Yorkshire Guernsey Basketball Leagues

A depleted Island Junior side took on Le Mont Saint in division one. LMS were off to a flyer with the inside presence of Mike Beausire too much for the Juniors inexperienced "big men". Beausire seemed to be on the end of everything LMS did as he scored twelve first quarter points. Into the second quarter and as Beausire was rested Mark Barnett and Jan Renouf picked up the slack although the game remained fairly close thanks to Jason Hooper who ran the show for the juniors. A three pointer in the final minute by James Tracey gave LMS the lead at half time by 43 points to 34. Third quarter was the turning point as Barnett and Beausire put the game out of the Junior's reach. Again it was the inside presence that led to a 66 - 45 lead with just the final quarter remaining. Into the fourth and as Junior heads dropped Le Mont Saint took full advantage outscoring the juniors by seventeen points to take the win by 94 to 56. Beausire led the way for the victors with 25 while Jason Hooper added a sparkling 25 for the Juniors.

In the division two knock out Manzur met Brock Road in the highlight of the first round games. Manzur started the better of the two sides taking an early 11 - 2 lead but Brock Road recovered to trail by just three at the end of the first. Second quarter belonged to Joel De Woolfson as he found his shooting touch to increase the lead to seven and at the half Manzur led 36 - 29. Into the third quarter and Brock Road mounted a come back as they quickly cut the deficit to one on a Sawbridge 3-pointer. Manzur would rue their missed free throw attempts making just four from ten as Brock Road took the lead by 46 to 50 with just the fourth quarter remaining. Manzur were determined not to let the game slip away and three quick baskets saw them regain the lead 53-50. Brock Road came storming back through Scott Rowe as they took the lead for good with five minutes of the game remaining. He then was carried off with a sprained ankle. Both teams traded baskets in the final minutes but Brock Road hung on for the win by 67 to 61, Scott Rowe leading all scorers with 25 while Joel De Woolfson added 20 for the beaten Manzur team.

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Manzur and Brock Road met again 48 hours later this time in the league and it was Manzur who got their revenge in what turned out to be a comfortable victory. After a close first quarter, Manzur began to pull away as they dominated down low. Guards Joel De Wolfson and Dan Cooper also had excellent games as they finished with 23 and 16 points respectively.  The second half was a lot more comfortable as Manzur strolled to a 49-72 victory.  Ricard Fletcher finished with 18 for the defeated Brock Road side.

Goldridge took care of Bredoyle in the second division mainly thanks to stellar performance from point guard Phil English.  English ran the show from the start, scoring and setting up team-mates.  Bredoyle started slowly but cam back well in the second quarter to trail 30-22 at the half.  Into the second half and Goldridge began to pull away getting easy looks all over the court as the Bredoyle team began to tire. Mark Huntington had a good game inside for GEA and together with Carl Dorey's explosive transition game, GEA took the victory by 59-42. English top scored with 23 in his sides win.

Collins Stewart Juniors 47 (Alderton 12)

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Collins Stewart remain top of the Development league as they defeated Central Sports in the Development league.  After a close first quarter, CS Juniors began to pull away from Central Sports and by half time CS lead 27-17.  Central Sports were much improved on the night as they put together some good team basketball and fought hard for every rebound.  Unfortunately in the second half, they ran out of steam as CS pulled away again to take the victory by 47-27.

RGF 73 (Lord 23, Zuniga 18)

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RGF kept up the pressure on CS with a victory against Dee-Caf.  RGF won all four quarters comfortably as Laurence Lord and Nick Zuniga took the attack to a smaller Dee-Caf team.  The Dreamers were grateful to Aaron Lamb for his 20 point contribution as without him the scoreline could have been even more one sided.  RGF were good value for the win and will now play CS Juniors in the title decider on the 23rd February at Elizabeth College.

RBC took care of KB in the Business League as they maintained their 100% record. RBC raced to an early 20-5 lead and never looked back.  KB missing the injured Jai Vaudin, struggled to set up their offence and paid the penalty as they turned the ball over on numerous occasions. Although RBC slowed in the second quarter, they still held a 28-9 lead at the break.  The second half saw RBC pick up the pace as they swarmed all over their opposition.  Aaron Le Masurier was the star of the show bagging 21 points in his sides 64-22 victory.  Team-mate Lance Redpath added 15.

Kleinwort Benson got back to winning ways at Elizabeth College as they defeated a spirited Les Camps side in the Business League.  In a low scoring game, KB jumped out to an early lead, only to be pegged back by the Eagles Lee Garland.  Together with Adam Dorey, they lead by 4 at the end of the first 14-10.  Into the second and the introduction of Martin Perrio propelled the KB side into the lead.  They out rebounded and outran the Eagles to lead at the half 18-25.  Into the second half and despite the best efforts of Les Camps, KB hung on for a deserved 26-33 win.  Martin Perrio finished with 14 for the victors.