Basketball lead shared

Press, 19 October 1977, Page 23

Basketball lead shared

The defeat of Checkers by Jaks-Old Boys has left Y.M.C.A. A and Y.M.C.A.-Litchfield sharing first place in the Canterbury men’s basketball summer league competition. Both are unbeaten after two rounds. Points are: Y.M.C.A. A 4. Y.M.C.A.-Litchfield 4, Checkers 2, Jaks-Old Boys 2. Soulseekers 2, Teachers’ College 2, Burnside HiS. 0, Burnside 0. The only two teams unbeaten in the women’s A grade are Mairehau and University. Points are: Mairehau 4, University 4, United 2, Hornby 2, Aranui H.S. 2, Teachers’ College 2, Checkers 0. Sockburn 0. -Results were:— MEN •A grade — Y.M.C.A.-Litchfield 49 iU. Symonds 15), Teachers’ College 34; Jaks-Old Boys 61 (J. AVright 15, N. Daniel 14), Checkers 56 <P. Daigneault 36, D. Barry 22); Y.M.C.A. A 58 (T. Neumann 20), Bumside H.S. (R. Munn 14); Soulseekers 48 (R. Peters 17). Burnside 30. B grade. — Aranui B 38, Deaf Boys 37; Checkers 25, Burnside B 15; Shirley B.H.S. 27, Aranui Staff 23; Sunnyside 32. Shirley B. B 21; Aranui 0.8. 64, Hagley A 34; Nomads 36, N.A.C. 21. C grade. — Y.M.C.A. C 52, C. 14 Hagley B 31, Soulseekers 15; Aranui H.S. 21, Jim Beam 16; D.S.VV. 26, Burnside C 16. Women A grade. — Hornby 52 (C. Taurima 24), Checker's 44 (S.

Cox 20); University 65 (D. Mackay 18), Teachers’ College 28; Mairehau 44 <N. Phillips 10), Sockburn 22; United 36 (H. Carr 14), Aranui H.S. 22.

B grade. — Hagley B 20, United B 18; Crickets A 13, Sockburn B 7; Halswell A 27, Checkers B 10; Hornby B 23. Riccarton 9; Brighton B 24, Shamrock 4; Brighton A 30, Hagley A 30. C grade. — D.S.W. 34, N.A.C. 24; Glasscraft 25. Teachers’ College B 14; Halswell B 24, Checkers C 10; Bryndwyr 20, Mares 10.

D grade. — Soulseekers 29. Sydenham 11; Housewives 20 Western 14.

E grade. — Sunnyside 14, Halswell C 10; Burnside 14, Halswell D 12; Taxes 32, Checkers D 16.