Basketball Teams in Big Day in Ballarat
Trinity basketballers travelled to Ballarat for the next phase of their competition with the Intermediate girls’ team making it through to the state championships with three fantastic wins!
Their first game was a nail-biting game against Monivae College, where the girls played with great intensity throughout the whole game, applying some great defensive pressure to win 35 to 31.
The second game was against Mercy and the team moved the ball really nicely, working well as a team to win 36 to 27.
The last game was the Grand Final, where they a really good start against Emmanuel, leaving them without a score for the first three minutes of the game. The girls played some great basketball with great defence shutting down Emmanual's stronger players and ending up with the win and going through to state championships.
The Intermediate boys’ first game was against Monivae, which they lost 23 to 37. The team rallied and the second game against Mercy was a win, 59 to 54.
Their third match was a final to play out for third place against Horsham, with the end score being Trinity 84 to Horsham 66.
The Senior boys’ played some excellent basketball but the first game resulted in Trinity 39 to Marian 50, and the second against Bayview College was also a defeat, 32 to 49.
The Senior girls’ first game was a loss against Monivae, 23 to 37. Their following game was a nailbiter against Mercy where they won 59 to 54 and the last game sealed their third place against Horsham with a win 84 to 66.
Congratulations to all our basketballers for putting in their very best effort and displaying superb teamwork and a fantastic attitude.