Logan Thunder take on the Cairns Dolphins for the Basketball Qld u16 Girls State Championship (Under 16 Girls State Titles )

The final game has been played on the final day of the Basketball Queensland Under-16 Girls State Championships in Toowoomba. REPLAYS

Will it be back-to-back championships for the Logan Thunder or can the Cairns Dolphins spoil the party?

That will be the question on the fourth and final day of the Basketball Queensland Under-16 Girls State Championships in Toowoomba with the two powerhouses to clash with a gold medal on the line.

All games on Toowoomba Grammar’s court one will be livestreamed in this story.

After six games at the tournament, hosted by Toowoomba Basketball at Toowoomba Grammar and The Glennie School, both the Thunder and Dolphins are both undefeated.

Logan Thunder's Prasayus Notoa. Picture: Basketball Qld/Highflyer Images

Logan, who claimed last year’s title, have gone through without a hiccup and in dominant fashion beating the South West Metro Pirates 91-24 in the semi-final.

The victory kept an undefeated streak, which stretched back to the pool stages of last year’s under-16 championships, alive.

But who was the team who last beat the Thunder?

It was the Dolphins in the last pool game of the 2021 tournament played at Auchenflower Stadium.

Cairns have been in impressive form this week, recording massive wins over the Southern Districts Spartans, the Pirates and also earning their way into the grand final with a huge three-pointer with just seconds left in their semi-final against the Gold Coast to beat the Rollers by two points.

Cairns Dolphins young gun Taryn Bond. Picture: Basketball Queensland/Highflyer Images

The championship game will see the young guns of Queensland basketball go head-to-head with the Thunder, led by Prasayus Notoa, Vahayaliah Seumanutafa and Alleah Hanson, taking on Taryn Bond, Andrianna Francis and the Dolphins.

Dolphins coach, Geoff Benson, said he was extremely proud of his group’s performance this week.

“Logan are the benchmark in this competition, with a great coach and star-studded team,” he said.

“We have six bottom age players and are super excited just to be playing against them.

“We will play with as much ticker as north teams always do and if we can stick to our game plan we will hopefully be in the ballpark”

The grand final tips-off at 3.30pm with the final day of livestreaming also featuring the second and third division gold medal games as well as the Division 1 bronze medal clash between the Pirates and Rollers.

REPLAY: Div 3 Playoff 7/8 – Rockhampton Storm vs GC Breakers 62-45

A 21-point performance from Bre Walsh has led the Rockhampton Storm to seventh place in the Division 3 state championships after a convincing win over the Gold Coast Breakers.

The two teams tipped-off the start of the NewsCorp coverage of the final day of the tournament and Rockhampton ended their week in style, recording a 17-point against the Breakers.

Riley Anders also scored 15 for the Storm.

Summer Hall and Ajha Porter both had 12 points for the Breakers.

REPLAY: Div 3 Gold Medal Match – Northside Wizards 2 vs North Gold Coast Seahawks White 67-37

Everyone has hit the scoresheet for the Northside Wizards as they claimed the Division 3 gold medal with a 30-point victory over the North Gold Coast Seahawks.

The Wizards were dominant from the opening quarter, running away with the game early on and continuing to build their lead throughout the contest.

North Gold Coast continued to try and mount a comeback but Northside proved too tough on both ends of the floor, with a balanced attack and contributions from every player leading to a state title.

Brooke Salter led the way for the Wizards with 12 points while Ruby Nicholson had 10.

REPLAY: Div 2 Bronze Medal Game - Logan Thunder Gold def SD Trojans Black 65-51

Three players have scored in double figures as the Logan Thunder Gold claimed the Division 2 bronze medal with a 14-point victory over Southern Districts.

Both teams had their moments in the first half before the Thunder, who have only lost to Southern Districts’ first team throughout the tournament, started to separate themselves early in the third quarter.

Logan stretched their lead to as much as 20 points in the second half but the Trojans continued to battle until the final siren to reduce the Thunder’s final margin.

Phoebe Stedman and Ella Tuiatua both had 14 points for Logan while Ayesha To’O Tufuga had 11.

Sophie Skinner had 16 for Southern Districts.

REPLAY: Div 2 gold medal match - North Gold Coast Seahawks Teal vs Southern Districts Titans

REPLAY: Div 1 Bronze Medal Match – SWM Pirates vs GC Rollers

REPLAY Basketball Queensland Under-16 State Championships - CNS Dolphins vs LGN Thunder

The Logan Thunder have solidified themselves as one of the most dominant junior teams in junior competition in Queensland after completing their undefeated season with a gold medal.

Logan, whose last defeat came almost a year ago at the hands of Cairns in the 2021 state championships, have claimed back-to-back titles after a 34-point victory over a valiant Dolphins side at Toowoomba Grammar School.

The Thunder had to work for it though with Cairns giving them the biggest challenge of the tournament.

Logan ran out to an early lead and extended their advantage to almost 30 points before a Dolphins fight back in the second half where Geoff Benson’s side even reduced the deficit to under 20.

But Logan responded with Vahayliah Seumanutafa leading the way, scoring 30 points, as the Thunder fired back, ending the game and tournament with a convincing win.

Alleah Hanson was also impressive for Logan with 17 points while Prasayus Notoa and Sharni Reisinger scored 12 and 11 points respectively.

Taryn Bond was the top scorer for the Dolphins with 17 points as Cairns capped-off a memorable tournament with a silver medal.

Benson said he was extremely proud of his team’s efforts this week, especially with six bottom-aged players in the group.

He also said he thought his group played with a lot of heat throughout the tournament.

Originally published as Logan Thunder take on the Cairns Dolphins for the Basketball Qld u16 Girls State Championship (Under 16 Girls State Titles )