By TBHS | Posted: Sunday September 15, 2019
The TBHS Senior A team finished in 16th place (from 22 teams) with one win and six losses at the South Island Champs held in Nelson over Tournament Week.
We won the first game against John McGlashan College in a good, competitive contest but then lost to King's HS, Christchurch BHS, Cashmere HS, Waimea College, old foes Waitaki BHS and Ashburton College.
Our team was unable to score well enough to really challenge opposition teams, despite a great effort by guard Jack Crossan, who frequently scored over 20 points in games, although he was closely marked. Seb van den Bosch battled hard to score valuable points each game and defended very well. Year 10 players Lucas Mullings and Jai Holden also contributed well in scoring in their time on court and did not look out of place against older opposition players. Captain Alvin Sutedja was superb on defence but had limited scoring opportunities. The rest of our squad worked hard on defence and Lachie Hyde had two games where he showed his potential as a scorer and rebounder.
Thanks goes to coach Glenn Austin and the great parent support throughout the season. A number of parents made the long trip to Nelson to cheer on the team and this support was hugely appreciated. It was great to see a smaller team - Middleton Grange- take out the boys' final with a brilliant display of skilled, fast-paced, disciplined basketball against a much taller St Andrew's College, after Middleton had defeated an even taller Cashmere HS to advance.
