Y.M.C.A. leads basketball

Press, 14 November 1977, Page 23

Y.M.C.A. leads basketball

Y.M.C.A.-Lichfield appears a likely winner of the Canterbury A grade men’s basketball summer league competition with one round remaining. It gained a surprisingly comfortable 59-41 victory over Y.M.C.A., its sister team, in the sixth round and is now the only unbeaten team. Before the match, the two teams shared the lead.

The younger Y.M.C.A. team made a great start and ied, 25-211, at half-time. However, it tired rapidly in the second spell and as the pressure went on it collapsed completely. The architect of victory for Y.M.C.A.-Lichfield was the New Zealand trialist, Ed Manco. who I scored 22. The side was’ also strengthened by the first appearrance of the summer of the former New Zealand centre, Hugh Dimock. He scored 16. Jaks-Old Boys moved ahead of Soulseekers in a close game and now seem certain of third place.

Mairehau is the only unbeaten team in the womens A grade after beating University, 47-34. Mairehau made a splendid start to lead, 24-17, at half-time and continued to edge ahead in the second half. Results were: Men

A grade. — Teachers CoHege 48 (S. Glrvan 28), Burnside H.S. 44 (B. Fifield 12); Checkers 72 (J. Piket 24, D. Barry 20), Burnside A 40 (L. French 12); Jaks-Old Boys 50 (D. Usmar 14), Soulseekers 47 (R. Peters 16); Y.M.C.A.-Lichfield 59 lE. Manco 22, H. Dimock 16), Y.M.C.A. (L. Dixon 10). Points: Y.M.C.A.Litchfield 12, Y.M.C.A. 10, JaksOld Boys 8, Soulseekers and Checkers 6, Teachers College 4, Burnside A 2, Bumside H.S. 0. B grade. — Checkers B 34, Aranui Staff 22; Burnside B 30, Deaf Boys 22; Aranui 0.8. B 34, Nomads 24; Aranui 0.8. A 60, N.A.C. 39; Sunnyside 39, Hagley A 31; Shirley B.H.S. 28, Shirley B.H.S. B 28.

C grade. — D.S.W. 52, Soulseekers 15; C.T.H. 42, Aranui H.S. 39; Burnside C 17, Hagley B 15; Y.M.C.A. C 34, Jim Beam 21.

Women A grade. — Hornby 59, United

A 36; Checkers A 56. Aranui H.S. 17; Sockbum 32, Teachers College 25; Mairehau 47, Universitv 34. Points: Mairehau 12, University 10, Hornby 8, Checkers 6, United and Aranui H.S. 4, Teachers College and Sockbum 2. B grade. — Hornby 34 Shamrock 3; Hagley B 24, Riccarton 5; Brighton A 46, United B 29; Hagley A 11, Halswell A 8; Checkers B 14. Crickets A 14; Brighton B 10, Sockburn B 8. C grade. — D.S.W. 45. Checkers C 8, Teachers College B 35. Western 10; Glasskraft 66, Marcs 6, Halswell B 25, N.A.C. 16. D grade. — Teachers College C 24, Sydenham 17; Housewives 18, Crickets B 9; Soulseekers 26, Rajahs 15.