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SOUTH ISLAND JUNIOR PREMIER GRADE CHAMPIONS!!!!!

Nev Brooker —

SOUTH ISLAND JUNIOR PREMIER GRADE CHAMPIONS!!!!! 

Two years in the making, two 2nd place finishes in U15s, two 1st place Year 9A Div 1, and now to top their juniors days off... 
Taking out Shirley Boys 82-59 in the final!

After 4 wins from 4 games during pool play over St Kevins and Cashmere on day 1, the boys had to play the first day without Kobe Northmore and Jack Coulthard due to rugby finals, everyone else stepped up and resulted in 20+ point wins in both games.

Day 2 saw us step up our competition when we versed Christchurch Boys High School and Nelson, all our team fired on day two, with both games being 30+ point wins, Harvey Gordon, Jake Banks and Zavier Hughes-Harema locking up on defense and hitting 3s at a high percentage.

Day 3 started with the quarter final vs a very gritty Middleton Grange team. Middleton were all over us in the first quarter and were up 7 after the 1st. A really good effort on defense saw us get up 20 leading into the fourth quarter, Middleton pulled back in the 4th but the energy levels of Vinnie Kennedy, Peter Taylor and Rourke Johnson saw us get over the line with a 7 point win.


The semi final was played against last years winners Waimea College, after a really tough start to the game and captain Tanae Lavery picking up two early fouls in the 1st saw Waimea take the lead, Waimea's Josh Book with 35 first half points was all over us. A very productive half time huddle saw us lock him up in the second half, holding him to 13 second half points. Tautahi Briggs, VC Hunter Adam and C Tanae Lavery scoring 84 of our 88 points between them took us over the line with an 88-81 win and progressing us through to the FINAL at 2.15pm today!

Coach Nev Brooker has been so proud of how the boys have performed this tournament, and with one more game to go, let's top it off on a high!

Well done to the following young men,
Captain Tanae Lavery, Vice Captain Hunter Adam, Tautahi Briggs, Zavier Hughes-harema, Kobe Northmore, Jake Banks, Vinnie Kennedy, Rourke Johnson, Jack Coulthard, Jake Banks, Harvey Gordon, Peter Taylor

A special thanks to Mike Hughes and Ang Hughes for taking time off to be the best managers we could have possibly asked for!!!

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