State’s best talent take to Mackay for the last State Championships tournament for 2020

There’s two more trophies up for grabs as more of the state’s best young talent takes to the court in Mackay for the Basketball Queensland Under-14 Girls Championships in Mackay. WATCH THE REPLAYS

The final state titles will be up for grabs as the best young female talent takes to the court in Mackay for the Basketball Queensland Under-14 Girls Championships Friday.

Please note: There are some intermittent glitches with the stream. The camera crew at the stadium is working to fix it. In the meantime, full replays will be added to this story as soon as possible

Mackay Basketball will host the final state championships tournament of the year as hundreds of players showcase their skills on the big stage to finish the season.

And The Courier Mail will have all the action for you as every game across the four days, starting today and finishing on Monday, on McDonalds Mackay Stadium’s court four will be livestreamed.

The Ipswich Force will go in as tournament favourites in the Girls Division 1 competition after going through the BQJBC season undefeated.

DAY ONE SCHEDULE (Friday, October 2)

8am: Girls Division 2 – Mackay Comettes v Brisbane Capitals Bronze

9.30am: Division 1 – Southern Districts Spartans v Sunshine Coast Phoenix

11am: Division 2 – Mackay Stars v Northside Wizards 1

12.30pm: Division 1 – Mackay Meteorettes v Logan Thunder

2pm: Division 1 – Ipswich Force v SWM Pirates Purple

3.30pm: Division 2 – Emerald Chargers v Mackay Stars

5pm: Division 1 – Brisbane Capitals Gold v Mackay Meteorettes

WATCH THE REPLAYS BELOW

EMERALD CHARGERS DEF MACKAY STARS 55-30 (U14 Girls)

IPSWICH FORCE DEF SWM PIRATES PURPLE 65-37 (Under 14 girls)

MACKAY METEORETTES DEF LOGAN THUNDER 46-42 (Under 14 girls)

MACKAY COMETTES DEF BRISBANE CAPITALS BRONZE 73-16 (Girls Division 2)

The Mackay Comettes have started their Division 2 tournament in perfect fashion with a convincing win over the Brisbane Capitals Bronze on their home court.

Mackay dominated from the outset, running out to a 30-point lead midway through the second quarter and from their, the Capitals couldn’t bounce back as the Comettes finished with a 57-point victory.

Four players scored in double figures for Mackay, led by Alley May Simpson with 20 points while Jaimie Mcphee had 13 and Emmerson Kenny and Kaeli Inkson both scored 12 each.

Girls Division 1: Southern Districts Spartans (63) vs Sunshine Coast Phoenix (26)

Girls Division 2 – Mackay Stars (14) v Northside Wizards 1 (69)

Division 1 – Mackay Meteorettes (46) v Logan Thunder (42)

Division 1 – Ipswich Force (65) v SWM Pirates Purple (37)