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by Michael Panckridge


  That evening we gathered at Bryce’s house.

  ‘Can we talk about athletics?’ I asked.

  ‘Athletics?’ said Luci. ‘Now, that is definitely the best of them all, don’t you reckon, Bubba?’

  The others were grinning.

  ‘I’m gonna win the shot-put,’ Rat said, giving Bubba a shove. Bubba didn’t move.

  ‘I wouldn’t be so sure,’ Bubba replied, giving Rat a shove back. Rat went flying.

  ‘Whoa! Geez, sorry, Rat.’ Bubba bent down to help him up.

  ‘It’s okay, I’m getting used to it,’ said Rat. ‘Bubba, I think I’ll let you win the shot-put.’

  Everyone laughed.

  I listened to the others teasing Rat about his chances of winning the shot-put. Fisk was one point in front of me in the overall Legend scores at present. As much as I liked Rat and Bubba, I’d be trying my hardest to beat them when it came to the Legend of Athletics . . .

  Basketball Game Scores – Boys

  Round 1

  Firsts

  Scornly

  12

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  33

  Wetherhood

  28

  defeated

  Ascot

  17

  Seconds

  Scornly

  16

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  21

  Wetherhood

  19

  lost to

  Ascot

  20

  Sandhurst scorers (firsts)

  Rat

  15

  Mitchell

  7

  Travis

  5

  Round 2

  Firsts

  Ascot

  19

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  24

  Wetherhood

  45

  defeated

  Scornly

  22

  Seconds

  Ascot

  29

  defeated

  Sandhurst

  20

  Wetherhood

  24

  defeated

  Scornly

  22

  Sandhurst scorers (firsts)

  Mitchell

  8

  Travis

  7

  Rat

  3

  Round 3

  Firsts

  Ascot

  32

  defeated

  Scornly

  20

  Wetherhood

  24

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  25

  Seconds

  Ascot

  25

  defeated

  Scornly

  14

  Wetherhood

  16

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  19

  Sandhurst scorers (firsts)

  Rat

  11

  Mitchell

  6

  Travis

  4

  Basketball Ladders – Final Positions

  Firsts

  P

  W

  L

  D

  For

  Ag

  %

  Pts

  Sandhurst

  3

  3

  0

  0

  82

  55

  149.1

  6

  Wetherhood

  3

  2

  1

  0

  97

  64

  151.6

  4

  Ascot

  3

  1

  2

  0

  68

  72

  94.4

  2

  Scornly

  3

  0

  3

  0

  54

  110

  49.1

  0

  Seconds

  P

  W

  L

  D

  For

  Ag

  %

  Pts

  Ascot

  3

  3

  0

  0

  74

  53

  139.6

  6

  Sandhurst

  3

  2

  1

  0

  60

  61

  98.4

  4

  Wetherhood

  3

  1

  2

  0

  59

  61

  96.7

  4

  Scornly

  3

  0

  3

  0

  52

  70

  74.3

  0

  Basketball Game Scores – Girls

  Round 1

  Firsts

  Scornly

  19

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  24

  Wetherhood

  18

  defeated

  Ascot

  15

  Seconds

  Scornly

  14

  lost to

  Sandhurst

  19

  Wetherhood

  23

  defeated

  Ascot

  18

  Sandhurst scorers (firsts)

  Mia

  9

  Luci

  6

  Cara

  5

  Round 2

  Firsts

  Ascot

  22

  drew with

  Sandhurst

  22

  Wetherhood

  25

  defeated

  Scornly

  16

  Seconds

  Ascot

  19

  drew with

  Sandhurst

  19

  Wetherhood

  25

  defeated

  Scornly

  16

  Sandhurst scorers (firsts)

  Mia

  7

  Becky

  6

  Luci

  5

  Round 3

  Firsts

  Ascot

  23

  defeated

  Scornly

  18

  Wetherhood

  28

  defeated

  Sandhurst

  27

  Seconds

  Ascot

  27

  defeated

  Scornly

  24

  Wetherhood

  31

  defeated

  Sandhurst

  25

  Sandhurst scorers (firsts)

  Luci

  7

  Cara

  6

  Mia

  6

  Basketball Ladders – Final Positions

  – Girls

  Firsts

  P

  W

  L

  D

  For

  Ag

  %

  Pts

  Wetherhood

  3

  3

  0

  0

  71

  58

  122.4

  6

  Sandhurst

  3

  1

  1

  1

  73

  69

  105.8

  3

  Ascot

  3

  1

  1

  1

  60

  58

  103.4

  3

  Scornly

  3

  0

  3

  0

  53

  72

  73.6

  0

  Seconds

  Pr />
  W

  L

  D

  For

  Ag

  %

  Pts

  Wetherhood

  3

  3

  0

  0

  79

  59

  133.9

  6

  Sandhurst

  3

  1

  1

  1

  63

  64

  98.4

  3

  Ascot

  3

  1

  1

  1

  64

  66

  97.0

  3

  Scornly

  3

  0

  3

  0

  54

  71

  76.1

  0

  SANDHURST ALL-STARS TEAM

  Travis Fisk (c)

  Mitchell Grady

  Chaz Green

  Luci Rankin

  Daryl Ratzasis

  Rebecca Tan

  Cara Thornton

  Mia Tompkins

  INTER-SCHOOL BASKETBALL TROPHY

  (1st = 4 points; 2nd = 3 points; 3rd = 2 points; 4th = 1 point)

  1st

  2nd

  3rd

  4th

  Final

  Sandhurst

  1

  3

  0

  0

  13

  Wetherhood

  2

  1

  1

  0

  13

  Ascot

  1

  0

  3

  0

  10

  Scornly

  0

  0

  0

  4

  4

  Shootout between Sandhurst and Wetherhood as both teams tied on 13 points. This is the first time in 23 years that there has been a shootout to determine the inter-school trophy winner.

  Firsts

  2-pointers

  (Points)

  3-pointers

  (Points)

  TOTAL

  Sandhurst

  3

  6

  4

  12

  18

  Wetherhood

  6

  12

  2

  6

  18

  Seconds

  2-pointers

  (Points)

  3-pointers

  (Points)

  TOTAL

  Sandhurst

  5

  10

  3

  9

  19

  Wetherhood

  4

  8

  3

  9

  17

  THE SANDHURST LEGEND OF BASKETBALL

  – RESULTS

  BOYS

  1st

  Travis Fisk

  5 points

  2nd

  Mitchell Grady

  4 points

  3rd

  Chaz Green

  3 points

  4th

  Liam Diapolous (Bubba)

  2 points

  5th

  Daryl Ratzasis (Rat)

  1 point

  Games

  Quiz

  TOTAL

  Mitchell

  66

  17

  83

  Travis

  66

  20

  86

  Rat

  72

  7

  79

  Chaz

  64

  17

  81

  Walt

  63

  15

  78

  Alex

  61

  17

  78

  Jamie

  63

  15

  78

  Jules

  58

  14

  72

  Lan

  59

  16

  75

  Richard

  56

  15

  71

  Miles

  61

  16

  77

  Andrew

  57

  14

  71

  Bryce

  0

  16

  16

  Bubba

  60

  20

  80

  THE SANDHURST LEGEND OF BASKETBALL

  – RESULTS

  GIRLS

  1st

  Mia Tompkins

  5 points

  2nd

  Cara Thornton

  4 points

  3rd

  Luci Rankin

  3 points

  4th

  Rebecca Tan

  2 points

  5th

  Talia Petroni

  1 point

  Games

  Quiz

  TOTAL

  Katie

  58

  14

  72

  Luci

  61

  17

  78

  Mia

  65

  19

  84

  Becky

  59

  17

  76

  Carri

  59

  15

  74

  Cara

  63

  17

  80

  Talia

  59

  16

  75

  Penny

  57

  16

  73

  Amelia

  55

  13

  68

  Ann

  54

  15

  69

  Di

  58

  13

  71

  Breana

  57

  14

  71

  Toni

  60

  14

  74

  Fiona

  57

  17

  74

  BASKETBALL QUIZ

  1. What do the letters N-B-L stand for?

  A Nation’s Basketball League

  B National Basketball League

  C National Basketball Ladder

  D National Basketball Legends

  2. What number is the closest to the most points ever scored by an individual in an NBL game?

  A 50

  B 60

  C 70

  D 80

  3. How many substitutes are allowed in addition to the five starting players?

  A 4

  B 5

  C 6

  D 7

  4. What is a rookie year?

  A A player’s first year

  B A player’s final year

  C A year where a team never wins

  D A player’s first season at a second club

  5. What is the 3-second rule?

  A The time a team has to get the ball out of their defensive half

  B The time a player has to shoot, once he/she takes possession

  C The time a player has to shoot from the free-throw line

  D The time an offensive player is allowed in the key

  6. What are the Australian National teams known as?

  A The Bullets and the Opals

  B The Boomers and the Gems

  C The Boomers and the Opals

  D The Boomers and the Matildas

  7. A team carries the ball into their attacking half, then takes it back into their defensive half. What ruling follows?

  A Play on

  B Team foul – side ball to opposition

  C Team foul – two free shots to opposition

  D Side ball to opposition

  8. Up to and including the 2016 Olympics, what are the best results for the Australian men’s and women’s basketball teams?

  A Silver medal / silver medal

  B Bronz
e medal / silver medal

  C Fourth place / bronze medal

  D Fourth place / silver medal

  9. A player is moving down the court, dribbling the ball. Another player steps into his/her path, with arms crossed in a defensive position. The two players collide. The ruling is most likely to be . . .

  A Foul – side ball for player with the ball

  B Foul – side ball for player who didn’t have the ball

  C Play on

  D All of the above are unlikely

  10. The origin of basketball was in the USA, where ________________ were nailed to the balcony of a college gymnasium

  A Baskets

  B Back boards

  C Poles

  D All of the above

  11. Two players have just performed an ‘alley oop’. What choice best describes their action?

  A Player A passes the ball to Player B who is in midair and who slam-dunks a basket

  B Player A passes the ball behind his/her back to Player B

  C Player A passes the ball to Player B who then takes a jump shot and scores

  D Player A passes shoots at goal but Player, from the opposition, blocks the shot as it’s about to go in the hoop

  12. What is the referee’s signal for a blocking foul?

  A Striking one hand with the fist of his/her other hand

  B Holding a wrist with the other hand

  C Making a ‘T’ shape with his/her hands

 

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