The Schick Championships tripped off today in Palmerston North, with over 800 players from 69 teams convening at the Central Energy Trust Arena today.
The National Secondary Schools Basketball Championships featured 60 games today. Pool A in the AA competition was hailed as the Pool to watch and the very
first game became todays talking point.
Defending champions and pre-tournament favourites Rosmini College suffered a surprise loss to a feisty Mt Albert Grammar School. MAGS came out firing under Coach Daryl Cartwright, relentlessly out-hustling in a scrappy contest. Rosmini were caught short by three points, going down in a low scoring game 50 to 53.
In that Pool, Hamilton Boys and MAGS are sitting pretty with two from two. Lurking in the shadows are Rosmini and Rongotai who will be motivated by must-win games tomorrow to secure a potential playoff berth.
A new change for the AA draw structure sees the inclusion of a preliminary quarter final. Second and third qualifying teams from each Pool will play-off. The winners will then meet the first qualifiers in each pool in the quarter finals.
In the AA girls competition, Pool A is again one to watch. Sacred Heart Girls College New Plymouth and Westlake Girls High School are both topping that Pool with two from two. Following them, Rangitoto College and Christchurch Girls High School are one from two each.
In the Boys A tournament, defending champions Stratford are two from two. Local favourites Manukura and Te Aroha start well with two wins apiece.
In the Girls A competition, Manukura again feature with two from two. Surprisingly A South Island Premiership Champs, Kavanagh are at risk of missing a top four finish with two losses on Day One.
Maori Television is livestreaming four games each day this week. If youre not fortunate enough to be at the venue, be sure to tune into tomorrows livestream tipping off at 10:45am with Te Aroha College vs Te Wharekura o Mauao in Pool B of the A Girls comp.
More information including full results, Pools, Livestream info, and rosters here: http://nz.basketball/Competitions/Schools/SchickChamps
DAY ONE RESULTS
Te Aroha College
Won 73 - 56
St Kevins College
A SS Nationals Boys
Stratford High School
Won 91 - 45
Rangiora New Life School
A SS Nationals Boys
Rosmini College
Lost 50 - 53
Mount Albert Grammar School
AA SS Nationals Boys
New Plymouth Boys' High School
Lost 61 - 67
Hamilton Boys High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
Buller High School
Lost 50 - 52
Te Aroha College
A SS Nationals Girls
Te Kura Kokiri
Lost 50 - 60
Ellesmere College
A SS Nationals Girls
Rongotai College
Won 85 - 63
St Andrew's College
AA SS Nationals Boys
Manukura
Won 69 - 64
Tai Wananga
A SS Nationals Boys
Saint Kentigern College
Won 88 - 66
Fraser High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
St John's College Hamilton
Won 58 - 56
Shirley Boys HS
AA SS Nationals Boys
Sacred Heart Girls College NP
Won 93 - 29
Hillcrest High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Dunstan High School
Won 68 - 62
Waihi College
A SS Nationals Boys
Westlake Boys High School
Won 84 - 77
Rotorua Boys High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
Manukura
Won 68 - 56
Kavanagh College
A SS Nationals Girls
Westlake Girls High School
Won 84 - 53
Melville High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Opunake High School
Won 75 - 66
Catholic Cathedral College
A SS Nationals Boys
Christchurch Girls' HS
Lost 51 - 64
Rangitoto College
AA SS Nationals Girls
Hutt Valley High School
Won 78 - 58
Wellington Girls College
AA SS Nationals Girls
Auckland Grammar School
Won 44 - 39
Otago Boys High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
St Peter's School, Cambridge
Won 80 - 28
Tauranga Girls College
AA SS Nationals Girls
Te Kuiti High School
Lost 38 - 64
Stratford High School
A SS Nationals Girls
Middleton Grange
Lost 55 - 65
Palmerston North Boys High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
Cashmere High School
Won 98 - 69
Macleans College
AA SS Nationals Boys
Otago Girls High School
Lost 46 - 70
St Andrew's College
AA SS Nationals Girls
Rangitoto College
Won 75 - 56
Hastings Boys High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
Hillmorton High School
Lost 65 - 82
Nga Taiatea Wharekura
A SS Nationals Boys
Hamilton Girls High School
Won 84 - 48
Palmerston North Girls High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Queen Margaret College
Won 63 - 56
Rangi Ruru Girls School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Fraser High School
Lost 27 - 51
Napier Girls High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Auckland Girls' Grammar School
Won 89 - 36
Waimea College
AA SS Nationals Girls
Rotorua Girls High School
Won 59 - 50
St Mary's College, Ponsonby
AA SS Nationals Girls
Te Wharekura o Mauao
Lost 64 - 87
Buller High School
A SS Nationals Girls
Napier Boys High School
Won 83 - 70
Tauranga Boys' College
AA SS Nationals Boys
Waimea College
Lost 87 - 102
St Patrick's College, Kilbirnie
AA SS Nationals Boys
Mt Albert Grammar School
Won 95 - 39
Massey High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Rangiora New Life School
Lost 52 - 89
Te Aroha College
A SS Nationals Boys
St Andrew's College
Lost 45 - 110
Rosmini College
AA SS Nationals Boys
St Kevins College
Lost 69 - 70
Manukura
A SS Nationals Boys
Mount Albert Grammar School
Won 79 - 65
New Plymouth Boys' High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
Te Kura Kokiri
Won 62 - 53
Kavanagh College
A SS Nationals Girls
Tai Wananga
Lost 52 - 72
Stratford High School
A SS Nationals Boys
Hamilton Boys High School
Won 78 - 48
Rongotai College
AA SS Nationals Boys
Hillcrest High School
Lost 32 - 79
Christchurch Girls' High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Melville High School
Lost 55 - 78
Sacred Heart Girls College, NP
AA SS Nationals Girls
Shirley Boys High School
Lost 65 - 79
Westlake Boys High School
AA SS Nationals Boys
Fraser High School
Lost 74 - 102
St John's College Hamilton
AA SS Nationals Boys
Rotorua Boys High School
Lost 78 - 81
Saint Kentigern College
AA SS Nationals Boys
Waihi College
Lost 52 - 77
Opunake High School
A SS Nationals Boys
Rangitoto College
Lost 79 - 90
Westlake Girls High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Te Aroha College
Won 65 - 45
Te Kuiti High School
A SS Nationals Girls
Ellesmere College
Lost 58 - 73
Manukura
A SS Nationals Girls
Hastings Boys High School
Won 91 - 76
Middleton Grange
AA SS Nationals Boys
Otago Boys High School
Won 65 - 63
Rangitoto College
AA SS Nationals Boys
St Andrew's College
Lost 59 - 74
Hutt Valley High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Tauranga Girls College
Lost 50 - 60
Otago Girls High School
AA SS Nationals Girls
Wellington Girls College
Lost 39 - 84
St Peter's School, Cambridge
AA SS Nationals Girls
Catholic Cathedral College
Won 77 - 64
Hillmorton High School
A SS Nationals Boys
Nga Taiatea Wharekura
Won 103 - 39
Dunstan High School
A SS Nationals Boys
Stratford High School
Won 69 - 33
Te Wharekura o Mauao
A SS Nationals Girls
Palmerston North Boys HS
Won 66 - 62
Auckland Grammar School
AA SS Nationals Boys
- The A tournament is for schools that have a roll of less than 600 pupils for co-ed schools or less than 300 for single-gender schools. The AA tournament is for schools with school roles over those figures.
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- This story has been automatically published using a media release from Basketball New Zealand
The Schick Championships tripped off today in Palmerston North, with over 800 players from 69 teams convening at the Central Energy Trust Arena today.
The National Secondary Schools Basketball Championships featured 60 games today. Pool A in the AA competition was hailed as the Pool to watch and the very
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