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Lancashire Schools Basketball Under 14 Girls Final
Lancashire Schools Basketball Under
14 Girls Final
Montgomery
39, Bacup 32
15th May 2006 at Darwen Vale High School
From looking at the results in the pool games
and semi-finals Bacup appeared
to be slight favourites for the final having had better results
than Montgomery.Both
teams started slowly but it was Montgomery that held the early
advantage to lead 9-4 at the first break. The second quarter was
tight but at the end of the half Montgomery had
extended their lead from 5 to 7 points.
With two so well matched teams; Bacup having
the better players but Montgomery playing
the better basketball, whichever team took their chances was going
to win. With a massive effort in the third quarter, the Bacup girls
pulled the score back to within one basket, 27-29, but with so
many missed shots and even more missed free throws (scoring only
6 from 27 attempts) the team failed to take the lead and control
of the game.
Montgomery's free
throw shooting was also keeping the game close as they only managed
5 from 22, but the tall Lauren D kept
the points coming finishing second highest scorer on the day with
12.
Montgomery withstood
the pressure and with Bacup having
3 of their 5 starters (Sophie Horrocks,
Nansi Pallavus and Ellie Carrick) on 4 fouls and
one fouled out (Simone Kelly)
just couldn’t maintain the pressure. Most of these fouls
were committed trying to control the oppositions very quick ball
handler (Jade T),
who was later awarded the MVP for her overall contribution to the
game (top scorer with 13 points, excellent ball handling in offence,
good defence).
The missed chances took their toll and Montgomery eventually
finished the game with a 7 point advantage to become the first
ever Lancashire Schools Basketball under 14 Girls Champions.
The Bacup team…
Katherine Parry, Sophie Horrocks,
Nansi Pallavus, Ellie Carrick, Katie Bickford, Helen Marston, Sara
Davison, Alix McDermott and Simone Kelly
The Montgomery team
Jade T, Charlotte H, Carly W, Lucy
H, Emma S, Francesca N, Lauren D, June K, Fiona N, Suchita W,
Lenny B
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