Wizards, Spartans square off in Basketball Queensland u16 boys State Championships grand finals
Trophies were be up for grabs as teams competed in the Basketball Queensland Under-16 Boys State Championships finals. WATCH ALL THE DAY'S REPLAYS.
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The stage is set for a grand final classic as the undefeated powerhouse that is the Northside Wizards look to complete the perfect season when they take on the red-hot Southern Districts Spartans in the Basketball Queensland Under-16 Boys State Championships grand final.
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The two teams will face-off in the final game of the four-day tournament with the Wizards having not only the chance to win back-to-back titles but also to record such an achievement in front of their home crowd at the brand new South Pine Sports Complex at Brendale.
Northside, who are still undefeated after a dominant year to date which included winning the SQJBC competition, progressed to the grand final after a dominant 92-69 victory over last year’s grand final opponents the Cairns Marlins.
The Wizards have done it with a balanced attack at the tournament with seven foot 14-year-old Rocco Zikarsky leading the way with 18 points per game as well as captain Lebron Brooks at 19 points per game.
But it won’t be easy for Northside to repeat as champions with an in-form Spartans side awaiting them following an impressive week, which included big wins over Cairns in the pool stages and Toowoomba in the semi-final.
Hardworking big man Roman Siulepa has been arguably the player of the tournament so far, helping take Southern Districts to the championship game averaging 26.8 points per game, including an impressive 39 in Thursday’s semi-final victory.
All games on court one at Brendale’s South Pine Sports Complex, including the Division 1 bronze medal game and Division 2 grand final, will be streamed live in this story.
REPLAY: IPSWICH FORCE V MORETON BAY FIRE
REPLAY: SUNSHINE COAST PHOENIX ORANGE DEF SOUTHERN DISTRICTS TITANS (DIV 3) 60-58
Logan Thunder v (Div 2 Grand Final)
REPLAY: BRISBANE CAPITALS SILVER DEF LOGAN THUNDER (DIV 2) 91-59
REPLAY: NORTHSIDE WIZARDS DEF SOUTHERN DISTRICT SPARTANS 116-62 (Div 1)
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS REPLAYS
BOYS DAY 3 STREAM SCHEDULE
8am: Boys Div 2 – Ipswich Force v Moreton Bay Fire
9.30am: Boys Div 3 – Sunshine Coast Phoenix Orange v Southern Districts Titans
11am: Boys Div 2 Grand Final – Logan Thunder v Brisbane Capitals Silver
12.30pm: Boys Div 1 Bronze Medal Match – Cairns Marlins v Toowoomba Mountaineers
2.15pm: Boys Div 1 Grand Final – Northside Wizards v Southern Districts Spartans
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