BASKETBALL

Southland Times, Issue 23794, 17 April 1939, Page 2

BASKETBALL

SPLENDID OPENING OF SEASON I MANY EXCITING GAMES IN I TOURNAMENT j The 1939 basketball season shows promise of being toe best for some years, if the standard of play in the opening tournament, held on the Waihopai courts on Saturday afternoon, can be taken as any indication. Players quickly adapted themselves to the new rules and the standard of play was high, both in toe senior and junior sections. In the senior section, Rata I, Southland Girls’ High School, Technical II and Collegiate II reached the semifinals after some hard games, most of which provided toe good crowd of spectators with even and exciting contests. In toe final, Technical 11, with a handicap of four points, beat Rata by 10 goals to seven. In toe senior consolation round Rata met Southland Girls’ High School in the final, which was drawn, six-all, after a strenuous game. A good standard of play was also seen in the junior section, and here again there were many exqiting games. The 'final was won by the Collegiate fourth grade team, which beat the Bluff third grade team by eight goals to seven. Results: SENIOR GAMES S.G.H.S. 15 beat Rata II 11. Rata I 19 beat St. Mary’s H 8. Exhibition 13 beat Stuarts II 12. Collegiate I 11 beat Makarewa II 7. Technical II 11 beat St. Mary’s I 3. Rata I 12 beat Exhibition 7. Technical II 8 beat Collegiate I 7. Collegiate II 11 beat Pirates 9. Semi-Final Rata I 14 beat S.G.H.S. 10. Technical II 12 beat Collegiate II 10. Final Technical H 10 beat Rata I 7. SENIOR CONSOLATION St. Mary’s 11. beat Stuart’s 1110. ' Makarewa 1119 beat St. Mary’s II 8. Rata II 12 beat Pirates 11. Makarewa II 11 beat Rata II 10. St. Mary’s defaulted to Collegiate I. Makarewa II 9 beat Collegiate II 6. Collegiate I 8 beat Exhibition 7. Semi-Final Collegiate defaulted to Rata. S.G.H.S. 11 beat Makarewa II 10. Final Rata I 6 beat S.G.H.S. 6. ' JUNIOR GAMES Technical IVB 7 beat Rata 111 2. Technical IVA 12 beat Bluff IV 2. Technical 111 5 beat Makarewa 111 4. Stuart’s 111 14 beat St. Mary’s IV 7. Bluff 111 10 beat Smith’s 5. Technical IVA 14 beat Rata 111 6. Technical 111 16 beat Stuart’s 111 11. Semi-Final Coliegate IV 12 beat Technical IVA 10. Bluff 111 19 beat Technical 111 8. Final Collegiate IV 8 beat Bluff 111 7. JUNIOR CONSOLATION Rata 111 9 beat St. Mary’s 5. Makarewa 111 14 beat Technical IVB 7. Bluff IV 14 beat Smith’s 8. Stuart’s 111 14 beat Makarewa 111 8. Bluff IV 11 beat Rata 111 5. Technical IVA 8 beat Technical 111 0. Semi-Final Bluff IV 16 beat Stuart’s 111 13. Bluff 111 7 beat Technical IVA 6. The final is to be played at Bluff. CENTRAL DISTRICT COMPETITION The first round of toe Central Basketball Association’s senior competition was begun on Saturday and the results were as follows:—Rovers beat Winton, 3-2; Browns beat Spar Bush, 10-5.