U20 and IB Champs: Day 1 Wrap

The U20 and IB Championships got underway in Gawler, South Australia on Sunday.

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NSW IB Country  (W) - 71 bt SA IB (W) - 42

Top Scorers:
NSW
Elizabeth Arden - 36
Lisa Keen - 17
SA
Christine Maynard - 19
Rebecca Sargeant - 10

NSW dominated the game.  Arden for NSW Country was the difference with her domination of the game.

 

VIC IB METRO  (W) - 60 bt NSW IB METRO (W) - 36

Top Scorers:
VIC
Molly Urquhard-Moran - 34
NSW
Kelly Wren - 19

It was a slow start to the game, but with more ball movement, good defence Victoria were able to take control of the game. 
With Victoria in foul trouble, NSW were able to get back into the game during the second half with the domination of Kelly Wren.

 

WA (W) - 80 bt QLD U20  (W) - 77

Top Scorers:
QLD
Jillian Haughton - 25
WA
Shani Amos - 17
Lucy Muir - 11

WA got out to a flying start with Queensland coming back towards the end of the 1st quarter.

 

NSW U20 (M) - 113 bt ACT U20 (M) - 58

Top Scorers:
NSW
Jason Cadee - 20
Jackson Aldridge - 19
ACT
Gerard Gillian - 10

NSW took and early lead of 14 points before ACT go on the board.  ACT tried hard, but their shots were just not dropping.  ACT made a good comeback at the start of the 3rd quarter, but NSW rallied again and left ACT unable to stop the outside shots.

 

NSW IB COUNTRY - 91 bt TAS IB (M) - 85

Top Scorers:
TAS
Joshua Cleary - 39
Bruce Stanley—18
NSW
Dean Pallier - 34

Teams were evenly matched early in the game, with both teams scoring well inside.  Quick movement enable NSW to score more freely in the 2nd quarter.  A fightback by Tas in the last quarter with dominant performances at both ends by Cleary, but they just fell short of the mark.

 

QLD U20 (M) - 72 bt TAS U20 (M) - 43

Top Scorers:
QLD
Jeromie Hill - 21
Mitchell McCarron - 12
TAS
Joel Beveridge - 11

Qld’s shooting percentage was a telling factor in the game.  Their skills and strength enabled them to control the game over the Tasmanian team full of endeavour.

 

SA IB (M) - 70 bt QLD IB (M) - 49

Top Scorers:
QLD
Brett Wilson - 16
SA
Wayne Kinross - 15
Joshua Bryant - 13

SA start strongly and established a lead early.  They managed to find enough options to maintain their lead.

 

VIC COUNTRY IB (M) - 68 bt ACT IB (M) - 60

Top Scorers:
ACT
Mark Dahlberg - 31
Aaron Clarkson - 10
VIC
Clinton Jee - 25
Dean Nailon - 10

During the first half, ACT were kept in the game by Mark Dahlberg, who scored 17 of their 33 points.  Vic were more even with many sharing the scoring for them, however, they had too many players in foul trouble.

 

VIC U20 (W) - 66 bt NSW U20 (W) - 63

Top Scorers:
NSW
Ashleigh Karaitiana - 23
Paige Melville - 11
VIC
Rebecca Cole

It was a closely fought out game with many changes of the lead in the last quarter.  No quarter was given up easily by either side.

 

SA U20 (W) - 117 bt TAS U20 (W) - 43

Top Scorers:
SA
Georgia Minear - 22
Emma Hooley - 17
TAS
Olivia Howard - 14

Both teams came out at a fast pace, but SA got the quick jump in the scoring.  TAS had few answers to the tight defence and strong offence of SA.

 

SA IB (W) - 67 bt VIC COUNTRY IB (W) - 27

Top Scorers:
VIC
Rebecca McNamara - 12
SA
Rebecca  Sargeant - 21

The whole game was played in good spirits.  SA was just too big under the basket and shot with a better percentage.

 

SA U20 (M) - 74 bt WA U20 (M) - 70

Top Scorers:
SA
Stefan Uzelac - 20
Shaun Bruce - 17
WA
Inga Solofuti - 18
Hemi Joyce-Gay - 14

Wa started strong in the 1st quarter but SA fought back.  A good consistent, hard fought quarter from both sides with WA holding a slight advantage at half time. A spirited last 4 minutes from SA in the 3rd before WA rallied.  WA by 5 at the last change.  Strong last quarter by SA saw them win by 4.

 

VIC U20 (M) - 107 bt NZ (M) - 64

Top Scorers:
VIC
Mitchell Creek - 18
Chris Patton - 15
NZ
Winston Li - 11
Duane Bailey - 11

The game was a fast paced physical game with Victoria well on top.  They came out comfortable winners.

 

VIC METRO IB (W) - 73 bt NSW COUNTRY IB (W) - 39

Top Scorers:
NSW
Eliza Barden - 16
VIC
Mina Aldobasic - 44
Molly Urquhart-Moran - 18

Poor shooting and fouling by Vic let NSW gain an early advantage.  Steadied by Alodobasic and defending well, Vic took control in the second quarter.  Aldobasic was unstoppable and Vic blocked most of NSW scoring options to win easily.

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