Basketball

RADIOACTIVE CHEESEBALLS ZAP SFX BULLS

Off the back of two solid wins, Prescott’s Radioactive Cheeseballs were feeling confident, leading into last week’s match-up against last year’s premiers, SFX Bulls.

From the first Jump ball, Gawar STAMPED his dominance over the game, and even with a series of selfless plays, assisting other Cheeseballs to help build a 27:6 half time lead, Gawar scored out in the IN THE FIRST HALF.

Keeping it in a gifted basketballing family, Akoul wasn’t far behind with 11 points of her own by games end, having won great position and earning a ton of put-back baskets.

Nate continues to shine, bringing with him a wealth of experience and skill from having played outside school basketball for a time, chipped in for 6. Simon and Alanna, with 4 points apiece, each played crucial roles at both ends, erasing Bulls players out of their offensive equation, pressuring the ball and forcing turnovers galore.

With Seth on a rostered player-bye and Peggy-Lee spending valuable time with visiting interstate family, Farid was the last Cheeseball cog, also scoring and playing a hand in a number of turnovers.

To avert a complete whitewash Radioactive Cheeseballs were asked to reel in their supremacy by playing some “modified defence”, at times resembling penguins.

Coach HATCHARD

NAIL BITING TITANS V WILDCATS FINISH

In the second Prescott V Prescott game of the season, the Titans and Wildcats were locked in a scoreless tussle easily 10 minutes into the first half before the Titans broke the drought, Ayden coming to the fore, with 6 of the Titans 8 first half points, assisted on the board by Nicholas for a half time lead.

Zukiah hit back, slotting in two late first half baskets, keeping the Wildcats in touch (eventual top scorer on 8).

In the second half, both sides ramped up intensity, with Mia forcing turnovers and Micah, showing courage in his first game back from surgery, throwing his body on the line on defence and scoring at close range.

A flurry of Wildcat baskets from Jonah, Scout and Tanner saw the Widcats hit the lead for the first time midway through the second major in a closely contested match.

Maddison for the Titans getting into the paint & fouled while shooting, earned herself a couple of foul shots and made some crunch time baskets, aided by Jola, working hard in the lane and herself scoring too.

Ethan, Titan's newest player, humming from the game’s intensity, extended himself, dribbling and fighting for the ball, in direct opposition to Wildcat’s newest draftee, Gem, growing in confidence, himself scrapping and passing well.

Kaitlyn with a clean scoresheet, played a pivotal role helping wrangle a late 6 point Wildcats lead, which triggered a “next-level” Titan effort, and the game went down to the wire.

In the final few minutes, spectators screaming and on the edge of their seats, the Titans, within 2 points, forced a couple of Wildcat turnovers, and produced not one, but two opportunities to tie the game, but failed to convert before the final buzzer, resulting in an eventual Wildcats one-straight-shot-win.

Coach HATCHARD