Key Dates
· Players Player – Saturday 24th August NEXT SATURDAY***
· Club Lunch – Saturday 12th October
· Stay tuned for times/dates for the G's impending finals run and for teams making finals in SAABL***
SACBA CENTRAL MEN 3
ROOKIE REDS
ROUND
12 by Noah
Rookie Reds (G’s) vs Seeds Uniting 55-30
This week we came up against Seeds Uniting,
once again facing a side that was much our senior. We welcomed Harry Tidmarsh
to our team this week, who pulled on the red uniform for the first time since
Prep school days. The game opened up evenly, with Noah finding the
basket a couple of times on the break and Harry hitting a nice 3 to open his
account for the season. We were then able to lift the intensity, with our
opposition unable to keep up with us as we ran in transition. We went into the
half up 24-14.
The second half continued where we left off,
as we were able to force many turnovers with our aggressive man defence.
Everyone was able to find the basket (except Crawf), including some nice threes
from Harry and Steve. Eventually, the rookie reds ran out comfortable winners
55-30
55-30
Scorers: Noah 30, Harry 10, Stephen 6
ROUND 13
by Connor
Rookie Reds (G’s) vs King’s Baptist 29-37
This week the rookie Reds came up
against Kings Baptist who currently sit one game behind the Rookies, with Noah
out due to a gym related injury (again) the boys knew what had to be done.
The
Rookies scoring started off with Crawford being sent to the free-throw line
within the first 60 seconds of the game missing the first but draining the
second, however after this the Kings went on a 8 to 0 scoring streak which was
eventually broken by Harry Tidmarsh and his first field goal for the game, by
the end of the first half the game was tied 19 a piece after good shooting by
Rippon, Harry and Ottanelli along with some great defence.
At
the half the team came together, as the game was tied to figure out a defensive
strategy with the injured Noah coaching and advising the team on how we could
improve our man defence and try get the advantage and sway the
game in our favor.
The second
half started like the first with the Rookies getting to the free-throw line
early with harry cashing in however from there the Kings attack and started
scoring frequently with some scoring from Harry, Tom, Ottanelli and Rippon however it wasn’t enough in the end with the Rookies
receiving their second loss for the season.
SAABL DIVISION
1
PAOCBC REDS
ROUND
12 by Stuart
PAOCBC Reds vs
The Schvitz 40-38
Round 12 saw
what remained of the injury-stricken A’s against a formidable Schvitz side. The
game took Liam and Craig in previous weeks but gave back Mike now with the
experience of seeing how basketball is played in the streets of New York. This
experience was highlighted by his physical and mental domination of the game.
Five minutes
into the half, The Schvitz have jumped out to a 9-0 lead and the boys had to
put points on the board. We went straight to the chairman and fed Phil the
pill, no doubt goes to work and hardnoses his way to put our first 2 on the
board. The first half consisted of the Reds attempting to close the 9-point gap
lacking accuracy from the field with myself going 2-10 (15) and Schvitz packing
in the defence with sharpshooter Liam missing. The half-ended Schvitz 24 to
Reds 19.
The boys
decided that scoring was the way to win the game. So that’s what we did… after
they scored first. Lachie and Brendan put crucial points on the board from the
mid-range and free throw line to close the gap to 3 points. Phil would score
back to back post scores to bring the game to a 1-point margin before an
outside shot put the team up by 1. Schvitz timeout and the Reds rally and say,
“right so scoring worked, let’s keep doing that and try to stop them from
scoring”. Mike and Brendan would go to the free throw line to extend our lead
to 4, before Schar and McKenzie tie the game at 35 a piece. The game from here
traded scores with no team getting ahead by more than 3 points. 56 seconds to
go, Phil sinks 2 free-throws to give the Reds a 2-point lead, followed by a
Reds defensive stop, Reds turnover, Reds stop, Reds turnover…… then finally
relief after an exhausted Reds side watch the missed outside shot by The
Schvitz at the buzzer preventing a heartbreaker.
Overall solid
hard-earned win, great to have Mike back and missed our injured soldiers.
Points: Phil
10, Stuart 10, Brendan 9, Lachie 6, Mike 5
ROUND 13
PAOCBC Reds vs The Franchise 33-47
SAABL DIVISION
2
PAOCBC REDS 2
ROUND 12
by Brandon
PAOCBC Reds 2 vs The Southside Spartans 61-57
In what was a quality win for a struggling B’s
outfit, a couple of fill-ins and some great ball movement provided a high scoring
offence. Selfy was shooting well and Krantz along with his Mate Rory were
plenty to deal with inside, crashing the boards and being unselfish, kicking out
to open shooters.
In the 2nd half, there was much of
the same. Scoring with ease and Kara joining in on the action as well. Selfy’s
mate Adam was a perfect complement to the team, taking point guard duties off
Jon and I took some pressure off and enabled us to get better quality shots
within the offence. The Spartans made a late run with some clutch 3’s, but we
kept levelheaded and eventually got the win.
Points: Self 23, B 21, Adam 6
ROUND 13
by Brandon
PAOCBC Reds 2 vs Old Ignatius 62-58
Coming off a good win, the B’s were looking
to make it 2 in a row and gain some semblance of consistency. In another high
scoring affair, we started off with a couple of 3’s and Gussy tearing it up
inside, slashing for open lay ups. Selfy then started to get going with some open
J’s and his typical bully ball, getting his way to the rim.
The 2nd half for the Reds was not
as good as we tried to find any which way we could to lose the game. Krantz, the
unsung hero of the team, was able to get some second chance opportunities for
the team which we capitalised on. Kara knocking down a key 3 to keep us in
front along with some clutch free throws from Selfy and Gus meant that we were
able to keep the Iggies at bay.
Points: Self 21, B 15, Gussy 13
PAOCBC WHITE 2
ROUND 12
by Jon
PAOCBC White 2 vs Titans BC 46-34
Isaac and J. Foo made got out and running
early scoring multiple buckets to give us an early 7-point lead. Titans
responded with a 3 and a couple 2s to give the titans a brief lead. We forced
consecutive turnovers leading to transition buckets to finish the half strong
ending with a 7 point lead.
Titans began the second half with a mini run,
but we kept a comfortable lead to finish with a solid win.
Points: Foo 19, Isaac 13
ROUND 13
by Jon
PAOCBC White 2 v RAVSTASS 52-53
Issac and Jon got the scoring going early
with transition buckets, a 3 and points in the paint early. RAVS stayed in the
game with a couple 3s and some mid range jump shots. We finished the half with
a fast break layup from isaac to take a 8 point lead into the break.
RAVS switched to a man defence in the second
half and slowed down our offence. Jon got to the free throw line and Isaac
continued to score inside. However RAVS continued to hit jumpers and got out to
a 3 point lead with less than a minute to go. After an 3pt attempt from Isaac
with 8 seconds on the clock Morgan grabbed a offensive rebound and scored
reducing the RAVS lead to 1. With a last chance for the win, dillon had an
inbound pass for an isaac tip in with less than a second on the clock. Sadly
the pass didnt connect and we fell just short.
Points: Foo 20, Isaac 17, Hayden 8
SAABL DIVISION 3
SAABL All STARS
ROUND 12
All Stars v RAVSTASS Leprechauns 49-45
ROUND 13
All Stars v SPOC Saints White 3 45-36
PAOCBC REDS 3
ROUND 12
by Ollie
PAOCBC Reds 3 v Saints SPOC Blue 3 35-56
On the 3rd of august the PAOCBC reds 3 team
came up against a strong SPOC blue for the second time in the season. The
saints began the game with a 6-0 run that was quickly stopped by the
ever-reliable Ollie Fox, however from there onwards saints had the game in the
bag. With their exceptional ability to rip apart our zone they quickly began
scoring from inside the paint and did not look like they were going to stop.
Noah miles gave the reds some hope of making a comeback until he began missing
some easy ones from inside the paint. All in all the reds were not able to
overpower the saints but improved on their first score where they lost by
around 30 points to the same team. The game finished up with 35-55 loss.
Points: Noah 13, Ollie 9, Tim 9
ROUND 13 by Ollie
PAOCBC Reds 3 v SPOC Saints Gold 3 42-55
On the 10th of August the Reds came up
against saints gold. This strong saints outfit had been moved down from the
division which seemed a little intimidating for the team to begin with. Once
again, the exceptional play from Oliver fox to start the game was second to
none as he went on an 8-0 run to begin the game draining two threes and a long
two that was heavily argued as a three. This run proved to be great for the
moral of the team as we began the game 12-0 before saints called a time out.
After the time out Oliver fox pulled up for a Steph Curry like shot from a
meter out of the three-point line. Sadly this was a true heat check going
straight out of bounds. It was from here on that saints began their run. By
putting Steph curry… I mean ollie fox onto his left-hand side the saints caught
a lucky break from the hot hand and they shut him down for the time being.
Going into the second half our scoring was
dominated by Cam Smith in the paint as he got some crucial put backs off of
some second and third efforts. This however was no match for the saints as they
began to hit their mid-range shots and use quick passing to break apart our
zone. It did not help that one of our fill in players was having a chat to his
mate on the opposing team in the corner which completely opened up the top left
hand side of the zone. In the end the saints came out better due to our lack of
fitness and the fact that 40% of our team had just played a game prior. The
final score of the game was 42-55 with saints coming out on top.
Points: Ollie 16, Cam 14
PAOCBC WHITE 3
ROUND 12 by RT
PAOCBC White 3 vs SPOC Saints White 3 36-34
How many Saints
White 3 players does it take to beat our White 3 team, when we have only 5
players, 2 of whom are over 40 and on heart medication? We don’t know, but they
brought 8 and that wasn’t enough!
It was a close
game from start to finish. The lead swapped quite a few times and never
stretched over more than a handful of points. B-Rad turned on a blinder with 21
points, 5 coming from the stripe. RT in a supporting role with 9 points. Nele
with 4 points matching his 4 fouls. Caldy with 2 points.
Flair with no
points, but a few close three attempts. All with a raging hangover.
Post-game
beers, chips and shiny meat courtesy of RT.
The next three
weeks don’t look great for our chances. 2 of the top teams and one
significantly higher up the ladder than us. We also have a few players go
missing between now and the end of the season which won’t help.
ROUND 13
by RT
PAOCBC White 3 vs Pace and Space 42 – 98
I have said it
before. We are not a bad team. 42 points isn’t a bad score. But we are a Div 4
team playing in a comp with 3 Divs. So, a result like this is going to happen
every now and then. Fill in Jimmy with a stout 19 points. Hendo with 7, RT with
5. B-Rad and Nele with 4 each. Trev with 3.
Beers by Troy.
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