Replays: SA Junior Country Basketball Championships

Barossa and Eastern Hills had spectators on the edge of their seats in a thrilling under-16 boys top tier hoops grand final. Relive the action in our replays.

Barossa Valley’s Beau Ryan breaks away from defence, with his team up by just a point in the under-16 boys division one grand final at the SA Junior Country basketball championships on Sunday. Picture: Dean Martin

Barossa survived a fightback from Eastern Hills in the boys under-16 division one grand final at the SA Junior Country Championships, prevailing by one point at St Clair on Sunday.

The Settlers led by 16 points at three-quarter time and had all the momentum.

But the Hornets refused to give up and a big bucket from Jacob Matthews levelled the scores at 63 apiece with three seconds of regular time remaining in the fourth period.

That forced the game into extra time and Barossa remained cool under pressure while forcing Eastern Hills into ball handling mistakes to take the victory 72-71.

The Advertiser and Messenger live streamed 25 matches from the under-16 and under-12 age groups of the tournament.

Our coverage, which included seven grand finals, was be broadcast across three simultaneous live streams.

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Barossa Valley’s Bryson Sutcliffe (back), tries to stop his Eastern Hills opponent from going into attack with only seconds remaining and his team up by one goal. Picture: Dean Martin

The Hornets did well to ensure the 20-point turn around from three-quarter time but lacked the polish during crucial moments in the final stanza.

Ryan topscored for the title winners with 27 points, while Kurt Bustamante (21 points) was strong for Eastern Hills.

Barossa coach Ben MacCulloch said it was a tough match in the end but his players deserved the victory.

“Credit to Eastern Hills, they made some changes and our guys probably didn’t adapt as well,” MacCulloch said.

“They had momentum and we forgot how to score for a bit.

“With a couple of quick steals, suddenly we got the momentum back and we kept that.

“Credit to the boys’ heart and withstanding adversity that we were staring at.

“It was good.”

Meanwhile, in the girls under-16 division one grand final, Yorke Valley proved too strong for Port Augusta, winning 68-36.

Yorke Valley’s Sophie Franz, drives to the basket defended by Port Augusta’s Sophie Warren during the under-16 division one grand final at the SA Junior Country Basketball championships. Picture: Dean Martin

Ella Humphrys (eight points) topscored for Port Augusta, while Ella Aldridge (25 points) claimed most of the buckets for Yorke Valley.

Yorkers coach Nathan Humphries was proud of his side.

“We’ve been training once a week together for the past six months so the last game was just a reward for their hard work,” Humphries said.

“They deserved the win.

“I’m still trying to process it all as it’s just amazing.

“I think it’s been about nine-10 years since Yorkers won, so this really helps put us back out there and shows we are successful again.”

The live streaming of Sunday’s matches followed our broadcast of the under-14 and under-18 boys and girls SA Junior Country Championships earlier this month.

Action from the under-12 boys clash between Yorke Valley and Port Pirie at the SA Junior Country Championships on Sunday. Picture: Emma Brasier.

2021 SA JUNIOR COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL RESULTS:

■ Under-12 boys

Division one

Eastern Hornets 57

Port Augusta 27

Division two

Roxby Downs 45

Great Southern Slammers 28

Division three

Broken Hill 46

Port Lincoln 32

Division four

Adelaide Plains 36

Keith 21

■ Under-12 girls

Division one

Great Southern Slammers 34

Mount Gambier Lakers 10

Division two

Riverland 35

Mildura Heat 4

Division three

Port Lincoln 44

Light 32

Division four

Adelaide Plains 23

Millicent Magic 17

■ Under-16 boys

Division one

Barossa Valley Steelers 72

Eastern Hills Hornets 71

Division two

Murray Bridge Bullets 62

Naracoorte Kings 57

Division three

Yorke Valley 41

Mount Gambier Lakers 31

Division four

Adelaide Plains 65
Broken Hill 20

■ Under-16 girls

Division one

Yorke Valley 68

Port Augusta 36

Division two

Whyalla Steelers 46

Keith 32

Division three

Bordertown Bandits 35

Great Southern Slammers 21

Division four

Naracoorte Kings 31

Millicent Magic 23

MATCH REPLAYS

ST CLAIR – COURT ONE

Under 16 girls div 1 grand final – Yorke Valley vs Port Augusta

Under-16 division 1 boys – Barossa v Port Augusta

Under-16 division 1 girls – Riverland v Whyalla

Under-12 division 2 boys quarter-final – Millicent v Naracoorte

Under-16 division 1 boys semi-final – Eastern Hills v Great Southern

Under-16 division 1 girls semi-final 1 – Port Augusta v Riverland

U16 boys – Eastern Hills vs Barossa Valley

ST CLAIR – COURT TWO

U12 Boys Div 3 Grand Final – Port Lincoln vs Broken Hill

U12 Boys Div 1 Grand Final - Eastern Hills vs Port Augusta

Under-16 division 1 boys quarter-final – Mildura v Millicent

Under-12 division 1 boys quarter-final – Murray Bridge v Port Augusta

Under-12 division 1 boys quarter-final – Yorke Valley v Port Pirie

Under-12 division 1 girls semi-final – Port Augusta v Mount Gambier

Under-12 division 2 boys semi-final – Whyalla v Roxby Downs

Under-12 division 1 boys semi-final – Eastern Hills v Port Pirie

U12 Girls – Goolwa vs Mt Gambier

MORPHETT VALE – COURT THREE

Under-12 girls div 4 grand final – Adelaide Plains vs Millicent

Under-12 division 3 girls – Murray Bridge v Bordertown

Under-12 division 3 boys – Broken Hill v Eastern Hills

Under-12 division 4 girls quarter-final – Kangaroo Island v Eastern Hills

Under-12 division 3 girls – Riverland v Murray Bridge

Under-12 division 3 girls – Bordertown v Southern Yorke

Under-12 division 4 girls semi-final – Millicent v Yorke Valley

U12 Girls - Port Lincoln vs Light

U12 Boys – Eastern Hills vs Port Lincoln