BA Schools Championships: Knox Grammar, Westfields Sports leads Sydney charge with golden run (School Championships)

WITH the finals of the Basketball Australia Schools Championships well underway, a pair of Sydney schools have led the way. WATCH THE REPLAYS of the fantastic performances.

SYDNEY schools completely owned the U20s top divisions on the final day of the Basketball Australia Schools Championships on the Gold Coast.

An undefeated campaign was capped off by the Westfields Sports women, who came away with a commanding 75-45 defeat of Marsden SHS.

The Westfields Sports U20s Women claimed the Basketball Australia Division One title on the Gold Coast. Picture: Contributed

A scintillating 21-0 run that stretched over the first and second quarter set the tempo for the game, as they raced out to a 29-4 lead.

The classy Sydney outfit pushed the advantage out to as much as 36, putting the exclamation mark on a flawless tournament.

It was then backed up by Knox Grammar, who overcame Hillcrest Christian College in a tight 57-51 encounter that went to overtime.

In what proved to be a much closer contest, Knox led at every change, including by five coming into the last term.

Their advantage was erased midway through the final term, with Hillcrest taking a slender two-point buffer inside the final minute.

The Knox Grammar U20s Men won the Basketball Australia Schools Championship Division One title. Picture: Contributed

Knox remained calm, with star big Will Mortimore levelling things up to force the extra period.

Jeremy Pan-Cassin knocked down a huge three, giving Knox a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

A spirited comeback from Barker College fell agonisingly short against Rowville in the U17s Girls Division One final.

Trailing by double digits, Barker fought back hard to get within a point down the stretch, before falling short 50-48 in a nailbiting clash.

DAY THREE RESULTS

THE Basketball Australia Schools Championships action heated up on day three on the Gold Coast.

Newington College’s Championship Men campaign suffered a cruel blow in the first round of the finals, with a late comeback thwarted by Southport.

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They trailed by nine with less than two minutes to go, before going down by just one point.

Westfields Sports continue to stamp their authority as teams to beat in the Boys U17 Div 1 and Womens U20 Div 1 with another undefeated day.

Steven Hall dropped 37 points for the U17s in a phenomenal display.

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Despite the Scots U20 Div 3 Men going down to Willetton, Remy Davis Warrington maintained his stellar form with a 36-point effort.

Here’s every day three result for Sydney schools:

CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

Southport 86 def Newington 85 (Goc Malek 24 pts- 11 reb)

CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN

Lake Ginnindera 95 def St Luke’s Grammar 52 (Sophie Dix 13 pts)

BOYS U15 DIV 1

St Joseph’s 69 def Shore 47 (Benjamin Murray 24 pts)

Rowville 80 def Barker College 25 (Nicholas Gallagher 8 pts)

Salesian College 43 def Barker College 38 (Joel Stovold 10 pts, Aydin Cheng 10 pts)

Trinity College 59 def Scots 47 (Oluwakorede Olutayo 18 pts)

BOYS U15 DIV 2

Reddam 85 (Cody Dallimore 25 pts) def Hunter SHS 28

GIRLS U17 DIV 1

Barker College 65 (Leah Fowler 22 pts) def Blue Mountains High 21 (Emily Weber 15 pts)

Rowville Secondary 65 def Barker College 26 (Lucy Mead 10 pts)

GIRLS U17 DIV 2

Trinity Anglican 57 def Reddam 22 (Jasmine Rintoul 6 pts, Coco Batu Sampson 6 pts)

Central Coast Adventist 47 def Reddam 31 (Jasmine Rintoul 11 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 1

MacKillop College 76 def Shore 61 (Nick Reily 22 pts)

Westfields Sports 78 (Steven Hall 37 pts) def Hillcrest Christian 43

MacKillop College 52 def Scots 50 (Kody Davis Warrington 14 pts)

Berwick College 120 def Shore 30 (Harrison Graetz 10 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 2

Trinity College 52 def St Dominic’s 41 (Miguel Pascual 12 pts)

St Dominic’s 69 (Mabok Makoi 24 pts) def St Joseph’s 47

BOYS U17 DIV 3

Lilydale High 71 def Blue Mountains Grammar 29 (Eric Downs 7 pts, Albie Whitelaw 7 pts)

Trinity Anglican 53 def St Augustine’s 44 (Jude Jaggers 10 pts)

Lilydale High 56 def St Augustine’s 37 (Kodie Janik 9 pts)

Meridan State 81 def Blue Moutains Grammar 41 (Eric Downes 14 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 4

St Augustine’s 54 (Jayden Kirby 13 pts) def Lilydale 26

WOMENS U20 DIV 1

Westfields Sports 81 (Jessie-May Hall 27 pts) def Redlands 48 (Emilie Bessell 15 pts)

Redlands 64 (Emilie Bessell 24 pts) def Henley 50

Newington College big man Goc Malek goes up for a lay-up in the Australian Basketball Schools Championship. Picture: Nelson Kahler

WOMENS U20 DIV 2

Pymble College 58 (Abigail Tyler 17 pts) def Avondale 22

MEN U20 DIV 1

King’s 61 (Saxon McWilliam 21 pts) def St James 56

Brisbane Boys 76 def Barker College 66 (Kingsley Gyesi-Bisah 22 pts)

Knox Grammar 56 (Will Mortimore 27 pts) def St James 51

St Dominic’s 54 (Jett Hickson 24 pts) def Hillcrest Christian 39

Trinity Grammar 48 def Shore 36 (Brandon Salis 10 pts)

MEN U20 DIV 2

St Ignatius’ 49 (Lucash Visscher 14 pts) def Cabra 35

Bendigo Secondary 37 def St Augustine’s 36 (Oliver Hammond 10 pts)

MEN U20 DIV 3

Willetton 89 def Scots 76 (Remy Davis Warrington 36 pts)

Northern Beaches Secondary 66 (Evan Ryan 18 pts) def Somerset 35

St Andrew’s Cathedral 91 def Scots 60 (Sam Stoyles 24 pts)

Northern Beaches Secondary 68 (Evan Ryan 23 pts) def Fairhills 50

MEN U20 DIV 4

Girton 58 def Redlands 43 (Oliver Kesby 17 pts)

Redlands 54 (Oliver Kesby 27 pts) def Knox Grammar 38 (Michael Riddell 10 pts)

DAY TWO RESULTS

DAY two of the Basketball Australia Schools Championships is in the books and it was another productive day for Sydney schools.

Newington recovered from a heavy defeat to improve to 2-1 in the Championship Men division.

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Westfields Sports continue to fire in the Womens U21s Division One with two commanding wins to stamp themselves as the team to beat.

Their U17s Division One boys had a strong day as well with a pair of very solid wins.

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Here’s every day two result for Sydney schools:

CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

Brisbane SHS 103 def Newington 53 (Jake Weinstein 23 pts)

Newington 109 (Christian Aukuso 28 pts- 12 reb- 9 ast) def Concordia 78

CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN

Immanuel College 77 def St Luke’s Grammar 51 (Chloe Dix 22 pts- 6 reb, Felicity Henderson 21 pts- 11 reb)

Hillcrest CC 62 def St Luke’s Grammar 41 (Felicity Henderson 26 pts- 13 reb)

Chloe Dix of St Luke’s Grammar. Picture: Nelson Kahler

BOYS U15 DIV 1

Flinders College 74 def Scots 18 (Marko Davidovic 5 pts)

Shore 47 (Nick Wendt 17 pts) def Barker College 38 (Aydin Cheng 13 pts)

Southport SHS 57 def Shore 43 (Nick Wendy 16 pts)

Marsden SHS 74 def Scots 20 (William Twomey 7 pts)

BOYS U15 DIV 2

Reddam 66 (Cody Dallimore 25 pts) def Somerset 34

GIRLS U17 DIV 1

Barker College 43 (Keira Hudson 20 pts) def Lilydale 34

Berwick College 111 def Blue Mountains Grammar 22 (Emily Weber 14 pts)

Rowville 130 def Blue Mountains Grammar 13 (Emily Weber 8 pts)

GIRLS U17 DIV 2

Reddam 52 (Jasmine Rintoul 28 pts) def Northpine 38

BOYS U17 DIV 1

Westfields Sports 50 (Steven Hall 21 pts) def Scots 45 (Roman Stathis 18 pts)

Berwick 79 def Scots 25 (Tom Hitchens 8 pts)

Westfields Sports 79 (Steven Hall 20 pts, Charlie McBeath 20 pts) def Lowanna 42

Rowville Secondary 106 def Shore 41 (Jack Horwood 13 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 2

St Joseph’s 45 def Trinity Grammar 41 (Peter Tanevski 11 pts)

Trinity Grammar 58 (Adam Taleb 18 pts) def Chisolm Catholic 37

Hunter SHS 67 def St Dominic’s 58 (Mabok Makoi 21 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 3

Meridan State 54 defSt Augustine’s 37 (Finn Inchley 12 pts)

Lindisfarne 51 def Blue Mountains Grammar 37 (Charles Taubman 7 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 4

St Augustine’s 72 (Hugh Lucas 29 pts) def Yarrabilba 54

WOMENS U20 DIV 1

Westfields Sports 85 (Jessie-May Hall 26 pts) def Loreto Ballarat 51

Marsden SHS 68 def Redlands 41 (Emilie Bessell 18 pts)

Westfields Sports 88 def (Kira-May Filemu 27 pts) def Henley High 18

WOMENS U20 DIV 2

Pymble College 45 (Ariana Ziolkowski 12 pts) def Ballina Coast 31

Pymble College 59 (Yvette Volk 25 pts) def Mater Christi 35

MENS U20 DIV 1

Knox Grammar 59 (Jeremy Pan-Cassin 15 pts) def Barker College 31 (Kingsley Gyesi-Bisah 14 pts)

Brisbane Boys 70 def Knox Grammar 60 (Will Mortimore 30 pts)

King’s School 64 (Saxon McWilliam 23 pts) def Barker College 51 (Brian Ansuh-Yeboah 19 pts)

St Dominic’s 67 (Jett Hickson 39 pts) def Trinity Grammar 46 (Jesse Edwards 17 pts)

Hillcrest Christian 78 def Shore 56 (Julian Reynolds 15 pts)

MENS U20 DIV 2

Flinders College 64 def St Ignatius’ College 44 (William Hayes 12 pts)

St Ignatius’ College 85 (Lucas Visscher 18 pts) def Ballina Coast 46

St Augustine’s College 46 (Oliver Hammond 27 pts) def St Joseph’s 44

MENS U20 DIV 3

St Andrew’s Cathedral 69 (Ben Mackie Pawson 24 pts) def Northpine 44

Scots 66 (Remy Davis Warrington 27 pts) def Somerset 59

Northern Beaches Secondary 45 (Evan Ryan 16 pts) def Willetton 36

MENS U20 DIV 4

Berwick 48 def Redlands 40 (Oliver Kesby 14 pts)

Brisbane Adventist 67 def Knox Grammar 35 (Elvis Zheng 8 pts)

DAY ONE RESULTS

A NARROW win to a Championship contender has highlighted the Sydney charge on the opening day of the Basketball Australia Schools Championships.

The Newington College boys had to fight off a charge, but ultimately had enough in the tank to escape with a 75-69 win over Willetton Senior State College.

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St Luke’s Grammar School was left to lament their shooting as they fell to Rowville Secondary College 65-44 in their Championship division opener.

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Here’s every result for all Sydney schools from day one:

CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

Newington College 75 (Jake Weinstein 20 pts, Christian Aukuso 18 pts-11 reb) def Willeton Senior State College 69

CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN

Rowville Secondary College 65 def St Luke’s Grammar School 44 (Chloe Dix 12 pts-12 reb, Felicity Henderson 8 pts-18 reb-4 ast)

BOYS U15 DIV 1

St Joseph’s College 67 def Barker College 27 (Nicholas Gallagher 6 pts)

Shore School 62 (Benjamin Murray 16 pts) def Salesian College 42

Southport SHS 80 def Barker College 30 (Nicholas Gallagher 8 pts)

Lowanna College 48 def Scots College 35 (Hudson James 9 pts)

Berwick College 58 def Scots College 36 (Oluwakorede Olutayo 12 pts, Aston Masella 12 pts)

BOYS U15 DIV 2

Reddam 58 (Noah Novick 15 pts) def Lindisfarne 41

Avondale 64 def Reddam 62 (Eden Zahra 21 pts)

GIRLS U17 DIV 1

Lilydale High 82 def Blue Mountains Grammar 2 (Clementine Macarthur 2 pts)

Barker College 46 (Keira Hudson 16 pts) def Hillcrest Christian College 38

Hillcrest Christian 108 def Blue Mountains Grammar 24 (Emily Weber 15 pts)

Berwick College 51 def Barker College 43 (Keira Hudson 20 pts)

GIRLS U17 DIV 2

Lourdes Hill College 73 def Reddam 27 (Jasmine Rintoul 8 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 1

Scots College 41 (Roman Stathis 15 pts) def Lowanna College 34

Berwick College 66 def Westfield Sports 50 (Steven Hall 24 pts)

Hillcrest Christian 51 def Shore 49 (Nick Reily 11 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 2

Trinity Grammar 56 (Jamison Urch 13 pts) def Bendigo South East 26

St Dominics College 58 (Chase Jackson 18 pts) def John Paul College 56

BOYS U17 DIV 3

St Augustine’s College 50 (Finn Inchley 15 pts) def Northpine Christian 39

Brisbane Adventist 63 def Blue Mountains Grammar 46 (Charles Taubman 10 pts)

BOYS U17 DIV 4

St Augustine’s College 51 (Hugh Lucas 14 pts) def Hunter Sports High 25

WOMENS U20 DIV 1

Redlands 74 (Emilie Bessell 32 pts) def Loreto Ballarat 61

Westfield Sports 51 (Kira-May Filemu 19 pts) def Lowanna College 31

WOMENS U20 DIV 2

Pymble College 46 (Madeleine Coman 13 pts) def St Margaret’s School 18

MENS U20 DIV 1

Brisbane Boys College 78 def The King’s School 77 (Bailey Thom 22 pts)

St James 61 def Barker College 52 (Brian Ansuh-Yeboah 18 pts)

Knox Grammar 85 (Will Mortimore 29 pts) def The King’s School 66 (Saxon McWilliam 23 pts)

Hillcrest Christian College 61 def Trinity Grammar 37 (Jesse Edwards 11 pts)

Shore 50 (James O’Donnell 13 pts) def St Dominic’s College 42 (Jett Hickson 21 pts)

MENS U20 DIV 2

Coomera Anglican 52 def St Ignatius’ College 51 (Marco Franich 13 pts)

St Augustine’s College 50 (Ethan Buchanan 14 pts) def Henley High 31

St Augustine’s College 54 (Oliver Hammond 21 pts) def King’s Christian 42

MENS U20 DIV 3

St Andrew’s Cathedral 72 (Ben Mackie Pawson 22 pts) def Fairhills High 35

Erindale College 64 def St Andrew’s Cathedral 61 (Ashton Munro 13 pts)

Northern Beaches Secondary 54 (Finley Batchelar 11 pts, James Van Dyk 11 pts) def Scots College 51 (Sam Stoyles 13 pts)

MENS U20 DIV 4

Berwick Grammar 58 def Knox 40 (Elvis Zheng 13 pts)

Girton Grammar 47 def Knox 32 (Tyler Jackson 6 pts)

Redlands 82 (Oliver Kesby 23 pts) def Avondale 32

40 SYDNEY ATHLETES TO WATCH AT BASKETBALL EXTRAVAGANZA

With the Basketball Australia Schools Championships on the Gold Coast underway, Sydney schools are in the midst of a huge tournament.

It’s one of the year’s biggest sport live streaming events and has attracted schools from all over the country.

We take a look at 40 of the young men and women from Sydney metro schools ready to make their mark.

Track the progress over the five days of the tournament on KommunityTV. Catch 127 games, including day five finals, over four courts of live streaming.

See the Championship, U20, U17 and U15 draws below.

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TEAM LISTS:Every team competing at the Basketball Australia Schools Championships

MEN

JOEL STOVOLD (Barker 15 Div 1)

Stovold brings an athletic pedigree to the team, having represented at PSSA level in shot put and also plays rugby union.

FINN WHYMPER-WILLIAMS (Barker 15 Div 1)

The Norths Bears representative played in the D-League for the U16s Metro Boys and looks to have an abundance of talent.

ASTON MASELLA (Scots 15 Div 1)

Looks like he will light up the court, having previously won a 3x3 National Championship. Has the moves and can get a bucket.

JOSHUA BOYLE and OLUWAKOREDE OLUTAYO (Scots 15 Div 1)

From the North Coast and the pair carving it up down in Sydney now. Both represented at the D-League.

HUGO FLATMAN (Shore 15 Div 1)

Part of the Manly-Warringah representative system after previously representing in the NSW DAP.

CODY DALLIMORE (Reddam 15 Div 2)

A St George junior representative who will take up a leadership and scoring role within the Reddam team.

JAMES HEWITT (Shore 17 Div 1)

Shaping as a real X-factor player for Shore in the top division, and has the ability to catch fire.

KODY DAVID WARRINGTON and EDWARD JOHNSTONE (Scots 17 Div 1)

Two more players who have been shining at a 3x3 level, that unpredictability and finesse can work wonders for Scots.

TRASEL RONE (Westfield Sports 17 Div 1)

We’ve seen glimpses of his ability, highlighted with an MVP season for the City of Blacktown Storm previously.

RAPHAEL ALMEYDA (Westfield Sports 17 Div 1)

A walking bucket who will keep the score ticking over for Westfield Sports. A handy player in the lane.

JESSE KAMITI (St Dominic’s 17 Div 2)

A Penrith Panthers representative who adds a touch of class to the side. A leader among the side.

CALEB LEAO (Trinity Grammar 17 Div 2)

The point guard will run the show for Trinity Grammar. He has tremendous vision and can dish out assists.

ERIC DOWNES (Blue Mountains Grammar 17 Div 3)

Helped the charge of the Lithgow Lazers at the Western Junior League Finals. Brings crucial experience to this division.

RORY RICHARDS (St Augustine’s 17 Div 3)

Been in the St Augustine’s basketball program for years now and continues to provide a great output.

HUGH LUCAS (St Augustine’s 17 Div 4)

Another who has been in the program and his rep experience with Manly-Warringah will come in handy.

SAXON MCWILLIAMS (Kings 20 Div 1)

Only in Year 10 but the combo guard has worked his way into the firsts. A Sydney Comets rep with a bright future.

BAILEY THOM (Kings 20 Div 1)

By the time the tournament is finished, many will know his name. A NSW representative, a 3x3 champion and has great height for a young point guard.

BRIAN ANSUH-YEBOAH (Barker 20 Div 1)

The Penrith representative has a lot of strings to his bow, can play both guard positions and is an electric talent.

HARRY LIUBINSKAS (Knox 20 Div 1)

A guard from Norths that can steer the ship for Knox. Able to play well on both sides of the ball.

JESSE EDWARDS (Trinity Grammar 20 Div 1)

A long-time representative with various NSW teams, the guard from the Shire is among the best player’s in this division.

BRANDON SALIS (Shore 20 Div 1)

Another young Sydney talent who has continued to represent his state, and with another year of schooling, Shore has a good one for next year as well.

NOAH WEBB (St Dominic’s 20 Div 1)

The Penrith big has a huge frame, and he’s been able to use it in his NSW Metro U16s campaign. Has the potential to be special.

FINN POTTS (St Augustine’s 20 Div 2)

Lined up in the U16s for Manly-Warringah and was very solid. Has no problems measuring up to older opponents.

BOL DIING (St Ignatius 20 Div 2)

The Norths talent is confident and backs himself. Not the biggest but plays with heart and is a likely type.

XAVIER ISTOMIN-MONROE (St Andrew’s Cathedral 20 Div 3)

A Sydney Comets big who brings the size to St Andrew’s Cathedral, and will attend the National Performance Camp next year.

JACK LEVINSON (Scots 20 Div 3)

Been a part of the Scots program for a while and that bodes well for team chemistry in a winnable division like this.

CORIN MONTGOMERY-SMITH (Northern Beaches Secondary 20 Div 3)

An overall talented athlete with previous experience in touch footy. Now a Manly-Warringah rep and very experienced for division three.

OLIVER KESBY (Redlands 20 Div 4)

Brings a well-rounded resume for this grade, including a NSW jersey and 3x3 National Championship.

JACK VANASEK (Knox 20 Div 4)

Has a Manly-Warringah pedigree and could prove to be a surprise packet if Knox can progress.

WOMEN

EMILY WEBER (Blue Mountains 17 Div 1)

Part of the Penrith Panthers junior development system and will take the reins of an up-and-coming group.

KIERA HUDSON (Barker 17 Div 1)

Has the potential to be one of the best players in the division. A member of the NSW Country U16s team and in the Country U18s development program.

LUCY MEAD (Barker 17 Div 1)

Got the call up to represent Australia in Guam recently and her versatility on the court makes Barker a genuine title contender.

JASMINE RINTOUL (Reddam 17 Div 2)

Has spent time with the Sydney Comets and that alone can see her shine in a tough division two.

EVA OSBORN (Redlands 20 Div 1)

A supremely talented player with stints for NSW Metro U16s and Norths, as well as some 3x3 experience as well.

JESSIE-MAY HALL (Westfield Sports 20 Div 1)

Playing up in the U20s, such is her talent. An Australian U15s representative who is a genuine star of the future.

KIRA-MAY FILEMU (Westfield Sports 20 Div 1)

Another Westfield Sports young gun who is playing up. A Samoa rep and a crucial part of their charge for a championship.

YVETTE VOLK (Pymble 20 Div 2)

Was included in the NSW Metro U16 squad, a testament to the star power the Norths junior brings to Pymble Ladies College.

ALICE HILLSDON (Pymble 20 Div 2)

Playing above her years but chosen on her ability and willingness to compete. A previous D-League member with Basketball NSW.