Basketball

Radioactive Cheeseballs Cruise into Top-4 Finals

Before coming into last week’s game, Prescott’s Radioactive Cheeseballs had already cemented themselves a Top-4 finals finish. The outcome of their game against SFX Bulls was superfluous.

A clearly dominant Cheeseball team ran out to a 34 – 6 half time lead, with every player scoring. As well as being relegated to the back court, a number of unorthodox measures were implemented at the main break to help SFX get into the game. All Cheeseball boys were glued to certain lines on the court, with extremely limited defensive scope, and banned from dribbling the ball, allowing Akoul and Alanna to shine inside and on transition. A late adjustment to “T-Rex” defence got a few laughs, and the Cheeseballs invented some creative “running loose ball” attacks.

Gawar top scored on 16, followed closely by Alanna (who took a serious knock late in the game). Nate, Seth, Alex and Farid all played with panache, and Akoul, sporting a tremendous new hair style and owning the lane, ought to have a street named after her.

Thanks to Scarlett for scoring (with help from Alex), and Nate’s Mum, Kim, for taking trainings in my absence. Elimination finals start tomorrow.

Wildcats Progress from All Prescott Clincher

Last week was the last time the Wildcats would meet the Titans, with the outcome of their game determining a Top or Bottom-4 finals berth.The Wildcats came out strong, earning a 6 point lead early, before Micah, Mia and Jola (for the Titans) asserted themselves defensively.

Ayden, also sporting a cool new haircut, ran the corridor, supporting Nicholas and Ethan (with some inspiring dribble), feeding a leading Micah, all helped the Titans claw back and momentarily take the lead late in the first half.  Missing Maddison, Marilla a surprise late Titan entry, also had an impact, with only 2 or 3 straight shots separating the teams for most of the second half.

For the Wildcats, Gem saw plenty of on-ball action, and Sade often found herself in perfect shooting position. Tanner made some nifty steals, and Scout ran down some Titan transitions. 

As well as setting up his team with a number of slick no-lookers, Zukiah top scored for the game on 12, followed by a long range passing and shooting Jonah on 8. A smiling Kaitlyn was the difference, pulling down rebounds galore at both ends, earning a number of repeat shot opportunities for the eventual winners, Wildcats – who now progress to the Top-4 Finals group.

Thanks to Tanner’s Mum, Liz, for taking Wildcats trainings in my absence.

Coach HATCHARD

Soccer Coaching

Do you love soccer or coaching? If so, I need your help!

Students at Prescott Primary Northern now have the opportunity to participate in the South Australian Christian Schools Association (SACSA) sporting competition. This is a trial year where we are looking to send students to represent PPN in the soccer competition held at Barratt Reserve, West Beach at the end of Term 3.

There is the possibility of entering a boy's and girl's team in Years 4/5 and 6/7. For this to happen we would need volunteers to help train the teams on a weekly basis leading up to the event.

Please contact myself in person or email me at joshuacampbell@ppn.sa.edu.au if you would be able to volunteer some time to coach a team.