In the U19 final the Harbour Boys defeated Wellington 74-71. Rob Loe scored 17 points, 24 boards and 5 blocks. Also in double figures were Scott Campbell 15, Marko Alexander 13 and Zac Fitzgerald 11. Sam Butler had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Lucas Watt and Luka Kablar also made key contributions in the final. Rob and Zac were named to the tournament team and Rob was named MVP of the tournament.
Congratulations to the boys and to head coach Anthony Corban.
In the U17 final in Dunedin the Harbour boys rallied from 8 down at the start of the last quarter to beat Wellington 81-68.
Brad Anderson, Anthony Jones and Sonny Tuaputa were named to the tournament team with Brad MVP.
Special mention to key team members Lawrence Kahn and Niko Noel who could not travel due to injury.
Congratulations to coaches Norm Fong and Toni Pompallier.
Our girls teams also did well but were derailed by the decision to host major games on a Sunday.
Our U19 girls finished 3rd after demolishing New Plymouth 74-44. They had an agonising loss to Waitakere the previous day. Congratulations to Rebecca Dew and Kate Lacey for making the tournament team. Coach Ang Perrott-Hunt has had another great season.
Our U17 girls lost to eventual winners Otago on Sunday morning without two key players and their head coach. On Monday they won a hard fought game against Hawkes Bay to finish 5th. Congratulations to coaches Lana Kershaw and Chanel Pompallier for their outstanding work this season.
Kaipara beats Mahurangi 78 - 68
31 May 08
Mahurangi turn on an awesome day of basketball followed by a hungi. Half the town turned up to watch the game and we were lucky to come away with a win. After a great game Mahurangi treated us like kings and provided a fantastic hungi. A big thanks to Coach Rahiri Bennett and the good folks of Mahurangi for a fantastic day at your place!!
Taylor and Josh head to Nationals
29 May 08
Taylor Johnston's Harbour under 17s Developement team has qualified for Nationals and they travel to the Edgar Centre in Dunedin today. Also Josh Taylor's Harbour under 19's A team travel to the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre in Tauranga as favorites.
Game against Massey Under 17s
24 May 08
We were very lucky to have a chance to play Massey Under 17s in a Nationals Build up game for them. They were a very fast and well drilled team and while we were able to break their press defence most of the game they proved too much for us in the end.
Game against Harbour Under 17s Developement
17 May 08
We were able to play the under 17s again to try and get them back for the last game they won. The score at the end of the first quarter was 18 each but as the game went on they were able to go deep into their bench with continued pressure proving too much for us in the end. Thanks to Harbour under 17s for another great game.
Injury Worry
