Sunday, 15th April 2018
Glozball U14 CVL
@ Gloucestershire College, Dock Campus
Glozball U14 CVL
@ Gloucestershire College, Dock Campus
Okay, so let's get the clarifications out of the way first: We know that being in Pool A meant that we were in the weaker of the two pools. We also know that our opponents were missing some key players (as were we) and we totally accept that a shot sinks for our opponent whilst one of our shots doesn't and the result of any given match could have been different. But a win is a win, is a win and our U14s recorded their first ever 3 out of 3 at Glozball; hot on the heels of the U16s doing the same last time out.
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Bristol Storm 12 - 14 Leadonites Basketball (ht: 6-6)
A very tight match with a nip and tuck first half before Leadonites squeezed out a 4-point lead late in the second half. Back came Storm to level the match in the last minute. A late basket from the Ledbury boys, with just 7 seconds left to play, seemed to have secured victory but a needless foul in the front court put Storm on the line with a chance to take the match into golden basket overtime. The shot hit the rim, bounced off right and into the hands of a Leadonite with 1.5 seconds left to play.
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Stroud Sharks 17 - 26 Leadonites Basketball (ht: 10-10)
Leadonites first victory over Sharks U14s at this season's Glozball came after a first half spent chasing the game as twice Sharks pulled out to a 4-point lead before the Leadonites leveled the match just before the half-time buzzer. The second half saw Leadonites stretch to an 8-point advantage before Sharks made their first basket at the start of their own mini scoring run. But Leadonites were in the ascendancy and powered through several Sharks fouls to win out.
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Gloucester Saxons II 12 - 18 Leadonites Basketball (ht: 4-8)
Saxons 2nd team left their best performance of the day until the last match of the pool. Showing hustle and fight they pushed this match all the way until the last few minutes. With two players leaving early Leadonites were down to just seven players but a good spread of scoring saw the boys home without too many scares.
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The Under 14s (including U14s B-team matches) now move to a season's record of 10 wins and 9 defeats; with a Glozball CVL record of 10 wins and 5 defeats.
"I am always immensely proud of every girl and boy that pulls on the black or traditional white of Leadonites Basketball but what pleased me most today, and more so than the victories, was the togetherness and work ethic of these boys; sharing the ball and the responsibilities around everyone of the nine. Today was a good coaching day."
Coach C
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