Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Week 6 - Under 16 Girls Game Report
On the 5th of December the Northside wizard girls played SW metro. The foul count was extremely high with our girls left with only three players by the end. However it was quite a tight game, SW metro just managing to defeat us in the last quarter by 16 points the final score resulting in 60-76. Ruby See top scoring with 24 points. Hopefully we’ll have better luck in the new year!
Week 6 - Under 16 Boys Game Report
The U16 boys were asked for “a quick kill” by the coaching staff, and definitely delivered starting the game with 12 unanswered points before the shocked Gold Coast Waves scored their first basket four minutes into the game. The onslaught continued with the home team being up 30 – 7 at quarter time.
The Wizards high rate of scoring continued throughout the game, however lapses throughout the last three quarters defensively, poor boxing out and some bad decisions offensively allowed the Gold Coast to score more than they should’ve.
Having said that, another solid performance overall from the team, with everyone working hard to achieve a good result. Jack and Zeb MacKenzie led the scoring with 37 and 19 points respectively. Again Luke Pittle was the best performer in the opinion of the coaches notching up another triple double with 14 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Mention must be made also of strong games from Jackson Gray (12 pts on 100% shooting, 13 reb and 9 blocks!!) and Dan Clanfield who did a great job defensively with good ball pressure, great denial defence and he chipped in with 8 points of his own.
The team heads to the Christmas break 6 wins in 6 games after their 110 – 59 victory, but are well aware that they still have quite a way to go to be playing to their potential.
The Wizards high rate of scoring continued throughout the game, however lapses throughout the last three quarters defensively, poor boxing out and some bad decisions offensively allowed the Gold Coast to score more than they should’ve.
Having said that, another solid performance overall from the team, with everyone working hard to achieve a good result. Jack and Zeb MacKenzie led the scoring with 37 and 19 points respectively. Again Luke Pittle was the best performer in the opinion of the coaches notching up another triple double with 14 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Mention must be made also of strong games from Jackson Gray (12 pts on 100% shooting, 13 reb and 9 blocks!!) and Dan Clanfield who did a great job defensively with good ball pressure, great denial defence and he chipped in with 8 points of his own.
The team heads to the Christmas break 6 wins in 6 games after their 110 – 59 victory, but are well aware that they still have quite a way to go to be playing to their potential.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Week 6 - Under 12 Girls Game Report
The under 12 girls followed on from last week coming up winners by 40 points against Gold Coast.
This big win helped us with our % on the ladder which may come into play later on in the season.
This win was great for the girls confidence and all were able to take the court again this week.
We are still slapping at the ball which again put us into foul trouble. We were lucky to have a good lead and that GC were unable to make their free throws count. All players still need to work hard on defence.
It was good to see the majority of our lay-ups going in this week. Keep practicing girls.
We have had 3 wins and 3 losses so far and l know the girls are hungry to get some more wins under their belt to step up into the top 4.
The carnival round in January will be a tough 4 games but l have every confidence the girls will come out ready to play.
Thank you to all the parents for their assistance and support so far this season.
To the girls well done, keep up the good work. Keep practicing over the Christmas break and work on your fitness.
Have a great Christmas and a safe New Year.
There is no player of the week for this round. The whole team deserve it this week.
GO NORTHSIDE!!
This big win helped us with our % on the ladder which may come into play later on in the season.
This win was great for the girls confidence and all were able to take the court again this week.
We are still slapping at the ball which again put us into foul trouble. We were lucky to have a good lead and that GC were unable to make their free throws count. All players still need to work hard on defence.
It was good to see the majority of our lay-ups going in this week. Keep practicing girls.
We have had 3 wins and 3 losses so far and l know the girls are hungry to get some more wins under their belt to step up into the top 4.
The carnival round in January will be a tough 4 games but l have every confidence the girls will come out ready to play.
Thank you to all the parents for their assistance and support so far this season.
To the girls well done, keep up the good work. Keep practicing over the Christmas break and work on your fitness.
Have a great Christmas and a safe New Year.
There is no player of the week for this round. The whole team deserve it this week.
GO NORTHSIDE!!
Week 6 - Under 12 Boys Game Report
The boys showed great self discipline this week as they facilitated their own pre game warm-up.
Early foul trouble to Kian, Jacob and Lachlan saw the team down at the first break.
In the second quarter the team picked up their game and were able to finish with a winning 74 - 52 result.
This was by no means the boys best game of the season although some positives were still able to be taken from the game, such as Harrison, on one occasion not bouncing the ball in the keyway, very pleasing to watch.
We wish the boys a safe and merry Christmas, enjoy the break and we look forward to picking up again where we left off next year.
Early foul trouble to Kian, Jacob and Lachlan saw the team down at the first break.
In the second quarter the team picked up their game and were able to finish with a winning 74 - 52 result.
This was by no means the boys best game of the season although some positives were still able to be taken from the game, such as Harrison, on one occasion not bouncing the ball in the keyway, very pleasing to watch.
We wish the boys a safe and merry Christmas, enjoy the break and we look forward to picking up again where we left off next year.
Week 5 - Under 16 Boys Game Report
Week 5 saw yet another top of the table clash with the two remaining undefeated teams facing off against each other, the competition favourite Brisbane Capitals visiting the Northside Wizards.
The first quarter was a tight affair with the home team leading by one bucket, but the second quarter had Brisbane going to “the deepest bench in the competition” due to their up and in style of defence racking up the fouls against the smart Wizards outfit. With their leading scorer in serious foul trouble the Capitals found themselves down 7 points going into the main break.
In the third quarter Northside took the game by the throat and extended their lead to 18, with some key baskets by several players including a highlight reel reverse layup from Nathan “Machine” Burrow and a dagger to end the quarter by Jack MacKenzie.
The home team were able to keep their opponents at bay with a determined Luke Pittle leading by example, Ethan Fleming had a great game at the point and Aidan Ptasznik and Jackson Gray were tough inside.
The Wizards “capped” the game winning 85 – 66 with a great display of teamwork, tenacity and desire.
The first quarter was a tight affair with the home team leading by one bucket, but the second quarter had Brisbane going to “the deepest bench in the competition” due to their up and in style of defence racking up the fouls against the smart Wizards outfit. With their leading scorer in serious foul trouble the Capitals found themselves down 7 points going into the main break.
In the third quarter Northside took the game by the throat and extended their lead to 18, with some key baskets by several players including a highlight reel reverse layup from Nathan “Machine” Burrow and a dagger to end the quarter by Jack MacKenzie.
The home team were able to keep their opponents at bay with a determined Luke Pittle leading by example, Ethan Fleming had a great game at the point and Aidan Ptasznik and Jackson Gray were tough inside.
The Wizards “capped” the game winning 85 – 66 with a great display of teamwork, tenacity and desire.
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