First-class display by Checkers

Press, 2 July 1979, Page 23

First-class display by Checkers

The competition leader, Check-1 ers, was in full cry when it: beat a lethargic Christchurch United 71-36 in the main game: of the women’s first divisioni basketball competition at Cowles ■ Stadium on Saturday. Mairehau High School and University provided more interest, with the school team winning a close match 51-47 and Mairehau A gave Continental Caterers a basketball lesson, winning 74-33. The games were the last of the second round and Checkers I and Mairehau High are well in the lead. The defending champion, Mairehau High School, will now need several major upsets if it is to replace its sister side, Mairehau A, in the best of three-match final against Checkers. Points are: Checkers A 22, Mairehau A 20, Mairehau High School 16, University A 10, Christchurch United A 8, Continental Caterers 6, Rebels 2. Mairehau High School 51, University 47 Both sides were similarly handicapped with two of their leading players at Timaru in the! South Island junior side playing the touring Mississippi All Stars. But a close and at time excit-! ing. match was keenly contested.’ Mairehau High School got) quickly into stride, racing ahead! 18-4 after 10 minutes, but shortly:’ after, their co-ordinated play I fell to pieces with poor passing and the pressure applied byi

-i University. Trailing 21-26 at t; half-time, University nearly : caught Mairehau napping. j; Rose Walker, a Lniversity B : ii player, stung University into;’ sj action in the second half and Ji put a lot of pressure on the 11 I schoolgirls to draw level at 43- i - all after 14 minutes. Strong ! - words from coach, Kerry Wil-1 1 Hams, settled down the bustled; I schoolgirls and they systematic- < , ally set up captain Rayne Cas- j sidy, who sunk several long out- < F side set shots . while Karen \ >! Richardson hunted the rebounds I; rand interceptions. ■ Mairehau’s change of tactics 1 worked effectively. It controlled! ’ play much better and limited; ’ University to one basket and s ’ two free throws to its eight i ' points in the last four minutes. 1 Cassidy finished with 20 points i , and Richardson 10 points. 1 i Denise Mac Kay lead University < , well, scoring 14 points, and I • Walker’s fine effort contributed t eight points, as did the ever 1 hard-working Anne Brokenshire. Checkers A 71, Christchurch ’ United 36 The captain, Sharon Rennell 1 :! had the golden touch, scoring t [ihalf of her 22 points in the first t eight minutes to give Checkers c ■‘a commanding 17-4 lead. With i .!the game well under control, it 1 : I increased this to 34-8 after 15 1 [j minutes and to 40-18 at half-time, s ’I United’s effort was dismal t ’after good early season form. < ! Inaccurate shooting, bad passes 1 •iand trivial basic errors occurred t

far too regularly. Chris Here-, mia worked hard for United 1 under tne boards, but Checkers marked United’s shooting power, ’the sisters Barbara Carr and! [Heather Steele, extremely well.! iSteeie, who has tallied 146 points! this season, was limited to two. free throws and Carr, 115 points! to date, managed 14. Beth McLeod, Sharon Constable and Leslie Hannen all < played sound games for Check:ers, with McLeods skilful ball! control allowing her to domin-; ’ate much of the second half. i Mairehau A 74, Continental Caterers 33 ‘ Mairehau got quickly into; striae, with Jacky Cook and Andrea Taylor in fine form. Taylor notched nine out of tier 17 points to give Mairehau a 17-8 lead after 12 minutes. Continental held gamely to Mairehau, but four quick baskets late in tlie period by Cook gave Mairehau a 33-22 lead at half-time. In the second half, Mairehau ran riot through the very lax: Caterers defence, scoring a . massive 37 points to three in a 15 minute slaughter. Cooks ex-!' tremely fine play, with a mix-7 ture of strong driving play and . outside shooting, netted her 22 ' points, and Mary Fastier col-,' lected many useful rebounds for' 16 points. Continental’s sharp!: shooter, Rongo King, was effec-.’ tively controlled by Mairehau, J and limited to five points. Caro ! lyn Winter managed 12 points 11 for her team.

■. Results and full scoring deI’tails were: Mairehau High School $1 (R ;| Cassidy 2u, K. Kichardson 10, B. ' Palmer 8, I Lee 8, V Cassidy 4, jD. Goodland 1> beat University . A 47 (D. McKay 14. R. Walker 8, 'A. Brokenshire 8. I. Vellekoop 8, P. King 6, D. Atkins 3t. Checkers A 7) <S. Rennell 22, *S. Constable 10, L. Hannen 10. B. McLeod 8, P. Roberts 8, S. iiUliott 7, C. Taurima 6i beat Christchurch United 36 B. Carr 14. b. Giles 7, K. Waitoa 6, D Wilson 4, V. Cunningham 3. H. ! Steele 2). * Mairehau A 74 (J. Cook 22. A ;Taylor 17, M. Fastier 16, P. Barry 10, C. McFarlin 5, C. Perry 4) beat Continental Caterers 33 (C. Winter 12, R. King 5, F. Van! Zauten 5, h. Aitctrison 5, J Harris 4. J. Stephenson 2). Lower grade results:— MEN Divsion two.—Jaks II S.OJB. B 61, Hagley 54: Burnside B «3. Mairehau B 55; Teachers' College 135, Taxes 26; Checkers B 52. [Y.M.C.A. C 45; YMCA. B 57.! C. A 46; University B 68, Riccarton 40; Lincoln College 58. .Aranui B 25; Continental Caterers 75, Wigrain 71; C.M S. 73. Jaks H. 5.0.8 C 67 i Division three.—Seekers 64. (Lincoln 18; Hagley B 23/ .Wanderers 13; Checkers C 42.1 iN.A.C. 20; Deaf Bovs A 21, East’ (Shirley 19; Burnham 60, Deaf Boys B 16. I Division four.—Burnside D 24.1

•ea.H.S B 15; YMCA D 28. Checkers C 9 Division five.—Aranui C 26. Rebels 14; southern 7 34. Ric ■ carton 32; Hillmorton Staff 23. ’ Press 16; Rangicra B 2. Hillmor- ' ton 0.8 0 ; Division six.—Mount Cook it. ’.Orients 14; IB M. 29. Media P ■18; Media A 32, Seekers B 24, . Christchurch United 18, Maira- . hau C 9. WOMEN Division two.—Hdtshota A 43. ■ jAranui H.S. 29; Halsuell A 40. Burnside A 12. Cffieckers B 44. lAranuiI Aranui 0.8. 37; Lnlvcraltv B 41, Mairelrau B 32; Teacners’ College 37, Christchurch United B 18; Burnside H.S. 41 Mairehau 1 H.S. 31. •I Division three.—Teachers B 4«. Hotsi.ots B 14; Lincoln 24. Burn iside B 12; Halswell B 24. Brighton A 11; Linwood H.S. 43. HagIley B 6; Checkers C 41. Hotshots C 12. Division tour.—Brighton B 26. Bebels B 23. Taxes A 23. Rang!ora B 22; Mairehau C 19. Albion ■ Division five.—Riccarlon 28. L.D.S 6; Halswell C 25. Teachers (C 12; Media 21. Brighton D 6 Division six.-X Rais 29. Bumside 12; MA C. 16, Y M.C.A. B ,14: Halswell D 18. Taxes B 4. Division seven.—Checkers E 112. Q.E.H 6; Brighton E 30. HalsIwell E 6, Burnsco 15, Zone {Accounts 10. ' Girls under 16.—Mairehau HS. C 20. Mairehau II S D 8; Ranglora H.S 30. Kingslea 28.