2021 - Week 7

 A’s vs. The Franchise

The Franchise 57 defeat Reds 50.

B’s vs. Forestville by Mike

Reds were eager to return to the winning side, and knew they’d need their A game against forestville eagle. Fortunately B’s rocked up with 8 strong, only missing Phil. The reds chose to play Man all game and run/sub as much as they could. Out the gates mike went for 6 of the first 8 points and was not hesitant on attacking for once. 

With some rebounding dominance, Krantz controlled the glass at both ends and ensured to minimise Forestville offensive attempts. Noah and Riley got out on the breaks and reds had a comfortable but not certain lead going in to the long break. 

Continuing in man with a rotating bench, paid dividends as the second half saw reds hit the lane with less resistance. Stacking on some points and keeping the eagles fairly quiet. Reds up 57-43, a good return to form. Votes are anyone’s guess but Mike would have tickets on himself.

C’s vs. Moonshiners by Matt

If there was ever a good loss. This was it. 

The reds looking for the first win of the season came out playing the best defensive half of their season. Holding a great team in the Moonshiners to just 2 points in the first quarter. Patience paid dividends on offense and with some fantastic offensive rebounding by Cameron, the reds were in great shape to claim their first victory. 

The second half the Moonshiners rallied and with a few quick cherry picks, were able to open up a sizable lead. The reds, unable to capitalise on good looks, started falling victim to our toughest challenge yet – keeping the paint open and avoiding clogging. 

With a spurt of quality defence late in the 3rd, the reds forced 4 turnovers in a row and pulled the game within striking distance for the 4th. 

With some mental lapses down the stretch, the Moonshiners took advantage and were able to close the game out. A tough loss for the team but a fantastic effort with noteworthy defence and a reason to keep out heads high going into the next round. 

Let’s get that win this Saturday. 

Moonshiners 46 defeat Reds 35 

D’s vs. E’s by Max

It was the derby game this week with the D’s facing off against the Reds E team. The E’s got off to a hot start and were 10 points up to a scoreless D’s by mid-way through the first quarter. Finally the D’s made a basket courtesy of Ethan Lunn who went on to score our first 7 points. At the end of the first quarter D’s were down 10-17. The E’s kept in front in the second quarter although an 8 point run by the D’s including 3’s from Manners and Max brought the gap down to 1.

In the third quarter the D’s kept close but couldn’t quite push in front. Ethan had another run of 8 points for the D’s, followed by a 4 point run from Lincoln, and a bucket from Connor to finally even the scores at the end of the period. The D’s carried the momentum into the fourth quarter with Connor and Lincoln again scoring to go up 39-35. The E’s kept in touch though with a pair of 3’s from G-man and another from Brad to again get the lead back 44-43. The D’s had possession with 25 seconds left and 1 point down. After burning some time off the clock Max drove down the middle of the keyway and found a cutting Bish for the lay in to give us the lead 48-47. 

The E’s had one last chance to comeback but Brad Daniel was called for a charging foul. It was a balanced scoring effort this week with all the D’s getting at least 4 points. Ethan led the way with 14 points and Lincoln had 11 points.

E’s vs. D’s by Caldy

This week the E's came up against friendly club rival the 'D's' or less formally, "Max's Team".

The E's came out on fire going up 10-0 to start the game and managed to keep that lead for most of the game, however the D's were slowly closing in. Some good shooting from both teams from 3 as well as strong post moves and a number of blocks was surely a spectacle to behold and no doubt the many family and friends that we manage to drag out each week were having the time of their lives.

Overall it was a hard fought and competitive game, both teams managed to keep the scoreboard ticking over with the result co

ming down to a 1 point differential. Unfortunately the E's went down, 47-48. Top scorer was Brad with 16, G-Man with 9, Simon with 8, Daniele with 7, Jon with 4 and Hendo with 3 points and just as many blocks. A good team effort and thanks to Jon for the post game beers and to Ainoa for doing scoring duties once again.

We are now second last on the ladder however look forward to the rest of the season, maybe we will have more success at the Quiz Night?