Year 7's defeated in first District League game

The year 7 basketball squad lost 42 - 20 last night to a strong St Columbas side in their first District League game. We ended the first quarter 8 - 8 but struggled to match our opponents speed and shooting ability in the second and third quarter. We passed the ball well at times and rebounded strongly at both ends of the court. Lewis, Olivia and Will rebounded particularly strongly with Will and Morgan shooting with control. There is a lot of potential for the future and the team should be pleased with their progress in their first two games.

Hemel too strong for Under 15 girls

The Under 15 girls team found it tough going last night against an older and more experienced Hemel team in their second County League match. With a team predominantly form year 9, we played against a year 10 team containing at least 4 East of England players, eventually losing 22 - 72. The team showed a great spirit and hopefully learnt an awful lot playing against a talented and well drilled team. The squad can still qualify for the County semi finals and should take heart from the fact that Hemel are likely to be the strongest team in the competition this year.

Under 13 Boys suffer two narrow defeats

The Under 13 Boys began their County League programme with two narrow defeats to Turnford and Sheredes school. In our first game against Turnford we started well, leading 12 - 6 after the first quarter but then struggled to rebound well as a team, eventually losing 42 - 34. Against Sheredes last night we lost the first three quarters by only a couple of points and, although we won the last quarter 10 - 5, we still went down 31 - 28. Our rebounding was much improved but a host of missed shots from close to the basket in the first quarter made the difference. The team performance was much better against Sheredes and the team are starting to put key coaching points into practice. It is only a matter of time before our first win. Ed Anders and Danny Cutmore deserve a special mention for their rebounding and hard work on defence. Ted Rainford showed good shot technique scoring a couple of late baskets against Sheredes and George Mudd worked extremely hard in his first game of the season.