October 17, 2009 in KwaZulu Natal
Date: Saturday 10 October 2009
1ST 25 – 72
2ND 24 – 44
16A                11 – 64
16B                 13 – 54
15A                13 – 60
15B                 19 – 43
14A                05 – 50
14B                 11 – 24 Read the rest of this entry →
September 23, 2009 in KwaZulu Natal
Venue: WBHSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Date: 19 september 2009
U14AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 23 – 28
U14B             06 – 14
U14CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13 – 15
U15AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 18 – 36
U15B             15 – 41
U16AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16 – 47
U16B             06 – 43
2ND 28 – 15
1ST 49 – 59 Read the rest of this entry →
September 20, 2009 in KwaZulu Natal
Venue: st charles                    Date: 12 september 2009
U14AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16 – 08
U14BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15 – 10
U15AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16 – 23
U15B Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 – 21
U16AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16 – 10
U16BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 17 – 19
2ND 24 – 38
1ST 34 – 43
Saturday saw the opening encounters of the 2009/2010 school basketball season. The Kearsney basketball teams travelled to sleepy hollow for the encounter in their first tester as a team, since the matic’s from the first term would not be playing. It is always difficult to play at St Charles but for once the hostile crowd did not materialise which made things easier but did not lessen the nerves of the two young teams. Read the rest of this entry →
February 18, 2009 in KwaZulu Natal
OPPONENTS: ALEX
1ST Â Â Â Â Â 43 – 40
2NDÂ Â Â Â Â 33 – 24
16A Â Â Â 42 – 12
15AÂ Â Â Â 34 – 23
14AÂ Â Â Â 12 – 07
14BÂ Â Â Â Â 11 – 10
14CÂ Â Â Â Â 16 – 0
The last meeting of these two KZN schools was at the Alex pit and saw Alex destroy the Kearsney basketball team by 30 points. As has been the case all season the Kearsney team has fought hard and not backed down even when playing opponents that are much more fancied then they are. The first quarter saw the home team take the lead 13 – 06 as they seemed to work well against the Alex defence and the Alex team was slightly baffled by the Kearsney defence. Kearsney went off the boil in the second quarter which allowed Alex to take a four point lead (17 – 21) going into half time.
The third quarter was a tough and bloody affair with both teams working hard to maintain and fight for the lead but as the bounce of the ball would have it the quarter ended in a draw (31 – 31). Setting up a tense fourth quarter. The crowd were enthralled and captivated with the game, even those to whom basketball is a foreign sport. The Fourth quarter saw the lead change hands a number of times and both coaches forced to dig deep to lead their teams to victory. Both Kearsney gig men Julien Strauss and Bradley Vincent were out with five fouls and it was let to undersized post Xolani Msimago to finish the game against much bigger opposition. The Kearsney team took the lead with a basket by Ian Sprague and then maintained possession forcing the Alex Players to foul to stop the clock, this put Figs Qoboshiyane on the line for two free throws which he made and put the game beyond doubt. The victory (43 – 40) a first for Kearsney in a long time against the Pietermaritzburg opponents was sweetly savoured while it must have left the Alex team wondering what had happened.
Article by Myles Delport
February 11, 2009 in KwaZulu Natal
OPPONENTS: CLIFTON
1ST 26 – 23
2ND 30 – 26
16AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15 – 25
15AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 24 – 11
14AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 40 – 11
The Clifton, Kearsney match up was a tense and close affair that only produced a total 49 points. Neither team was able to score freely Kearsney because they are not sound offensive unit and Clifton as they were hassled by the good Kearsney defense.
The first quarter saw Kearsney take a slim one point lead, which they gave up during the second quarter through poor shooting and some defensive lapses. The half time score saw both teams locked at nine points apiece. Kearsney fell asleep after half time and were only able to score two points in the whole quarter while Clifton took a hard earned four point lead. To set up a tense fourth quarter. Read the rest of this entry →
