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What a day of games, with it getting down to the crunch some teams THE EYE OF THE TIGER were desperate to win their early morning games to avoid a tough cross over or quarter final later that night and the tension was high. Tigers vs.

The Hills Hornets are legitimate title contenders and are really yet to be A jumper from Panayiotou got Melbourne challenged once they get a lead, good luck catching up, so everyone going. should take note, don't give up a lead! Inside Levin from Melbourne going to work with a turn around jumper from the The Willetton Tigers deserve a shout out after a tough day at the office mid post . A charge call kept Melbourne I take my hat off to all the boys, parents and Coaching Staff as they suf- going and they persisted with inside fered their first defeat in 3 years, that’s a hugely successful program touches to get looks whilst Willetton went and Coach you’ve done a tremendous job, this I’m sure is only just the to break the man down one on one on beginning of bigger things to come for these young men. offense. Melbourne help their defense tight and kept Willetton to 1 after half The Knox Raiders have turned it up, with a walloping of the QLD State the quarter. A Selby 3 sparked the Willet- Champs in Townsville, this is Knox basketball as everyone remembers, ton into gear, Melbourne hit right back watch these boys tonight, play the Hills Hornets on Court 1 at 6pm. going inside, Panayiotou for Melbourne hit a jumper from the elbow then made a The Illawarra Hawks must be the hardest working team here, and their nice pass inside to Levin who drew con- disciplined unselfish play is testament to this team and organisation, tact to go to the foul line. A charge call gave the Willetton some mo- they will face another powerful basketball program in the Melbourne mentum as they went into the break trailing 14-4. Tigers and I cant wait to see possibly the two best big men in the A nice set play from Willetton gave Davis a nice look under the rim to Championship go head to head in Panayiotou and Scott. 7.30pm Court start quarter, Melbourne hit back with a 3 from Benson in the corner 1. that hit like a dagger through the Willetton D. The strength of Levin and Panayiotou for Melbourne kept proving to be too much for Willet- In the battle for the shield, it’s THUNDER TIME as the Logan Thunder ton. Willetton looked to attack Melbourne differently switching to a play the Keilor Thunder in a battle for bragging rights at 4.30pm on half court trap and speeding the game up. A reverse lay up by Dane Court 1. saw Melbourne extend their lead to 17, the game started to get out of hand physically when both teams started to lose track of their emo- In the other semi final for the Phil Smyth Shield the surprise package of tions at the end of the first half Melbourne up 27-10. A deep 3 in front the tournament the Canberra Gunners are peaking at the right time and of the Willetton bench from Grida got the boys going from Willetton. have got on a roll after losing their first few of the week and qill face Willetton unable to finish off a set, the Melbourne fans got vocal and it the Victorian Champs in the Altona Gators who are at their first nation- fired up the boys with a massive 3. als since the club was set up 22 years ago. Melbourne’s Mande ability to make decisions and find the open guy at Closing Ceremony is on tomorrow night at 6.15pm bring everyone and the right time never let the game get closer than 12. get down to the finals on the last day tomorrow!

Melbourne Tigers 52 (Panayiotou 13, Benson & Levin 12) def. Willetton

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Illawarra Hawks 60 (Kaynak 19, Glover 15) def. Townsville Heat 52 (Froling 17, Warring- ton 13) Parking is very limited and we apologise for the inconvenience, but only team cars, which means usually a bus and car per team will be allowed Geelong Cats vs. Melbourne Tigers to park in the front area of the car park. If you are unable to find a park, there is parking available at the Wesley Hospital and it will only cost you O’Leary came out loving to shoot the 3 and he made a couple to get the Cats going. The Geelong scoring coming from all outside as they were given the green light to pull the $5 when you exchange your ticket at the front door. trigger if left open from anywhere. Nick Dane was tough for the Tigers inside, making his presence felt. Benson, possibly one of the best point guards at this tournament, with an understanding of when to get certain players the ball and where as well as the ability Video areas are clearly marked on each court and even though court to remain cool under pressure for a kid of his stature, controlled the tempo of the game. seating is limited we do ask that those taking video of games sit in this Geelong went into full court man after the main break and it forced turnovers and an 8 area. second call out of the Tigers, Tigers holding a 39-28 lead. The Tigers managed to with- stand the Geelong run and looked to push the game out of reach in the last 5 minutes . The Tigers are peaking and everyone should be put on notice that the reigning National Ice and First Aid are located next to the Front Games Reception, anyone Champs are at the business end of the week, and everyone knows not to mess with a Tiger. looking to buy ice please ask your team managers who have bee given promotional material for discounted ice at BP Milton. Melbourne Tigers 55 (Panayiotou 18) def. Geelong Cats 37 (Blythe & O’Leaary 8)

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Keilor Thunder vs. West Bearcats Hills Hornets vs. Willetton Tigers

The first quarter started with Hornets out in front , converting their baskets The Bearcats took the early lead scoring on fast breaks., while the Tigers struggled to find the bottom of the net. Hornets 10, Willetton keeping Keilor out and shooting from outside. Keilor with 4 at the end of the first. some great court awareness, and knowing where their Willetton came out fired up in the second and got going straight away with a man and the ball was at all times slowed down the Bear- mid range 2 of a set to start, a Hornets after some good defensive pres- cats and made it difficult for them to score at the end of sure on the Tigers back court and the Hornets were looking to extend. Hornets the quarter. 16-12 to Keilor. 14, Willetton 12 at the half. In the third Willetton came out settled and more Keilor extended their lead, making the first few baskets in relaxed and made smart decisions, however the NSW Champs don't like to a rush where the Bearcats turning it over, giving it straight make life easy for their opponents and quickly looked to speed up the game to the Thunder. The Bearcats put themselves back in touch and make them make poor rushed decisions. The Tigers had to extend to the with three 3s in a row, making it a 3 point game. Keilor up three quarter D to force errors out of the Hornets and even though there was a 36-30 at the half. lot effort it was to no avail as the Hornets ran away with it. The Bearcats had obviously found new life after the mid break, a after a made bucket brought it back to Hills Hornets 42 (Fitzgerald 10) def. Willetton Tigers 27 (Evans 7) a one possession game. Keilor tired in the 4th, the Bearcats looked poised to strike the lead, with things heating up, the West Adelaide Coach kept his players fresh by Townsville Heat vs. Knox Raiders making some quick subs and it paid off as they game clock started to run down. Keilor just holding onto a slim lead. Both teams came out strong, Froling went to work inside and was the one

keeping the Heat in it during the first quarter. Knox took a while to get start- Keilor Thunder 65 (Go 16, Mario 15) def. 63 (Wren 18, Rennie 17) ed, but once they had finished their warm up 4 minutes into the quarter, they were dominant and were running as we know the Raiders can, and that’s a well

oiled machine. In the second quarter Knox got hot, and it started to rain on Logan Thunder vs. Northern Tasmania Foresters the Heat from deep, with outside shooting being the order of the day for the

Raiders. They extended to their effective full court D and Logan’s 6 points early was just the start they were looking for as the Foresters took really started to turn the screws. Donald for Knox started 3 and a half minutes to score. Lassey for the Thunder made a mid range jumper and with Logan asserting themselves they held a solid lead up 15-4 at quarter time, to light it up from beyond the arc.. Townsville finally through crashing the glass. worked out how to break the press of the Raiders late in The Foresters bench tried to motivate their teammates, though many unforced turno- the 2nd quarter, but by then it was already 39-11 to the vers made for missed opportunities, which the Thunder capitalised on, on transition. Raiders. Stuart Laed’s ability to help his teammates find the net kept the Foresters going. Logan up 29-15 at the half. After a slow start the Heat tried to turn it up a notch but Jeremy Pulesea’s height caused havoc for the Forester’s D and the Thunder went to it was quickly squashed by the full court trap of the Raid- him, the Foresters lifted a little forcing the envelope by getting quick hands and feet ers, in a game that started slow it was the ability of the around the ball and causing Logan to fumble the ball. Two offensive fouls called on Logan shifted momentum, but some silly fouls early stopped the Foresters from Raiders to do the damage early, with Townsville strug- making an impact on the difference. The Foresters fought hard in the foruth but gling offensively, with Froling the only one to make a were just not polished enough to be able to reduce the margin. dent in the Raiders D. The clinic was put on in the second of why the Raiders are regarded as one of the strongest programs in the country. Logan Thunder 64 (Pulesea 23, Smitka & Test 12) def. Northern Tasmania Foresters 54 (Lade 11) Knox Raiders 67 (Jones 14, Hannon 12) def. Townsville Heat 36 (Froling 16) GAME REVIEWS GAMES REVIEW

Altona Gators vs. West Adelaide Bearcats Southern Districts Spartans vs. Illawarra Hawks The Hawks came out firing and got two easy fast break lay The Bearcats took the lead early scoring with two great lay-ups, the long bomb was -ups uncontested, the Hawks defense keeping the Spar- dropping and some good offensive and defensive rebounding kept the scoreboard tans out on a number of possessions. Both teams started ticking over. The Gators only way they could find of scoring was through the penalty in man to man D, the Hawks ability to get out and play an stripe, Scores tied at 12 a piece heading into the second quarter. With both teams up-tempo style of ball, left the Spartans a little shell wanting to win to get the easier crossover match, Gators scored first, with the Bear- shocked. Hawks started 8-2 first quarter. cats, losing the ball and making poor passing decisions being forced to rush. Gators Spartans almost threw it away to start the quarter and extended on the defensive end and managed to knock down a couple of mid range then got called for a charge, to give up the ball, one of shots going into the half 28-25 up. sweetest jump shooters of the tournament Glover hit a trademark 12 footer after the Hawks moved the ball to The Bearcats with a new level of confidence and belief in themselves after the break find him wide open. The Hawks struggled to finish around and scored first to apply some pressure, forcing turnovers out of the Gators, through the rim, realising the importance of this big game and poor passes and travelling violations. Altona responded the only way they knew by Spartans struggling to get in the paint and take a good shooting themselves out of trouble and it managed to withstand the pressure, going shot going a lot of one out. Hawks scored a wide open lay- into final quarter up 41-38. the Victorian Junior Champs came out more fired up in up to extend it to 18-10. the fourth, Opetaia taking over in the final minutes. In the beginning of the 3rd quarter the Hawks extended the lead through Kaynak, the Spartans fought back when their fans got vocal. In the final quarter the Hawks barrage Altona Gators 53 (Opetaia 29, Tang 10) def. West Adelaide Bearcats 42 (Wren 11) kept coming at the Spartans, and their willingness to chase the glass caught the taller Spartans players giving up a number of rebounds. A technical foul to Mitch Elliot of the Wanneroo Wolves vs. Keilor Thunder Spartans, sparked a little comeback as the boys from across the river got a little fired up, but the Hawks work ethic was just too much. With both teams playing off for top spot in their pool, the Keilor Cheerleaders got Illawarra Hawks 38 (O’Brien, Lancaster, Glover, Farrar 8) def. Southern Districts Spartans the Thunder fired up for a big one, the Wolves weren't fazed by this as the first score 28 (Pedwell 8) to the Wolves’ leading scorer so far in this tournament Mckenna with his trademark baseline spin move. Keilor’s press breaker was working to perfection as they scored Hills Hornets vs. Sturt Sabres a number of easy fast break lay-ups. The Wolves looked to up the tempo late in the quarter and only trailed 21-15 at the end of the first. Hills jumped the gun with 12 straight points to open their account before the Sabres had even hit the bottom of the net. Hornets 17-7 at the first change. The Sabres through

some nice shooting and smart plays in the lane made a come back and reduced the gap Wanneroo went with a smaller line up, Pryer hit two mid range jump shots to excite to only 5 points , to go into the 3rd quarter 29-24 down. their supporters. The teams traded baskets for the rest of the quartrer at half time Hills got into a groove and built some momentum before the end of the quarter to take the Thunder still held their 6 point advantage over the Wolves. the wind right out of the sail of the Sabres, leading by 17 at the final break. They contin- Jacob Shaw got pumped up and showed his enthusiasm as he got hot with two quick ued with the momentum in the 4th and didn't look back winning comfortably in the end. Hills Hornets 61 (Boateng 20, Ogilvie 13) def. Sabres 44 (White 12, Young 10) baskets, and then followed it up with an as the Wolves looked to help on him.

A Wolves timeout was called to stop the onslaught, unfortunately it did little to settle Canberra Gunners vs. Newcastle Hunters their nerves, and the Thunder went after them extending their lead to 13 midway through the third. The Wolves were able to get to the foul line to cut the lead to 6 at Newcastle came out of the gates strong scoring the first 6 of the game from deep. Can- the last break. berra quickly recovered to get back into the game, going up at the break 13-12. In the A tussle for the first 3 minutes, kept scoring minimal and close between both teams, second quarter it was the Gunners outside shooting that proved the difference. Canber- as the pressure built, unforced turnovers crept into the game from both teams. ra #10 was especially impressive knocking down several deep jumpers. Newcastle start- Thunders’ Go & Shaw had a well earned rest, but the Wolves couldn't capitalise on ed off the second half with great intensity, spurred on by #5, coming up with hustle this opportunity. After a late stoppage on the blood rule, Keilor upped the ante again plays looking to get them back in the game. Canberra withstood this run and continued and came out with a 2 point win. to put points on the board extending their lead out to 16 by the end of the quarter. Both teams played hard in the final quarter although Canberra’s lead was too much for Newcastle to overcome. Keilor Thunder 58 ( ?????) def. Wanneroo Wolves 56 (???????) Canberra Gunners 60 (Phillips 17, Jordan 11) def. Newcastle Hunters 47 (Honeyands 12)

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Wanneroo Wolves vs. Altona Gators Newcastle Hunters vs. Northern Tasmania Foresters

Wanneroo were off to a solid start with Stubbs opening Tucker from Northern Tasmania hit a nice 3, to get the Foresters going early and it up the scoring, three turnovers in a row by the Gators had an immediate impact on their supporters. Newcastle’s “cooler heads prevail” let the Wolves get out to a 5 point lead. A quick timeout system kicked into gear and a couple of nice set plays where they found the open by Altona, refocused the boys and got them on track. man, put the Hunters in front half way through the first quarter. The Foresters Each team looking to play physical, with neither backing wouldn't let this go, and hit a quick fire 6 points in 30 seconds to take the lead 22- down from the other, the officials were called upon to 20 at the first break. just let the boy focus on playing. Wolves lead 12-9 at Honeyands went to work and made some nice moves to the rim to close the gap to quarter time. one after the Foresters got going in the second quarter, to be down 29-28 at the Hindle & Blake able to split the gaps in the Wolves D, half. Gators took lead 13-12 for the first time in the game. The Foresters offense went up a notch and really wanted to put this game out of They then forced the Wolves into 3 consecutive turno- doubt, establishing a 10 point lead and never really letting the “Newi” boys get any vers. Both teams then traded baskets and it looked like closer from then until the final whistle. it wasn't going to stop anytime soon. The Wanneroo roll continued as they reduced to 5 before the half time Northern Tasmania Foresters 66 (lade 21, Matson-Jones 19) def. Newcastle Hunters hooter. 51 (Honeyands 15, Cherry 12) Altona looked to go back to their strength in running, with Opetaia instrumental in keeping the Gators lead. Nice ball movement saw Canberra Gunners vs. Logan Thunder Mckenna with a one on one in the post and able to create with some post moves. Gators lead 44-32 at 3 quarter time. The Gunners started the game well, with Logan applying no real pressure allowing the boys from the ACT to settle in after their OT come from behind win that forced Bouris helped the Gators with the scoring by getting a steal and making some nice them to claw for every inch the night before. Logan having been a dominant force passes. The Gators and Wolves went at each other and the Gators were able to re- in South-East Qld were totally stunned and unsure of how to approach this kind of spond every time the Wolves came at them. pressure. Logan looked to rush things a little and really to no effect, Gunners up Altona Gators 64 (Opetaia 16, Tang 12) def. Wanneroo Wolves 49 (Mckenna 28) 16-12 first quarter. With Canberra only leading by 4, Logan lifted in the second, running a set from the inbound to reduce the margin to 2. Gunners went to a more condensed style of D, Southern Districts Spartans vs. Bankstown Bruins not allowing Logan easy looks at driving lanes and double teaming them whenever The Bruins opened up the scoring getting to the line, a 3 pointer from Rutherford for they did get into the paint. Canberra up 31-20 at the half. the Bruins, struck a chord with the Spartans who trailed 6-4. Mitch Elliot took it upon himself to attack the paint on a mission and was able to convert the and one. Bruins The Gunners looked to get after the Thunder in the second half and went to a trap, lead 8-7 at quarter time. trying to force the turnovers, this caught Logan by surprise and even though at Anticevich hit another 3 for the Bruins and Elliot again got involved with a steal and first Logan had built momentum to reduce the lead to single digits, the lead was 6 lay-up to bounce right back, a from Sean Gray stopped a play from the Bruins heading into the final break. and Vanja pulled the trigger on a mid range shot to keep the momentum all the Spar- The Gunners gave up silly fouls early and put Logan on the line early and they con- tans way leading 19-17 at half. tinued to be aggressive and attack the on ball defender getting contact and con- The Bruins continued to get hot from behind the arc and there wasn't much the Spar- verting at the stripe to keep them within reaching distance. With the clock running tans could do after they hit 3 straight 3s. Bruins leading at 3 quarter time 36-29 up. down, Logan were forced to extend and as result gave up some fouls of their own. A reverse hook by Nick Cubit for Canberra before the buzzer gave the W to the The Bruins maintained their 7 point lead with 3 minutes to go. With things getting Gunners. heated between the two teams a couple of big plays and possessions and the Spar- tans got through by the skin of their teeth. Canberra Gunners 56 (Jordan 14, Phillips 13) def. Logan Thunder 54 (Pulesea 20, Luo 12, Smitka 11) Southern Districts Spartans 47 (Kinnaird 16) def. Bankstown Bruins 46 (Rutherford 12, Tanevski 10)

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Basketball is an entertaining sport, and its one we BRISBANE BASKETBALL INCORPORATED WOULD LIKE TO all love and enjoy, the Australian U14 Boys Club THANK THE FOLLWOING DONORS & SPONSORS FOR THEIR Championships this year has had the pleasure of being joined by a special group of young men, with SUPPORT FOLLOWING THE JANUARY FLOODS. a great passion and love for the game and a will or some say heart bigger than most. We are fortunate enough to here what this Championship means to one of these special young men Mason Neade

Jordan Mullan: Where are you from? Mason Neade: Elliot (Population of 350, halfway between Alice Springs and Darwin) JM: How often do you play basketball back home? MN: Every Wednesday and Friday for my school. JM: How big is your school? MN: About 200 students (made up of girls and guys). JM: Do you have to tell the girlfriend to stop calling you whilst you are here this week because you have basketball commitments? MN: Yep JM: Is this your first time to Brisbane and do you like it? MN: Yes JM: Could we persuade you to come play for the Brisbane Caps? MN: Yeah! JM: I don't know if your coach would like that though. MN: (Laughs) JM: You went to the beach for first time yesterday what was that like? MN: Yeah, I liked it I was standing in the waves it was good. JM: What do you think of the basketball this week? MN: Yeah its alright. JM: How do you think you’ve played and what can you work on? MN: I’ve done alright, I think my defense. JM: You finish Saturday, do you guys get some time to relax and go do things? MN: Yeah I’m going to watch the grand final. JM: When you go home do you think you’ll be a better player because of this week? MN: Yeah JM: How have you found this week being away from the family? MN: Its been really good I like it, yeah I don't miss them. JM: Who is your favourite player? MN: Lebron James JM: Why? MN: He’s a gun. JM: What in particular do you like? MN: His dunks! JM: Are you going to be able to dunk it one day? MN: Maybe, I’m still learning.

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Team Record State Go To Guy Notes Team Record State Go To Guy Notes

Length & Its about the Hills Hornets 6-0 NSW Champs Prakash Altona Gators 4-2 VJBL Champs Opetaia athleticism Team

Illawarra Hawks 6-0 2nd in NSW Glover Will out work you Canberra Gunners 3-3 ACT Phillips Getting better

Knox Raiders 5-1 3rd in VJBL Hannon Disciplined Keilor Thunder 4-2 7th in VJBL Go Disciplined Versatile Bigs, Melbourne Tigers 5-1 4th in VJBL Panayiotou Logan Thunder 3-3 4th in VJBL Pulesea Unorthodox smart guards

Classification Championship (5-8) Classification Shield (5-8)

Team Record State Go To Guy Notes Team Record State Go To Guy Notes

VIC Country Hard working & Newcastle NSW Country Composed under Geelong Cats 3-3 O’Leary 2-4 Cherry Champs will compete Hunters Runners Up pressure Southern Districts Northern Tasma- 4-2 3rd in QLD White Great Talent 3-3 TASMANIA Lade Trojan workers Spartans nia Foresters Depth & Nothing Townsville Heat 4-2 QLD Champs Froling Wanneroo Wolves 2-4 3rd in WABL Mckenna Tough inside silly West Adelaide Versatile Bigs, WABL 2-4 3rd in SA Rennie Willetton Tigers 4-2 Foster Teamwork Bearcats smart guards Champs

Classification Shield (9-12) Classification Championship (9-12) Team Record State Go To Guy Notes Team Record State Go To Guy Notes Hard working & Can compete with NT North Geckos 0-5 NT—Darwin Love Bankstown Bruins 1-4 3rd in NSW Tanveski get after it the best NT-Alice NT South Suns 0-5 Martin X Factor Brisbane Capitals 1-4 11th in QLD Abonga On the way up! Springs North West Tas- Perry Lakes Versatile big 2-3 TASMANIA Clements BIG STRONG BOYS 1-4 4th in WABL Hamilton mania Thunder Hawks engines Well drilled Sturt Sabres 3-2 4th in VJBL White Southern Tigers 0-5 2nd in SA Flintham Building shooters