Benalla basketballers shine in tournament
Benalla Basketball's under 16 boys and girls representative teams displayed strong form at the Bendigo Junior Championships.
By Monique FreerLast weekend the girls and boys under-16 Benalla Basketball representative teams competed in the Bendigo Junior Championships.
The girls were first up with a close match against Castlemaine, coming away victors 37-32, while the boys triumphed over Yarrawonga 39-17.
In their second match of the day the girls went down to a strong Echuca unit 43-33, and the boys lost to Portland 59-20.
The girls’ final match of the day saw them return to their earlier good form, triumphing against Warrnambool 52-37.
Also winning their final match of the day, the boys faced Horsham and found the ring to win 43-35.
Sunday morning both teams played in quarter finals in their respective divisions, the boys playing up in division three and the girls played division four by percentage only.
The girls’ quarter final was against Kerang with the Benalla girls outclassing the opposition 51-24.
The boys’ quarter final against Swan Hill was a tough match, with the boys losing by just two points (39-37) to the unbeaten side.
The girls then met Corio Bay in the semi-final, but when Sarah Osborne was taken out of the game after a collision, the rotations were restricted and Corio Bay ran away with the game in the final minutes, taking the match 49-39.
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