ACC Basketball

from Mazenodian 2022

Editorial

Year 7 Well done to everyone that participated in Year 7 ACC Basketball 2022. There were many great and unforgettable memories, whether it was travelling to other schools on the bus, visiting the different stadiums and school gymnasiums or even just having a good time with your mates playing sports together. The A team finished the year with three wins and three losses, the C team won two and lost five, while the D team had one win. Well done to the B team with five wins and a Semi Final appearance. Although our success rate was not too high, it is the experience that counts and the learning opportunities for the boys. I would like to thank our coaches Mr Fox and Mr Phibbs. Thank you for the guidance and opportunity you have provided for us, and we hope to see you again in Year 8. Gavin Thirimanne

Year 8 Basketball for the 2022 Year 8 students was challenging but rewarding. The Division 1 A and B teams both recorded two wins and considering we had no training, we were able to deliver a challenge to our opponents. Some hard fought games were played out by the Division 2 teams, in a tough competition.

On behalf of the Year 8 basketballers, I would like to thank Mr Convery and Mr Ford for coaching and making this season possible. I would also like to thank all the players who tried out and encouraged their teammates to show resilience and try their hardest despite how good the competition was each week. Lachlan Henshaw

Year 9 ACC Basketball 2022 was an amazing experience as our 2021 season and 2020 season got cut short due to COVID. Throughout Term 3 I had plenty of fun playing with my teammates and it was enjoyable even though we did not make the finals, ending our season with three wins and three losses. The importance of teamwork slowly developed with every game we played as everyone cooperated and worked together as a team to achieve our wins. I would like to congratulate Bailey Sanders and Yannick Kumarage for their outstanding performance throughout the season. Thank you Mr Convery for coaching the team and everyone else who played with me throughout the season. I had lots of fun and really enjoyed this experience. Isaiah Thom

Year 10 After two years of an interrupted basketball season, it was great to get back on court. The Year 10 A team had a rocky season, but the coaching of Mr Fox and Eddie made the season a memorable one. It was unfortunate that the final score never seemed to go their way, but the boys persevered and brought the same energy to every game, until the final siren. Even after their game had finished, the team was always cheering their lungs out for the B team. The B team found more success, almost every game coming down to a close margin, but just narrowly missing out on a few more wins. A particularly great moment was in the second round of the season where the team won 39 to 28 to St Bernard’s in a very competitive game. The teams, with the help of Mr Fox, always gave their all in each and every play, knowing that we would leave each stadium having given our best. Sean Iyer

Senior The Senior A basketball team experienced limited success in the ACC competition. Despite beating the eventual champions Parade College we missed out on finals by merely percentage. Winning three games and losing two, we were just edged out of finals by St Bede’s. Pleasingly, the B team were able to make it to the final four of the ACC competition however lost to the eventual champions Parade.

The A team played in the School Champions Cup at Knox State Centre and having played Rowville 2, we had a narrow draw and then beat Cheltenham. Going into our last game against Box Hill 1, it was a must win game and unfortunately we fell short by one point, just falling out of the elite eight and not making it to the next round. Dean Simos