From Cooma Monaro Express 7/11/13
The first night of round two was the closest and most intense by far on Monday, with both games in going right down to the wire.
The first night of round two was the closest and most intense by far on Monday, with both games in going right down to the wire.
The Supersonics were looking for their first win, and the Wings were
looking to maintain their unbeaten streak.
Tyler Pielli and Tyler Fanning had terrific chemistry and were effective
in both offence and defence.
Thijs de Ruijter was excellent for his team and was strong in defence.
Isaac Singh was brilliant with his rebounding, taking down many, many boards,
and Daniel Swain and Jimmy Harding were also both great on both ends of the
court.
Dane Freimanis opened the scoring for the Wings, and was terrific early
on, but unfortunately went down with a knee injury early in the game. Aidan
Griffith had a great game defensively, as did Aidan Webb, who was always right
on his man and made a lot of plays on the offensive end. The Supersonics had a
14-0 run at the start of the game, but the Wings slowly chipped away at this
lead, coming into the fourth quarter only behind by a few points. They then
levelled the score and poked their noses in front, but the Supersonics played
hard, taking back the lead multiple times. The final score was 56-55 to the
Wings in a very hard fought battle. MVP's went to Aidan Webb for the Wings and
Tyler Fanning for the Supersonics.
WINGS - Dane Freimanis: 2, Tim Wall: 20, Jarrod Sopniewski: 24, Pierre
Wall: 10
SUPERSONICS - Tyler Pielli: 22, Tyler Fanning: 9, Thijs de Ruijter: 2,
Daniel Swain: 6, Jimmy Harding: 2, Isaac Singh: 14
GAME TWO:
The Ravens and Warriors game was the closest game of the season. It was
a very low scoring contest for the first three quarters with some very tight
defence on both ends of the floor, but both teams opened up in the last quarter
with a very high scoring final session. Daniel Hopkin, for the Ravens, was
outstanding, making steals, intercepts, good passes and great shots. Ethan Hunt
had his game of the season, with lots of points and a very good presence on the
court, especially considering his age. Kyle Hubert was strong offensively and
Ben Trotter was great at taking rebounds. The Warriors were strong with Jerod
Blyton under the basket and blocking out the offence very effectively. Daniel
Pevere and Jacob Stiles worked well together offensively. Toby Williams was
having a great game, with great ball control, shot selection and defence.
Charlie Keegan-Bull had a great game on both ends of the court and made some
very good shots. The game came right down to the final buzzer, with the
Warriors down 37-38 with 7 seconds to go. The Ravens gave up a foul in some
very pressured defence. This foul would not have been worth two shots, but the
Ravens had already given up 5 fouls in the quarter, meaning the Warriors were
gifted with a bonus two shots. Daniel Pevere headed to the line, and with all
the pressure, managed to hit the first shot. This brought the game to 38 all.
He missed the second shot, and the Ravens pounced upon the rebound, but were
unable to score in the 7 seconds remaining. This left us with the first draw of
the season, the game ending at 38-38, and some great basketball was played.
MVP's went to Toby Williams for the Warriors and Ethan Hunt for the Ravens.
RAVENS - Ethan Hunt: 6, Ben Trotter: 14, Kyle Hubert: 18
WARRIORS - Daniel Pevere: 9, Jerod Blyton: 4, Charlie Keegan-Bull: 6
points, Jacob Stiles: 13 Toby Williams: 6
