Basketball Qld Under-14 Girls State Championships in Mackay livestreamed

The next generation of hoops stars showcased their skills on the big stage as News Corp livestreamed the Basketball Queensland Under-14 Girls State Championships. WATCH THE REPLAYS

The lockdown is over and basketball is back.

While last week’s covid scare put several major tournaments in jeopardy, the Basketball Queensland Under-14 Girls State Championships in Mackay has tipped off today and News Corp Australia had all the action live.

Continuing with News Corp Australia’s coverage of Basketball Queensland events, all matches from McDonald’s Mackay Multisports Stadium’s court four were live-streamed today.

See the replays below.

WATCH THE REPLAY: BURDEKIN WILDCATS DEF SD TROJANS BLACK 58-27 (Girls Div 2)

Three players reached double figures to lead the Burdekin Wildcats to a 31-point victory over the Southern Districts Trojans Black and complete an undefeated start to the Division 2 tournament.

After a win over the Gold Coast earlier in the day, the Wildcats looked to build on their form against Southern Districts and they did exactly that.

Burdekin made every possession tough for the Trojans on the defensive end and capitalised on offence to record another impressive victory.

Ashlee Colls scored 16 points for the Wildcats while Taylar Viero (11 points) and Zaylah Morris (10 points) also scored in double figures.

WATCH REPLAY: MACKAY METEORETTES DEF SWM PIRATES PURPLE 88-34 (Girls Div 1)

The hometown team Mackay Meteorettes have shown they are genuine contenders to win another state championship after a dominant day one which ended with a 54-point victory over the South West Metro Pirates.

Mackay were coming off a 34-point win over the Gold Coast Waves earlier in the day and they wanted more, putting the Pirates to the sword early on and never letting up for the rest of the contest.

The Meteorettes used their trademark Mackay defence and transition game to put a massive score on South West to finish undefeated, along with fellow contenders Logan, who are also in the same pool.

Cheyenne Bobongie was on fire again with 32 points for Mackay while Isabel Smith had 18 points and Amelia Crouch had 15.

WATCH REPLAY: NORTHSIDE WIZARDS DEF LOGAN THUNDER GOLD 55-36 (Girls Div 1)

The Northside Wizards have bounced back from a disappointing loss in the morning of the state championships to beat the Logan Thunder Gold and keep their chances of playing crossovers alive.

Northside fell to Cairns in their first contest and needed the victory against Logan’s second team and they started in desperate fashion, closing the door on a Thunder upset very early on in the game.

The Wizards continued to extend their lead to run away with a 19-point victory and finish day one in Mackay with one win and one loss.

Jacey Sturgeon had 18 points for the Wizards while Gloria Anei had 12.

Sinai Foai topscored for Logan with 10 points.

WATCH REPLAY: SOUTH WEST METRO PIRATES GOLD DEF MACKAY STARS 48-32 (Girls Div 3)

The South West Metro Pirates have completed a perfect first day in the Division 3 tournament after going undefeated following a 16-point victory over the mackay Stars this afternoon.

South West came into the game in impressive form after a demolition of RedCity earlier in the day while the Stars were looking to bounce back after a loss to the USC Rip.

But it was the Pirates, who came out firing, with a balanced attack helping them take an early lead.

South West’s defence was then able to keep the Stars quiet to win their second game of the day.

Eliza Aguilar led the scoring with 14 points while Aaliyah Bazzara also scored 10.

WATCH REPLAY: BURDEKIN WILDCATS DEF GC BREAKERS 55-30 (Girls Div 2)

Burdekin Wildcats duo Makayla Pirrone and Kelsey Cox have combined to score just as much as their opponents as they led their team to an impressive 25-point victory over the Gold Coast Breakers in the Division 2 tournament.

The Wildcats were dominant from the opening tip as Pirrone and Cox caught fire on the offensive end to help Burdekin jump out to an early double digit lead.

From there, the team from North Queensland continued to extend their lead, with a deficit as big as 30 points at three-quarter time.

The Breakers managed an improved fourth quarter but it was too late as the Wildcats closed the game out.

Pirrone led the way with 18 points while Cox had 12.

Mali Jarrett was the leading scorer for the Gold Coast with 10.

WATCH REPLAY: SOUTH WEST METRO PIRATES GOLD V MACKAY STARS:

WATCH REPLAY: NORTHSIDE WIZARDS V LOGAN THUNDER GOLD (U14 Girls Div 1)

WATCH REPLAY: MACKAY METEORETTES DEF GC WAVES 62-28 (Girls Div 1)

The home team Mackay Meteorettes are off to a flying start at the Under-14 Girls State Championships after a dominant display against the Gold Coast Waves in the Division 1 tournament.

Mackay has been one of the best performing clubs across the different age groups in girls state championships in the past two years, winning several gold medals and also appearing in two grand finals last year.

And the club’s under-14s teams look on their way to continuing that trend after running away with a 34-point victory over fellow powerhouse, Gold Coast in their opening pool game.

Cheyenne Bobongie topscored for the Meteorettes with 17 points while Isabel Smith (15 points) and Emerson Kenny (11 points) also reached double figures as Mackay also connected on seven three-pointers.

WATCH REPLAY: USC RIP DEF MACKAY STARS (48-27 (Girls Div 3)

The University of Sunshine Coast Rip have tipped-off the Basketball Queensland Under-14 Girls State Championships in Mackay with a dominant victory over one of the home teams.

USC started their opening pool game in red hot form, running out to an early double digit lead in the first half and from there, the Mackay Stars could never find their way back in the game.

It was the Rip, who kept the foot on the pedal, extending their lead in the second half to start their campaign in perfect fashion with a 21-point victory.

USC will take on the Emerald Chargers in their second game on day one at 2.50pm while the Stars will play South West metro at 1.30pm

SUNSHINE COAST PHOENIX DEF TOWNSVILLE FLAMES 60-55 (Girls Div 1)

Sunshine Coast Phoenix’s Chelsea Juan has shown why she is considered one of the top players to watch at the tournament after leading her team to an important win over Townsville early on day one in Mackay.

Juan scored 32 points, which included one make from three-point land, for the Phoenix in their opening game in Pool A in the Division 1 competition.

Neither team could pull away throughout the game as both Sunshine Coast and Townsville matched each other’s runs.

But in the end, Juan and teammate Maya Winiata (13 points) made the big plays when it counted for the Phoenix to earn a five-point win over the Flames to start the tournament.

Talieya McCaskill (19 points) and Clara Kolb (18 points) were the standouts for Townsville.

THE COMPETITION:

The action will include the pool stages, which starts Wednesday, all the way up to the semi-finals on Friday and grand finals on Saturday.

News Sport Network head of livestreaming, Thea Salter, said the company was thrilled to be showcasing the upcoming state championships from Mackay.

“At News we are committed to bringing more sports content to our readers nationally so we look forward to showcasing the upcoming girls state championships from Mackay,” she said.

Basketball Queensland chief operating officer Joshua Pascoe said they were excited to have another tournament being live-streamed by News Corp Australia.

“News Corp has shown time and time again that they are a great advocate and supporter of basketball in Queensland,” he said.

“It’s great that they’ve come on board to livestream a court at the Under 14 Girls State Championships to give greater exposure to our game and allow families who around the state to watch games live.”

See the schedule below.

DAY ONE LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE

8am: Div 3 – Mackay Stars v USC Rip

9.20am: Div 1 – Townsville Flames v Sunshine Coast Phoenix

10.40am: Div 1 – Mackay Meteorettes v Gold Coast Waves

12pm: Div 2 – Burdekin Wildcats v Gold Coast breakers

1.30pm: Div 3 – South West Metro Pirates Gold v Mackay Stars

2.50pm: Div 1 – Northside Wizards v Logan Thunder Gold

4.10pm: Div 1 – South West Metro Pirates Purple v Mackay Meteorettes

5.30pm: Div 2 – Southern Districts Trojans Black v Burdekin Wildcats

Action shot from last year’s Under-14 Girls tournament in Mackay. Picture: Heidi Petith