PE News: Page 56

PE NEWS

BASKETBALL - U16 BOYS

After falling short in the finals last season, the now U16 boys team came back from the summer holidays raring to go! The team is undefeated so far in the 22-23 season, learning at every practice and from every game. We look forward to seeing what the next stages will entail.

Friendly vs Oxford Spires Academy - WIN - 65-42

Once the team had got back into the routine of training together, we arranged a friendly against a strong Oxford Spires Academy team before our league games started.

• Top Scorers: Tonko (35pts), Jovan (12pts) and Mehmet (10pts)

Friendly vs St.Clare’s Sixth Form - WIN - 60-34

Against a taller and stronger St.Clare’s team, the U16 boys stepped up and were physical, grabbing rebounds and taking contact to get to the rim leading to a 60-34 win. The MVP awards were awarded to Owen (for scoring double figures and his presence at both ends of the floor) and Paolo (for his fantastic defensive pressure).

• Top Scorers: Duke (16pts), Tonko (13pts), Owen (10pts) and Mehmet (10pts)

League Game vs Wood Green - WIN - 114-32

A fantastic team effort was made to get the win over Wood Green School. Cherwell distributed the ball well and hustled hard! All of our players made it on to the scoresheet too!

• Top Scorers: Tonko (32pts), Mehmet (24pts), Duke (23pts).

League Game vs Warriner - WIN - 64-50

On Wednesday 23rd November, the U16s took on Warriner - a team we narrowly beat last year by 7 points. It was a fantastic battle from both sides and great to have a close game. Warriner did a great job at moving the ball and exploiting the gaps in our defensive sets and our post players worked really hard at going 1 on 1 with their defenders and taking contact to get to the hoop. Duke, Corin and Tonko gave stand out performances, resulting in Duke getting a double double. Two of Warriner’s strongest players were fouled out in the final quarter, allowing Cherwell to come out on top in the end.

• Top Stats: Tonko (29pts & 8 rebounds), Duke (25 points & 20 rebounds), Mumo (5 points & 10 rebounds)

League Game vs Cooper -WIN- 72-27

The team only took 8 players to their game vs Cooper but wow, did they step up! We distributed the ball well, started to play defence accordingly as the game went on and rewarded their teammates with passes and baskets! Fantastic defence by Corin throughout. Only one league game left before they reach the play off stages.

• Top Scorers: Tonko (35pts & MVP), Mehmet (13pts), Finn (8pts) and Jovan (7pts)

Across all of the teams, it has been fantastic to see so many new additions wanting to play basketball, showing that it is not too late to pick up a new sport in KS4!