Basketball N.Z. CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28697, 22 September 1958, Page 18

Basketball N.Z. CATHOLIC TOURNAMENT

228 Teams Compete At Auckland (New Zealand Press Association) t AUCKLAND, Sept. 21. Wanganui and Auckland Maori 1 ■hared the major prizes in the New Zealand tournament held by the Auckland Catholic Basketball Association during the week-end. With 228 teams, and some 2000 players, the tournament was the biggest of its kind ever held in New Zealand. Wanganui beat Auckland Maori I In the major championship final, but the positions were reversed in the major knock-out competition. St. Mary’s College dominated the secondary school contests. The results were:— A Grade Championship.—Section 1: Auck.land Maori I 17, Auckland Catholic II 7: Christchurch 9, Tuakau 8; Auckland Maori I 18, Tuakau 12; Christchurch 27, Auckland Catholic n 7; Auckland Maori I Id, Christchurch Tu^ au 13 ’ Auckland Catholic n 13. Section 2: Rotorua 12, Auckland J?*® 11 .. 11 9: Wanganui 21, Auckland Catholic I 16; Auckland Catholic I 14, Auckland Maori II 11; Wanga-

14, Auckland Maori II 11; Wanganui 18, Rotorua 15; Rotorua 10, Auckland Catholic I 9; Wanganui 17, Auckland Maori, n 13. Final: Wanganui 15, Auckland Maori I 13. , . K S oc^ -out ~Auckland Catholic I 14, Tuakau 6; Wanganui 12, Arahi 10; Christchurch 15, Auckland Maori II 8; Auckland Maori I 11, Rotorua 9. S'wni-finajs:. Wanganui 17, Auckland Cathoiic I 12; Auckland Maori I 16, Christchurch 7. Final Auckland Maori I 18, Wanganui 14. Second Grade st Ch S^’?‘e' rinal: HamUton »■ A.c^^r" B * ,: st - M * r7 “ l * Third Grade Championship.—Final: Te Aroha I 12, Maori Community Centre 11. Knock-out.—Final: New Plymouth 1.11, Mater 8. Fourth Grade II Ch^m^imiriii^>. —Final: Matamata knock-out.—Final: Morrinsville 9, Cambridge I 7. Fifth Grade Championship.—Final: Ngakuru (Rotorua) 12, Marist 11. Knock-out.—Final: Putaruru 16, Samoans 9. Sixth Grade Championship.—Final: Taihape 17, St. Mary’s n 8. Knock-out.—Final: Paeroa 13, St. Benedict’s m 12.