CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER BASKETBALL SEASON AT BEAUMONT!!
Make sure you look at your stats and our overall stats for the season.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THIS SEASON.
Monday, 4 April 2011
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Under 12 squad reach County Rally Final
The Under 12 boys and girls squad demonstrated the progress they have made over the season by reaching the County Rally Final three to end the Beaumont basketball season on another high. We played four group games, defeating hosts Longdean as well as Bridgewater and Hemel comfortably. This meant we faced the other undefeated team, Cavendish in the league decider. As our points for record was stronger, we only had to avoid defeat to progress to the final. Cavendish led 4 - 2 after the first half and extended their lead to 6 - 2 early in the second. The score remained this way until 1 minute to go until Zach West and then Jacob Bockenhauer scored with seconds remaining to take us through.
We travelled to St Columbas and faced their B team and A team in a three way play off.
In the B team game, we started slowly and were 7 - 4 down at half time. The second 5 on battled back brilliantly, levelling the score at 7 - 7 only to lose to a break away lay up 9 - 7.
We then faced the St Columbas A team in our second game knowing we had to win to have any chance of winning the tournament. we started well and battled extremely hard narrowly losing 14 - 12. The whole squad made an excellent contribution with Will (c), Zach, Olivia and Jacob all scoring 10 points or more. Morgan played with control and Holly rebounded excellently.
Although St Columbas were technically stronger, we layed the ball up very well, rebounded strongly and worked extremely hard. I look forward to seeing how we perform in the County League next season. Well done to the whole squad!
We travelled to St Columbas and faced their B team and A team in a three way play off.
In the B team game, we started slowly and were 7 - 4 down at half time. The second 5 on battled back brilliantly, levelling the score at 7 - 7 only to lose to a break away lay up 9 - 7.
We then faced the St Columbas A team in our second game knowing we had to win to have any chance of winning the tournament. we started well and battled extremely hard narrowly losing 14 - 12. The whole squad made an excellent contribution with Will (c), Zach, Olivia and Jacob all scoring 10 points or more. Morgan played with control and Holly rebounded excellently.
Although St Columbas were technically stronger, we layed the ball up very well, rebounded strongly and worked extremely hard. I look forward to seeing how we perform in the County League next season. Well done to the whole squad!
Boys win County Treble and National Final!
A great season for Beaumont Basketball was capped by three County Final victories this week.
After a long and successful season, the Under 14 boys defeated Sandringham 74 - 61 in the County Semi Final (Aidan 34 points) to set up a meeting with St Columbas in the Final, having lost by 20 points in the final last year. In a very close and competitive game, we led by around 8 to 10 points from the first to the 3rd quarter. Jamie Moroney was then fouled out which saw the introduction of Dan Hartwell for the last 8 minutes. He worked extremely hard on defence and, once Ben Hackwood had the St Columbas point guard fouled out, we managed to hold on for a tense 66 - 64 win. Aidan Gastaldi Davies was our top scorer and was absolutely outstanding throughout the whole match. Well done to the whole squad for remaining unbeaten all season and becoming District and County Champions!
Beaumont Man of the Match: AIDAN GASTALDI DAVIES
The Under 15 and Under 18 Boys last Wednesday also played their County Finals, against St Columbas and St Georges Schhol respectively. For the majority of the Under 15 Boys this was at least their fourth game in as many days and it showed early on where we found it difficult to pull away from a strong St Columbas team. They rebounded strongly and we looked a little nervous when shooting. We picked up the pace a little in the final two quareters and with less than a minute to go we were on point up. We then set up a baseline move where we faked a screen away for Kieron Gastaldi Davies to cut back and score an easy jump shot. That gave us a three point lead which we held for the remainder of the game to win 57 - 54. Kieron not only rebounded well under both baskets, but top scored with 24 points to earn the Man of the Match award. Well done and congratulations to the Under 15 squad who emulated the Under 14 boys winning all of their games this season.
Man of the Match: KIERON GASTALDI DAVIES
The Under 18 squad were aiming to retain their County Final having won it last year in a close game with St Columbas. This years opponents were St Georges, who we had defeated in the League but who had beaten St Columbas in the semi final.
We started in a measured and controlled manner, leading 15 - 10 after the first quarter and 24 - 19 at half time. We then decided to play a full court press in the third quarter. This proved to be decisive with the captain Tayo Oyefusi hitting 17 points and the team 27 points, whilst conceding only 3. Andy Morgan and Owen McDermott both contributed with key scores, whilst Adam Luck had his most best and confident game for Beaumont. We kept St Georges at arms length for the remainder of the game and won relatively comfortably, 59 - 37. A special mention should go to the year 13 players who are leaving this year. Freddie Brown joined the squad last season and has developed into a strong player, particularly on defence. Joe Kaloczi has played right throughout his time at Beaumont and came back from a serious leg injury to play this season. He has always been a reliable and hardworking player. Duncan Maguire has stepped up to be our first choice point guard this season and has played some excellent defence and entertained with some great lay up attempts this season. Andy Morgan and Owen McDermott (vice captain) have also played throughout their time at Beaumont and are both very intelligent and skillful players. They have both helped lead the squad in the way they play and, particularly this season, the way they have conducted themselves on court. It has been a pleasure to coach them both over the last seven years. It has also been a pleasure to coach Tayo this and last season, who has really brought that extra athleticism and skill level to the squad which has allowed us to move from County Finalists to County winners and National finalists. He has been a great role model to the younger players and should be really proud of his acievements in such a short time at Beaumont. I wish all of the boys leaving this year the best of luck for the future and hope to see them in years to come for old boys games. Thank you all for a great season!
Man of the Match: TAYO OYEFUSI
The Under 15 boys came to their County Final a little tired due to the fact they had reached the National Schools Boys Basketball Championships Final after narrowly defeating Holy Trinity School from Crawley in the Quarters.
We travelled to Nottingham on the 26th March in preperation for two games on the Sunday at The Nottingham Wildcats Arena. We did not know our semi final opponents as their quarter final had to be replayed due to a dispute regarding the type of defence played in their original game. In a close and hard fought game Stantonbury(Milton Keynes) defeated Stockwell Park (London) and would play us in the semi at 1.30pm. We played a controlled and patient game and came out on top by 5 points, helped massively by the reintroduction of Jamie Moroney off the bench in the last 3 minutes of the game. This gave us a couple of hours to prepare for our final against Bluecoat School from Liverpool, who were last years winners.
Although they were a strong team, we started brightly and took an early lead. The game then became relatively close until our greater agility and pace started to tell. We began to defend our base line a lot better and, as the final quarter progressed, we started to pull away, eventually winning the game 69 - 57 to become National Champions! Aidan Gastaldi Davies was outstanding on offence, as was Jamie Moroney. The captain, Josh Smithers and Jack Nevin, played with control and worked extremely hard against their point guards when on defence. Ben Hackwood also contributed well on defence and Luke Hazelhurst rebounded the ball excellently in the semi final game. Kieron Gastaldi Davies was also superb on the boards, particularly in the Final which earned him our man of the match award.
The whole squad deserve great credit for their performances this season. They have remained undefeated all season, winning 15 games, scoring over 1000 points and becoming District, County and National Champions!! A lot to live up to next season!
Well done to all of you and good luck to those of you still involved in National Play Off's for your clubs.
National Finals Squad:
Josh Smithers (c), Kieron Gastaldi Davies, Jack Nevin, Aidan Gastaldi Davies,
Jamie Moroney, Ben Hackwood, Luke Hazelhurst, Joe O'Shea, Dan Hartwell
After a long and successful season, the Under 14 boys defeated Sandringham 74 - 61 in the County Semi Final (Aidan 34 points) to set up a meeting with St Columbas in the Final, having lost by 20 points in the final last year. In a very close and competitive game, we led by around 8 to 10 points from the first to the 3rd quarter. Jamie Moroney was then fouled out which saw the introduction of Dan Hartwell for the last 8 minutes. He worked extremely hard on defence and, once Ben Hackwood had the St Columbas point guard fouled out, we managed to hold on for a tense 66 - 64 win. Aidan Gastaldi Davies was our top scorer and was absolutely outstanding throughout the whole match. Well done to the whole squad for remaining unbeaten all season and becoming District and County Champions!
Beaumont Man of the Match: AIDAN GASTALDI DAVIES
The Under 15 and Under 18 Boys last Wednesday also played their County Finals, against St Columbas and St Georges Schhol respectively. For the majority of the Under 15 Boys this was at least their fourth game in as many days and it showed early on where we found it difficult to pull away from a strong St Columbas team. They rebounded strongly and we looked a little nervous when shooting. We picked up the pace a little in the final two quareters and with less than a minute to go we were on point up. We then set up a baseline move where we faked a screen away for Kieron Gastaldi Davies to cut back and score an easy jump shot. That gave us a three point lead which we held for the remainder of the game to win 57 - 54. Kieron not only rebounded well under both baskets, but top scored with 24 points to earn the Man of the Match award. Well done and congratulations to the Under 15 squad who emulated the Under 14 boys winning all of their games this season.
Man of the Match: KIERON GASTALDI DAVIES
The Under 18 squad were aiming to retain their County Final having won it last year in a close game with St Columbas. This years opponents were St Georges, who we had defeated in the League but who had beaten St Columbas in the semi final.
We started in a measured and controlled manner, leading 15 - 10 after the first quarter and 24 - 19 at half time. We then decided to play a full court press in the third quarter. This proved to be decisive with the captain Tayo Oyefusi hitting 17 points and the team 27 points, whilst conceding only 3. Andy Morgan and Owen McDermott both contributed with key scores, whilst Adam Luck had his most best and confident game for Beaumont. We kept St Georges at arms length for the remainder of the game and won relatively comfortably, 59 - 37. A special mention should go to the year 13 players who are leaving this year. Freddie Brown joined the squad last season and has developed into a strong player, particularly on defence. Joe Kaloczi has played right throughout his time at Beaumont and came back from a serious leg injury to play this season. He has always been a reliable and hardworking player. Duncan Maguire has stepped up to be our first choice point guard this season and has played some excellent defence and entertained with some great lay up attempts this season. Andy Morgan and Owen McDermott (vice captain) have also played throughout their time at Beaumont and are both very intelligent and skillful players. They have both helped lead the squad in the way they play and, particularly this season, the way they have conducted themselves on court. It has been a pleasure to coach them both over the last seven years. It has also been a pleasure to coach Tayo this and last season, who has really brought that extra athleticism and skill level to the squad which has allowed us to move from County Finalists to County winners and National finalists. He has been a great role model to the younger players and should be really proud of his acievements in such a short time at Beaumont. I wish all of the boys leaving this year the best of luck for the future and hope to see them in years to come for old boys games. Thank you all for a great season!
Man of the Match: TAYO OYEFUSI
The Under 15 boys came to their County Final a little tired due to the fact they had reached the National Schools Boys Basketball Championships Final after narrowly defeating Holy Trinity School from Crawley in the Quarters.
We travelled to Nottingham on the 26th March in preperation for two games on the Sunday at The Nottingham Wildcats Arena. We did not know our semi final opponents as their quarter final had to be replayed due to a dispute regarding the type of defence played in their original game. In a close and hard fought game Stantonbury(Milton Keynes) defeated Stockwell Park (London) and would play us in the semi at 1.30pm. We played a controlled and patient game and came out on top by 5 points, helped massively by the reintroduction of Jamie Moroney off the bench in the last 3 minutes of the game. This gave us a couple of hours to prepare for our final against Bluecoat School from Liverpool, who were last years winners.
Although they were a strong team, we started brightly and took an early lead. The game then became relatively close until our greater agility and pace started to tell. We began to defend our base line a lot better and, as the final quarter progressed, we started to pull away, eventually winning the game 69 - 57 to become National Champions! Aidan Gastaldi Davies was outstanding on offence, as was Jamie Moroney. The captain, Josh Smithers and Jack Nevin, played with control and worked extremely hard against their point guards when on defence. Ben Hackwood also contributed well on defence and Luke Hazelhurst rebounded the ball excellently in the semi final game. Kieron Gastaldi Davies was also superb on the boards, particularly in the Final which earned him our man of the match award.
The whole squad deserve great credit for their performances this season. They have remained undefeated all season, winning 15 games, scoring over 1000 points and becoming District, County and National Champions!! A lot to live up to next season!
Well done to all of you and good luck to those of you still involved in National Play Off's for your clubs.
National Finals Squad:
Josh Smithers (c), Kieron Gastaldi Davies, Jack Nevin, Aidan Gastaldi Davies,
Jamie Moroney, Ben Hackwood, Luke Hazelhurst, Joe O'Shea, Dan Hartwell
Under 15 Girls struggle in County Final
The under 15 girls side played a very strong Hemel side in the County Final on Thursday evening last week. Hemel had already defeated us in the League stages of the competition and we started slowly against a strong full court press defence. With Shriya not feeling well, Holly Seglah took on the responsibility of points scorer and was outstanding both offensively and defensively throughout the game. She was supported by Aisha and Jude who passe the ball well. Aisha was very competitive on defence and had her best game for school. A special mention should go to Bethan Llewellyn and Sioned Armstrong who played their final Under 15 game and move up to the senior squad next season. Although the final score was 116 - 35, the team were mainly made up of year 9 girls, compared to Hemel who had a mainly year 10 team with several County players and one England player. Becoming County Runners Up is real progress on previous seasons and the whole squad should be very proud of their season. Well done to all of you!
Player of the Match: HOLLY SEGLAH
Player of the Match: HOLLY SEGLAH
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