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Basketball Senior A Girls
Back Row:
Carla Millar (Manager), Maddy Johnston, Mya Streeten-Matairangi, Nicole Richmond, Amanda Kelly, Kaine Hokianga (Coach)
Shannon Nohokau, Emma Millar, Megan Swanepoel, Memory Forbes, Helena Allsopp
Front Row:
Absent:
Eleanor Major, Atalia Thompson
Thompson and Eleanor Major (Hastings Christian School).
seconds and, with the scores tied, we went into overtime!
Unfortunately we lost the overtime by 3 points with the final
score being 63 - 60. Although we came second, I believe this
tournament helped us grow and develop as a team.
The Senior A Girls team started with pre-season training
in term one to practice skills before the team was selected.
The team includes a good representation of all senior year
levels. A highlight during the season was our highest score
against Wairoa College, winning 99 - 23. One of our best
games was against St Joseph’s Māori Girls College, they are
at a similar level to us which meant we fought hard until
the buzzer to take the win. Our semi final game was against
Hastings Girls’ High School. Earlier in the season, we were
beaten pretty convincingly by them and we were determined
to perform better in the semi final game. Although we did
lose, we halved the deficit from our earlier game and showed
the improvement we had made throughout the season. We
completed the season coming in third place in the Hawke’s
Bay Secondary Schools competition in Division One. There
was no third and fourth playoff game because final placings
were determined by the results from throughout the year.
We only lost to the teams that played in the final, which
meant we were a clear third in our division. This was an
excellent result for our team and an improvement on last
year’s season.
Our season ended with us putting all of our effort into
perfecting our skills for the Schick Central Cup held in
Whanganui. This trip was by far the best experience we
had as a team, with Maureece van Schaik scoring 37 points
and 18 rebounds in one game! Although we didn’t win, we
did have an amazing time. We won our final game, 92 - 75,
against Campion College to place 7th overall. I’m glad to
say I have played for this team and I am looking forward
to see how they go in the years to come. They have put in
awesome effort this year and should be recognised for it.
I’d like to acknowledge our coach, Cairo Kotuhi, for giving
up his time and effort throughout the season. It was his
first year as a coach and he did a great job. I’d also like to
acknowledge Ms Shelley Smith for giving up her time to
manage our team and for looking after us at the tournament
in Whanganui. Without either of them, the season would not
have been what it was. On behalf of the team, thank you
very much to you both.
The HNHS Invitational Tournament saw teams from
Campion College, Taradale High School, and William
Colenso College come together to compete with us at the
end of term two. This was a great chance to test ourselves
and see what progress we had made from the start of the
year. We were well beaten by Campion College in our first
game, but bounced back well to beat Taradale and William
Colenso. Wairoa College were scheduled to compete also
but pulled out at the last minute. A win by default against
them saw us into the final to play Campion. They were,
Meihana Jennings and Kaine Hokianga.
2018 Senior A Girls’ Team
Division One, HNHS Invitational Tournament, and Schick
Central Cup team:
Megan Swanepoel, Emma Millar, Nicole Richmond, Helena
Allsopp, Mya Streeten-Matairangi, Shannon Nohokau,
Memory Forbes, Maddy Johnston, Amanda Kelly, Atalia
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