ST. MARY’S A TEAM DEFEATS H.S.O.G. A1:

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23271, 5 June 1950, Page 7

ST. MARY’S A TEAM DEFEATS H.S.O.G. A 1:

BASKETBALL

Outstanding play in several teams, and close contests in most games were features of Saturday’s basketball on the P.B. Basketball Association’s courts.

The match of the dav was between H.S.O.G. A 1 and St. Mary’s A, both sides fighting for every point. Old Girls started well with several goals by H Nikora. but St. Mary's centres soon got into their stride and kept the ball among their forwards. In the latter section. J. Boggs scored with some excellent shots from the edge of the goal circle. In the centre third E. and P. Aylward and B. Warcham were outstanding. Results.—High School A! 21 v High School A.2. 11: St. Marv’s A 13 v. H.S.O.G. A.t. 10: H.S.O.G. A.2. 25 v H.S.O.G. A. 3. 11: St. Mary’s 81. 5 v Kia Ora 13: St. Mary’s 8.2. 16 v Meteors 9: X-High 8.1. 5 v Goldies 11: Rangers B. 9 v Wrens 8.1. 21; High School 8.1. 7 v H.SO.G. 8.l 22; High School 8.2. 11 v Nurses 8.1. 13; St. Marv’s 8.1. 4 v St. Marv’s 8.2. 22: High School 8.3. 3 v St. Mary’s 8.3. 9: High School 8.4. 9 v St. Marv’s 8.4. 9; X-High 8.2. 7 v Anglican G.R.C. 4; Carmens 20 v Arcs 9: Nurses 8.2. 13 v H.S.O.G. 8.2. 16; High School R. 5. 9 v St. Mary’s 8.3. 4: St. Mary’s 8.4. 16 v X High' 8.2. 5; St. Marv’s C.l 20 v High School C.l. 2: St. Marv’s C.2. 14 v High School C. 17: High School C. 4. 11 v High School C. 6. 10: Hindu 2 v High School C. 5. 11: Tawhiri 9 v To Ralu 7; Kahufia 3 v St. Marv’s C. 4. 36; St. Mary’s C. 5. 5 v St. Mary's C. 3. 15.

A practise match between possibles and probables for the first grade representative team will be played on Saturday, June 10. The following players are to ropod at 2.45 p.m.—

Centres.—J. Harris (H.S.O.G. A.2.). M. Quinn (Sf. Mary’s). P. Ayhvood fSt Mary's). E. Avlwood (St. Mary’s). B. Duncan (Hmh Softool Al). F. March (To Karaka D.H.S. A), B. Rickard (H.S.O.G. Al.) Forwards.—F. Bury (H.S.O.G. Al), •T. Nikora (H.5.0.G." A2). H. Nikora (H.S.O.G. AD. F. Babbingtnn (H.S.O.G. At) R. To Hail (High School Al), O Morris (Te Karaka D.H.S. A), R. Nowick (High School .A 2.) Defence.—C. McCallum (H.5.0.G.), M. Third (H.5.0.G.). J. Angus (H.SO.G.). R. Morris (St. Mary’s), L. Hinton (St. Mary’s). H. Brown (Te Karaka D H.S.), A. Mooney (Te Karaka D.H.S.), R. Koukn (High S-hool Al), G. Atkinson (H.S.O.G. A2.)