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U10s
Triumph in their first-ever Tournament
Under-10 Spelthorne
Atoms Tournament
(24/05/08)
Woking Blackhawks U10 boys played their first official
basketball games as a team on Saturday, when they took part
in an Under-10 tournament organised by Spelthorne Atoms, at
the Matthew Arnold Sports Centre in Staines.
This
was also the first outing for newly-qualified coach Samantha
Betts who managed to find the right mix of game-coaching and
allowing the little hawks an amount of freedom to enjoy
themselves on the court.
The
boys had to play four very good teams from Spelthorne Atoms,
Kingston Wildcats, Guildford Heat and Sunbury Rockets. It
was not going to be easy but the objective was to give the
boys as much court time as possible and let them have as
much fun as possible. That's what summer leagues are all
about!
Against all expectations, this team went on to win all four
of their games and team manager David Betts was happy to
chat to parents some of whom admitted their had never
seen their children apply themselves to such a degree
before. "These boys had a very good afternoon playing
basketball and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They put
everything they had into the games and came away from the
tournament undefeated picking up medals for themselves and
the first U10 trophy for the Club." Betts beamed after the
final against the Atoms.
This
was a truly remarkable performance by the little Blackhawks,
who were a credit to the Club as they shone with their
attitude off the court too. The future of basketball looks
bright in Woking!
Blackhawks u10:
Simon Post (c), Andrew Harrison,
Christopher Betts, Dominic Vlassak, George Paisley, Matthew
Payne and Max Dorrell.
Results
Woking Blackhawks -
Guildford Heat 22 -
16
Woking Blackhawks - Spelthorne Atoms 20 - 13
Woking Blackhawks - Sunbury Sonics
34 - 10
Woking Blackhawks - Kingston Wildcats 28 - 12
Final Woking
Blackhawks - Spelthorne Atoms 16 - 9
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U12s
Surprise Cobham to Claim 3rd Win in Last 4 Games
Woking Blackhawks -
Cobham 22 - 15
(14/3/08)
On Friday, the Blackhawks U12 visited the Bracknell central
venue, for their league game against well-drilled Cobham.
There was an air of excitement from the boys on the back of
their last win at Chessington and the buzz of the newest
recruit Tolu Awojobi who stands 5ft 11inches tall.
The first five of Simon Post, Matthew Payne, Jasper Post,
Shemray Paul and Ben Clifton tipped off. The home
spectators, talking of the boys sixth win of this season,
where soon silenced as the boys scratched around trying to
combine with each other and despite a late rally and two
baskets from Simon Post and one from Payne the boys ended
the period 6-10 down.
It was ‘all change’ at the start of the second period with
the introduction of Isaac Lamey and Joel Eggar who link well
together, supported by Dom Vlassak, Noah Lucas and Tolu
Awojobi making his first appearance for the Club. This
period was more to what everyone was expecting with a lot of
movement of the ball, some good solo breaks from Vlassak
down the court and Awojobi’s height advantage making for
some very impressive defensive and offensive rebounding.
With baskets from Lamey and Awojobi the score for the second
period was 8–3 thus establishing a 1-point lead for the
Blackhawks (14-13) at the halfway point.
As it is customary, in the third period both coaches fielded
their best squads and paid particular attention to defence,
resulting in some purposeful marking and a very low score
(2-0) for the quarter. These two valuable points came from
free throws from Simon Post and Ben Clifton after some good
work in the key. At the end of the third, the score stood at
16–13 with everything to play for in the last quarter.
As expected, both teams went all-out in the fourth chasing
the valuable win. The frantic tempo stirred up the crowds
that had now gathered around the court and the scene was set
for an exciting finish. The Blackhawks were now in their
stride, Cobham were playing some good basketball and
spectators from both sides were kept on the edge of their
seats. But it was Woking’s brilliant all-round performance
that was rewarded with baskets from Clifton and Awojobi (2)
claiming a 22-15 win to the delight of their supporters.
This win was the third in the last four games and was the
young hawks’ sixth of the season. The future looks bright
for basketball in Woking!
MVP was Tolu Awojobi with 12 rebounds and 8 points. Joel
Eggar also impressed with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals
and 2 points. Ben Clifton had a good game with 3 rebounds, 4
steals and 3 points.
Q1: 6–10 Q2: 8–3 Q3: 2–0
Q4: 6–2
Blackhawks:
S Post (5), M Payne (2), I Lamey (2), J Eggar (2), T Awojobi
(8), J Post, D Vlassak, S Paul, N Lucas and B Clifton (3).
u12s Make Heavy Weather of the Slammers
Woking Blackhawks -
Kingston Slammers 25 - 12
(17/2/08)
The young Hawks emerged from the land of the giants a bit
battered and bruised, for their second game of the morning
at Chessington against a more balanced squad from Kingston
Slammers.
The starting five of Payne, Johnson, Eggar, Lamey and Lucas
took to the court with keenness about them off a team who
thought they were going to win, but all they had learnt in
training was forgotten as every thing they tried to put
together failed, and they finished the quarter 6-2 behind.
The second quarter started with Bazin, Betts, Vlassak, Paul
and Clifton. With this change Coach hoped something positive
would happen and we would see a glimmer of the play and
control we had seen in their first game against Towers.
But it was not to be, the boys’ heads were up, but they
just did not play together. Amidst concerns that the first
game had taken too much out of them, they did manage to
finish the half conceding only two more baskets leaving them
10-2 down at half-time.
Whether it was a loss of focus in the hour between the two
games and Coach’s half-time talk or the mental bonus of the
10 points added to Woking's score because the Slammers only
had 8 players, the boys started the third quarter much
better with Joel Eggar and Isaac Lamey reviving the old
partnership. The Blackhawks tore into the Slammers with all
the boys having a go at scoring but Joel Eggar impressed the
most bagging 6 out of 10 attempts. There was good offensive
and defensive rebounding by Clifton, Paul, Lamey, Lucas and
Eggar but more encouraging was the brilliant team effort by
all the players proving they can play well as a unit. Julian
Carlsson received his first match experience since joining
the club and shared in the excitement of the forth win of
the season.
MVP was the unstoppable Joel Eggar with 13 points and 4
rebounds.
Q1: 2-6 Q2: 2-10 Q3: 16-12 Q4: 9-0
Blackhawks: Lucas, Clifton, Paul, Vlassak, Carlsson, Bazin,
Lamey (2), Eggar (13), Johnson, Payne, Betts.
U12s
overshadowed by the Towers
Woking Blackhawks -
London Towers 32 - 45
(17/2/08)
After a controversial start the ever-feisty U12 Blackhawks
took to the court to face much talked about London Towers.
The Towers could only manage to put out six players but with
the extra height advantage of two of them this was not going
to be an easy game.
The starting five of Payne, Johnson, Eggar, Lamey and Lucas
set about this daunting task with good pace but it
immediately became apparent to Coach Costas that this was
going to have to be a tactical game with the Towers’ two
six-footers just picking of the high balls before they came
out of the clouds giving the young Hawks no chance. Coach
had to make a couple of changes before he got the balance of
play by slowing Lamey down, up to the half way line and then
Eggar driving forward very positively catching the Towers
every time.
The second quarter started with Bazin, Betts, Vlassak, Paul
and Lucas, Coach had decided during the break that as Towers
had only brought the six players, he would try and cut the
supply to the tall Towers players buy taking of their No 9,
but the Towers where in their stride sinking another five
baskets. With the taller players getting back to defend, any
good work Woking did outside the key it was undone inside
it. The half time score was Woking 8, Towers 21 with Woking
not scoring a single point in this quarter.
Quarter 3 and 4 was much the same with Lamey and Eggar
linking up well and some very good man to man marking by
Vlassak but we could still do nothing against the
extraordinary height advantage and the extra 20 bonus points
for Towers only having the six players was soon swallowed up
leaving the final score at 32 - 45 to Towers.
Q1: 8-11 Q2: 0-10 Q3: 4-12 Q4: 0-12 Bonus:
20-0
Blackhawks: N Lucas, B Clifton, J Paul, D Vlassak, S
Carlsson, T Bazin, I Lamey, J Eggar (10), D Johnson, M Payne
(2) and C Betts
U12s taste the
sweet taste of a 2-point victory at Bracknell
Woking Blackhawks -
Bracknell 17 - 15
(1/2/08)
With most players available, Coach Costas was able to
select a strong squad to face a talented Bracknell side.
The
first five (Brand, Lamey, Eggar, Vlassak and Lucas) felt
the brunt of what might have been Bracknell's best five
and despite a good performance, the young Hawks
went down 2-8 in the first quarter.
The second five (S Post, J Post, Bounds, Clifton and
Shem Ray, who played his first game for the Club), took
to the court under no illusions as to the task ahead.
They had to make up the difference if Woking were to
have any chance of winning this game. Fired up by their
coach's encouraging words after an early time-out, the
little Blackhawks did not disappoint. They ran
their offensive plays well and defended superbly to win
the quarter 8-2. Order had been restored. It was now all
square and the stage was set for an exciting 2nd half.
In the 3rd, both coaches put out their strongest squad
and it soon became evident that they both concentrated
on defence. After a hard-fought period the score stood
at 13-14 and the supporters on their feet.
A
tactical substitution and a shrewd change in the
offensive play, took Bracknell by surprise and Woking
scored two baskets in one minute, making the score
17-14. For the remaining 9 long minutes of play, the
Blackhawks stole the ball 7 times but were unable to
score. Their defence, however, was impregnable and
allowed Bracknell only one point to finish the game
17-15 to the delight of more than 30 supporters.
Q1: 2-8 Q2: 8-2 Q3:
3-4 Q4: 4-1
Blackhawks: Simon Post (4), Remi Brand (2), Joel
Eggar (2), Isaac Lamey, Jasper Post (5), Shem Ray,
Thomas Bounds (2), Ben Clifton (2), Noah Lucas, Dominic
Vlassak.
A mixed bag at
Chessington but the good signs are there!
Woking Blackhawks -
Epsom Rockets 55 - 32
(20/1/08)
Without three of
their regular players, one might have thought that the
Blackhawks would find it difficult to perform but that's
not what our supporters saw during the first match
against Epsom today.
When S Post,
Payne, J Post, Clifton and Eggar took to the floor it
became clear that they wanted to win. Simon Post led the
charge scoring 4 great baskets and the Blackhawks were
up 16-8 at the end of the 1st quarter.
According to the
league rules, the remaining 5 players on the bench have
to be used in the 2nd quarter and they did not
disappoint holding the score to finish the half 26-20.
It was all about
how the teams would perform in the 3rd so coach Costas
Rakitzis, based on the first half performance, decided
to field his most in-form players. It was hugely
satisfying to see how these 9, 10 and 11-year old
players gave such a disciplined and yet creative
performance winning the quarter 14-2.
More of the same
during the start of the 4th and with the win safely in
the bag, everyone was given some valuable court time. At
the final whistle the under-12 Blackhawks were
celebrating their second win of their season to the
delight of their parents.
MVP was the
hugely likable Simon Post who scored 18 points. His
brother Jasper also impressed scoring 10 points of his
own. Dominic Vlassak' hassling earned him 19 .0 MVP
points.
Q1: 16-8;
Q2: 10-12; Q3: 14-2; Q4: 5-10;
Bonus: 10-0 (Epsom were 2 players short).
Blackhawks: Jasper Post (10),
Thomas Bounds (4), Simon Post (18),
T Saunders, Joel Eggar (4), Matthew Payne (1), Toby Bazin,
Ben Clifton (2), D Vlassak (4) and C Betts.
Woking Blackhawks -
Sunbury Sonics 18 - 26
(20/1/08)
Following their great win against Epsom Rockets, the
young Hawks were back on the court after only a 10
minute break. Coach Costas started with his
strongest five from the first game, but it was evident
from the start that the splendid performance in the
first game had drained a lot of strength out of them.
Despite that, they gave a creditable performance to
finish the 1st quarter only 1 basket behind.
In the second quarter, Coach had to swap all of his
first five players for his 2nd five, who
fought bravely against another fresh five from Sunbury
Sonics. But the tired legs and bodies showed and even
though they kept creating the chances the baskets would
not sink for them. This quarter ended up 2 - 14 making
it 6 – 20 at half time. A mountain to climb...
Well, the half time talk from Coach brought a new lease
of life from the boys as they went out to give a
magnificent display of true grit and determination.
Woking were not going down with out a fight. They
defended and attacked using the plays they were taught
at training with tremendous effect. Credit to Sunbury
whose good defensive work denied our forwards the easy
basket. The young Hawks won these two quarters 6 – 4 and
6 – 2 making the final score a very credible 18 – 26.
Once again this was a great game of basketball played in
the true spirit of the game, enjoyed by the parents who
often found themselves on their feet or at the end of
their seats anticipating a win.
Well done Coach and the boys for a brilliant
performance.
Q1: 4-6;
Q2: 2-14; Q3: 6-4; Q4: 6-2.
Blackhawks:
Jasper Post,
Thomas Bounds, Simon Post (14),
T Saunders, Joel Eggar (2), Matthew Payne, Toby Bazin,
Ben Clifton, D Vlassak (2) and C Betts.
Two great
performances and a NEW ALL-TIME Club RECORD!
Woking Blackhawks -
Brentwood Fire Girls 42 - 53
(6/1/08)
The fact that the
Brentwood girls had beaten Elmbridge by more than 60
points a few weeks ago was not going to deter the
ever-improving Blackhawks.
The starting five
did a great job at running the play they learned during
yesterday's practice and gave the Fire something to
think about finishing the quarter only two points down.
Things did not go
to plan in the 2nd period though... The young hawks lost
by 20 points and despite the 15 bonus points to which
Woking were entitled because Fire were 3 players short,
this was not going to be an easy mountain to climb.
Normal service
was resumed in the 3rd and some great defending resulted
in a positive 10-7 score. The scoreboard read 37-41 at
the end of the 3rd period and hopes for a surprise win
were being restored.
It was not to be.
The Brentwood girls held their lead well into the 4th
quarter and Coach Costas decided to give his bench a bit
more court time to finish the game with a very
respectable 42-53 score line.
MVP was Joel
Eggar who had a superb game scoring 18 points (!) and
getting 6 steals. Good performances by Simon Post and
Isaac Lamey who between them got 12 of the Blackhawks'
17 rebounds. Ben Clifton did a great defensive job on
Brentwood's much bigger and taller forward thus
upsetting their game plan and keeping their score from
rocketing.
Q1: 8-10;
Q2: 4-24; Q3: 10-7; Q4: 5-12;
Bonus: 15-0
Blackhawks: Jasper Post (3),
Thomas Bounds, Simon Post (2),
Isaac Lamey (4), Joel Eggar (18), Matthew Payne, Toby Bazin,
Ben Clifton, Noah Lucas and William Humphrey.
Woking Blackhawks -
Elmbridge 37 - 20
(6/1/08)
Now Elmbridge
looked more like an under-12 team and the little
Blackhawks were well up for it.
Despite going
down 0-4 at the start, Woking dug deep and after a
time-out the ship was steadied. Jasper Post showed what
a good player he can be by scoring the first 8 points.
Joel Eggar continued from where he had left in the
previous game and added 4 of his own making the score
12-8 at the end of the first period.
It was the turn
of the second five to do their job in the 2nd period and
as both coaches turned to defence, the Blackhawks were
happy to finish 4-2 up with baskets from Matthew Payne
and Simon Post.
The third period
was fiercely contested by both teams and despite the
referees' reluctance to call the fouls, players from
both teams kept their composure and treated their
supporters to some good basketball. With two more
baskets from Jasper Post and one from Joel Eggar and
Isaac Lamey, the Blackhawks edged their way to another
slender 8-6 finish and at the end of the 3rd they were 8
points up.
The atmosphere
was now saturated with expectation for a win. Elmbridge
scored first reducing the lead to 6 points but that was
the point the young Blackhawks were stung into action
and went on to score 10 points without reply, the last
basket coming from a delightful pass from Noah Lucas to
Simon Post who broke free to score. Elmbridge came back
to score another basket but Woking scored another 3 of
their own to finish the quarter 13-4 to the delight of
their supporters.
There was
something about this game, however, that felt sooo
right. Having given away 25 turnovers in their previous
game, these ever-improving youngsters set a new all-time
Club record by giving away only 5 turnovers in this
game. Well done boys! This is a record you may be proud
of for a long time!
Most valuable
player with 18.7 MVP points was Joel Eggar who pulled
down 12 rebounds, scored 8 points and grabbed another 6
steals. Noah Lucas amassed 17.3 MVP points by recording
2 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 7 rebounds.
Q1: 12-8;
Q2: 4-2; Q3: 8-6; Q4: 13-4.
Blackhawks:
Chris Betts, Jasper Post (12), Thomas Bounds, Simon Post (8), Isaac Lamey
(4), Joel Eggar (8), Matthew Payne (2), Toby Bazin, Ben
Clifton (3), Noah Lucas and William Humphrey.
Blackhawks
taste Chessington for the first time this season
The Blackhawks had their first experience in the Surrey
Central Venue League this season at Chessington last
weekend. It was a double header against Kingston
Wildcats and Brentwood Fire.
Woking Blackhawks -
Kingston Wildcats 04 - 71
(16/12/07)
In the first game
against Kingston Wildcats the young hawks had a rather
slow start. Could it have been the early (9am) tip? When
they did get going, however, there where some good
attacks on the Kingston basket by Isaac Lamey, Jasper
Post and Simon Post but only two where made to count.
Kingston where quick on the break and Woking had to
defend for a great deal of the game and Noah Lucas made
good use of his height advantage. There where a number
of steals by Dom Vlassak, Ben Clifton, Jasper and Simon
and good all round support from Matthew, Toby, Tom and
Chris. In the last quarter the Woking boys came good and
really took the game to Kingston. Had they started in
the same vain, the end result might have looked a bit
better.
Blackhawks: Ben
Clifton, Jasper Post (2), Matthew Payne, Simon Post (2),
Thomas Bounds, Isaac Lamey, Dom Vlassak, Noah Lucas,
Chris Betts, Toby Bazin.
Woking Blackhawks
- Brentwood Fire 12 - 55
(16/12/07)
Another disappointing start to the second
game especially after the way the young hawks had
finished against Kingston and Andy Farmer, the stand-in
coach for the day, had to call an early time out. That
seemed to do the trick for a while but Brentwood kept
piling on the pressure. Undeterred, the Blackhawks
responded with 26 attempts on the basket but only 5
where converted by Simon, Jasper, Matthew and 2 by
Isaac. Some smart screening by Chris Betts gave Woking
the opportunity to break and put Brentwood under
pressure. Jasper Post impressed from the charity line
scoring 2 out of 2. Good defending by everyone
against very strong opposition kept the score to a
respectable level. Noah, Thomas, Ben and Simon claimed
some good defensive rebounds.
Blackhawks:
Ben Clifton, Jasper Post (2), Matthew Payne, Simon Post
(2),
Thomas Bounds, Isaac Lamey (4), Dom Vlassak (2), Noah
Lucas, Chris Betts, Toby Bazin (2).
NEXT GAMES (double
header): Sunday 6 January, 10.30am at Chessington
Blackhawks
Lose their Way and Get Caught by the Wildcats
Woking Blackhawks -
Kingston Wildcats 8 - 41
(07/12/07)
Once again size played a
major role in this contest but there is no denying that
Kingston were better in just about every department.
MVP was Joel Eggar with 2 points,
3 rebounds
and 16.2 MVP points.
Blackhawks: Ben
Clifton, Jasper Post, Simon Post (2),
Tom Saunders, Isaac Lamey (2), Dom Vlassak, Joel Eggar
(2),
Remi Brand, Noah Lucas, Daniel Johnson, William
Humphrey.
Ever-improving
u12s give good account against Reading
Woking Blackhawks -
Reading Rockets 15 - 20
(23/11/07)
There were times during the
match when some believed our under-12s could actually
win the game but it was not to be.
Reading scored 6 points
before Ben Clifton put some points on the board to end
the first period 2-6.
In the second the Blackhawks
put in a great defensive display to finish the quarter
2-0 thanks to a deep-two from 9-year old Isaac Lamey.
The great effort continued
into the third as Woking took a 4-4 draw thanks to
baskets from Lamey and Simon Post.
But the quality of the
Reading team showed in the fourth when their best five
scored 10 points to Woking's 5.
This was an encouraging
performance by a young team that's learning with every
game.
MVP was Simon Post (2 points
and 17.0 MVP points). Top scorer was Joel Eggar with 5
points.
Blackhawks: Ben
Clifton (2), Chris Betts, Jasper Post, Simon Post (2),
Thomas Bounds, Isaac Lamey (4), Dom Vlassak, Joel Eggar,
Matthew Payne, George Paisley
Brave
Boys give a very good account of themselves
Blackhawks u12 -
Blackhawks u14 Girls 20 - 40 (9
Nov 07)
A rather
unfair contest when you have to play against opposition who
are twice your physical size but the boys did well in their
first game of the season.
What is
quite remarkable is that they scored 20 points!
Still
a long way to go but there is a lot of talent in this very
young squad.
Blackhawks u12: C Betts,
J Post (6), T Bounds (4), S Post (4), I Lamey, D Vlassak, J
Edgar (4), M Payne, T Basin, B Clifton, R Brand (2), N
Lucas.
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Sonics
to tough for Hawks...
Blackhawks
U12 - Sunbury Sonics 26-51
SCVL
(01/04/07)
The
young Blackhawks showed how much they have improved this
season by still being able to put in an impressive
performance against a physically stronger Sonics,
despite being without key players.
The
game was actually more even then the score-line
suggests, but the ball would just not drop through the
net for the Blackhawks.
They
staged a great revival in the second half, using the
speed of Tom O'Carroll combined with the strength and
passing of Elliot Farmer. All the players gave 100% +
effort to leave their supporters feeling pleased even
though they lost the game. but just
couldn't sustain the early momentum and tired towards
the end of the period
MVP:
Elliot Farmer
Q1:
0-10, Q2: 4-10, 2nd half: 22-29
Blackhawks:
Tom O'Carroll(6),
Elliot Farmer(10), Remi Brand, Laura Cox, Conor
Smith(4), Mia Lloyd(4), James Morales, Filippo Di
Paola(2), Ben Clifton, Matt Payne.
Victory
at last!...
Blackhawks
U12 - Kingston Slam
48 - 31
SCVL
(18/03/07)
After some great performances against tough opposition
in the Surrey league, hopes were high for a victory
against Kingston Slam, despite having already lost to
them earlier in the season.
The team
did not disappoint and once they took the lead early in the
2nd qtr they never looked like losing control of the game.
In an
even 1st quarter, Blake Adamson (6 points) and Hugo Trimming
(2 points) gave Blackhawks and early lead, but Slam's key
player V. Nikpour was in fine form and kept his side in the
lead 8 - 12 at the first break.
Blackhawks Coach Andy Farmer had tactically kept his 2
key players (Elliot Farmer and Alex Dean) to the 2nd qtr
and they soon made an impressive mark on the game and
Woking scored 14 points without reply to take a
comfortable lead.
Every
Blackhawks player made a great contribution in the second
half as they started to enjoy the feeling of being in front.
Coach
Farmer has selected Tom Andrews as his MVP for the game.
Top
scorer was Elliot Farmer with 16 points, followed by Blake
Adamson (12) and Alex Dean (8).
Q1:
8-12 Q2: 16-2 2nd half: 24-17
Blackhawks: Hugo Trimming(2),
Blake Adamson(12), Mia Lloyd Misha Blair, Conor
Smith(4), Tom Andrews(2), James Morales(4), Filippo Di
Paola, Elliot Farmer(16), Alex Dean(8)
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Not
what was expected...
Blackhawks
U12 - Solent 7-22
BCVL
(16/03/07)
After such an impressive performance scoring 31 points
against London Towers in their last match, it was
expected that the young Blackhawks would notch up their
first win of the season in the Bracknell league against
bottom-placed Solent.
It
was not to be and the Blackhawks never got of the
ground, failing to score at all in Qtrs 2 and 3.
Q1:
2-8 Q2: 0-8 Q3: 0-5 Q4: 4-1
Blackhawks: Hugo Trimming,
Isaac Lamey, Corinne Heggie,
Blake Adamson(3), Daniel Johnson, Laura Cox, Conor
Smith, Tom Andrews(2), James Morales(2), Filippo Di
Paola, Tom Bounds, Matt Payne.
Towers shaken...
Blackhawks
U12 - London Towers 31-41
SCVL playoff
(11/03/07)
The
youngest team of Blackhawks just keep on improving this
season. Against the London Towers in this playoff 1/4
Final they put on an awesome performance that kept them
hard on the heels of their mighty opponents throughout
the game. With a bit more luck around the basket, and if
Elliot Farmer had been on his usual shooting form, the
score would have been even closer.
It's
not easy to single out individuals in what was very much
a great all round team performance, but Coach Andy
Farmer has awarded MVP to his younger brother Elliot (
no brotherly favouritism I am assured!) for the way in
which he kept the Giant Tower player out of the game in
a mammoth man-to-man struggle.
Blake Adamson was a tireless Captain as ever and Laura
Cox and Misha Blair impressed in what was probably their
best performances of the season.
The
fact that more players scored baskets this week is also
an indication of the all round team performance. Without
a scoresheet or stats, the points below may not be
accurate. If your points score below is wrong, let Keith
know!
Blackhawks: Hugo Trimming(4),
Isaac Lamey, James Morales(2),
Blake Adamson(5), Elliot Farmer(5), Laura Cox, Conor
Smith(4), Misha Blair(2), James Morales(2), Filippo Di
Paola(2), Tom Bounds.
So close yet again...
Blackhawks
U12 - Kingston Wildcats A 33-39
SCVL
(18/2/07)
Having lost to Kingston A by 50 points just 3 weeks ago
at Bracknell, and then losing to Kingston B by 2 points
last week, the young Hawks came out determined not to
give the Kingston senior team another easy game.
Their determination paid off and Kingston were made to
fight for every point in claiming a narrow victory.
The
6 point winning margin was unusually down to the 1st
quarter performance, which in an evenly matched
encounter Kingston won 6-12
The
second quarter was again very even, with Kingston just
edging this period by one point to win 4-5.
The
half-time score was therefore 10 -17 to the Wildcats,
with all to play for in the second half.
Blackhawks Coach Andy Farmer was able to put his best 5
on court to start this period and thanks to a run of
baskets by Alex Dean, they narrowed the gap to just one
point in the first 8 minutes of the period.
Bad
luck then hit the Blackhawks... injuries to Dean and
Morales, plus losing Captain Blake Adamson on 5 fouls,
allowed Wildcats to grab the initiative and within 3
minutes they had opened up a 9 point lead again.
Undaunted, Dean when back on court and renewed his
scoring partnership with Elliot Farmer in a brave
attempt to take back control of the game. They pulled
back 3 points and won the second half by one point, but
despite this moral victory, Kingston had done enough to
claim a narrow win.
Q1:
6-12, Q2:4-5, 2nd Half: 23-22
MVP
& Top
Scorer: Alex Dean (16)
Blackhawks: Hugo Trimming(4), Alex Dean(16),
Isaac Lamey, James Morales(2),
Blake Adamson(6), Elliot Farmer(3), Laura Cox(2), Conor
Smith.
So close after great fightback...
Blackhawks
U12 - Kingston Wildcats B 29-31
SCVL
(11/2/07)
After a run of heavy defeats the young Blackhawks were
looking for victory in this match, but despite a
magnificent fight-back in the second half they just lost
out to the Wildcats.
The
first quarter was very even with Field Goals from Alex
Dean, Hugo Trimming and James Morales helping the
Blackhawks to hold Kingston to one point advantage, 7-8.
The
2nd quarter started badly and Woking allowed Kingston to
put up a run of 14 points without reply to put them
ahead at half time 9-24.
With
the freedom allowed by the second - half rules, Coach
Andy Farmer was able to put his strongest team together,
and with Elliot Farmer and Alex Dean on court at the
same time, the Blackhawks started to dominate the game.
This
seemed to motivate the rest of the squad and they all
lifted their game magnificently throughout the period.
Woking finished very strongly, putting 14 points on the
board without reply at the end of the half to win it
20-7, just 3 points short of victory. If only the
match had lasted just a few minutes more!
10
year old Remi Brand played in his first ever match, put
in a great deal of effort on court, and will have
learned from this experience.
Q1:
7-8, Q2:2-16, 2nd Half: 20-7
Top
Scorer: Hugo Trimming (10)
Blackhawks: Hugo Trimming(10), Alex Dean(9),
Isaac Lamey, James Morales(4),
Matt Payne, Elliot Farmer(6), Mia Lloyd, Laura Cox, Remi
Brand.
Noticeable improvement...
Blackhawks
U12 - Kingston A 10-54
SCVL
(4/2/07)
Against what is probably the best team in the Surrey U12
league, the young Hawks put in a great first-half
performance, but couldn't sustain it, as Brentwood upped
the pace in the second half to run out easy winners.
The
emphasis that Coach Parry has put on defence in training
paid dividends early on as the Hawks limited the Fire to
a slender 2 point advantage in quarter 1. The second
period saw more of the same effort and at half-time
Blackhawks were just 10 points adrift of their stronger
and taller opponents.
With
an injury to captain Blake Adamson, and with Brentwood
really starting to play strong Basketball, Woking could
not hold on for much longer and lost the second half
heavily.
Q1:
4-6, Q2:4-12, 2nd Half: 2-36
Blackhawks: Hugo Trimming(4), Tom Bounds, James Morales,
Matt Payne, Conor Smith, Mia Lloyd(2), Filippo Di Paola,
Blake Adamson(4)
Cobham
in different class to brave U12's ...
Blackhawks
U12 - Cobham 12-84
SCVL
(14/1/07)
Cobham were just high class in every department and
continued there unbeaten run this season against the
brave Blackhawks u12's.
With age
and height advantage also in their favour, the well drilled
Cobham side looked very sharp right from the tipoff and won
the first qtr by 18 points, with Blake Adamson providing the
single basket for the Blackhawks.
Qtr 2
was exactly the same pattern and Cobham won this period by
20 points to make the score at half-time 4 - 42 in their
favour.
Woking
Coach Andy Farmer could do nothing to stop the onslaught,
but somehow managed to keep his side motivated throughout
the game and to his teams great credit they never gave
up - showing great heart right to the final whistle.
The
second half was lost 3 - 42, with 8 year old Matthew Payne
scoring his first basket for the Blackhawks in only his
second game.
Woking
were awarded 5 points due to Cobham being a player short,
but this was never going to make any difference to the
outcome.
The
positives for Woking from this game must be the fantastic attitude of
their young, inexperienced team and the fact that these
games will add to the players development.
Q1: 2-20
Q2: 2-22 2nd half: 3-42
MVP:
Blake Adamson. A typically energetic Captain's performance.
Blackhawks: Adamson(3),Trimming(2),Bounds,Morales,Lamey,
Lloyd, Smith, Cox, Di Paola, Payne(2)
------------------------------------
U12's
no match for Spelthorne ...
Blackhawks
U12 - Spelthorne Atoms 6-34
BCVL
(12/1/07)
From
the start it was obvious to most observers that this was
not going to be the young Blackhawks night. The
Spelthorne Captain, L. Wilson, was in fine form and led
his well-drilled and typically aggressive Atoms side to
a comfortable win. On this performance it is hard to
understand why this was their first victory of the
season at Bracknell.
In
contrast the Hawks captain, Blake Adamson, could find no
way past the tight well-organised Spelthorne defence and
many of his driving runs hit a brick wall. To the
Blackhawks credit they gave a typically gutsy
performance and managed to hold the Atoms to just a 6
point lead at the end of the first quarter but failed to
score themselves.
It
was qtr 2 where Spelthorne really put points on the
board, with O'Connell grabbing 12 points to give his
side an 18 point lead at half time. The only Woking
points coming from Tom Andrews.
Despite the effort of Adamson, Blackhawks continued to
fair no better in the second half, although they did
manage to keep the points gap down to just 8, thanks to
2 baskets from Hugo Trimming.
Highlight of the game for Woking was to see 8 year old
Matthew Payne making his debut for the club and putting
in a creditable performance against elder opponents. One
to watch for the future!
Q1:
0-6 , Q2: 2-16, Q3: 2-7 Q4: 2-5
MVP:
Blake Adamson - Phenomenal workrate - never giving up.
Blackhawks: Adamson, Trimming(4), Bounds, Morales,
Payne, Blair, Hardman, Smith, Cox, Di Paola, Andrews(2)
U12's
slump against Slam ...
Blackhawks U12 -
Kingston Slam 26-46
SCVL
(10/12/06)
A
weakened Blackhawks side started off lively enough in
the first quarter and were 8 - 4 in front with 2 seconds
to go, when the Kingston Slam number 11 (Nikpour) went
for a wild 3-pointer from near the half court line which
flew into the basket for the period to end 8-7!. At this
stage the hawks still looked favourites to win.
However, the second quarter was a disaster for the
Blackhawks second 5, who hardly got near the basket and
slumped to a 16-0 deficit to make the score at half-time
8-23 to Kingston and an uphill task now faced the Woking
side.
Captain Blake Adamson and Hugo Trimming worked
tirelessly in the second half to try and get their side
back in the game, but couldn't do it all on their own,
and although the period ended with a respectable 5 point
loss to the Blackhawks, the damage had been done.
It
was really nice to see 8 year old Robert Crockford
playing in his first ever game. Undaunted by the
superior age, size and experience of the opposition, he
put in a great performance, earning himself 4th MVP
behind the 3 players below. One to watch for the future!
Q1
8-7 , Q2 0-16, Q3/4: 18-23
MVP:
Blake Adamson (22.7) with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Good performances also from Hugo Trimming (21.0) and Mia
Lloyd(10.5)
Blackhawks: Adamson(14), Trimming(10), Bounds, Morales,
Lloyd(2), Crockford, Smith, Lamey, Di Paola.
U12's
no answer to Reading ...
Blackhawks U12 -
Reading 4 - 24
BCVL
(08/12/06)
Against a well organised
Reading team, and with key players Blake Adamson and Hugo
Trimming having a quiet game by their own standards, this
proved a very difficult game for the young Hawks and
they were 0-15 down at half-time.
They did win the third
qtr 2-1 though!
Q1: 0-7, Q2:-8, Q3:2-1,
Q4:2-8.
MVP: Blake Adamson .
With only 7 MVP an indicator of a quiet game.
Blackhawks: Adamson(4), Trimming, Bounds, Morales,
Blair, Hardman, Eggar, Lamey, Di Paola, Andrews.
Great
defence not enough...
Blackhawks U12 - Blackhawks U14 girls 8-28
BCVL
(10/11/06)
This was
never going to be an easy game against a team from the same
club, who we know to be strong contenders in the U12 league
this season.
They
also had a considerable height advantage at the basket!
After a disappointing first quarter, the younger Hawks
switched tactics and ran a solid defence at the halfway
line, and created chances on the break. Nervousness
around the basket however meant missed chances to reduce
the point gap.
An
enjoyable game played in a nice atmosphere that enabled
us to give some players on both sides their first taste
of match action.
So
overall some real positives to take away from this game.
MVP:
tba
Blackhawks: Adamson, Trimming, Bounds, Blair, Hardiman,
Johnson, Smith, Lamey
2 great games by the U12's in double
-header at Chessington!!
First
win of the season....
Blackhawks U12 - Epsom Rockets 38-27
SCVL
(05/11/06)
At last
a game against opposition of the same size!
The
8 young Blackhawks were always in control of this game
and won the game play by 16 points, but had that reduced
at the end due to a 5 point penalty for being 2 players
short.
The
Blackhawks starting five of Blake Adamson, Misha Blair,
Tom Bounds, Mia Lloyd and Hugo Trimming were in control
from the start, but were unlucky around the basket, and
only led at the end of Q1 7-2.
Q2
saw Conor Smith, James Morales and Filippo DiPaola
starting and they managed to pile on the points to win
the Quarter 13-2 and put the Hawks 20-4 up at half time.
The
second half saw Adamson take control and his 10 points
with only 2 in reply increased the lead to 26 points at
one point during the period.
At
this point in the game, the hawks seemed to decide to
let Epsom have the ball for a while, and they netted 10
points without reply to give them the satisfaction of
winning the second- half 23-18. Luckily the damage had
been done in the first half, and the u12's notched up
their first win of the season, with Coach Andy Farmer
well pleased with the victory.
Q1:
7-2, Q2: 13-2, 2nd half:18-23
MVP: Blake
Adamson (14 points)
Blackhawks: Blake
Adamson(14), Hugo Trimming(8), Conor Smith, Misha Blair, Filippo Di
Paola(4), Thomas Bounds(4), Mia-Jean Lloyd(3), James Morales(5).
------------------------
And then
came the Towers....
Blackhawks U12 - London Towers 30-53
SCVL
(05/11/06)
Any
thoughts that the Hawks were going to be over-awed meeting
last years champions , or that they were tired from their
previous game were soon dismissed as they matched the Towers
point for point during Q1 and kept the score within 3 points
at the end (8-11) with 6 points from captain Blake Adamson
and another 2 from Hugo Trimming.
The
second 5 from each team were also evenly matched and
although Blackhawks lost the quarter 2-6, the half-time
score of 10-17 to Towers had Woking supporters muttering of
a famous victory against their mighty opponents.
Disaster
struck the Blackhawks early in the second half when Adamson
picked up 2 personal fouls in quick succession to put him on
4 fouls. Coach Andy Farmer had no option but to bring him
off, and with it went their main threat.
Towers
Coach Warren Bobb kept his big 5 on during this period and
took full advantage of Woking being without their Captain to
increase the lead and put the game out of reach for the
Blackhawks.
The
difference that Adamson would have made was evident when he
came back on the court later in the period, scoring 12
points himself and linking up well with Hugo Trimming for
him to score 6. Blackhawks were starting to tire towards the
end and Towers hit them with fast break after fast break to
win the second half 20-35.
The
whole Blackhawks team put in an enormous amount of heart and
effort in this game, never gave up, and earned themselves a
great round of applause from their supporters as they left
the court. They should all be justly proud of their
performance.
Praise
must also go to young Coach Andy Farmer for keeping his team
going throughout and getting the very best out of them in a
difficult match.
MVP
goes to James Morales. His effort and work-rate were
magnificent as he battled for every ball in defence and
offence grabbing 4 steals, 1 block and 5 rebounds.
Blackhawks: Blake
Adamson(18), Hugo Trimming(10), Conor Smith, Misha Blair, Filippo Di
Paola, Thomas Bounds, Mia-Jean Lloyd(2), James Morales.
Great spirit not enough.....
Blackhawks U12 - Sunbury
Sonics 20-42
SCVL
(15/10/06)
Out-sized by the opposition yet again, these young
Hawks are finding it hard work so far this season, but you
cannot fault their effort, heart or enthusiasm.
The
biggest encouragement must come from their second-half
performance which they only lost by 2 points (16-18).
For the
second game in a row, the tireless Blake Adamson was the key
player for the Blackhawks with 13 points on the board. The
only other player to score any points was Hugo Trimming who
paired up well with Adamson to get 7 points of his own.
Thanks must go to Andy Farmer as Coach, he did a great
job in organising the team and keeping them going, and
Elliot Farmer for doing the stats.
Q1:
3-12, Q2: 1-12, 2nd half:16-18
MVP: Blake
Adamson
Blackhawks: Blake
Adamson(13), Hugo Trimming(7), Conor Smith, Ben
Clifton, Misha Blair, Isaac Lamey, Filippo Di
Paola, Thomas Bounds, Mia-Jean Lloyd, James Morales.
---------------------------------
Still some growing to do!.....
Blackhawks U12 - Bracknell 6-30
BCVL
(13/10/06)
The age
and height difference between these 2 sides was evident from
the start, and if that wasn't enough, the Bracknell side had
the advantage of playing together as a team last season.
Once
again the effort and determination of the young Blackhawks
could not be questioned, and they will have learnt from the
experience.
Blake
Adamson gave a true Captains performance, never gave up
trying, and scored the 6 points his team put on the
scoreboard.
Good
performances also from the two new girls in the side, Ellie
Hardman (in her first ever match) and Misha Blair.
MVP: Blake
Adamson
Blackhawks: Blake
Adamson(6), Hugo Trimming, Conor Smith, Thomas
Andrews, Misha Blair, Isaac Lamey, Filippo Di
Paola, Thomas Bounds, Ellie Hardman.
Great effort in first match.....
Blackhawks - Cobham 15-23
(22/09/06)
With only 2 weeks of
training and a new batch of young players in the squad,
this was always going to be a difficult match for the
Blackhawks U12's. Coach Parry had only 11
match-ready players to choose from and 5 of them had
never played in a competitive match before.
As it turned out, he
and they can all be very proud of the effort they put in
to this game, and it was only in the last qtr that
Cobham were able to make their extra height and
experience make the difference.
Cobham took
advantage of being 3 players short of a team in the 2nd
quarter by being able to field 3 of their better players
from the 1st quarter. The 6 point "fine" they got for
this only just cancelling out the deficit at half time.
Hugo Trimming, one of
those in his first match, gets my vote as MVP, with his 6
points being the majority that the Hawks scored in open
play. Captain Blake Adamson scored 2 and the other 1
came from a Thomas Andrews free throw.
Blackhawks: Blake
Adamson(2), Hugo Trimming(6), Conor Smith, James Morales, Thomas
Andrews(1), Misha Blair, Mia Lloyd, Isaac Lamey, Filippo Di
Paola, Thomas Bounds.
New season starts this
Saturday!
Here we go.... the
new season starts with practice on Saturday 9th September at
Woking High School as normal. Please note the new times
of 9am - 11am.
I am very pleased to
say that Phil Parry has offered to Coach the U12's this
season following the departure of Jim back to the states.
Phil is one of
our senior coaches who also trains our ladies and girls
teams. Some of you will remember Phil as he covered Jim for
a couple of sessions last year. Andy Farmer has volunteered
to be assistant coach next season as James is off to
University. Andy also helped with some coaching last year
and was the U16 boys MVP and Top Scorer. This season he will
play full time in the Hunters mens squad.
The U12 team will
compete in both Bracknell and Surrey CVL leagues as per last
season. The Team Manager position for the U12's is still
vacant. Currently we are planning to cover this on best
endeavours by the rest of the committee- anybody interested
in helping please let us know!
Win one, Lose one
against
Heat (28/4/06)
Friendly
Friday
28th saw the young Blackhawks play 2 friendly games
against Guildford Heat u12's ( formerly known as
Bracknell!).
These
were the first matches for a while, but it was pleasing
to see that the players have continued to improve and
they played some great passing basketball.
Blackhawks dominated the first mini-match and won it 20
- 8.
The
second match was more even, and despite leading for most
of the game, Blackhawks let it slip towards the end, and
as time ran out, ended up losing 11-14.
Both
teams enjoyed the encounter and we will be looking to
play hosts to Heat in early September for another
friendly.
Blackhawks:
Alexis, Farmer, Denenny, Barber, Cranstone, Andrews,
Morton, Lloyd, Di Paola, Jones, Smith.
3rd place in Army Warrior Tournament(25/2/06)
Woking
'A 'finished in 3rd place with 4 wins and 2 losses.
Quite an improvement over last year, and a mark of how
far this team has come in 12 months.
All the
players demonstrated good attitude, behaviour and
performance and were wonderful ambassadors for the club.
A great
day that was enjoyed by players, officials and supporters.
Coach
Denenny said..." I think we could have won this
tournament if we had been at full strength the whole
day. It really hurt that we lost Blake Adamson for the
two toughest games of the day due to his hockey practice
and Elliot Farmer was injured in the warm-up - even
though he tried to gut it out and play some of the
games. Even with those obstacles we only lost to the
tournament winners, Kingston A, by 3 points. With our
short-handed squad I think we would have won that one if
they had played with a stopping clock in the 4th quarter
-we definitely had them on the ropes. This is the same
Kingston A team that beat us 66-8 less than 2 months
ago. We played almost as well against Spelthorne, losing
by 9 despite Alex Dean fouling out at the beginning of
the second quarter (they only allowed 3 fouls today). We
also lost to this team less than 2 months ago, 40-7. I'm
very proud of the way the kids played and excited to see
the improvement that they're making.
The B's had a tougher day, as expected. But what a great
experience for them all. We had 2 players who had never
played in a game before. One of those kids played in 6
games just today. I saw improvement throughout the day
in the games I was able to watch, except when they
finally ran out of gas (petrol?) at the end of the day.
Without exception, everyone of the players I spoke to
said they had a lot of fun and that they really liked
playing in the games. Even Daniel Johnson (8yrs old)
overcame his nerves and got on the court for 2 games.
Afterwards he told me how much loves basketball now.
That kind of stuff makes all the time and effort well
worth it".
Blackhawks
A: Barber, Dean, Denenny, Adamson, Lucas, Alexis,
Cranstone, Farmer.
Blackhawks
B: Kendall, Morton, Di Paola, Lloyd, Morales, King,
Andrews, Smith, Johnson.
Great victory in last match.....
Blackhawks - Sunbury Sonics 37-22
(12/02/06)
The Blackhawks players and supporters all went away from
this match with a well-deserved big smile on their faces.
Although some faces were a bit sore!
This was
an evenly matched and enjoyable game, spoilt only by one
Sonics player who took his coaches instructions a bit to
literally.
But to
concentrate on the good stuff...
Qtr1 was
low scoring, with Coach Denenny wondering if the ball was
ever going to drop through the net, or continue to just run
around the rim. The hustle and shooting were there in
abundance, but the points would not go on the board.
The points started to come in qtr2 for both sides and at
half time the match was evenly balanced.
In the
second half the Blackhawks started to apply the pressure.
The shots began to go in, the defence was sound, and they
soon opened up a 9 point lead. They never looked like losing
this advantage, despite the knocks and bumps that came in
this period, and in the end the win seemed comfortable.
The statistics really
tell the story of this game with Woking having 63 attempts
at basket but only making 14!
Rebounds were high with
16 defensive and 13 offensive won.
This was
a good, brave all round team performance, but special
mentions go to Tate Barber for his 13 points and to Ryan
Alexis, who was a continuous threat to the Sonics, for
remaining so cool under intimidation.
Q1:3-4,
Q2:10-10, 2nd half: 19-8. plus 5 bonus points.
Blackhawks: Barber(13), Denenny(7), Adamson(1), Obaseki,
Jones, Lucas(2), Andrews(2), Alexis(7), Farmer, Kendall,
Morton, Koh.
A familiar tale.....
Blackhawks - Brentwood Fire 21-72
(05/02/06)
There must be something
in the water in Essex that produces such physically mature
children by year 7 !. Brentwood also proved what a farce the
Surrey CVL league rules really are fielding just 6 of these
skilful "mature for their age" players against a Blackhawks
squad of 12 true "year 7 and unders". This move
allowed Fire to keep pretty much the same team on for the
whole match and only be penalised for this by 5 points -
hardly a dis-incentive!
Enough of the reporters
moans - how did the young Hawks play?
The first 5 of Dean,
Farmer, Jones, Adamson, and Alexis were magnificent, putting
in one of the best quarter performances seen this year.
With sharper-shooting Woking would have won the quarter even
against this stronger side, but it finished 2 - 8.
The second qtr saw
Denenny, Obaseki, Lucas, Barber and Cranstone also put in a
hustling performance, but Fire were now starting to make
their presence felt and won the qtr 2 -18 to extend their
half-time lead to 22 points.
The second half started
with Kendall and Smith in the game, but they also could make
no headway against the more experienced team.
Coach Denenny should be
pleased with the progress his squad is making, but there are
still learning points to take back to practice.
Q1:2-8,
Q2:2-18, 2nd half: 12-46. plus those 5 points!
Blackhawks: Dean, Barber(4), Denenny(2), Smith, Adamson, Obaseki,
Jones, Lucas(2), Cranstone, Alexis(8), Farmer, Kendall.
Just held on.....
Blackhawks - Bracknell 14-10
(27/1/06)
In an evenly-matched,
low-scoring game it was great to see the smiles on the young
hawks faces as they notched up a win in their last match of
the season at Bracknell.
Q1:1-2,
Q2:9-4, Q3:2-0 Q4:2-4.
Blackhawks: Dean(5), Barber, Denenny(1), Lloyd, Adamson, Obaseki(6),
Jones, Lucas(2), Cranstone, Andrews.
Young Hawks show their big hearts...
Blackhawks - London Towers 12-107
(20/1/06)
Coach
Denenny and the Woking supporters can feel immensely
proud of
their young players as they never gave up trying in a
match that was never a "match" in terms of scoring
ability.
The
effort and heart demonstrated by the whole team was a
pleasure to watch, with many of the moves practised in
training starting to be seen on the court.
Only
losing Q2 by 18 points seemed like a victory against
such a very skilful free-scoring Towers side. This was
short-lived though, and in the second half the
Towers turned it on again - even shooting 3-pointers!
Amazing to see as this young age.
Q1:0-27,
Q2:2-20, second half: 5-60.
The
Blackhawks were awarded 5 points for the Towers being a
player short.
Blackhawks: Alexis, Dean(4), Barber, Denenny, Farmer, Adamson, Obaseki(1),
Jones, Lucas(2),
Cranstone, Kendall.
Still a way to go...
Blackhawks - Spelthorne 7 -40
(13/1/06)
The young
Blackhawks certainly don't lack effort or spirit, and
they never gave up in this match against a Spelthorne team
that were just too strong and consistent under the basket.
Coach
Denenny will have the squad on shooting practice at
training this week!
As in
previous games the first half was the strongest and the
Hawks were only 12 points down at half time, but the
warning signs were there and in Q3 they fell behind by a
further 16 points.
Nice to
see Ross Jones scoring in his first ever match and he
added 2 steals and 3 rebounds to round off a good first
outing.
Blackhawks: Alexis(2), Dean, Barber, Denenny, Farmer(2), Adamson, Obaseki(1),
Jones(2), Kokossis,
Cranstone, Andrews, Morton.
disappointing final result...
Blackhawks - KingstonA 8-66
(8/1/06)
Against a
typically aggressive and skilful Kingston side, the young
Hawks played fantastically in the first 2 quarters to hold
their opponents to a 2 - 14 scoreline. With more luck under
the basket for the Blackhawks, the score could have been
even.
In the
second half we lost steam, and Kingston scored at will
with layup after layup hitting the target.
Coach
can be pleased with the effort all the players
demonstrated, but plenty to work on in practice.
In his
first game for the club, Caspar Lucas showed potential
and will improve with confidence and match practice.
Full
coaches report to follow
Blackhawks: Alexis(2), Dean, Barber(4),
Denenny, Farmer, Adamson, Obaseki(2), Morales, Lloyd,
Kendall, Lucas, Smith.
Fantastic Team
Performance!...
Blackhawks - Hart 22-23
(9/12/05)
(Won 20-0 by default)
This match
was forfeited to the Blackhawks before the start due to Hart
needing over-age players in order to make up a team. As it
was the young Hawks found themselves up against a much
bigger side, and fought fantastically to take the match into
overtime with the score at 22-22 at the end of Q4. Losing by
just one free throw in the extra minute.
Full
coaches report to follow
Blackhawks: Alexis(8), Dean(2), Barber(2),
Denenny(2), Farmer, Adamson(4), Obaseki(2), Cranstone,
Lloyd, Kendall(2), Kokossis, Andrews
Coach impressed with
team effort...
Blackhawks - Cobham 23-40
(4/12/05)
Despite
the final score, this was the young Blackhawks best overall
effort (at least in the coaches opinion). If not for a major
defensive breakdown by a couple members of the team that
played the second quarter, the outcome of this game could
have been different. The first unit started the game off
very strong, playing tough defence, dominating the boards
and equalling Cobham, 8 all on the scoreboard. Cobham
outscored Woking 16-0 in the second quarter. In the second
half Woking came out strong again and kept fighting hard despite
the big hole caused by the second quarter breakdown. Many
players contributed to the second half effort in which
Woking again played Cobham even, 15-16. This is another
lesson for the Blackhawks. If one or two players do not
hustle and play defence it hurts the entire team. There were
many positives in the game including Woking's strongest
rebounding and defensive effort overall. The shooting and
screening were also much improved. These are all very
positive signs. Ryan Alexis had his strongest game of the
season with outstanding rebounding, tough defence, improved
shooting, and some nice passes to go along with his game-high
7 points. Alex Dean played another very strong game again
showing good court vision and contributing 6 points.
Blackhawks: Alexis(7), Dean(6), Barber(4),
Denenny(2), Farmer(2), Adamson(2), Obaseki, Cranstone,
Morton, Kendall, King, Koh
Lost out to aggression...
Blackhawks - Kingston A 8-28
(25/11/05)
Another
good effort but a tough night overall for the young
Blackhawks. Continued unlucky shooting and giving up too
many lay-ups to a Kingston team that was very good at making
them pretty much sums up the game. The defence overall was
OK but there were consistent breakdowns by 1 or 2 players at
a time that led to the easy lay-ups for Kingston. The
rebounding was better in this game with just about everyone
contributing. Blake Adamson had a very strong game with 6
points and solid defence. Scott Kendal sank his first basket
of the season - It was a pretty bank shot from the left side
on a nice assist from Austen Denenny. The coaches tried to
get a motion offence going but it again proved to be overly
ambitious. A few players showed some nice screening
including Elliot Farmer, Scott Kendall and Daniel Cranstone.
Shooting and defence will be a focus of practice the next 2
weeks before the next games.
Blackhawks: Adamson(6), Kendall(2), Alexis, Dean,
Barber, Kokossis, Farmer, Denenny, King, Koh, Lloyd,
Cranstone
Low flying hawks..
Blackhawks - Reading Rockets 10-15
(18/11/05)
This
game was very similar to the last game against Seven
Oaks. The Blackhawks fought hard and gave a good over
all effort but came up short in a close match up. Once
again, defensive breakdowns, especially by some of
newer, less experienced players, allowed some easy
baskets to a Reading team that proved to be skilled at
making their lay-ups. Reading controlled the boards in
the first half but Woking showed a lot of pride in the
second half and held their own against a taller Reading
squad. Olivia Obaseki, Tate Barber, Alex Dean and Ryan
Alexis lead the way on the boards. Alex Dean had a
strong game and showed good court vision with several
nice passes throughout the game. Danae Kokossis also
played solid in her first game in the Bracknell league.
As was the case in the last game, close shots at the
basket wouldn't fall in for the Blackhawks. The coaches
also got a little ambitious with the motion offense that
relies heavily on solid and continuos screening. We will
have to give the players a few more opportunities to
practice that before expecting to see better results.
Blackhawks:Obaseki, Kokossis, Andrews, Morales, Smith,
Farmer, Denenny, Alexis(4), Dean(4), Barber(2), Koh
Blackhawks eclipse Suns...
Blackhawks - Sevenoaks Suns 21 -20
(13/11/05)
The Blackhawks benefited from a 5-point penalty on Seven
Oaks - for not having enough players - to squeak out a
victory in this one. While the young Blackhawks were
actually out-scored on the court, they played well and
for the most part out-played the Seven Oaks team. Woking
got off to a fast start taking an early 10-2 lead.
However, defensive breakdowns and numerous unlucky shots
at the basket allowed Seven Oaks to get back in it and
eventually take the lead. Woking was dominated on the
boards in the first half but fought much harder in the
second half with Ryan Alexis, Tate Barber, Blake Adamson
and Austen Denenny contributing to the rebounding
turnaround. Man-to-man defence and boxing out for
rebounds will continue to be a primary focus in upcoming
practices. Tate Barber played a very good game with 10
rebounds and 6 points. Austen Denenny played the entire
game at point guard and did a good job distributing and
protecting the ball while also contributing 6 points.
Ryan Alexis played another strong all-around game
(defence, rebounding) and had many good shots at the
basket that just wouldn't go in. Blake Adamson and
Daniel Cranstone also helped the team with their hustle.
It was not the most satisfying victory but we'll take
it.
Blackhawks:Barber(6), Koh(2), Adamson(2), Cranstone, Lloyd, Morton, Denenny(6), Alexis,
Kendall,Obaseki,Smith
Blackhawks battle against strong Solent...
Blackhawks - Solent 5 -27
(14/10/05)
This match
was a learning experience for the young Blackhawks. Solent
were bigger, faster and stronger than Woking in this one.
They also wanted it more and showed it with their hustle and
rebounding. The bright spot of the game was that Woking
didn't quit after falling behind 17-0 at half-time and even
came back to win Q3 3-2 (morale victory). However, Woking
weren't able to keep it up as Solent poured it on again in
the Q4 to put the Hawks away. Solent showed the young
Blackhawks how they should be playing and practicing. It's
up to us now to grow from this humbling experience.
Blackhawks:Dean(2), Barber(2), Koh(1), Obaseki, Adamson,
Cranstone, Andrews, Morton, King, Farmer, Denenny, Alexis
Win one, Lose one...
Blackhawks -
KingstonB 34 -25 (09/10/05)
The Blackhawks faced off
against a much-improved Kingston B squad in out first game
in the Surrey CVL. The Blackhawks emerged victorious in what
turned out to be a back-and-forth battle that included
several lead changes. Led by Ryan Alexis and Mia Lloyd
(playing in her first game ever), the Blackhawks jumped out
to an 8-5 lead after one quarter. The second unit couldn't
keep up the momentum and the second quarter ended with
Kingston leading 19-8. The 3rd quarter belonged to the
Blackhawks as they were led by Tate Barber, Ryan Alexis and
Alex Dean who put Woking ahead to stay at 22-21. The
comeback win was very impressive for the young Blackhawks
who refused to get discouraged after falling behind early in
the game. Danae Kokossis and Mia Lloyd had strong
performances in their first league games. Connor Smith also
showed noticeable improvement.
Blackhawks:Alexis(8), Dean(8), Barber(6), Lloyd(4),
Farmer(2), King(2), Morton(2), Kokossis(2), Morales,
Kendall, Smith, Koh
Blackhawks - Tasis 24 -43
(09/10/05)
In the
second of back-to-back games, the young Blackhawks couldn't
keep up with a fresh group of Tasis players. Coach and
parents were proud of how the players didn't quit after
falling behind 19-6 in the first half. Even after Tate
Barber fouled out at the beginning of the second half, the
Blackhawks kept fighting and got within 10 points late in
the second half before running out of steam. Alex Dean had
an excellent game and along with Ryan Alexis and Elliot
Farmer provided the bulk of the offensive punch for Woking.
James Morales and Scott Kendall showed significant
improvement in their second games. This one is on the coach
for agreeing to a last minute schedule change to help the
league out that resulted in a tired Woking team that
couldn't keep up with a rested Tasis squad.
Blackhawks:Dean(7), Alexis(6), Farmer(6), King(2),
Koh(2), Tate(1), Morales, Kendall, Lloyd, Morton, Kokossis,
Smith
Blackhawks -
KingstonB
22-6 (30/9/05)
The youngest members of the Woking Blackhawks
got their first season of league play off to a roaring
start. From top to bottom all 12 players showed great hustle
and energy resulting in a fantastic 22-6 victory over the
Kinston B squad. Rufus King set the tone with 5 rebounds, 2
steals and one basket for good measure. He continues to live
up to his reputation as Mr Hustle when things really count.
Also contributing to the great team win were leading scorers
(6pts) Austen Denenny and Olivia Obaseki, Elliot Farmer (2
assists, 4 pts) and Ryan Alexis (3 steals). The improvement
of the team and many of the individual players over last
year was also very noticeable, namely inspired performances
from Jack Morton and Daniel Cranstone. This was only the
first game and there is still much opportunity to improve as
the season goes on. Great start, though. Way to go
Blackhawks U12's!!
Blackhawks:
Farmer, Andrews, Denenny, Barber, Alexis, Obaseki, Adamson,
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Squad News
Sat
06-Sep
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat 30-Aug
9.00am: u12 + u14 combined practice. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat 23-Aug
9.00am: u12 + u14 combined practice. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat 16-Aug
9.00am: u12 + u14 combined practice. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat
09-Aug
9.00am: u12 + u14 combined practice. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat
02-Aug
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat
26-July
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat
19-July
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remember to bring a white
and black top.
Please be there on time!
Sat 12-July
9.00am: Practice as usual. Today we welcomed Alex and
Jim to the club. Jasper won the Toblerone competition!
Sat
05-July
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remembers to bring a white
and black top.
28-Jun
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remembers to bring a white
and black top.
21-Jun
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remembers to bring a white
and black top.
14-Jun
9.00am: Practice as usual. Remembers to bring a white
and black top. Coaches will be Sam and Dan. Coach Costas is
on holiday.
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