U12s MATCH REPORT

Pre-season Friendly Match

Saturday, 23rd September 2016

Worcester Bears (U11s) 24 Vs 28 Leadonites (U12s)

  A young Leadonites team travelled to play this season's Worcester Bears U11s YBL team. Eight of the Ledbury club’s players were making their debuts though their inexperience was helped by some excellent game management by the two referees and in particular their leniency towards certain technical transgressions.

  Tom Rudge opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Leadonites then fell behind 4-2 to their more tenacious opponents before Harry Pugh scored to even up a low scoring first quarter.

  The second quarter was another low scoring affair as Bears edged out to a half-time lead of 10-8 with Leadonites' baskets coming from Katie Dudley and team captain Sami Miccio.

  Third quarter baskets from Katie, Ben Lewis and Sami levelled the scores up before two late scores increased the Bears lead to 18-14.

  Eventually Leadonites started to play some defence in the fourth quarter with more hustle from the likes of Rich Jay, Joseph Pugh and Owen Boniface. Age and height under the basket started to tell with Ben Deards especially effective on rebounding. But with Bears up by six points at the 3 minute mark Leadonites went on 12 points to 2 scoring spree with final quarter scores from Adam Dudley (4 pts), Sami (6 pts), Harry (2 pts). Then with Fraser Renfrew-Clarke and Joe French on court and making up the more experienced five amongst the roster Archie Allcock was able to score the final basket in the last minute of the match to seal the turn-around victory.

Then it was off to the nearest KFC for most of the team...

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