9/10 Division 1 Boys
The 9/10 Boys, led by Captain Thomas Milner and brilliant play from Oliver Baldock, had a dominant 2-0 start on the weekend, beating Brooks High School convincingly and a 10-point lead over a strong Riverside High School team. The 9/10 Div 1 Boys came into Sunday ready to take on the winner of Launceston Church Grammar School and Brooks High School. Grammar defeated Brooks and looked ready to battle St Patrick’s College. Grammar, led by the scoring of their dynamic duo, was able to keep up in the first half with the game tied. St Patrick’s College's depth and talent shone through with the great defensive work of Alex Zegveld, holding a Grammar star to only 12 points. Oliver Baldock and Fletcher Targett led the way on both ends of the floor, slowing down Grammar while putting on a show offensively. St Patrick’s College held off Grammar, winning the game 47-40.
This setup for the final is a great Scotch Oakburn College vs St Patrick’s College classic. Overall, St Patrick’s was dominant on both ends of the floor, holding Scotch Oakburn College to only 18 points at halftime with great defence played by Thomas Milner, Fletcher Targett, Toby Morrison and Sebastian Page. In the second half, Oliver Baldock amazed the crowd with a dominant 36-point game to seal a St Patrick’s College championship. Thank you to all the parents, officials and players; it was a great weekend, and I am ready for more high-level play at the State Championships.
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, Coach
9/10 Division 1 Girls
The 9/10 Division 1 Girls ended up runners-up. They were undefeated, including a win against the eventual champions Riverside High School. It was a great performance on the whole, with great ball movement and leadership from our seniors. A tough opponent in the Grand Final, that we look forward to challenging in the State Championships.
Thanks to all players and families for their commitment to St Patrick’s College Basketball.
– Ms Bianca Johnstone, Coach
9/10 Div 2 Boys (Green)
The 9/10 Div 2 Boys Green team was a dominant team of Year 9 students. The team was led by great scoring from Isaiah Stingle, Zane Headland and Oliver Viney. After going undefeated in their pool, the Green team had their biggest challenge in the Kings Meadows High School Year 10 game led by Zeshawn Ricketts, the leading scorer for the competition. After a hard-fought game, Kings Meadows were too strong, winning the grand final 41-47. Thank you to all the parents and players, with a special thanks to Mr Darren Davis for assistant coaching while I was away coaching the 9/10 Div 1 Boys.
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, Coach
9/10 Div 2 Boys (Grey)
The 9/10 Division 2 Grey team coached by the great Mr Michael Sullivan finished the weekend 1-3 after losing by 3 points to Prospect High School, 1 point to Riverside High School, and 16 points to the eventual champions Kings Meadows High and beating St Helens District High School. The team was led by great scoring from Lucas Sullivan and Lenny Faulkner. The boys were enjoyable to watch and played some great competitive games. Thank you to Mr Michael Sullivan for taking the boys for the weekend.
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball
9/10 Div 2 Boys (Stripe)
The boys started off hot in game one with a 25-point win over school rival Scotch Oakburn College. The boys then faced their biggest challenge of the weekend against mastermind coach Mr O’Toole’s team. After a slow start, the boys regrouped and were able to cut the lead to just 3 points twice throughout the game, but it was all too little too late, with the boys falling just short. The following day included two big wins, both exceeding 30 points. This included my highlight of the tournament – every player on the team hitting a 3-pointer in the last game – despite Nicholas Saunders leaving it ‘til the final buzzer to make the shot after a mere 25 attempts. Full credit goes to the boys and their efforts over the tournament; they were truly a pleasure to coach.
– By Mr Matthew Saunders, Coach
9/10 Division 2 Girls
St Patrick’s started the weekend with a strong win over Riverside High School. This win was followed up by an 8-point win over Prospect High School. Led by the scoring of Holly Miller and Mackenzie Kilby. The girls had a great weekend finishing 4th, losing to the eventual champions Riverside Gold (by 7 points), then losing the playoff for 3rd against Kings Meadows High School. Thank you to Mr Paul Kilby for coaching the girls, and a big thanks to the girls for putting the team together and representing the College!
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball
7/8 Division 1 (Gold)
The boys opened the tournament with a couple of big wins in the pool rounds. After a couple of injuries, the boys showed their resilience and defensive focus with a tight win in the semi-final and a competitive game in the Grand Final. The group showed resilience, selflessness, and comradery all weekend regardless of the difficulty of the task in front of them. A big thanks to fill-in coach Mr Angus Kitson who covered Mr Cameron Bailey, who was out sick.
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball
7/8 Division 1 (Green)
With huge expectations, the Year 7/8 Green team had an exciting start to their tournament with a tight 1-point victory over Riverside. From that point on, their relentless defensive pressure and their dominance on the boards saw them make the final against SPC Gold. A tight contest ensued but strong contributions from our whole roster (including an MVP performance from Hugo Sullivan) saw the boys win the final. Our overall team culture was the secret to the success and included consistent high numbers from team captain Sam Percival and Xavier Davie, good outside shooting numbers from Alex Millwood and Jaxon Owens, defensive shutdowns by Hugo Sullivan and Jacob Singline and strong support from Oliver Austen and Riwaz Subedi. Well done boys on your deserved victory.
– By Mr Scott Brown, Coach
7/8 Division 1 Girls
The 7/8 Div 1 Girls began the Northern School Championships in great form with convincing wins on Saturday against Grammar, Deloraine and Queechy. The girls played solid defensive games and capitalised on a good fast-breaking game with accurate shooting. The team's depth makes it hard for opponents to find weaknesses to penetrate their defence on the court.
Over Grammar (35-11)
Top scorers: Hawkins 9, McInerney 8, Graham 8. Best players: Graham, Reynolds, Gardner, Hawkins
Over Deloraine (40-30)
Top scorers: Graham 14, Gardner 11, Richards 7. Best players: Graham, Powell, Gardner, Richards
Over Queechy (44-16)
Top scorers: Reynolds 11, Graham 10, Hawkins 7. Best players: Reynolds, McInerney, Powell, Hawkins
On Sunday, the girls had to travel to the Scotch Oakburn courts for the final pool game. This was an exceptionally close tussle that could have gone either way, with the lead changing several times. The speed and athleticism of the St Patrick’s team had them ahead at halftime, but by 3/4 time, Scotch was up by 1 point. The girls worked hard to have the lead with two minutes to go, but foul trouble resulted in some timely foul shots to Scotch, and a few shots that just rimmed out saw our opponents finally take the game by 1 point.
Defeated by Scotch Oakburn (25-26)
Top scorers: Graham 8, Fox 6. Best Players: Fox, Graham, Powell, Gardner, Pyke.
The Grand Final was a second showdown with Scotch Oakburn, another defensive battle. Scotch had the early form and quickly moved to an 8-0 lead. After settling down, St Pat’s regrouped and upped the pressure to take a few interceptions and, with a few fast breaks and fouls on the shooter, managed to narrow the margin. There were some great defensive efforts from Ruby Powell, Ali Reynolds and Amber Richards, but Scotch had done their homework on our full-court press and started using their height against us very well with some solid rebounding and scoring.
Jasmine Graham showed some real grit and lifted the team in the last minute to get an interception, scoring and hitting a foul shot to get within a point, but Scotch scored again and time ran out.
Defeated by Scotch Oakburn (23-19)
Top Scorers: Graham 11, Richards 2, Gardner 2, Reynolds 2, Powell 2, McInerney 2. Best Players: Graham, Powell, Pyke.
The girls did a fantastic job, and can't wait to turn things around at the State Championships!
– By Ms Gina Poulton, Coach
7/8 Division 2 Boys
The 7/8 Div 2 Boys team played like absolute champions on the weekend. They worked together to show the best parts of the St Patrick's College spirit. They were unlucky and missed out on a place in the final but convincingly won three out of four games. All players are to be commended for their efforts.
– Mr Chris Denton, Coach
7/8 Div 2 Girls (Green)
The girls had an amazing weekend with four impressive wins leading into their Grand Final match. In a nail-biting game led by the scoring of Caitlin Reed, the girls were up 2 points heading into the final term. In a very intense and back-and-forth game, the Kings Meadows girls were able to get the win by 1 point in what was an amazing final. A big thank you to all parents and also Ms Tanya Coombes for stepping in to coach at late notice.
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball
7/8 Div 2 Girls (Gold)
Put together at late notice, the girls started the weekend with a tough one-point loss to Riverside and ended their Saturday night with a 20-20 draw! Their final game was against the St Patrick's Green team and in a hard-fought game, they came up short. A big thanks to Mrs Kate Mackrell for coming in and coaching the team on late notice.
– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball