11/12 Boys and Girls Basketball State Final

On Friday the 18^th of August the 11/12 Boys and Girls Basketball teams played off in the School Sport SA Division 3 State Finals at the Lights Community and Sports Centre.

The boys competition was split into two pools, with their first round of matches against Heritage College (Oakden), St Martin’s Lutheran (Mount Gambier) and the Australia Science & Mathematics School. The boys had three great wins in their pool matches to finish top and progress to the semi-final against Maitland Lutheran who had finished second in their pool. A match of great teamwork and skill execution saw another strong win by the boys to earn their spot in the grand final against Heritage College, who had also won their semi-final. The boys controlled the game from start to finish to take a 10 point win finishing the day overall winners and taking home a gold medal.

Boys Team (pictured):

Riley Hannaford, Dylan Williams, Jai Thompson, Spencer Gaze, Lachlan Michalanney, Josh Michael, Michael Myers and Mr Jenner (coach)

The girls draw was a round robin competition where we played against Yorke Peninsula, St Martin’s Lutheran, Murray Bridge, Mary Mackillop and Woodville. The girls won 3 out of their 5 matches. Strong wins against Murray Bridge and Mark Mackillop boosted their scoring percentage to secure second place on the ladder and be awarded runners-up. The match against Woodville was a highlight, after being down by as much as 10 points in the first half, the girls rallied together and played with exceptional teamwork and defensive pressure to turn the game around and take the win. The other two games were close matches losing to St Martin’s by 8 points (the overall winners) and Yorke Peninsula by 1 point in the dying seconds of the game.

All students should be proud of the way they represented our school and the manner in which they played, which was noted by the referees and event organisers who commented on their great sportsmanship and respect displayed on and off the court.

Girls Team (pictured):

Back row - Chelsea Michalanney, Nicola Tiller, Georgia Renton, Madison Litzow, Janna Mojares, Mrs Parsons (coach)

Front row - Jenaya White, Gabbi Coudert, Brooke McArdle, Irish Pagadut

11/12 Girls Netball Round 2 Match

The 11/12 Girls Netball team travelled to Tanunda on Thursday the 10^th of August to play Faith Lutheran School in the Round 2 match of the Statewide Netball competition.

After a slow start, the girls settled into the game and controlled the first half, leading by 5 at halftime. A determined Faith team came out firing in the third quarter and outscored us 18-8 to take a 5 goal lead going into the final quarter. The girls fought back showing great determination, capitalizing on turnover ball to level the game in the final seconds at 50-all. Unfortunately, after 6 minutes of overtime, Faith had secured a two goal advantage to win the match. Well done to all 8 girls, they were a pleasure to coach and thanks to our umpire Josh Michael.

Girls Team (pictured):

Back row - Sasha Branson, Nicola Tiller, Alice McArdle, Janna Mojares, Mrs Parsons (coach)

Front row - Brooke McArdle, Kashaya Carpenter, Casey Pratt, Madison Litzow