In the round robin tournament, the St Edward’s College squad defeated teams from MacKillop Catholic College, St Leo’s Catholic College, St Paul’s Catholic College, St Brigid’s Catholic College and St Peter’s Catholic College. In the final game, the boys built a sizeable lead against undefeated Mater Maria Catholic College and held on to win by a score of 35-27. Throughout the tournament, St Edward’s boys averaged 39 points a game, allowing only 16 points per game.

With their win at the BBSSSA tournament, the St Edward’s junior basketball squad next competed in the NSWCCC finals at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre on 15-16 October. The boys won Pool B games against St Pius Catholic College, Adamstown; McCarthy Catholic College, Tamworth; Holy Spirit Catholic College, Bellambi; and Xavier Catholic College Albury. In the quarterfinals, St Edward’s defeated St John’s Catholic College, Dubbo 62-33, then won their semifinal game by defeating McCarthy Catholic College,Tamworth 57-35.

For the second time in 3 years, the St Edward’s College boys played in the state grand final. In the grand final, undefeated Aquanis College, Menai used their speed and the running clock to outlast St Edward’s by a close score of 50-46. The junior team averaged 52 points a game in Penrith while allowing their opponents 41 points per game.

Josh Marsters, Mason Potestas and Rasmus Borg led the team with their scoring. Lucas O’Beirne, Jesse Ball and Hoi Tin Ho played great defence and were tasked with keeping the opposition in check. Cooper Armstrong, Max Miller, and Steven Keating dominated the defensive boards. Sebastian Picone, Keyan Lamabelawa, James Blow and Sean Burnett provided bench scoring and showed great all-around hustle each game.

Special thanks to Mr Ellis for driving/coaching and to Mr Carpenter for his logistical support.

Mr Odden
Coach