorn 13). HT: 38-33. Atami/Checkers called off due to injury, Atami ahead 45-29 in 44^th minute.

 

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Wolverines	4	3	1	293	265	7
Atami	3*	3	0	239	171	6
Gators	4	2	2	279	281	6
Checkers	3*	2	1	232	218	5
University	4	1	3	272	305	5
Lincoln University	4	0	4	262	337	4
	22	11	11	1577	1577	33

*Game called off due to injury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Premier Patron’s trophy

 

Halswell beat a lack-lustre defending champion University 52-39 in the Women’s Premier Patron’s trophy encounter.  Lincoln University had a strong 72-36 win over Gators while Minties started to relax too early and had to re-gain its rhythm before beating a game Pioneer team 74-54.

Halswell (8 pts) is now unbeaten while University (7), Minties (6) and Lincoln Uni (6) are locked in the battle to find the other team to contest the Patron’s trophy final on May 25^th with one round of games this Saturday still to be played.

 

Halswell wins the top battle over University 52-39

The top-of-the-table clash between the two unbeaten teams in Women’s Premier saw Halswell open up an early lead against long term champion University, leading 20-6 by quarter-time with both sides missing key players. Key University player Pip Connell was injured playing for the Wildcats as was Halswell’s Lori McDaniel so neither could play.

Halswell’ s was boosted by the Wildcats Italian player, Cecillia Zambrini who worked in well with playmaking guard Emily Baker at both ends of the court while and Anna Williams displayed experience. Zambrini slotted 11 points and grabbed eight steels with the Baker sisters Emily and Jessica slotting nine points each.

Jamie Campbell hauled in 13 big rebounds for the students while Laken Wairau contributed nine points in a low scoring encounter.

The second quarter was evenly matched, Halswell still ahead 28-14 and little separated the two sides in the second spell with Halswell mainting a 13winning point lead as its team work gelled.

 

Lincoln University 72 Gators 36

Canterbury Wildcat Hannah Turton gave Lincoln a solid start while Marnie Block and Anastasia Tauamiti grafted away for Gators, the game tied 14-14 at the first break. Bailey McDougall, Wildcat Shea Crotty and Tessa Klein added to Lincoln’s effort and pulled away to lead 32-23 at the half-time break. Lincoln tightened its defence to shut the door on Gators leading the period 22-4 and continued to pull away to win by 36 points.

 

Minties 74 Pioneer 54

Kaiapoi’s Gemma Hazeldine popped up everywhere as she ran in another solid performance scoring 26 points while Sia Ah Tong and Hayley Gray pressured the Pioneer ball carriers. Minties meet little resistance in the first quarter running out to a 21-4 lead but the Connie Dick inspired Pioneeer responded and started to find gaps in the Minties defence with support from the hard-working Rachel Kersten. By half-time Minties had pulled further ahead with Ah Tong getting easily inside. Minties relaxed the pressure in the third quarter with Kersten, Dick and a busy Abby Rutledge reducing the margin to trail 54-43. Hazeldine picked up the Minties speed in the final quarter to pull clear for a comfortable win, the 30 point Margin flattering Minties a little.

 

Scorers were:

Halswell 52 (Cecillia Zambrini 11, 8S, Jess Baker 9, Emily Baker 9) University 39 (Laken Wairau 9). HT: 28-14. Minties 74 (Gemma Hazeldine 26, Hayley Gray 15, Sia Ah Tong 13) Pioneer (Connie Dick 12, Rachel Kersten 11). HT: 39-19. Lincoln University 72 (Bailey McDougal 15) Gators 36 (Marnie Block 8, Anastasia Tauamiti 8). HT: 32-23.

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Halswell	4	4	0	211	176	8
University	4	3	1	237	173	7
Minties	4	2	2	258	212	6
Lincoln University	4	2	2	200	198	6
Pioneer	4	1	3	196	222	5
Gators	4	0	4	166	287	4
	24	12	12	1268	1268	36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                  

Men’s Division One

 

Paul Havill led a strong attack from Wolverines against Checkers and with support from  the master-blaster Jamie Graham pulled clear for a comfortable 78-48 win and remain the only unbeaten team in the grade.

Old Boys, led by Martin Maunsell and Jamie Day proved too strong for Pioneer Blue with a solid 67-46 victory to slip into second place, a point behind Wolverines.

The defending Champion Placemakers Wolves Blue piled on the points and the pressure to chalk up a decisive 83-46 win over Pioneer Yellow through the solid efforts of the Costley trio, Gareth with 28, Cameron with 23 and led by its captain Fraser Costley.

On Sunday the North Canterbury couldn’t make it four from four when they succumbed to Atami 64-56 despite valiant efforts from Simon Falloon and Corey Crampton. CBA Board member Jeremy Phillips led by example, slotting 14 points for Atami.

 

In the Men’s Division 1/Under 23 Challengs, MD1 University was able to use fantastic defense to hold the Pacers to only 31 points over the whole game. University struggled to score when Pioneer started off the third quarter in a zone defence, but hit three consecutive three-pointers to end the quarter and blow the game open.

 

 

Scorers were:

Wolverines 78 (Paul Havill 27, Jamie Graham 18) Checkers 48 (Alex Kerr 14),  HSOB 67 (Martin Maunsell 16, Jamie Day 13) Pioneer Blue 46 (Ollie Dawe 15, James Pullar 10), Gators 20 Ashburton Gannets 0 by forfeit, Atami 64 (Jeremy Phillips 14, Andy Baird 12) North Canterbury 56 (Simon Falloon 17, Corey Crampton 13), Placemakers 83 (Gareth Costley 28, Cam Costley 23, Joshua Manning 18) Pioneer Yellow 46 (Matt Rushton 14, Daniel Challenger 11). Bye teams game: University (MD1) 57 (Oliver Grant 25) Pioneer (U23) 31 (Tyler Hunt 16).

 

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Wolverines	4	4	0	342	190	8
HSOB	4	3	1	267	203	7
PM Wolves Blue	3	3	0	239	152	6
University	3	3	0	222	166	6
Checkers	4	2	2	243	255	6
Atami	3	2	1	195	166	5
Gators	4	1	3	149	253	5
North Canterbury	4	1	3	262	235	5
Pioneer Blue	4	1	3	190	287	5
Ashburton Gannets	4	0	4	142	262	3
Pioneer Yellow	3	0	3	154	236	3
	40	20	20	2405	2405	59

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Under 23 Championship

 

Gators and Wolverines both have four from four and have established a gap on the next three teams, Checkers, Atami and Lincoln University with two wins apiece in the race to find the ‘Top four’ for round two.

 

Canterbury U23 – Round 4 Reports by Dan Chan

 

Atami v Checkers (66 – 60)

The Miami Heat and the New York Knicks have shown that playing ‘small ball’ is all the rage in the NBA at the moment and Atami’s three guard combo proved that they are no different, as ex-Shirley Boys’ High members - Alex Dobbs (22), Bryn McLennan (21) and Cam Chalmers (11) - provided over 80% of Atami’s 66 points. However, they had to fend off a late surge from defending champions Checkers with guard Jacob Naylor (13) and forward Brook Fendall (10) ensuring that the game would be tight until the end.

 

Wolverines v Lincoln University (66 – 54)

The unbeaten Wolverines team hung on to beat a determined Lincoln University after opening up a 22-4 lead in the first quarter. The fightback from Lincoln was led by the ever-consistent Nick Erwood, who hoisted his patented ‘bank floaters’ on his way to yet another double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds), ex-Scot’s College forward Pat Fraser (10 points, 12 rebounds) and lightning quick point guard Aled Jones (10 points, 6 rebounds). Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to overcome their poor start, with Wolverines captain Oli Davies (12), shooting big man Andrew Kellaway (12) and young guard Taylor Britt (11), leading the young ‘wolfpack’ to another victory.

 

Gators v Royals (102 – 44)

Gators, once again, proved that they are the team to beat with a 58-point drubbing of Royals. The Gators team, in a San Antonio Spurs-like manner, decided to rest key players Chris Duthie, Alex Jellie and Kaye McKee for this round which opened the door for Jordan Duggan (27), Zach Lilburne (22) and Jozef Knottenbelt (19) to showcase their talent. Royals provided little resistance with swingman Simon Hodgson (11) the only player to reach double figures.

 

Varsity v North Canterbury (76 – 68)

Varsity notched up its first win of the season with a W against North Canterbury, 76 – 68. The Varsity boys looked in control at halftime with a 10 point buffer; their pick and roll game really troubling the NC defence. However, the NC boys never gave up, responding back by winning the third quarter 24-15, and setting up the fourth for an exciting finish. The young Varsity team met the challenge with some key baskets down the stretch - captain Rowan Feeney going 7/9 FG for 19 points, and centre Ollie Crawford (13), forward Finbar Argus (10) and guard Karl Magon (10) all notching double figures.  For NC, swingman Scott Edwards worked hard for his 23 points, shooter Liam Connelly briefly heated up for 12 points (3/3 3PT) and forward Daine Parata added another 12.

In the final quarter the country boys close the gap to 3-5 points repeatedly but could not put the students away.

 

 

Scorers were:

Atami 66 (Alex Dobbs 22, Bryn McLennan 21, Cam Chalmers 11) Checkers 60 (Jacob Naylor 13, Brook Fendall 10). HT: 37-29. Wolverines 66 (Oli Davies 12, 6R, Andrew Kellaway 12, 6R,Taylor Britt 11) Lincoln University 54 (Nick Erwood 17, 11R, Pat Fraser 10, 12R, Aled Jones 10, 6R). HT: 41-19. Gators 102 (Jordan Duggan 27, Zach Lilburne 22, Jozef Knottenbelt 19) Royals 44 (Simon Hodgson 11). HT: 52-21. University 76 (Rowan Feeney 17, Ollie Crawford 13, Karl Magon 10, Finbar Argus 10) North Canterbury 68 (Scott Edwards 21, Daine Parata 12, Liam Connelly 12). HT: Bye: 41-31. Bye: Pioneer.

 

 

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Gators	4	4	0	412	179	8
Wolverines	4	4	0	332	235	8
Checkers	4	2	2	261	293	6
Atami	4	2	2	249	252	6
North Canterbury	4	1	3	247	298	5
Lincoln University	3	2	1	196	174	5
University	3	1	2	195	205	4
Pioneer	3	0	3	152	254	3
Royals	3	0	3	140	294	3
	32	16	16	2184	2184	48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Under 20  

 

The defending champion Burnside high, Middleton Grange and Wolverines emerged as front-runners in the Men’s Under 20 competition unbeaten after three rounds with another six teams on two wins and one loss in the race to secure a Top eight quarter-final berth.

 

Burnside overwhelms Pioneer 106-35

Burnside High continued where they left off from last season despite losing two key players in Oli Davies and Nick Erwood. The raced to their third successive century point win with strong teamwork and fast running movesShou Nisbett did the early scoring for Burnside in the first half with 22 points as Burnside opened to a 29-5 first quarter lead and 54-11 by the middle break.Jahnim Campbell rebound strongly to pick up many lose ball, slotting 21 points. The tall Oliver Fairbrother whose confidence has grown immensely under coach Joe Hammond showed increased mobility for a tall young man contributing a handy 19 points to Burnside ‘s cause. After a heavy round of scoring in the third quarter Logan Woodill made great use of his extra time of the bench to slot 22 points, mostly in the last quarter to keep the momentum rolling.

Karesse Lavery had to work very hard to earn his nine points for Pioneer.

 

Middleton Grange Gators 88 Lincoln High 54

Zach Lilburne led an early charge from Middleton with some handy baskets but was matched in intensity by good teamwork from Lincoln High with Ben Bollie stepping up with three successive baskets as Lincoln held Middleton to 17-17 at the first break. Canterbury and NZ under-age representative Ihaka Pink led a strong Middleton charge in the second quarter as his team outscored Lincoln 28-9 to race to a 45-25 half-time lead while the elusive James Cawthorn had to work extra hard for Lincoln to slip through the ever-tightening Middleton defence. Coach Tim Bennetts has had the Gators trying numerous moves and already has the side tuned to become a top contender to challenge Burnside’s top-dog status. Ashleigh Adamson responded with some strong defence and penetrated the Lincoln defence to earn his 10 points.

An unmarked Cawthorn regular turns in over 30PPG but he was well restricted but tight marking, managing only 19 points while his trusty sidekick Stu Erskine was restricted to 12 points.

 

Cashmere beats STAC 65-36

Cashmere, under coach Ben Sheat, is another side expected to be among the top finishers come play-off time and slowly edged to a 16-6 first-quarter lead against St Andrews  and increased the tempo to jump to a 36-14 lead by the half-time break.

The usually organized Zak De Roo hard to work hard to marshall the Stac effort which was quickly contained by roaming Cashmere defence. George Love dominated the boards and returned 15 points for Cashmere while Joemer Altabano (12) relished his extra court-time after rising from the school’s U17 team . Alex Irvine also added a valuable 11 points as cashmere lifted its intensity.

Ben Collerton was the standout for St Andrews with a difficult 15 points while the tall Nick Symon was well contained.

 

Wolverines comes from behind to beat Boys High 60-55.

The tall Nat Campbell lead his Boys High team by example, penetrating slack Wolverines defence or bring up his trade mark jump shot to slot 18 points, leading his school to a 38-29 half-time lead. Scott Ralston added some good baskets in the period but as  Wolverines tightened its defence in the second spell baskets became hard to come by. Wolverines, led by strong penetrating play from Andrew Kellaway and supported by the hard working Jacob Fairhall and Chris Johnston with Wolverines leveling the game 46-46 by third-quarter break. Wolverines kept up the pressure in a hectic final quarter as the game swung on the balance but the high foul count took its toll on Boys High and Wolverines escaped to a narrow victory.

 

North Canterbury overwhelmed Gators 78-46

The North Canterbury Men’s Under 20 team gave regular team member Connor James a fitting farewell as it overwhelmed Gators 78-46 in the Bishopodale YMCA. North Canterbury led 25/12 at quarter-time but gators lifted their game in the next too periods to hold back North Canterbury. James, who is off shortly to join Camp America slotted 10 points along with Lawson Morris-Whyte with 18 while Liam Connelly and Jordan De Winter kept up the pressure as North Canterbury outpointed Gators 21-6 in the final quarter. Harry Smit was the best of the Gators players with a hard earned 13 points.

 

Rangiora High school records a 76-46 win over new-comers Papanui High

Back in Cowles Stadium, Rangiora High school rounded out a grand day for the North Canterbury teams with a strong 76-46 win over new-comers in the Men’s Under 20 grade Papanui High. Rangiora led 22-11 by quarter-time with the much taller forwards running the ball at speed. By half-time they had extended the lead to 38-19 and 62-29 by three-quarter break but sloppy defence allowed the quick hustling Papanui players, led by Taylor Britt (14) to find holes in the Rangiora defence. Will Morris-Whyte showed the same potential as his brother Lawson scoring 16 with Riley Block and Barclay Miller producing strong efforts.

 

Aranui Academy edges Christs College 58-47

In a low scoring encounter a rebuilding Aranui Academy team were slow out of the blocks, with Jarvis Ataera finding the hoop while Christs College where equally slow with Aranui ahead only 9-7 by quarter-time and little separated them as they crawled to a 19-17 Christ College lead at the next break. The pace of the third quarter increased as AStaera fiound support from his brother Javan while the experienced Mann began to penetrate the Aranui defence to slot some difficult baskets for Christs College. The last quarter was also evenly matched as Aranui maintained a narrow advantage befor getting home by 11 points with Oliver Jones-Allen stepping up for the College.

 

St Bedes College stretches Shirley Spartens 93-62

St Bedes got quickly into gear against Shirley Boys High, led by Connor McCrossin and Lauchie Weston with Jake Simpson and Reece Bonner responding for Shirley. St Bedes pulled to a 36-25 first break lead but the next two spells were evenly matched as Bedes increased the lead to 74-49 by the third interval. Benjamin Hood and Cole Wilson added to St Bedes dominance as the clock ran down.

 

Scorers were:

Christchurch Boys HS 87 St Bedes 43, Burnside HS 106 (Shou Nisbett 22, Jahnim Campbell 21, Oliver Fairbrother 19, Logan Woodill 22) Pioneer 35 (Karesse Lavery 9), Middleton Grange Gators 88 (Ihaka Pink 22, Zach Lilburne 16, Ashleigh Adamson 10) Lincoln HS 54 (James Cawthorn 19, Stu Erskine 12), North Canterbury 78 (Lawson Morris-Whyte 18, Liam Connelly 16, Jordan De Winter 16, Connor James 10) Gators 46 (Harry Smit 13), Rangiora HS 76 (Will Morris-Whyte 16, Riley Block 13, Barclay Miller 12) Papanui HS 46 (Taylor Britt 14), Wolverines 60 (Andrew Kellaway 17, Jacob Fairhall 11) Christchurch Boys HS 55 (Nathan Campbell 18, Scott Ralston 16), St Bedes Coll 93 (Connor McCrossin 22, Lauchie Weston 14, Cole Wilson 13, Benjamin Hood 13) Shirley Spartens 62 (Reece Bonner 10, Oscar Dando 10, Jake Simpson 10),  Aranui Academy 58 (Jarvis Ataera 18, Javan Ataera 14) Christ’s College47 (Louis Mann 13, Oliver Jones-Allen 13), Cashmere HS 65 (George Love 15, Joemar Altabano 12, Alexander Irvine 11) St Andrews Coll 36 (Ben Collerton 15).

 

 

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Burnside High	3	3	0	339	88	6
Middleton Gators	3	3	0	230	149	6
Wolverines	3	3	0	228	170	6
Rangiora High	3	2	1	227	158	5
Aranui Acad	3	2	1	150	180	5
North Canterbury	3	2	1	269	128	5
Cashmere	3	2	1	219	174	5
ChCh Boys High	3	2	1	218	159	5
Lincoln High	3	2	1	294	222	5
St Bedes College	3	1	2	196	233	4
Gators	3	1	2	135	204	4
St Andrews College	3	1	2	168	163	4
Shirley Spartans	3	0	3	125	292	3
Christs College	3	0	3	122	285	3
Papanui HS	3	0	3	150	333	3
Pioneer	3	0	3	133	265	3
	48	24	45	3203	3203	72

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy’s Under 17

Burnside is again already aiming for a U17/U20 double this season with its Burnside White team already unbeaten after four rounds and it disposed of one of last season’s rivals Middleton Grange Green 82-53 in a catch-up game then hammered Cashmere Maroon in a record score 142-31. Kyle Louis led all scorers with 24 points, Kazuki Tsukiji notched 22 and Oliver Fairbrother contributed 16.

Shirley Boys High’s U17 also is unbeaten and  is starting to emerge as a strong developmenting side as it ran up a tonne in beating St Bedes 104-37 through the efforts of Will Grocott (21), Tom Christie (16) and Connor Page on 13 points. Jaiden Manera led the St Bedes challnge with 12 points.

Middleton Green bounced back to its loss to Burnside with an 81-30 victory over St Andrews. Barclay Miller (18), Sam Riley (18) and Sam Lees (16) stood out for Middleton.

Cashmere Gold is another team  heading for higher honours this season with a resounding 85-18 win over Christ College. Jakob Strong-Van Gestel led the Cashmere challenge with22 points.

 

Scorers were:

Burnside White 82 Middleton Grange Green 53, Christs Coll 65 Cashmere Maroon 43, Cashmere Gold 74 Middleton Grange White 36, Shirley Spartens 104 (Will Grocott 21, Tom Christie 16, Connor Page 13) St Bedes Coll 37 (Jaiden Manera 12), Middleton Grange Green 81 (Barclay Miller 18, Sam Riley 18, Sam Lees 16, Zach Faigon 12) St Andrews Coll 30 (Jayden Chan 10), Ch Ch BHS 75 Burnside Green 52,  Burnside White 142 (Kyle Loius 24, Kin Gil Joong 23, Kazuli Tsukiji 23, Oliver Fairbrother 16, Oliver Scott 13) Cashmere Maroon 31(Rueben Stanley 9), Papanui HS 68 (Tane October 15, Carl Isitt 12, Gianni Jackson 11) Middleton Grange White 55 (Zachary Walker 11), Cashmere Gold 85 (Jakob Strong-Van Gestel 22, Kanta Nagano 17, Ross Hulley 16, Taine Tikao 13) Christ’s Coll 18 (Lachlan Stark 8).

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Burnside High White	4	4	0	411	189	8
Shirley Spartans	4	4	0	396	174	8
Middleton Gators Green	4	3	1	360	160	7
Cashmere High Gold	4	3	1	313	176	7
Middleton Gators White	4	1	3	200	262	5
Chch Boys High	3	2	1	208	179	5
St Andrews College	3	1	2	135	214	4
St Bedes College	3	1	2	139	205	4
Papanui High	3	1	2	183	233	4
Christs College	3	1	2	97	241	4
Cashmere HS Maroon	4	0	4	130	424	4
Burnside High Green	3	0	3	133	248	3
	42	21	21	2705	2705	63

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s Division One/Under 20

 

 

Scores were:

Royals 105 Cashmere HS 19, Pioneer Pacers __Gators__, University 82 Halswell 33, Minties __ Rangi Ruru __, Checkers 50 Halswell U20 37  Bye: Pioneer Red (CGHS) .

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
University U20	4	4	0	331	134	8
Minties	3*	2	1	143	131	5
Halswell U20	4	2	2	167	255	6
Pioneer Red	3	1	2	138	151	4
Pioneer Pacers	3*	1	2	179	212	4
Checkers	4	2	2	219	196	6
Halswell WD1	4	1	3	179	248	5
Royals	3	3	0	270	122	6
Gators	2*	1	1	115	109	3		Gators
Rangi Ruru	2*	1	1	151	84	3
Cashmere HS	4	0	4	121	371	4
	36	18	18	2013	2013	54

*Denotes still two results to come.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-week Men

 

The defending champion University was made to work very hard for its win over new entrant Burnham on Wednesday night with Burnham squandering its chances in the closing stages with turnovers and missed shots. Burnham lead 28-26 at the break with University closing out a narrow 50-46 win.Regular grade MVP winner David Baird showed he was still the man to stop with an athletic 21 points for University while the remaining former students had to work hard to keep the busy soldiers at bay. Vince Van Dorn used his height to dominate the boards, slotting 14 points for Burnham while Ben Shaw and Brad Fraser worked hard for little reward.

Competition in the top section of the competition is already strong with Bandits having to come from behind  to beat three-times former champion Raiders 46-43.

Another three times former champion Checkers White were given a strong run around by Lincoln University, leading 39-27 and re-buffed a strong challenge from the students before edging clear 62-57. Former Canterbury Ram Paul Isitt muzzled in for a hard earned 16 points while Nigel Buchanan drove strongly for his 14 points for Checkers while Fabian Kulpe led the Lincoln challenge with 19 and support from Cam Sheera and Mattty Resi.

Checkers White and University lead the grade unbeaten after three rounds. The grade will divide into Top six, Bottom six after round one robin (11 weeks) followed by Semi-Finals and Finals for all teams.

 

Scorers were:

The Bishops 102 (Jack McDougall, Simon Meggett 31, Murray Kennedy 17, David Wilson 13) Royals 26 (James McPherson 8), Bandits 46 (Ben Flintoft 11) Raiders 43 (Grant Ditfort 9, Julian Price 9), University 50  (David Baird 21) Burnham 46 (Vince Van Dorn 14, Ben Shaw 10),  Go Auld 58 (Matthew Findsen 21, Ashley Findsen 18) Pioneer 36 (Pat Quinlan 11) Sphinx 116 (James Taylor 27, Yang Li 16, Victor Chu 14, Zibin Li 13) Special Olympics 51 (Jason Roberts 14, Craig Bennett 12), Checkers White 62 (Paul Isitt 16, Nigel Buchanan 14, Chris Chapman 13) Lincoln University 57 (Fabian Kulpe 19, Cam Sheera 16, Matty Resi 13).

 

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Checkers White	3	3	0	209	168	6
University	3	3	0	128	94	6
Bandits	3	2	1	167	147	5
The Bishops	3	2	1	223	141	5
Burnham	3	2	1	196	131	5
Goauld	3	2	1	179	105	5
Pioneer	3	1	2	113	181	4
Raiders	3	1	2	148	124	4
Royals	3	1	2	121	210	4
Sphinx	3	1	2	217	184	4
Special Olympics	3	0	3	101	253	3
Lincoln University	3	0	3	82	146	3
	36	18	18	1884	1884	54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid- week Women

 

New entrant Hi-Rollers, organised by Olly Nicholas had to work hard after a slow start in its first match against another new entry Pioneer. Pioneer opened a healthy early lead before Hi-Rollers could find the basket and held an 18-14 lead at the turn around. Hi-Rollers crawled back slowly as new found team combinations started to work but missed several chances to put the game away in the closing stages and the game went to extra-time, locked at 30-30. Aria Cate slotted a solitary free throw late in the extra two minute period to give Hi-Rollers victory 31-30 just as it appeared to be going into sudden death Golden point period of play. Cate slotted 15 points to lead all scorers.

The defending champion Halswell Red had to work hard to repulse a strong challenge from sister side Halswell Green before winning 45-30 while CYA proved too strong for Checkers, winning 51-32. University edged out Royals 32-26 in the other match.

Halswell Red and CYA are the only unbeaten  teams after three rounds.

 

Scorers were:

CYA 51 (Carmel Gunn 20, Penny Jackson 10) Checkers 32 (Katelin Russ  8, Sue McAlister 8), University 32 (Lisa Rooney 17) Royals 26 (Leslie Dick 12), Halswell Red 45 (Jo Mumm 9, Sue Bennie 9) Halswell Green 30 (Debbie Bryant 14), Hi-Rollers 31 (Aria Cate 15) Pioneer 30 (Jasmin Stanley 9) in extra-time.

 

 

 

 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Points
Halswell Red	3	3	0	143	48	6
CYA	3	3	0	143	79	6
Royals	3	2	1	81	59	5
University	3	2	1	95	91	5
Checkers	3	1	2	118	117	4
Hi-Rollers	3	1	2	31	70	4
Halswell Green	3	0	3	79	142	3
Pioneer	3	0	3	76	160	3
	24	12	12	766	766	36