Basketball:Basketball
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First Team Basketball
Manager: Coach: Captain: Vice-captain:
Mr S Thorne Mr Q Denyssen S Maseko K McCoy
What a marvellous season these players had. These learners were both an asset to their school on and off the court of play. Quinton, the head coach must be complimented on his role in a successful season. Furthermore Maseko and McCoy must also be commended on their outstanding leadership. These two learners also gave of their own personal time to coach the U14B and C teams as well. The team played 24 games in the 2006/2007 season and racked up 22 wins which equates to a 92% win ratio, our best in many years. With regards to our losses the 2 of only 24 were by narrow margins. The first being against Pretoria Boys’ where we were without our captain and vice-captain which left a rudderless ship and we succumbed to Pretoria Boys by 6 points. However, we played them a further 3 times with our leaders back and beat them comprehensively on all three occasions, the most remarkable being the second last game where we were down in the first quarter by 14 points and came back to win by 10. A remarkable achievement. Our other defeat was against St Benedict’s by one point. Here we were useless on our free throws and only had a 40% ‘hit’ ratio throughout the game. Gentlemen, you cannot win games by missing 60% of the free throws. With regard to our wins, we played highly spirited teams but managed to cast them aside in reaching our 92% win ratio. Some, however, were a lot more dogged than others. Notably American International and Jeppe on the return fixture. These schools made us earn our victories. The First Team must be commended on their win over the American International School, the first in about ten years. The First team must be further commended for winning the St Benedict’s Tournament. This was a great accomplishment due to the fact that St John’s had a walkover/bye in the semis due to a no-show by the opposition. King Edward VII School then had only 20 minutes to recoup and play St John’s in the final. Below is a brief summary of their results League Summary Played: 16 Total Won: 15 Total Lost: 1 Total Drawn: No games are a draw in basketball, extra time is allocated until a result is reached.
King Edward VII School Basketball Tournament Played: 4 Total Won: 3 Total Lost: 1 Total Drawn: 0 Placed tied first, came second due to points difference.
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