Basketball continues to prove one of the most popular sports at Burnside High School.
It was a busy Basketball season with one U20, two U17 and three U15 boys teams entered in the Canterbury Basketball Association Saturday competition, a Senior Boys team in the Thomson Trophy, a Senior Girls team in the Whelan Trophy and nine teams in the Friday night schools' (Social) competition.
Congratulations to the following students on their achievements this season:
- Jack Hollingworth (Senior Boys) was selected in the Canterbury U19 team, placing 3rd at Nationals in this team. He was in the Mainland Eagles Academy and trained with the Canterbury Rams wider squad in their pre-season. Jack was also the Burnside High School Thomson Trophy All Star.
- Paige Eder (Senior Girls) was selected as the Burnside High School Whelan Trophy All Star.
As a part of the New Zealand Secondary School Winter Tournament Week, the U15 Black, Senior Boys and Senior Girls teams all attended the South Island Secondary School tournaments. Both the Boys teams played in Dunedin and the Girls travelled to Timaru. The U15 Boys team placed 7th in the A Grade, and in a weird twist of fate and the way the draw was structured only played one school from outside of Christchurch and ended up playing some schools twice. The Senior Girls team placed 6th at the Southern Cup. The Senior Boys team, in a rebuild year and carrying a number of injuries, placed a well earnt 14th at the Zone 4 AA Premierships.
A big thank you to all the coaches, managers and supporters for all their hard work throughout the season.
U15 Black - Kai Shields (Coach), and Lesley McLachlan (Manager)
U15 Green - Florence Zepeda (Coach) and Aliyah Prendergast (Assistant Coach)
U15 White - Hugh Dishington (Coach) and Ben Hall (Manager)
U17 Black - Richard Hancox (Coach) and Jayden Cameron (Assistant Coach)
U17 Green - Tasman Scott (Coach)
Senior Boys / U20 Boys - Jayden Cameron (Coach), Richard Hancox (Assistant Coach), Kirsty Ogilvie (Manager)
Senior Girls - Charise Martin (Coach), Shahanna Martin (Coach) and Marinda van Vuuren (Manager)
The Senior Girls and Senior Boys have both written separate articles about their season highlights, these articles can also be found in the 2023 Yearbook.