Live stream: Watch court one and three on day five at 2024 Basketball Australia Schools Championships
A Sydney giant and the hometown team have been crowned Under-20 Division 1 champions after a big week at the Basketball Australia Schools Championships. Watch the finals REPLAYS.
Trinity College has held on with gritted teeth to clinch the Under-20 Division 1 Men’s gold medal.
The Sydney giants struggled to close out the win, only managing three points in the final quarter, but it was enough to hold on for a 55-47 win over Berwick College White.
The Victorian school fought valiantly in the final term after trailing by as many as 12 points in the final term.
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Trinity big men Bailey Macarthu and Ethan Marten-Coney did all the damage early fpor the Sydney side, using their size and skill to make the most of second chance opportunities around the rim.
Henley High had their spirits crushed in the women’s decider after the side missed a last second lay-up to lose to Southport State High 47-46 in the gold medal decider.
Down by one with 10 seconds to go, Henley found impresive guard Lakeisha Sheffield who managed to drive to the basket but agonosingly watched the ball fall short.
It was a good result for Southport State High, who had been the form team of the Under-20 Division 1 women’s tournament.
A Molly Reimers hail mary with seconds to go was enough to earn Berwick College the bronze medal in the Under-20 Division 1 women’s finals.
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Berwick, who had led for most of the bronze medal contest thanks to their accuracy from range, found themselves trailing in the final minute.
The Victorian side had multiple attempts to find the match-winner before the crafty Reimers got herself free at the back post to throw up a circus shot for the 52-51.
Sydney giants Newington College capped off a roller-coaster week at the schools championships with a bronze medal finish in the Under-20 Division 1 boys.
REPLAYS
COURT 1 - U20 MEN DIV 1
Berwick College White v Trinity Grammar (U20 Men Div 1 Gold)
Hillcrest Christian College v Newington College (U20 Men Div 1 Bronze)
The Scots College v Templestowe College (U20 Men Div 1 5th Play-Off)
St Dominic’s College v Haileybury College (U20 Men Div 1 7th Play-Off)
COURT 3 - U20 WOMEN DIV 1
Henley High v Southport State High (U20 Women Div 1 Gold)
Berwick College v Westfields Sports High (U20 Women Div 1 Bronze)
Mountain Creek State High v Guilford Young College (U20 Women Div 1 5th Play-off)
Kings Christian College v Hillcrest Christian College (U20 Women Div 1 7th Play-off)
Pymble Ladies College v Trinity Anglican College (U20 Women Div 1 9th Play-Off)
PREVIEW
The finals of the Basketball Australia Schools Championships have already thrown up plenty of curve balls, and with medals on the line on the final day it is truly anyone’s game.
KommunityTV will exclusively stream every medal match from the Under-20 Men’s and Women’s Division 1 games across two courts on Friday.
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The coverage also includes a series of minor placement matches in the morning before the medal action gets underway.
Sydney heavyweights Trinity Grammar will be one of the hot favourites to take home the gold medal on Friday, but they will have to contend with a Berwick College side hungry to prove its program is the best in the nation.
Having largely played second fiddle to Rowville Secondary College in the past, Berwick will proudly have both of its senior men’s sides in gold medal deciders - including in the Championship and Division 1.
But Trinity have been the team to beat all week with impressive NBL1 forward Bailey Macarthur leading the way for the NSW school.
The women’s Division 1 gold medal showdown will Southport State High going head-to-head with Henley High School.
It is a fitting finale in the women’s division with the two top sides from the pool stages battling it out for the gold medal.
Replays for every match on the Show Court today will be available to watch at the end of the day’s play.
Every match from the Championship and Under-20 Division 1 at the Basketball Australia Schools Championships will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV from December 2-6.
Originally published as Live stream: Watch court one and three on day five at 2024 Basketball Australia Schools Championships