Here is a late breaking addition, Pranesh has sent through the best photos he took from our first game against Penrith. You can see them here.
Hills Hornets Under-14 Division one basketball team systematically dismantled the City of Sydney Comets 82-26 in their latest regular season game in the Sydney Junior Championships.
In an almost clinical performance, the Hornets picked apart the Comets defence mxing up half court offensive sets for easy lay-ups or by nabbing fast break points off pressure defence.
The passing game mixed with strong cuts from the top of the key even gave the smallest player on the team, Luke McArthur, the opportunity to lay in a couple of easy shots right under the basket while the defenders were looking the other way.
In this game, the Hornets started strong not letting the Comets score at all for the first three minutes of the game. By the second quarter, the Comets were already slumping as Arran Bannatyne consistently ran the length of the field for easy baskets hitting six from six off long passes from Mitchell Evans, Jayden Prakash, Thomas Cowell and Addam Stone. He finished with 22 points sinking 10 shots from 12 opportunities.
It brought a smile to the face of assistant coach Delmas Green, who had berated the boys at training the day before for missing easy lay-ups.
At the same time Mark Morian and Jay Green were picking off passes and making slashing drives.
This was also the first regular season game that the Hornets had their big man game working to full effect. Will Pearce and Branislav Gligorevic used their bodies to create space to pull down rebounds and post the opposition. Our six footers dominated the boards and the scoreline.
By the end of the third quarter, beaten up down low and picked off in the open court, the Comets were facing a 60-18 scoreline.
From then on it was an easy run for the Hornets who have now scored 235 points in three games and have let in only 80.
In some further good news for the boys - who have their eyes set on playing in the national tournament at the end of this year - last week they gained their first sponsor Green Civil Con.
The next championship game is at 12.15pm on April 18, when they take on a tough Bankstown team at Hills Stadium.
Good report Alvin. I reckon this was the best of the 20 odd games we've played so far. It was great to have big Ad's back in the line up and playing well.
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