YBL U13 South Division
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Leadonites Basketball U13 46 vs 43 Bournville Bears II U13
(Q1: 12-10 / Q2: 17-10 / Q3: 7-10 / Q4: 10-13)
With both teams coming into this crucial YBL U13 South
Division match unbeaten it was Leadonites heading to the top of the table and
seemingly costing to victory at 14 points ahead by the 4th minute of the 3rd
quarter. With just 2:40 of the match left to play Bournville Bears II had fought
their way back to lead 43-38.
The warning signs were there for those who cared to see them
with Leadonites having scored 8 points before Bears troubled the score board
yet Bears were only 2 points adrift by the end of the first quarter at 12-10.
Steady progress and overall control of the match eased back
to the Ledbury team in the second quarter and an eventual half-time lead of
29-20. Leadonites continued their dominance of play after the break and built
up to that aforementioned 14-point lead in the 3rd quarter when a chain
reaction of mistakes, turnovers, missed shots and a reluctance to drive to the
basket for layups saw Leadonites stall as the visitors went on a 10-minute 19
points to 1 scoring spree.
Dark attitudes also contributed to the lost lead as players
failed to face up to where the problems lay. Time outs and some plain talking
re-focused those attitudes. Then the final charge, helped by the temporary
injury to Bears' star player, and with both teams roared on by a large
vociferous crowd Leadonites scored 9 unanswered points to take the win.
Despite the U13s maintaining their unbeaten record for the season there is no time for celebration as this Leadonites team will travel to Bournville for the return match, and everything still to play for, in just two weeks' time!
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