Final pool games to be played on Day 3 of the Basketball Qld u18 State Championships (Under-18 State Championships)
Semi-finals spots were up for grabs on day three of the Basketball Queensland Under-18 State Championships on the Gold Coast. WATCH THE REPLAYS!
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Semi-finals spots are up for grabs as the final group stage games are played at the Basketball Queensland Under-18 State Championships on the Gold Coast.
Everything has gone to plan for most of the teams considered gold medal contenders for both girls and boys Division 1 tournaments but there have been some surprises after two days of competition.
WATCH REPLAY: GOLD COAST WAVES, 69 DEFEAT MORETON BAY FIRE, 50 (BOYS DIV 2)
The Gold Coast Waves have secured a top two spot in their pool after a 19-point win over the Moreton Bay Fire to tip-off day three of the Basketball Queensland State Championships.
Gold Coast needed a win to progress through to the next stage and they came out desperate, taking the fight to Moreton Bay and it resulted in an early double digit lead.
Moreton Bay continued to try and fight back but the Waves were too good to record a much-needed victory and earn a playoffs appearance on their home court.
WATCH REPLAY: GOLD COAST ROLLERS, 97 DEFEAT NORTHS WIZARDS 1 34 (GIRS DIV 1)
The Gold Coast Rollers have recorded a 63-point victory over the Northside Wizards to seal top spot in their pool ahead of the semi-finals.
Five players scored in double figures for the Waves as they continued their dominant form and remain undefeated heading into the elimination stages of the tournament.
Katelyn Donovan’s impressive form continued with a 24-point performance to lead the Rollers while Jordan Billing had 17.
Isabelle White led the scoring for the Wizards with 11 points.
REPLAY: BRISBANE CAPITALS GOLD, 48 DEFEAT GOLD COAST WAVES, 46
The Brisbane Capitals have fought off a late challenge from the Gold Coast Waves to record a two-point victory and end their pool stage with a win.
Brisbane needed to bounce back after a loss to Logan on Thursday which meant they could not make the semifinals but the Waves made it hard work for the Capitals pushing until the very end to try and earn their second win of the tournament.
But Hilary Fuller and Lili Schmitt made enough plays for the Capitals to hold on to the slightest of victories.
Mia Jordan led the scoring for Gold Coast with 11.
REPLAY: GOLD COAST ROLLERS, 98, DEFEAT SC PHOENIX TEAL, 74 (BOYS DIV1)
Jalen Blanchard has put in his best performance of the tournament to lead the Gold Coast Rollers to a 24-point win in their final pool game of the state championships.
Blanchard scored 34 points, hitting six three-pointers along the way as the Rollers continued their dominant form to stay undefeated and finish on top of their pool heading into the semifinals.
The Sunshine Coast Phoenix struggled to find any momentum throughout the game as the Rollers just had too much firepower as they form as favourites to take out the gold medal on their home floor.
Three other Rollers scored in double figures so the Nevarda Higgins scoring 18, Elijah Kamu recording 14 points and Jacob Peters scoring 11 points.
Liam Switzer led the scoring for the Phoenix with 25 points.
REPLAY: NORTHSIDE WIZARDS 1, 106, V SWM PIRATES GOLD, 103 (BOYS DIV 1)
The Northside Wizards have secured a spot in the semifinals after overcoming the South West Metro Pirates in an overtime thriller to end the division one pool stage on the Gold Coast.
Northside jumped out to an early lead with big man Rocco Zikarsky dominating the game but the Pirates just didn’t go away.
South West were good enough to hold a two-point lead late in the fourth quarter, however the Wizards were able to tie it up to send the game in overtime.
From there, the Wizards through Zikarsky, Joshua Hughes, Lebron Brooks and Julius Wardzinski were able to step up in clutch situations down the stretch to lead Northside to a four-point overtime win.
Zikarsky had 31 for Northside and was supported by Brooks with 25 and Wardzinski had 23.
Nathan May led the scoring for South West with 21 points followed by Semika Chong Nee with 20.
REPLAY: GOLD COAST TIDES V MARYBOROUGH MAGIC (BOYS DIV 4)
Day 3
8am: U18 Boys Div 2 – GC Waves v Moreton Bay Fire
9.30am: U18 Girls Div 1 – GC Rollers v Northside Wizards
11am: U18 Girls Div 1 – Brisbane Capitals Gold v GC Waves
12.30pm: U18 Boys Div 1 – SC Phoenix Teal v GC Rollers
2pm: U18 Boys Div 1 – Northside Wizards 1 vs SWM Pirates Gold
3.30pm: U18 Girls Div 2 – Southern District Titans v Townsville Lightning
5pm: U18 Boys Div 4 – GC Tides v Maryborough Magic
DAY 3 PREVIEW
The Gold Coast Rollers, Southern Districts Spartans and Northside Wizards have all but secured their spots in the semi-finals but the surprise team has been the North Gold Coast Seahawks, who went winless during SQJBC but look like sealing a spot in the top four.
On the girls side, the Gold Coast Rollers and Mackay Meteorettes have been dominant in their pools while the Spartans have also been impressive on their way to booking a semi-finals appearance.
All of the pool placings will be decided on day three with all games on the showcourt (hall one, court seven) will be livestreamed in this story.
See the livestream schedule below.
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