08/12/07
Eston
Session Begins Tomorrow
The junior basketball session at Eston
Sports academy begins tomorrow, and every
Sunday from 5-6pm. The cost is only £2 and
players of all ages and abilities are
welcome to attend. Game Time and TU Lions
are particularly keen on attracting players
for their U12, U15 and female teams.
08/12/07
A bit of
a Pickle with Pickering!
Pickering ladies are unable to play the
friendly game against Lions tomorrow and
instead the TU Lions juniors will take their
place. Training is on as usual for juniors
(U12) from 11.30-12.30, 13+ and female from
12.30-13.30 with the game starting at 13.30.
Senior training will take place in the other
hall. The cost is £2 for training and £2 for
the game.
08/12/07
TU lions junior outfit had to be at their
best to beat a bigger, stronger and older
Nunthorpe Velocity in a friendly fixture at
Acklam Sports Academy. For a full match
report and photos click
here.
Pictured above is Alan Slasor, surrounded by
team mates after collecting his All Star MVP
trophy.
07/12/07
Lions
Sign Two New Players!
TU Lions have strengthened their squad, with
the additions of point guard; Adam Walsh and
power forward; Chris Tappenden. Both players
will be joining the B team, to provide much
needed experience and strength. "We were
missing a true point guard and a big
powerful player and we now have both. These
players will enable our developmental
players to enter a game and have more of an
impact, under their guidance" added coach;
James Thomson.
Tappenden joins from the Warriors, who have
now pulled out of the Division One and is
looking forward to the challenge of
developing the young talent in the Lions
Club. Tappenden has been training with the
club since last season. Walsh, who is a
youth worker a member of the "Fly Team"
basketball delivery project hasn't played
competitive basketball for a while, but has
been keeping fit and shouldn't take long to
settle in. Adam is also the fiancé of Lions
female player; Lizzy Grant and the pair will
be marrying this month. Congratulations to
them both from Game Time.
07/12/07
No
Basketball At Total Fitness This Sunday
There will be no session at Total Fitness
this Sunday. Basketball will be available
for juniors at Billingham Campus from
11.30-12.30. For more details please contact
Game Time.
07/12/07 - tsl
All Saints were the better, stronger and
hungrier team for the first half, but
another match winning display from Nunthorpe
guard; Dan Brown lifted the Lions to
victory. The score line of 31-14 doesn't
reflect fairly on the good play by All
Saints although they could do nothing to
stop Game MVP Dan Brown. For full match
report and game photos, click
here.
02/12/07 - tsl
TSL
League Expansion
The Tees Schools League (TSL) has acquired
two new teams from Dyke House School in
Hartlepool. The school will enter a team in
years 7 and 8 and are called Dyke House
Heat. The school were represented in the TSL
with a girls U16 team and have now entered
the two additional teams due to popular
demand. To arrange fixtures please email
Dyke House Heat coach;
Anthony Robinson
30/11/07 - tsl
Heat
Heating Up!
Year 8
Blakeston Bulls travelled to Manor College
in their Y8 fixture with Manor Heat edging
the game 35-32 in what was described as an
excellent basketball game, with both teams
impressing. Dylan Fisher, of Manor Heat was
awarded the MVP award for his heroics whilst
Ben Wilshire put in a good display for
Bulls. Manor now move into third place,
joint points with Nunthorpe. Conyers Cougars
are still leading the league with 7 points
from three games.
Year 9
Norton Knights entered their first Y9 game
of the season hoping to impress, but found
the opposition in Manor College too much to
cope with. Manor Heat controlled the game
from start to finish to win 16-37. This
winning margin could have been more if it
wasn't for Norton's Dale Harrop, who worked
hard throughout and made a number of steals,
leading to fast break points.
Year 10
UCA were on the wrong end of a 14-51
thumping. Blakeston Bulls were the
deliverers of this punishment, achieving the
highest points scored by a team so far this
season. Dan Seaman was MVP for Bulls with a
good all round performance and 16 points.
30/11/07
New Basketball Sessions at Eston Sports
Academy
Game Time is developing another junior
basketball training session at Eston Sports
Academy from Sunday 9th December. The
session will run every Sunday from 5-6pm and
costs only £2 per session. All abilities are
welcome to attend and the players will be
split into groups according to their age and
ability. For more details or to confirm your
place, contact Game Time on 01642 814221.
This session will also provide a dedicated
training session for a new U15 team for next
season.
Game Time and the Tees United Lions are
looking to enter a National League U15 team
into the English Basketball League next
season and are inviting players to attend
training and try out for the team. The TU
Lions are also looking for female players
and anyone interested should contact James
Thomson, head coach of TU Lions on 01642
814221.
30/11/07
TU Lions
v Pickering Ladies
Lions will host another friendly against
Pickering from North Yorkshire. The game
will take place at Billingham Campus School
on Sunday 9th December with Tip Off at 2pm.
Cost of game is £2. Post a message in Next
Game section of message forum to confirm you
can play.
Squad for this game:
Cherydan Gouldthorp
Emily Manders
Katie Lamb
Katie Burton
Katie Dodgson
Charlie Collins
Stephanie Edwards
Claire Smith
Christine O'Connor
Lizzy Grant
Brittany Krimsky
Stephanie Palmer
Sarah Thomson
30/11/07
TU Lions
v Nunthorpe Juniors
Lions U14 team travel to Acklam Sports
Centre on Saturday 8th December to face the
Nunthorpe Velocity Juniors. Players need to
arrive at 8.45am and bring £1. The last
fixture between the two sides ended in a
34-18 win for Lions, although five of the
ten players that game will be too old to
play this one. Lions do have some new blood
coming through though and will make for
another exciting game after their recent
victory over Hartlepool Heat.
Squad for this game:
Dan Brown
Philip Findlay
Alan Slasor
Vinay Kara
Raj Sran
Daniel Wright
Cameron Stewart
Nathan Duff
Marshall Patterson
Patrick O'Connor
Jason Loveridge
Chris Chapman
James Williamson
Daniel Paxton
Alex Bailey
Christina O'Connor
Oliver Clark
Players who can play are asked to post a
message in the Next Game section of the
message forum.
30/11/07 - tbl
Velocity
Surge Ahead In Final Quarter!
Lions lost narrowly in their best display of
the season, having led comfortably for the
majority of the first three quarters. It
will be a bitter pill to swallow for the
Lions B players, having controlled the game
for such a long time to then lose out in the
fourth quarter. For the neutral, the game
provided an exciting finale as both teams
battled for the victory. For full match
report and photos click
here.
29/11/07
Monthly
Awards
The Tees Schools League was provided with
its first awards of the season with Mark
Rhodes of Norton Knights Y 10 and Paul
Atkinson of Manor College Heat Y 9 teams
picking up coach of the month awards. Paul
Atkinson, head coach of Manor picked his
team up from a first game defeat to bounce
back with impressive wins over Kings Academy
and Norton. In Y 10, Mark Rhodes' Norton
produced the game of the week with Stokesley
Tigers, narrowly beating Tigers 37-35 in
over time. Steven Green of Norton and Dylan
Fisher of Manor picked up the player of the
month awards, Fisher playing well in each of
his three games this season. To view the
awards click
here.
For the TU Lions, Luke Thompson earned his
third MVP in a row with good displays in
training and games, including a 56 point
tally against Warriors. Thompson beat off
strong competition from Carlos Alemanno. For
all the other winners visit the
awards section.
29/11/07 - tbl
Experience a Winner!
Redcar Mariners 69-50 Richmond Vikings
Paul Neesam top scored with 29 points as the
Mariners consolidated their second place in
Division Two on level points with Norton
Bulls, but Bulls having two games in hand.
Mariners overcome the youthful and well
organised Richmond Vikings in what was
described by Mariners Coach; Steve Lynas as
"A Game played in all the right spirits!"
Richmond, who sit in seventh place,
struggled to cope with the experience of the
Mariners, but did well to keep within 8
points for the first three quarters. Ashley
Farrelly produced another good performance
adding 25 points and only 3 fouls, that's
only 5 fouls in total in the two games since
being sent off at Lions, showing a dramatic
improvement in temperament, that will serve
him well in what appears to be a flourishing
basketball career. Colin Todd also proved
his worth, coming off the bench late in the
game to convert both free throws after being
fouled, showing his cool hand, even late in
the game. Craig O'Malley collected 10 for
Mariners but Matthew Insall only hit 2 in
what has been a fairly inconsistent season
so far. Insall was MVP in his first game
against TU Lions adding 27 points but has
followed that with 9, 4, 12, 13, 1 and 2
yesterday.
Long gone are the days of Mariners only
having six players for games and forcing
veteran; Keith Swain to brush the dust off
his boots! Yesterday's game against Vikings
saw Redcar with a full squad of 12 players
and three players in Swain, Lynas and Gordon
Barnes not playing. All but one on the
Redcar score sheet scored.
The youth-experience divide in D2 is almost
representative of oil and water in a jar.
The experienced teams of Norton, Redcar and
Easingwold are heading the division
respectively while the youthful Hartlepool
Heat B, Thirsk and Richmond are propping the
division. However, all young teams will
benefit from the experience of a full
season, especially with so many games in
this years D2 and will be all the better for
next season.
28/11/07 - gt cvl
Losers
Still in Charge & Dodgers Dodge To Top!
Losers had to start this months CVL with a
shootout against Lions to decide the winning
team from their draw last month. The
shootout between Philip Findlay and Alan
Slasor seemed to last an age until Findlay
missed and Slasor capitalised to earn an
extra 3 points for the Losers.
There were two new teams in this weeks CVL
with the Golden Oldies entering the female
league and The Champs entering the male U16
league. All Star Tigers received a boost
with the addition of big Gavin Patterson to
their squad but were unlucky as Cameron Lee
(2nd leading scorer) was absent due to
illness. Top shooter; Alex Bailey was also
missing leaving the Tigers to endure further
suffering. Their fortunes though will surely
improve if they can turn out a full team
next month.
The Losers are proving the team to watch as
they extended their unbeaten run to seven.
The double act of Marshall Patterson and
Alan Slasor is working extremely well
although they will have to keep up the good
play as Lions came close with their 12-18
defeat. For full report and photos visit the
GT CVL section or click
here.
27/11/07 - tsl
Brown's
in Town!
Nunthorpe School beat Conyers Cougars 38-10
thanks to a dazzling display by Nunthorpe
guard Dan Brown. Brown led the team with his
22 personal points and was well supported by
Philip Findlay who chipped in with 8. Head
Coach of Nunthorpe, Darren Bunn was
delighted with the victory in the year 8
league, especially as Cougars were coming to
Nunthorpe on the back of beating Macmillan
Academy. Nunthorpe are now in second place
with one game in hand. For the updated Tees
Schools League Tables click
here.
27/11/07
All Star
Article now online
27/11/07 - Greece A2
Peristeriou Back On Track
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Bucci looks to pass inside |
Bucci contains Yiann
Rodostoglu (13) to only 5 points |
Bucci Prepares to shoot a free throw |
The fanatic support at Peristeriou
home games |
GS Peristeriou 72-50 AO P. Falirou
GS Peristeriou
beat their opponents to consolidate their
eighth place in the table with two games in
hand. Ralph Bucci was again in top form with
13 points (joint top scorer), 11 rebounds, 5
assists and 2 steals in only 21 minutes.
Another double double for the adopted
Teessider and yet again top rebounder, even
ahead of 7'1" centre Cezary Trybanski who
collected 7 boards in 23 minutes play.
Above are some
photos from this game, click on each image
to enlarge. Because of the intense passion
and rivalry in Greek basketball, you will
notice large sections of the arena closed
off. You will also notice a big police
presence in the second photo and the
passionate Peristeriou fans celebrating
their win in the fourth.
27/11/07 - tsl
Cougars &
Ninjas Notch Wins
The first game in Year 8 of the Tees Schools
League took place with Conyers Cougars
proving too strong for Macmillan Academy.
Academy left Conyers School on the wrong end
of a 21-8 result. In year 10 Blakeston Bulls
couldn’t emulate the heroics of their Y9
team’s recent victory and lost out at home
to Newlands Ninjas, 30-41. Damian McKenzie
of Bulls matched Christina O’Connor and Sam
Harran of Ninjas as joint top scorers with
10 points apiece.
25/11/07
Win Some
Lose Some!
Lions left Billingham Campus with a Sweet &
Sour taste in their mouths after beating
Hartlepool Heat Juniors convincingly 57-33,
only to be soundly overturned by Heat ladies
11-51. The ladies, in only their second game
came up against not only senior players, but
well drilled and experienced players who
were simply too strong. The nerves were
evident from the early stages of the game
for the Lionesses and the girls didn't
manage to score until the second quarter.
The passing was proving a real problem for
Lions as Heat seemed to be everywhere, all
the time and Lions were struggling to create
spaces, something which will surely be
worked on in training. Last game's MVP;
Steph Edwards put in a another good
defensive display and Christina O'Connor
proved a threat on offence but collectively
the ladies couldn't settle. Even with the
addition of Lions missing key players in
Brittany Krimsky and Lizzy Grant, the Heat
would have still been too strong and in the
end, Lions did well to reach double figures.
Some would say it was the wrong game for the
youthful Lions but with ladies teams few and
far between, every opportunity of a game
should be taken to gain the experience which
is vital for the development of the team.
The team now know their current level, the
level they need to strive towards and what
to work on in training, so the game was
certainly useful, even if the desired result
was not achieved. Katie Lamb was awarded the
player of the game for the Lions team for
her role at both ends of the court.
The Juniors faired much better and with the
talented Patrick O'Connor and All Star Camp
MVP; Alan Slasor included in this games
squad, Lions looked a safe bet. Marshall
Patterson produced another strong
performance as the young big man controlled
the defence and played a leading part on
offence. Phillip Findlay enjoyed a good game
but was restricted with court time due to
early foul trouble. Dan Brown was, as usual,
a constant threat and when the younger and
lesser experienced players entered the
court, he led his team well. One of those
youngsters was seven year old Anthony Dyne
who played his heart out whenever he entered
the court.
The one to watch was the seemingly
unstoppable Patrick O'Connor who glided from
end to end to score 11 points, which could
have been more had it not been for playing
the younger ones in the second half. Game
MVP was, for the second week running,
Marshall Patterson who top scored with 15
points along with his haul of rebounds and
blocks.
24/11/05
All Stars
on Display
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Junior Group |
Awards Presentation |
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Boxing out |
Budding basketball stars from across
Teesside, Darlington and North Yorkshire
were on display today at the third and final
All Star Basketball Camp, organised by Game
Time. Over 35 players participated in the
junior and senior sessions at Bydales
School, Marske. The camp witnessed some
intense training including a gruelling
fitness session for both juniors and seniors
which pushed the players to the limit to
improve their strength and conditioning. "We
wanted the players to go away with exercises
they can continue with outside of their
regular basketball to further improve them
as athletes" added James Thomson, Coach.
The pick of the bunch for the Junior camp
was Alan Slasor, who impressed with his good
play in the tournament and earned the MVP
award. The Senior MVP was Matthew Brown of
the Bears, who dominated play during the
senior event.
The Junior Most Improved Player (MIP) was
awarded to Lauren Bewick, the second youngest
player at only 8 years old. This was a
unanimous decision by the coaches for the
youngsters skill, work ethic and general
improvement. The Senior MIP was given to
Martin Cook from Easingwold who performed
extremely well in both the training and
tournament.
The Full article
and photos from the event will be uploaded
soon to the events page. Keep checking for
updates.
22/11/07 - tbl
Tees United Lions came back in unstoppable
fashion to make up for the previous defeat
to Ormesby Tigers. Lions won by 70 points in
the highest scoring game of the season.
Lions dominated from the second quarter and
hit a total of fourteen 3 pointers to move
up to third place in Division One with three
games in hand! 6'10" Argentinean centre;
Carlos Alemanno hit 29 points in a superb
performance but did he top score? For a full
match report and photos, click
here.
20/11/07 - tsl game of the week
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Norton, last season's County Cup winners for
year 10 are off to a great start with an
exciting over time win at home to Stokesley
Tigers. Tigers, their first season in the
Tees Schools League, did little wrong as
both teams battled to the end and
unfortunately there had to be a losing side.
Tigers Coach; Nick Hughes paid tribute to
the players after the game "This was a
thrilling first league match for both teams
and a good example of why basketball is so
exciting to watch as well as play!" For a
full match report click
here.
20/11/07 tsl
Manor
College Go Top
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Manor Heat |
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1 |
4 |
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Blakeston Bulls |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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Kings Academy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
St Patrick's Panthers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
Norton Knights |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
High Tunstall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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7 |
Egglescliffe Explosion |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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8 |
St Michaels |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Redcar Pirates |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
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10 |
Newlands Ninjas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Manor College Heat went top of the year 9
league after beating Kings Academy 18-58 at
Kings Academy, Middlesbrough. Manor made
amends for their earlier defeat at Blakeston
Bulls and will be hoping to build on what
was a very impressive win for the Hartlepool
outfit.
19/11/07
Mega
Basketball Weekend!
Saturday 9-1pm - All Star Junior Camp (U14)
Saturday 1-5pm - All Star Senior Camp (14+)
Sunday 11.30-1.30 - Game Time CVL
Sunday
1.30 -
Lions Juniors v Hartlepool Heat (14
& Under)
2.30 - Lions Female v Hartlepool Heat
This weekend will host a basketball feast
for enthusiasts with the All Star Camp this
Saturday at Redcar (not too late to book),
the Junior and female CVL games on Sunday at
Billingham Campus and now two more friendly
fixtures for Lions Junior (U14) and female
teams against Hartlepool Heat.
The Central Venue League (CVL) will host the
second round of league games for the juniors
(U16) and females (any age). The All Star
Tigers will be looking for their first win
and with the talent in their squad, they
shouldn't have long to wait! The Losers
team, currently in first place will be
hoping to extend their dominance although
they must first compete in a shoot out for
the outcome of their fixture against The
Lions. If the Lions win they will tie first
place going into this Sunday's games.
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There will also be new additions to
the teams and depending on how many
newcomers could also be more teams.
Oliver Clark (right), Daniel Wright
and Cameron Stewart are back for
this next round, all very capable
players who will be looking to make
their mark.
It is not too late for players or
even whole teams to enter the CVL
and for more information, contact
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Tees United Lions girls will be
looking to make it 2/2 wins as they
take on the Heat this Sunday. The
Heat will be a good team and have
been playing competitive basketball
for over a year. They also play
National League basketball for
Gateshead Storm in a partnership
between the two clubs. Lions, in
only their second fixture will be
hoping to emulate their heroism
against University of Teesside and
welcome back Charlie Collins, who
missed the last game due to other
commitments. With another strong
performance from the ladies,
especially last games star player;
Steph Edwards (left) the girls have
the ability to douse Heat's flames. |
18/11/07
Stokesley Tigers overcame the Tees United
Lions in this junior friendly but it was the
impressive style of play adopted by
Stokesley coach; Nick Hughes which made the
difference. Coach Hughes'
team were well drilled and good on defence
but it was their awesome movement of the
ball on offence which was at times a
pleasure to watch. Lions had the biggest player in
Marshall Patterson, who dominated the
rebounds, but Tigers overcame this by their
great passing and individual skill from
captain; William Hughes and top scorer; Euan
Wardle (pictured above). For a full match
report and photos click
here.
18/11/07
Lions female team took to the floor in their
first ever game with the University of
Teesside bringing their second team as
opponents. Lions displayed their dazzling
new uniforms and although Charlie Collins
was missing the team boasted a strong squad
of eleven players including new signings
Lizzie Grant and American Brittany Krimsky.
For full match report and photos click
here.
17/11/07 - tbl
Lions v
Warriors Preview
TU Lions will play Wynyard Warriors in Lions
second home, at Billingham Campus School on
Thursday 22nd November. This game will
provide a good opportunity for Lions to
bounce back from their last fixture's
disappointment; the home defeat by Ormesby
Tigers. Lions will be missing Steve Butler
due to work commitments and Richard Keirl,
who is on the injured list. Keirl is nursing
damaged ankle ligaments and will be out for
at least another two months. Warriors will
be looking to secure their first win of the
season and with the team just starting to
gel will be hopeful of causing an upset.
Lions will be well aware of the offensive
threat of Chris Tappenden; the Warriors
leading scorer and emerging talent Imran
Rashid, but they will have to play close
attention to the defensive presence of 6'6"
centre Jason Malcolm (above).
17/11/07
Friendly
Fixtures
1.30 - Lions Female v Norton Female
2.30 - Lions Juniors v Stokesley Tigers (14
& Under)
The games will take place at Billingham
Campus School tomorrow. Players are reminded
to bring their uniforms and £2 for game.
Training is on as normal for all sessions
and players are encouraged to attend
training before the game to warm up and work
together. Players, family and friends are
also invited to stay and support our teams.
Senior training will take place in sports
hall 2 while the games are on.
17/11/07
Knock Out
Winner!
Katie is pictured above after winning the
Knock out Competition at last nights junior
and female training session. Katie beat off
20 contestants, all itching to win the bar
of Toblerone and not just any bar of
Toblerone, but a half eaten one!
14/11/07 - tsl
Bulls &
Tigers Up And Running!
The Stokesley Tigers and Blakeston Bulls
team pages are now active. Tigers are fully
updated. Click on the images to view
details. Other school team pages will be
updated and added once the info is sent to
Game Time.
14/11/07
All Star
Camp III Redcar - The Final One!
The next and final All Star Camp will take
place on Saturday 24th November, less than
two weeks away. The aim is to produce the
biggest and best camp yet and the team are
pulling out all the stops! The Tee's are to
be the best yet, with more great prizes and
awards.
There will also be trophies, this time for
the Tournament MVP winners as it is the last
camp in the three part series.
The previous camps, in Stockton and
Middlesbrough have been massive successes,
so much so that many of the participants
have attended both and even signed up for
the third. Katie Lamb, from Guisborough
actually handed her entry form for Redcar at
the last camp! If you would like to view the
previous two camps click on the desired camp
in the events section. There are over 100
photos of both days.
For further details regarding the All Star
III camp at Redcar and an online entry form
click
here or
contact Game Time.
13/11/07
Basketball Training at Redcar
A basketball session runs at Bydales School
every Wednesday afternoon from 4-5pm. All
players of all abilities are welcome to
attend and the cost is only £2. The session
takes place in the school sports hall and
doors are open from 3.30pm. For more details
contact Game Time.
13/11/07 - tsl
Big Game
Preview
This Thursday will see the big showdown
between Norton Knights and Team Northfield
in the Year 11 League. The game will see
Norton star Musa Khanye go head to head with
Northfield's Connor Cole. 6'3" Connor, who
is 14 has attended England trials and is the
youngest player on the Y11 team, while Musa,
also 15 will be looking to continue his good
form from last season which saw Norton reach
the final of the county cup.
Team Northfield Coach; Richy Alderson added
"In previous years the winner of this
fixture has usually gone on to win the
league, so even at this early stage of the
season, it is an important game."
12/11/07 - tsl
Bulls Off
The Mark In Schools League!
Blakeston Bulls are the first team of the
new season to register a win as they
overcame Manor Heat 32-22 in a low scoring
but exciting game. Head Coach Tony
Harrington was extremely pleased with his
side's victory but also paid tribute to the
Manor team adding "I'm sure both teams will
be fighting it out at the end of the
season." Bulls now go top of the Year 9
league with three points. To view the league
table click
here. Have
your say on the game within the message
forum.
Unfortunately, individual scorers were not
marked during the fixture at Blakeston
School and therefore will not be added to
the leading scorers scorers table.
12/11/07 - british colleges cup
Norton
College v Prior On Hold
Prior will have a few more weeks to prepare
for their big showdown with the Sheffield
Sharks Academy outfit. The game will now
take place later in the month, possibly
December.
Prior's next game will be at the British
Colleges Tournament for North Eastern Teams
at Peterlee. The Tournament will take place
on 21/11/07 and the winners will represent
their College and the North East at the
Finals in Loughborough.
12/11/07 - british colleges cup
Prior
Face Tough Challenge
Prior College will travel to Norton College
in Sheffield this Wednesday in the second
round of the British Colleges Cup. Prior
soundly beat a well organised Tyne Met
College last week 92-43, one point shy
of a fifty point win and spirits are high
within the squad. Norton however went one
better as they overcame Wakefield College
163-25! This massive victory would indicate
that Norton College have a good team
although it must be noted that Wakefield are
one of the weaker teams in the competition.
Norton College, part of Sheffield College
has a basketball academy in partnership with
elite professional side, Sheffield Sharks
and Prior will have to be at their best to
progress. All key players are available for
Prior and there is good news in Matthew
Brown returning from injury, after turning
his ankle in the win over Tyne Met. Brown
played yesterday for TU Lions and top scored
with 27 points.
Meanwhile
Stockton 6th form will travel to Thomas
Rotherham and Hartlepool 6th form will face
Newcastle upon Tyne College.
11/11/07 - tbl
Lions
Lose at Easingwold
Tees United Lions B went down 83-65 at
Easingwold Vikings. The small venue of the
Galtres Village Hall in Easingwold, near
York would have been cramped for dominoes,
never mind a game of basketball and the
restricted space had an affect on the impact
of Lions' explosive players, in particular
Michael Peddie who was unable to run the
court to his usual advantage. Vikings were
comfortable leaders from the outset, with an
average 15 point lead throughout the game
and to be fair to the home team they also
ran their bench, with 9/10 players scoring.
With three minutes to go in the third
quarter and down by 17 points, Lions coach;
James Thomson, called a Time Out to issue a
rallying call - "Three minutes to show we
can win this game, or we run the bench and
give lesser experienced players some court
time" The switch to a full court press
reaped immediate rewards as Lions forced the
Vikings into errors and converted these into
points. For the first time in the game,
Lions looked on top and by the third minute
of the final quarter the young guns were
within 8 points, 62-54. With Vikings in foul
trouble, Peddie, Brown and Matthew Norman
penetrated the defence, which resulted in
more fouls. After five team fouls, every
foul is two shots, Lions converting 7/9
attempts.
The momentous rise in the play of Lions
would not last, however and by the sixth
minute their slender grasp they were
beginning to impose was beginning to slip
away. Steve Back and John Steel combined
well to hit 20 points of their teams final
quarter haul of 25, 15 of these in the final
four minutes, aided by the fact Lions big
man; Matthew Norman fouled out. In the
seventh minute, Dan Brown and Phillip
Findlay entered the game, with Charlie
Collins and Emily Manders joining Marshall
Patterson at the back, Patterson being the
most experienced player at only 14 years
old! The young side did not disappoint
though as Dan Brown ensured the team would
leave happy with a great solo move from
coast to coast.
Lions player of the game; Matthew Brown was
in good shooting form, after enduring a
couple of bad shooting performances in
recent games, top scoring with 27 including
three 3 pointers but the MVP is awarded to
John Steel of Vikings who led his side well
and collected 20 points.
10/11/07
Happy
Birthday!
Happy Birthday to Lauren Hart and Darren
Thomson. Everyone at Game Time hopes you
both enjoy a great day!
09/11/07
Fun Room Updated
07/11/07 - british colleges cup
Prior College travelled up the A19 and saw
light at the end of the Tyne Tunnel as they
produced a stunning performance to beat an
organised and well coached Tyne Met outfit
in the British Colleges Cup. Tyne Met are
under the tutorage of Paul Graham, owner of
National League side; the Tyne Met Trojans
and were coached by former BBL player Adam
Barnes, however the home side were blown
away by the level of skill and sheer
determination to succeed, displayed by the
Guisborough team. For a full match report
and photos click
here.
