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Until further notice
the U14s training sessions will be held at Winston Churchill
School Sports Centre, Hermitage Road,
St John's, Saturdays 9-11am.
Would
all
players who are yet to do so please email me using this link
stephen@blackhawks.co.uk so that I have your email
contact. This will make communication so much easier.
We had our first summer
training session on Saturday and I was very pleased with the
amount of talent this new squad contains.
I would especially like
to welcome the players who have moved up from the U12 squad.
This week I met Tolu, Noah, Shem, Joel and Julian. I
know there are more players coming up and, with the standard
displayed by these five, I am really looking forward to
meeting all of you in the weeks to come.
Tim came along for his
first Blackhawks session and showed me that there is a lot
of basketball talent out there not currently playing for any
club. If you play and would like to join one of the
friendliest and most professionally run basketball clubs in
the country, please come along to one of our advertised
sessions.
Looking forward to a
successful and enjoyable summer,
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2007/2008 Season
Win one,
lose one in last games of the season
Blackhawks U14 Boys v
Guildford Heat 67 - 23
Surrey CVL
(27/4/08)
Blackhawks dominated this game from the start against local
rivals Guildford Heat and ran out comfortable winners. The
game was played in good spirit by both sides who are a
credit to their respective clubs.
Blackhawks: Jones(2), Adamson(4), Fleming(6),
Little, Farmer, Dean(6), Allen(6), Eggar(8), Barber(20),
Lucas(10) + 5 bonus as heat had less than 10 players
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Blackhawks U14 Boys v Cobham 31 -
58
Surrey CVL
This was
a much tougher game than the first of the day against a
Cobham side looking to confirm 2nd place in the League and a
place in the Finals.
Blackhawks seemed nervous from the start and never really
got into their pattern. Cobham on the other hand were
well-drilled and deadly accurate under the basket. In
Quarter 4 the Blackhawks had their best spell and won the
period 23-8, but the damage had already been done and all
they could do was make the score look a little more
respectable.
Blackhawks: Jones(2), Adamson(4), Fleming(6),
Little, Farmer, Dean(2), Allen(2), Eggar(4), Barber(6),
Lucas(5)
High on
effort, but not good enough on the day in double-header
Blackhawks U14 Boys v
Sunbury Sonics 46 - 48
Surrey CVL
(13/4/08)
This was
a evenly matched and keenly fought game against the old
enemy of Sunbury Sonics. The fact that Sonics were 2 players
short and would incur a 10 point penalty at the end of the
game, seemed to be on the minds of both sets of players as
they kept a close eye on the score.
Blackhawks
had their chances but had no luck around the rim and the
ball just would not drop for them. Not so for Sonics, where
Rogers and Richardson were on form to score 30 points
between them. Sonics won the game play by 12 points, so with
the 10 point penalty, just won the match by 2.
Blackhawks will feel disappointed as this is a game they
should have been able to win, even without the penalty
points.
Blackhawks: Morales, Jones, Adamson(4), Fleming,
Little, Farmer(2), Dean, Allen(5), Eggar(6), Barber(12),
Lucas(7)
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Blackhawks U14 Boys v
Spelthorne Atoms 33 - 67
Surrey CVL
Despite
being tired from their first game of the day against Sonics,
Blackhawks were fired up for this one. Playing against their
friend and ex-team mate Ryan Alexis, who "defected" to
Spelthorne earlier in the season, was all the incentive they
needed.
For the
majority of the 1st quarter the 2 teams seemed evenly
matched as the Blackhawks executed their plays well and
finished cleanly. However in the last 2 mins, Atoms turned
it on to score 10 points without reply and finish the period
14 -30 ahead. The second fives for each team were also well
matched and the 2nd quarter finished very close with
Blackhawks just edging it 9-8.
Being 15 points down at half-time did not prevent the
Blackhawks from giving maximum effort in the second half,
but the earlier tough game against Sonics was starting to
take it's toll now, and Atoms slowly pulled away to take a
commanding lead and finished the match strongly 67 - 33.
Many spectators thought the match was more even than the
score suggested, and the young Hawks can take heart from
this into their last 2 games on 27th April against Guildford
Heat and Cobham.
Blackhawks: Morales, Jones, Adamson(4), Fleming(6),
Little, Farmer(4), Dean, Allen(6), Eggar(4), Barber(3),
Lucas(6)
2007/2008 Season
Too
little, too late against a strong Cobham side
Blackhawks U14 Boys v
Cobham 41 - 34
Bracknell CVL
(14/3/08)
A game of two
halves for the Blackhawks. Disastrous first half and great
second half, but it was too little too late against a good
all round Cobham side, who were far more accurate around the
basket and tougher on defence.
That the
Blackhawks didn't score their first points until half way
through the second period tells you how far adrift they were
at the start of this game. At half-time they were 6 - 19
down.
Coach Okorocha
must have fired them up in the half-time talk as they
finally woke up in the 3rd period and started to play their
normal game. Captain Caspar Lucas scored all the points in
this period and went on to be top-scorer with 17 points
overall. Going into the final period Blackhawks were still
16 points down at 15-31.
The last quarter
was a complete turn-around with the Blackhawks now hustling
in defence and making use of the fast-break in Offence to
dominate the period. They won the quarter by 9 points, but
it was too late now and Cobham ran out deserved winners at
34-41.
MVP and Top
Scorer: Caspar Lucas (30.5 MVP and 17 points with an 80%
accuracy rate).
Q1:0-6 Q2:6-13 Q3:9-12 Q4:19-10
Blackhawks:
Jones, Adamson(2), Little, Farmer, Allen, DiPaolo,
Barber(8), Lucas(17)Andrews, Eggar(5), Morales, Fleming(2).
Solid
defence tames tames the Wildcats...
Blackhawks U14 Boys v
Kingston Wildcats 35 - 9
Bracknell CVL
(01/02/08)
Having already
beaten the Wildcats this season in the Surrey CVL, stand-in
Coach Keith Farmer warned the U14 Blackhawks at the start
not to be complacent.
He needn't have
worried. Despite the Wildcats scoring the first basket in
the game, a solid Blackhawks defence shot them out totally
for the rest of the 1st quarter. Baskets of their own from
Caspar Lucas, Blake Adamson and Tate Barber saw the young
hawks 8 -2 ahead at the end of the first period.
The Woking 2nd
five played the same tight game, but couldn't find the
baskets themselves and a low-scoring quarter was won 3 -2 by
Kingston, to narrow the Blackhawks lead to 5 at half time.
In the 3rd
quarter, Wildcats were yet again shut out, with further
baskets from Lucas and Adamson restoring a comfortable 13
point lead going into the last period.
Coach Farmer
gave all his bench some court time in the 4th quarter and
none of them let him down. The passing movements from
training started to pay off, with James Allen, Ross Jones
and Max Eggar on the scoring end of some good plays. Tate
Barber rounded off a fine performance to sink a
three-pointer in the last shot of the game to the cheers of
the Blackhawks supporters.
The score-sheet
incorrectly recorded the result as 30 - 9, but will be
corrected to 35-9. (Kingston one player short and 3-pointer
recorded as two points.
The much
improved performance by the boys over recent games was
reflected in the game stats, where they missed out on
equalling the Club "least turnovers in a game record" by
just one.
MVP and Top
Scorer: Tate Barber (16.0 MVP and 9 points).
Q1:8-2 Q2:2-3 Q3:8-0 Q4:13-4
Blackhawks:
Jones(2), Adamson(6), Little, Farmer, Allen(4), DiPaolo,
Barber(9), Lucas(8), Eggar(2), Morales, Fleming.
Not a
great performance, but still a win...
Blackhawks U14 Boys -
Reading Rockets B 42 - 24
Surrey CVL
(18-1-08)
Not a great team
performance from the young u14 Blackhawk boys, but enough to
still get a valuable win.
The victory
never really looked in doubt and it takes them to 2 and 1 in
the Bracknell Central Venue League. Plenty for Coach
Okorocha to concentrate on in the weeks before their next
game.
The final score
was 42-24 to the Blackhawks but the margin of victory should
have been a lot wider, with poor finishing under the basket,
and lack of passing, the main problem.
MVP: Caspar
Lucas with 14.3 MVP points, he scored 10 game points.
Top scorer was Tate Barber with 14 game points
Q1:14-8 Q2:8-6 Q3:12-4 Q4:8-6
Blackhawks:
Jones(2), Adamson(4), Little, Farmer, Allen(4), Dean,
Barber(14), Lucas(10), Eggar(6), Andrews, Fleming(2)
Win one,
lose one in double-header...
Blackhawks U14 Boys -
Kingston Wildcats 64-43
Surrey CVL
(13-01-08)
A good win for
the U14 boys in their first match in a double-header on the
day. Honours were quite even in the first quarter, with
Blackhawks getting their points from Alex Dean, Tate Barber
and Caspar Lucas to give them a narrow 2 point lead at the
end of the period 10 - 8.
Blackhawks
started the second quarter strongly, with Elliot Farmer
driving to the basket twice in the first minute to grab a
quick 4 points for his side. More points from Lee Fleming
(his first game), James Allen and Morgan Little extended the
Blackhawks lead to 10 points by half-time as they led 32-22.
The second half
saw more of the same from whichever 5 players Coach Okorocha
selected and his team increased the points to gap 21 at the
end of the game to record a 64 - 43 victory over the
Wildcats.
MVP: Elliot
Farmer with 23.5 MVP points, he scored 12 points (50%)
accuracy and was strong in defence. Lee Fleming in his debut
game for the club was also in the honours with 21.0 MVP
points and was joint top scorer with 14.
Q1: 10-8 Q2:
22-14 Q3: 18-11 Q4: 14-10
Blackhawks:
Jones, Adamson, Little(2), Farmer(12), Allen(8), Dean(6),
Barber(8), Lucas(14), Di Paola, Morales, Fleming(14)
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Blackhawks U14 Boys -
Brentwood Fire 47-71
Surrey CVL
(13-01-08)
A very different
game against Brentwood Fire, who despite only having 6
players, had height, strength and probably age to their
advantage. Blackhawks never got into their rhythm, and
although they narrowly won the last quarter 13-12, were well
out of the game by then. The final score was 47 - 70 to the
Fire.
MVP was Blake
Adamson with 16.5 MVP points. 60% field goal accuracy
and 5 rebounds.
Q1:4-20 Q2:4-19
Q3:8-19 Q4:13-12. Blackhawks were awarded 20 extra points as
Fire were short of players.
Blackhawks:
Jones(1), Adamson(6), Little, Farmer, Allen(4), Dean(2),
Barber(2), Lucas(6), Di Paola, Morales, Fleming(6)
Good
show against strong TASIS...
Blackhawks U14 Boys -
TASIS Royals 33-48
Surrey CVL
(9-12-07)
After the massive
victory against Epsom earlier in the morning, it was time to
test themselves against some very tough opponents. The U14
Blackhawks did very well, but struggled to match the all
round skill and aggression of the American school side.
An even first quarter,
was followed by TASIS controlling quarters 2 and 3 and
gaining a 27 point lead going in the final period.
To the Blackhawks credit
they came back strongly in the 4th quarter to win it 16 - 4.
A loss by 15 points overall in this game but lessons have
been learned ready for the next games in the New Year.
MVP was Max Eggar with
18.8 MVP points, thanks to 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists.
Blackhawks:
Di Paola, Morales, Adamson(2), Eggar(6), Little, Farmer,
Allen(4), Dean(2), Barber(9), Lucas(10)
What a
difference a day makes!...
Blackhawks U14 Boys -
Epsom Rockets 72-15
Surrey CVL
(9-12-07)
What a
difference a day makes! After the disappointing
display on Friday night, Coach Okorocha put the boys through
a hard training session on Saturday morning and they came
out on this Sunday morning as a new team and totally
demolished the unfortunate Epsom Rockets.
Leading
from the start, baskets by Lucas, Barber and Farmer gave
them a 24-3 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.
The
second quarter saw a different 5 come of the Blackhawks
Bench and score 18 points without any reply from Rockets.
Adamson, Allen and Eggar doing all the damage between them.
Being 39
points up at half-time allowed the starting five to return
to Court without any pressure, and although to Rockets
credit they did not give up, the lead was extended by
another 8 points going into the final period.
Max
Eggar found the basket in the 4th quarter and scored 8
points to give his team a massive victory by 57 points.
MVP
was Caspar Lucas with an outstanding 45 MVP points. He was
also top-scorer with 22 points and a 77% Field Goal
accuracy. Also in the honours was Tate Barber with a great
32.0 MVP points.
Blackhawks:
Di Paola, Morales, Adamson(8), Eggar(10), Little(2), Farmer(4),
Allen(8), Dean(4), Barber(14), Lucas(22).
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Girls
make boys nervous?...
Blackhawks U14 Boys -
Reading u16 girls 29-46
Heat CVL
(7-12-07)
Another
very nervous display by the Blackhawk Under 14 boys as they
failed to engage against a skilful Reading Girls side who
dominated the game. A late comeback by the Blackhawks in the
3rd quarter was soon squashed early in the 4th period as
Reading ran our easy winners. Much to do for the young Hawks
as they still fail to translate hard work in training to
teamwork and co-ordination on the court.
MVP - Caspar
Lucas was MVP with 26.0 MVP points, earning himself a Bronze
award. He scored 13 points, got 5 steals and 2 assists.
Blackhawks:
Andrews, Jones, Adamson(2), Eggar, Little, Farmer,
Allen, Dean(2), Barber(8), Lucas(13).
Close
call in a shaky start to the season...
Blackhawks U14 Boys -
Spelthorne B 26-25
Heat CVL
(16-Nov-07)
A nervous and jittery
start for the Blackhawk u14 boys as they seemed to forget
all their good work in pre-season training and revert back
to individual play instead of structured team-work. Teams
win leagues not individual players is what they were missing
in this game!
Both teams were much the
same though and a low-scoring first quarter ended with
Spelthorne just one point ahead at 5-4.
The 2nd quarter was much
better for the Blackhawks, with Max Eggar (in perhaps his
first and last game) scoring 10 of the 12 points for the
Woking team to put them 16-13 ahead at half-time.
Neither side made much
headway in Q3, with only James Allen for the Blackhawks
scoring in open play to just edge it 4-0.
The stage was set for a
tense last period with Blackhawks 7 points ahead, but no
Spelthorne side is ever going to give up without a fight.
Within 5 minutes of the quarter, they had pulled it back to
a one point game, and the Blackhawks were all over the
place. Coach Okorocha called a much needed time-out to
steady his team, but they were on team fouls now and that
gave the advantage to Spelthorne from the free-throw line.
Fortunately for the Woking Side, Spelthorne converted only 2
out of 5 from the line, and with a crucial basket for the
Blackhawks from Caspar Lucas, they held on in the remaining
few
seconds for a one-point victory.
Their supporters breathed
a huge sigh of relief, and now hope the teams nerves are out of the way
before the next match. Coach Okorocha has a lot to
work on over the next few weeks.
MVP was James
Allen with 10.8 MVP points. Top Scorer was Max Eggar with 12
points.
Blackhawks:
Jeeves, Andrews, Jones, Adamson(2), Eggar(12),
Little, Farmer,
Allen(4), Dean, Barber(3), Lucas(5).
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2006/2007 Reports archive
Blackhawks
dominate against the Heat...
Blackhawks U14 - Guildford
Heat 79-48
SCVL
(01-Apr-07)
Despite
a sticky patch in the second half, Blackhawks dominated this
bottom of the table clash and were impressive winners in the
end.
In qtrs
1 and 2, Blackhawks were far too strong for the Heat and
strolled quite comfortably to a half time lead of 36 - 14.
To their
credit, Guildford never gave up and attacked the Blackhawks
straight from the start in the 2nd half and at one point had
reduced the Blackhawks lead to just 5 points. This seemed to
waken the Woking side and they once again took control of the
game to cruise home by a comfortable margin. Pete Legg
was in impressive form and aided by Tom Gamble Blackhawks
never really looked like losing this bottom of the table
clash. Ryan Gardener was a constant threat to the Heat as
they racked up the fouls in an attempt to stop him.
Coach
Emeka Okorocha was pleased to see his young side finish the
season in fine form and with a good win against the local
rivals.
Q1:
20-6
Q2: 16-8 2nd half: 43-34
MVP:
Pete Legg with an amazing 79.0 MVP
points! From a Field Goal percentage of 68% providing 39
points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Good
performances also from Tom Gamble with 29.5 MVP points, Tate
Barber (17), Ryan Gardener (17) and Siddarth Anand (15).
A real game of
two halves...
Blackhawks U14 - Maidstone
Warriors 54-59
SCVL
(18-03-07)
If ever
there was a game that matched up to the old cliché of a game
of two halves, then this was it. Woking were totally
outplayed in the first 2 quarters and were losing 3 - 26 at
half-time. Then Pete Legg turned up...
Pete's
arrival sparked a miraculous team revival and the Blackhawks
really took control of the game. They just ran out of
time though and despite winning the last period by 16
points, it was just not enough overall.
Coach
Okorocha has chosen Caspar Lucas as MVP for the game,
saying... "he (Caspar) scored the only points of the 1st
half and dominated during the second too".
Q1:
3-14
Q2: 0-12 2nd half: 49-33
MVP:
Caspar Lucas
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Blackhawks found
lacking...
Blackhawks U14 - Cobham 22-37
BCVL
(16-03-07)
Despite
the pre-match ambition and determination of spirit, the u14
boys failed to transfer it onto the court and looked
lack lustre against a polished Cobham side who were strong
in every department.
This
result means that the Blackhawks finish 3rd in the Bracknell
league behind Kingston and Cobham. A very creditable
position given the young age profile of the team, and all to
play for next season.
Pete
Legg and Karim Hadeq gave the best performances.
Q1:
6-6
Q2: 1-15 Q3: 2-5 Q4: 13-11
MVP:
Pete Legg
Great Performance
lifts team spirits, but not enough against Lanfranc...
Blackhawks U14 - HSC Lanfranc
47-69
SCVL playoff
(04-03-07)
Blackhawks U14 Boys put on what many spectators were calling
their best team performance of the season against a strong,
mature Lanfranc side, but in the end the young Hawks
couldn't match the all-round strength of the Croydon team
who have several London Towers players at their disposal
this season.
Reduced
to 9 players through illness and absences, Woking Coach,
Emeka Okoracha, had to re-shuffle his game plan and lift the
young players he had left. The pre-match talk did the trick
and the Hawks showed great determination throughout the game
against the physically matured Lanfranc.
Straight
from the start Blackhawks showed Lanfranc that they were not
in for an easy game and ended the 1st qtr stronger to pull
the score back to 6-14.
The 2nd
quarter was arguably the best period of the game for the
Blackhawks as they upped the pressure on Lanfranc. Pete Legg
was winning rebounds at both ends of the court and the
defensive effort was typified by Elliot Farmer who chased
and harried for every ball. Woking won the quarter by 2
points (8-10) to reduce the half-time gap to just 6 points.
Lanfranc
Coach, Kevin Hibbs, must have had strong words with his team
during the break, as they came out for second half at
incredible pace and took the Blackhawks by surprise putting
8 points on the board without reply.
Pete
Legg rallied Woking somewhat with 8 points of his own,
including a great 3-pointer, but Lanfranc were in top gear
now and quickly put pay to any Blackhawks revival thoughts
with 9 points in 2 minutes to kill the game off with a 22
point lead.
Woking
never gave up and matched Lanfranc point for point for the
remaining 9 minutes of the games, but the damage had been
done and they could not get the upper hand.
Every
Blackhawks player put in a tremendous performance that they
can be proud of, and their spirits are now high for the next
big game against Cobham at Bracknell in 2 weeks time.
No stats
were taken today, but MVP must go to Pete Legg who scored 25
points and won a fantastic number of rebounds at both ends
of the court.
Woking
now meet Maidstone on 18th March in the next round of the
Surrey CVL playoffs.
Q1:
6-14
Q2: 10-8 2nd half: 31-47
MVP:
Pete Legg
2nd qtr mauling
by Wildcats...
Blackhawks U14 - Kingston
Wildcats
43-58
SCVL
(11-02-07)
Despite
a close 1st qtr and winning the second half by 6 points,
Blackhawks couldn't repair the damage done by Kingston in a
disastrous 2nd qtr.
The
stats show that Woking only conceded 4 turnovers in the
whole match and this is clear evidence that they actually
put in a good performance. The difference between the teams
was shooting accuracy and a bit of luck. Everything that
Kingston put up to the basket seemed to drop in, but not so
for Blackhawks.
Pete
Legg and Tom Gamble were and awesome partnership for the
Blackhawks, scoring all but 3 of their teams points between
them, to both earn MVP awards.
Q1:
13-16
Q2: 1-19 2nd half: 29-23
MVP:
Pete Legg (52.0), Tom Gamble (35.5)
Blackhawks
clipped by Warriors...
Blackhawks U14 - Maidstone
Warriors
43-46
SCVL
(04-02-07)
In their
second game of the day the Blackhawks were more evenly
matched against Warriors and this resulted in a fine
entertaining display by both sides.
Woking
won the first quarter and the complete second half but could
not quite pull back the deficit from quarter two in a game
that was close right to the end.
Q1: 9-7
Q2: 8-17 2nd half: 26-22
MVP:
Pete Legg (26.5 MVP)
Blackhawks see
standard to aspire to...
Blackhawks U14 - Brentwood
Fire
20-68
SCVL
(04-02-07)
Against
top of the league side Brentwood Fire the Blackhawks saw the
standard they should aspire to in the future. Whether it is
correct for Brentwood to play National league players in a
local development league has arguments both ways. It is
certainly not in the spirit of the league to humiliate the
opposition, but on the flip-side it does show players what
can be achieved.
A tight
aggressive defence and ruthless finishing in offence is
certainly the recipe for winning basketball matches and
Brentwood displayed both.
Q1: 6-23
Q2: 2-16 2nd half: 12-31
MVP:
Pete Legg (24.3 MVP) another very impressive performance
with 11 rebounds, 5 blocks and 14 points.
Blackhawks lose
unbeaten record...
Blackhawks U14 - Kingston
30-32
BCVL
(26-01-07)
A game
between two unbeaten sides at the top of the league is
always going to be a tight contest. So it was in this match
as the lead changed constantly with only a few points
dividing the teams throughout. Unluckily for Woking it
was Kingston that were 2 points up at the final
whistle.
The
Blackhawks starting five of Pete Legg, Tom Gamble, Karim
Hadeq, Caspar Lucas and Ryan Alexis did their job well to
win the 1st quarter 10-6.
In the
second Quarter it was Kingston who were the stronger side,
with Alex Dean, David Mitchell, Ryan Gardener, Jack
Sutherland and Kyle Adamson being unable to make any
impression for Woking. Kingston won the period 2-10 to make
the half-time score 12-16.
With the
starting 5 back on court for Woking after the break they had
their best spell of the game. A superb tight defence
providing the springboard for rapid offence plays and
they won the quarter 7-0 to take the overall lead again at
19-16 going into the final period.
The game
was lost for Woking in the final period as field goal
accuracy let them down and allowed Kingston to regain the
upper hand. This was an exiting game for Blackhawks
supporters who saw their team play some of their best
basketball of the season.
Newcomer
Kyle Adamson showed great promise and earned himself 3rd MVP
with 10.2 points.
Q1:10-6
Q2: 2-10 Q3: 7-0 Q4: 11-16
MVP:
Pete Legg (37.5 MVP) another very impressive performance
with 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 blocks and 14 points.
Blackhawks hold
on for vital win...
Blackhawks U14 - Reading U16
Girls
22-20
BCVL
(05-01-07)
Having
opened up a comfortable 11 point gap by the end of Qtr1, the
U14 boys let it slip in Qtrs 2 and 3 to allow Reading Rocket
U16 girls to pull level 15-15 by the start of the last qtr.
In a
tense, exciting final period Blackhawks went into a 2 point
lead with just 16 seconds left on the clock and held on in
the dying seconds for a hard-fought victory that sees them
remain unbeaten in the Bracknell League.
Q1:12-1,
Q2:1-7, Q3:2-7, Q4:7-5
MVP: Pete Legg (28.0)
15 rebounds and 10 points. Good performance also from Tom
Gamble (14.5) with 9 points scored.
Very
disappointing...
Blackhawks U14 - The Rush
18-16
Friendly
(15-12-06)
After a
great performance in their last match, you would have
expected the U14 Blackhawks to have won this friendly
with ease and style. But this was the most disappointing,
almost embarrassing, performance from a Blackhawks team this
season.
Maybe
the end of a long school term, or the thought of Christmas
to come, dulled the players passion for this game, but
against a Rush team who have had no previous match
experience this should have been the chance for players to
impress Coach Okorocha prior to the start of the second-half
of the season.
The
stats provide the evidence for this view, with only 32 MVP
points being scored in total by the whole team. Only MVP
Ryan Gardener reached double figures with a creditable
performamce to earn himself 13.5 points.
The
period scores below also paint the picture, with inspiration
coming from somewhere in Q4 for the Blackhawks to snatch
victory from the jaws of defeat. Some would say it wasn't
deserved.
Q1:4-6,
Q2:0-2, Q3:2-4, Q4:12-4
MVP: Ryan
Gardener(13.5)
Comfortable win
to go top of the league!
Blackhawks U14 - Spelthorne B
35-16
BCVL
(08-12-06)
Another
comfortable win for the U14 boys that takes them to the top
of the U14B Bracknell league with 3 wins out of 3.
At last
the U14 Blackhawks have started to play as a team rather
than a group of individuals, and the difference was obvious
to all. The game stats back this view up with a more even
spread of points across the players than usual. However...
they will have more difficult sides than Spelthorne B to
play against in the second half of the season and still need
to work on their teamwork.
Led by
the ever-improving and maturing Ryan Alexis, the Blackhawks
looked comfortable from the start and strolled rather than
sprinted into a 8-4 lead by the end of Qtr1.
The
second 5 had different ideas though and put on a powerful
performance to win the qtr 11-0, giving their side a
commanding 15 point lead at half-time.
Q3 was
won comfortably 10-2, and despite a spirited fightback from
Spelthorne in Q4, the game was already won for Woking.
Q1:8-4,
Q2:11-0, Q3:10-2, Q4:10-6
MVP: Pete
Legg(20.5), closely followed by Karim Hadeq on (20.0)
Comfortable win,
but still more to do...
Blackhawks U14 - Camberley 50-13
BCVL
(24-11-06)
The score-line would
lead you to believe that this was a convincing win, and so
it was, but it could have even so much more.
Against a young,
inexperienced Camberley team this should have been the
opportunity for the Blackhawks to really turn it on and
impress the crowd with their passing game. Instead
individual players did enough to seal a comfortable win.
It's not all negative
though, with field goal accuracy up to an overall 46% and 31
rebounds won.
MVP: Pete Legg
(31.0) with 11 rebounds and 14 points from a 75% accuracy.
Good performance also
from Siddarth Anand with 7 rebounds and 6 points to earn
16.0 mvp points.
Least said the
better...
Blackhawks U14 - Cobham 23-43
SCVL
(19-11-06)
A mediocre performance
from the Blackhawks that saw them lose by 20 points. Lets
hope they do better in the next game.
Too little too
late...
Blackhawks U14 - Lanfranc
33-54
SCVL
(5-11-06)
Cool victory over
the Heat...
Blackhawks U14 - Guildford
Heat 52-19
SCVL
(22-Oct-06)
This was a very
convincing win against local rivals Guildford Heat and a
first victory in the Surrey Central Venue League for the
Blackhawks, having lost to Sunbury the previous week.
Little impression
against well drilled Sonics...
Blackhawks U14 - Sunbury
Sonics 37-48
SCVL
(15-Oct-06)
Despite a promising
start, the well-drilled and physically bigger Sonics
provided the toughest test yet for this young Blackhawks
side and in the end were just too strong.
Nervous start -
but still a win!
Blackhawks U14 - Bracknell
Girls 35-30
BCVL
(13-Oct-06)
The young U14 start
started their campaign at Bracknell with a win, but they
seemed to lack the confidence that had been evident in their
previous match. But, this was against an U16 Girls team that
had some taller and more physical players, and Bracknell is
not always an easy place to play.
What a great
start!
Blackhawks U14 - Camberley 78
-24
Friendly
(08-Oct-06)
The coaching and fitness
training during the summer seems to have paid off, as the
U14 Blackhawks easily demolished the newly formed Camberley
team with a good all round performance. This was the first
game of the season for the new U14 squad and Coach Okorocha
can be pleased by the way this young side is starting to
come together.
More match details to
follow.
Easy friendly to
end the season on a high
Blackhawks U14 - Camberley Slammers
65-25
(20-May-06)
The
Slammers started bright and bushy-tailed but soon the
experienced Blackhawks took over and imposed their game to
finish comfortable winners.
Francis Long coached the first half and Emeka Okarocha
coached the second half.
1st
half:
39-11; 2nd half: 26-14;
Top
scorers
were
Chris Hatto (14), Roshan Saund (12) and Charlie Butler (11).
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (6), A Taylor, E Lewry (4), C Butler (11), C Hatto (14), D Marshall (4),
L Msipha, E
Farmer (2), R Gardener (2), R Saund (12), A Dean (2), C
Jones (4).
BIG THANK YOU TO
FRANCIS
How
can you ever forget to thank your right-hand man? Quite
easily really...
It's because he has been so close to you throughout the
season that it feels like he is your own son - and yes, you
do forget to thank your family sometimes because you
take them for granted, don't you?
Francis has been the Assistant Coach for the under-14s this
season and rarely missed a practice or a game. In fact, even
when he was out in Snowdonia doing with his Gold Duke of
Edinburgh Award, he was texting me 10 minutes after the game
with Brentwood Fire asking how the lads did.
His commitment to the
Club has been phenomenal and we will miss him hugely next
year when he goes out to South Africa to spend ten months
helping children in deprived areas and introducing them to
the sport he loves.
Francis - we love you
and wish you all the best with everything you do next
season. See you back in July 2007!
Another David and
Goliath affair...
Blackhawks U14 - London Towers
35-74
(30-Apr-06)
It
was always going to be a challenge. Especially when the
opposition have at their disposal four players that are
taller than your tallest player,
no
matter how good your positioning under the baskets may be,
they will reach over you, grab the ball and have enough goes
at your basket until they score.
Despite those physical differences, the Blackhawks came out
determined to give Towers a game. They fought for every
loose ball, won more rebounds than the laws of Physics
should have ever allowed and scored baskets against
ridiculous odds. Take also into account the psychological
impact of such an occasion and the fact that the Towers were
not only big and strong but very well drilled too, it was no
surprise that they were the clear winners.
Still, when one looks back to the beginning of the season
and how the team has evolved and developed, one can only
stand in awe of what these young hawks have achieved.
Winning games against the likes of Kingston and Fire is not
something that just happens - we MADE it happen!
Well done guys - we are hugely
proud of you all.
Q1: 08-19; Q2: 13-20; 2nd Half:
14-35
MVP
was
Kris Obaseki with 12 points, 4 blocks and 4 steals.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (12), A Taylor (2), E Lewry (4), C Butler, C Hatto (2), D Marshall (2), C McAuliffe, E
Ainsbury (5), R Gardener, R Saund (4), J Cerrutti (2), C
Jones (2).
Fire
extinguished!...
Blackhawks U14 - Brentwood Fire
52-44
(09-Apr-06)
For
any chance of the final, the Hawks knew that only a victory
would suffice. Up by 5 points (15-10) after the first
quarter, Brentwood maintained control in the second quarter
only allowing the Hawks to score a further 4 and extending
their margin to 16 points at the half with a score of 30-14.
Problems for the young hawks continued early into the second
half with Hatto fouled-out and Fire's margin extended
to 17! Coach Obaseki called a decisive time out to steady
the team. With instructions to move the hands, bend the
knees, play their own game and try to reduce the margin to
10, the Hawks returned to the game and their response was
immediate. After 10 minutes further play the Hawks had
exceeded their Coach's expectations and were tying the game
39 all. Kris Obaseki and Ahmad Taylor peppered the hoop
while Ed Lewry claimed just about every rebound going.
Butler, Marshall and McAuliffe provided the essential
support.
With their confidence regained and to the noisy support from
behind their bench, the final whistle found the Blackhawks
52-44 winners with the prize of a final play-off against the
Towers on the 30th of April. Superb!
Q1: 10-15; Q2: 4-15; 2nd Half: 38-14
MVPs
were
the sensational Ahmad Taylor (35.5), Kris Obaseki (30.8) and
Edmund Lewry (21.0).
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (16), A Taylor (21), E Lewry (7), C Butler
(2), C Hatto (4), D Marshall (2), C McAuliffe, E
Ainsbury, Q Coulter, P Legg.
Win one and lose
one...
Blackhawks u14 - Maidstone 78-39 (02-Apr-06)
This was a
game the Blackhawks knew they could win and they did – but
only after getting into their stride in the second half.
The 1st
quarter was won by 6, with the biggest cheer coming from the
loyal band of supporters with Ryan Gardener sinking his
first basket of the season. The 2nd quarter was lost by 3
points leaving the Blackhawks with just a small advantage at
half time.
In the
second half the team settled down into their game and were
able to take control - with Maidstone No5 being fouled out
their options became limited. The Hawks won the period with
Chris McAuliffe sinking the final hoop as the horn sounded
giving a comfortable victory.
Q1:
12-6; Q2: 6-9; 2nd Half 55-24
MVP
Kris Obaseki (31.5), Edmund Lewry (27.5)
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (16), A. Taylor(11), C. Jones(11),
C.McAuliffe(10), C.Butler (6), D. Marshall(5),
R. Gardener(2) E.Lewry(8), C. Hatto(4), Q Coulter.
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Blackhawks u14 - London Towers 44-75 (02-Apr-06)
As ever,
any game against the Towers is expected to be tough, and
this was no exception.
In
Q1 the first five kept the margin to 10 points despite
having to substitute Kris after a clash of heads with his
team mate Edmund.
The
second five found the going tougher with the Towers taking
control and only conceding 4 points – for the second time in
the morning Dan Marshall had a basket disallowed after being
fouled and the official not playing the advantage.
In
the second half Coach Obaseki found greater depths in the
team to produce a fine performance with the Hawks scoring a
further 29 points (Ahmad Taylor slotting in 2 out of 3 three
pointers) and only losing the half by 6.
The
squad now face their last regular game of the season against
Brentwood Fire next Sunday 9th April at Chessington.
Go Blackhawks!!
Q1:
6-16; Q2: 4-23; 2nd Half 29-36
MVP:
Ahmad Taylor (20.8)
Blackhawks:
A. Taylor(14), K. Obaseki (6), C. Hatto(6), Jones (5) E.
Lewry(4), D. Marshall (2), C. Butler (2), Q.
Coulter, C.McAuliffe, R Gardener.
All well and good
until the last minute
Blackhawks u14 - Spelthorne 33-38 (24-Mar-06)
Now this
was a game that had pretty much everything and a game the
Blackhawks could have won.
The
first two quarters was the usual cat-and-mouse routine
between the two coaches where the one tries to outfox
the other with player combinations to gain some
advantage before the real game in the second half. As it
happened, the half finished 11-11 with Obaseki and Hatto
scoring all of Woking's points.
In the
second half, Kris
Obaseki and Ahmad Taylor set the place alight with 5
sizzling 3-pointers between them but the occasion got to
some of the young hawks who missed some easy shots from
under the basket at critical moments in the dying
minutes.
This was
a very credible display by the Woking u14 boys who at
the beginning of the season would have considered such a
performance way beyond their capabilities.
Q1:
3-6; Q2: 8-5; Q3: 12-12;
Q4: 10-15
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (9), C Hatto (10), D Marshall, E Lewry,
A Taylor (10), E Ainsbury, J Cerutti, C Jones (4), C
McAuliffe, C Butler.
Good basketball,
bad result...
Blackhawks u14 - Bracknell 31-41 (17-Mar-06)
The
basketball was good but the opposition was bigger and
stronger (surprise, surprise...) and losing Taylor with 5
fouls early in Q3 did not help either.
Despite
all that, the young hawks managed to put in a good
performance, played some good offences and defended as
well as they could for their size and age. Once again,
it's no surprise that we only pulled down 14 rebounds in
total.
Kris
Obaseki was closely guarded throughout the game but
still managed to score 14 points. Roshan Saund put in a
reasonable performance but didn't receive as much
service as he would have liked.
Following the two defeats in the play-offs there is
little chance of going through to the final but it has
been a good season at the Bracknell CVL considering
there were only eight players in the u14 squad at the
beginning of the season.
Q1:
4-2; Q2: 3-13; Q3: 8-11;
Q4: 16-15
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (14), R Saund (5), R Gardener, D Marshall, E Lewry (3),
A Taylor (1), E Ainsbury (2), J Cerutti (2), C Jones (4), C
McAuliffe.
Where grit is
worth more than skill
Blackhawks u14 - Sonics 61-17 (12-Mar-06)
An
unacceptable pattern is beginning to emerge at the Surrey
CVL where one incompetent referee is the order of the day
instead of two competent ones. For the second week running
what should have been a skillful and enjoyable game of
basketball deteriorated into something bordering a brawl
because the referee would not call obvious and blatant fouls
despite repeated warnings from the Blackhawks coach.
Despite
all that, the young hawks managed to put in a solid
performance during which they outclassed their opponents
in just about every department.
Kris
Obaseki started quietly but it all clicked into place in
the second half when he realised that the referee was
not going to call the obvious fouls. Kris steeled
himself and with 7 rebounds, 6 steels and 24 points led
the charge ably assisted by the rest of the squad. Dan
Marshall and Roshan Saund had to withdraw with injuries
to the eye and arm.
A good
win for Woking who now need to put all their efforts
into winning their next game against Brentwood Fire for
a place in the final.
Q1:
10-02; Q2: 12-01; 2nd half:
36-14
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (24), R Saund (2), C Butler, R Gardener, D Marshall
(2), E Lewry (2),
A Taylor (6), C Hatto (14), J Cerutti (5), C Jones (6).
A lesson in how
to make it difficult for yourself
Blackhawks u14 - 7 Oaks 58-51 (5-Mar-06)
Let's not
talk about the shocking refereeing, shall we?
Let's
talk about how a team can take a 10-point advantage and
turn it into a 9-point deficit in just one quarter. The
good point out of this is that while coach Rakitzis
tried his best to correct a situation largely created by
himself, it was entertaining to watch how the opposition
got mauled by Chris Hatto whilst they tried their best
to keep Kris Obaseki quiet!
The
Blackhawks hot new prospect scored 20 points, pulled
down 13 rebounds and managed 6 steals in a game so
physical, it bordered a brawl.
How
exactly our smaller players managed not only to survive
on the court against their bigger and faster opponents
but eventually beat them, would make a good case study!
Well done to those of you so brave.
This win
keeps the pressure on Kingston and should the young
hawks beat the Sonics and Fire on the 12th, they would
be in with a shout for the final.
Q1:
10-0; Q2: 18-0; Q3: 8-2;
Q4: 22-0
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (8), R Saund (6), C Butler, R Gardener, D Marshall, E Lewry (9),
S Anand,
A Taylor (11), E Ainsbury (2), C Hatto (20), Q Coulter (2).
The Wildcats take
their turn at Bracknell
Blackhawks u14 - Kingston Wildcats 23-46 (3-Mar-06)
There was
little the depleted Blackhawks could do to stop the talented
Wildcats on Friday evening at Bracknell as the first game of
the play-offs ends in defeat.
Kris
Obaseki and Ahmad Taylor tried their best to get their
team-mates going but it was simply too much to ask as
some lacked the experience and the skill to match the
hungry and physical Wildcats.
A
forgettable game if it wasn't for the sending off of the
Blackhawks assistant coach before half-time for decent.
Even
though this defeat diminishes our hopes to get into the
final, we are sure the young hawks will do their best in
the next games against Bracknell and Spelthorne on the
17th and 24th of March.
Q1:
04-06; Q2: 04-13; Q3: 05-08;
Q4: 10-19
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (12), R Saund (2), C Butler, R Gardener, D Marshall, E Lewry,
S Anand,
A Taylor (7), E Ainsbury (2), L Msipha.
Just a Stroll on
the Court and We're in the Play-offs
Blackhawks u14 - Hart 58-02 (24-Feb-06)
The young
hawks were warned about complacency as being, potentially,
their worst enemy and they responded magnificently.
Although
Hart had the height advantage they did not have the
ammunition with which to shoot at the Blackhawks who
picked their prey at will.
This
game gave coach Long the opportunity to give all his
players much needed court time and most took advantage
of it and posted some good stats.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki (91% field goal
success rate and 37.5 MVP points), Dan Marshall who
seems to be growing in stature with every game and Ahmad
Taylor who barely came out of second gear and still
posted 6 assists and 6 steals.
This win
propels the Blackhawks into 4th place in the Bracknell
Central Venue League and into the play-offs. Good luck
boys!
Q1:
10-0; Q2: 18-0; Q3: 8-2;
Q4: 22-0
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (20), R Saund (10), C Butler, R Gardener, D Marshall
(12), E Lewry (6), C McAuliffe (4), J Cerutti, C Jones (4),
A Taylor (2).
Important Win But
Nothing Much to Crow About
Woking Blackhawks - Collingwood 21-08 (27-Jan-06)
Even
though this was an important game for the hawks if they were
serious about a place in the play-offs, the team
performance left a lot to be desired.
Marshall, Cerutti, Obaseki, Msipha and Saund found it
difficult to impose their game in Q1, winning it
narrowly 7-6. All 7 points were scored by Kris Obaseki
mainly through individual efforts and all 6 points for
Collingwood were scored by the talented Harvell.
The
second quarter will be remembered by the plethora of
missed shots and lack of determination to attack the
baskets. Ahmad Taylor scored the only basket in this
quarter, saving both teams from an even more
embarrassing nil-nil score.
In the
third quarter, the defensive play improved but
offensively neither teams were able to find any rhythm.
However, the Blackhawks managed to win it 5-0 and widen
the gap to a more comfortable 14-6 score.
Little
changed in the fourth quarter but the hawks were now
dominating and cruised to a 21-8 win, which puts them in
contention for the fourth place and the right to
participate in the play-offs.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki who scored 12 points
and collected 20.5 MVP
points and Ahmad Taylor with 15 MVP points.
Coach
Francis Long was given a technical foul for descent.
Some
controversial calls and no-calls from umpire G Goodman
and although referee Mark Ennis was excellent, Woking
felt he could have had a friendlier chat with coach Long
before awarding a technical.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (12), R Saund, L Msipha, C Butler (2), A Taylor
(7), D Marshall, E Lewry, C McAuliffe, J Cerutti, R Gardner.
Hawks and
Wildcats scrap it out but hawks get their pray!
Woking Blackhawks - Kingston Wildcats
53-48 (15-Jan-06)
If
excitement was what you were after on this cloudy Sunday
morning, you could not do better than be at the Chessington
Sports Centre to witness the young Blackhawks' finest hour!
A fairly
strong first five did the job in Q1 finishing off at
14-4. But coaches Rakitzis and Long knew that Kingston
were plotting... They chose to put out their better five
in Q2 and clawed their way back to win the first half
21-20.
That set
the scene for the most exciting second half the u14s
have had all season. Individual performances resulted in
28 rebounds and 18 steals but it was not until the young
hawks clicked as a team that the sparks started flying.
Kingston
were studded with talented players but Woking kept
driving and loading them with fouls. It was not until
the very last 90 seconds that this strategy paid off.
Led by the 12-year old Obaseki, Taylor and Lewry, the
Blackhawks stole our hearts with a gutsy display we will
all be proud of. Grit, discipline and focus were
the ingredients that contributed to a win that seemed
impossible against the bigger and stronger wildcats.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki who scored 14 points
and collected 26.5 MVP
points,
Chris Alexis (25.5 MVP points), Ahmad Taylor and Edmund
Lewry.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (14), R Saund (1), L Msipha, C Butler, D Marshall
(2), E Lewry (6), A Taylor,
E Ainsbury, C McAuliffe, J Cerutti (2), A Abraham (2), C
Alexis (11).
Hawks
settle 1st round score with easy victory
Woking Blackhawks - Epsom Rockets 50-27
(15-Jan-06)
And then
there was Roshan... Judging by his performance in the game
against Kingston an hour before, his coaches would have been
fooled into writing him off. But the lights came on and a
sensational Q1 performance saw him score all 10 of the
team's points. Coaches Rakitzis and Long agreed to field a
stronger team in the 2nd period and the ploy worked as
Woking finished the first half 21-12 ahead.
The
second half became a tussle between Alexis and O'Brien
which nearly boiled over if it wasn't for the expert
handling of the situation by referee Liz Shakespeare.
With
only O'Brien and Wellard providing any substantial
threat, the Epsom challenge was never going to be enough
for the well-drilled Blackhawks and Woking finished the
day with another win to the delight of the coaches and
travelling supporters.
Best
performances came from Roshan Saund who scored 22 points
and collected 38.5 MVP
points,
and Kris Obaseki with 21.8 MVP points.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (6), R Saund (22), C Butler, D Marshall
(2), E Lewry, R Gardner,
C Alexis (7), J Cerutti (3), C McAuliffe (6), E Ainsbury, A
Taylor (2).
Woking
never got going and pay the price
Woking Blackhawks - Spelthorne Atoms
29-36 (13-Jan-06)
Maybe it's
the venue - I don't know. Could it be the lights, the
flooring, the referees? No, I know! It was the wrong type of
ball. The ball was too round - that's it.
Well, we
could blame this performance on just about anything, but
the truth is that Woking never got going. Perhaps the
player selection had something to do with it but there
was no chemistry on the court and often our best players
tried to do it all themselves forgetting that there is
no 'I' in 'Team'.
Best
performances came from Justin Cerutti who scored 9 points
and collected 16.5 MVP points, and Edmund Lewry (16 MVP
points).
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (6), R Saund (2), D Marshall, C Butler, R Gardner, E Lewry (8),
A Taylor, C McAuliffe (4), J Cerutti (9), L Msipha.
Hawks
overcome Warriors to claim important victory
Woking Blackhawks - Maidstone Warriors 72-53
(18-Dec-05)
It started
off as a close encounter but the 8-player Warriors team
suffered as players started getting fouled out in the second
half.
This is
not meant to take anything away from the young hawks who
managed to contain Maidstone's rampant Wright throughout
the game. The good news was that the Woking offence, led
by the sensational Kris Obaseki, did its job too.
The
Blackhawks led 13-12 in the first period during which
Dan Marshall had to come in as a blood sub for the brave
Chris McAuliffe. The second five did a brilliant job to
hold the Warriors at 9-9 in the second period during
which, Woking lost Charlie Butler with 4 fouls.
Maidstone ran into foul trouble themselves as they
progressively lost Jones, Tamuna and Mew. The road was
now opening up for Obaseki's silky runs at the Warriors
defence, occasionally peppered with Dan Marshall's
darting drives. Edmund Lewry and Roshan Saund crashed
the boards claiming 10 rebounds each!
Woking
received a 5-point bonus because Maidstone could only
field 8 players.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki who scored 34 points
and collected a massive 67 MVP
points (new club record for the under-14 age group),
Edmund Lewry (33 MVP points) and Roshan Saund (27.5 MVP
points).
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (34), R Saund (12), L Msipha, C Butler (1), D Marshall
(6), E Lewry (12), R Gardner,
R Alexis, G McAuliffe, C McAuliffe (2).
Towers
cast their shadow over Woking
Woking Blackhawks - London Towers 46-73
(18-Dec-05)
It is
during games such as this when one contemplates the
pointlessness of playing against a team with such awesome
superiority in sheer strength and size.
The
first half finished 17-43 to the Towers and Woking were
forced into three blood substitutions before coach
Rakitzis decided to inject some sense into the
proceedings by asking his counterpart to not use three
of his biggest and most dangerous players. To his
credit, Warren Bubb (the Towers coach) obliged, and a
far more enjoyable game ensued.
Led by
Kris Obaseki, the Blackhawks fought bravely and matched
the Towers point by point to finish the second half
29-30.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki who scored 29 points
and collected 46.5 MVP points, and Edmund Lewry (20 MVP
points).
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (29), R Saund (4), L Msipha, C Butler, D Marshall, E Lewry (8), R Gardner,
R Alexis, G McAuliffe (2), C McAuliffe (3).
Easy win
for young hawks as they fly past
Sunbury
Woking Blackhawks - Sunbury Sonics 47-24
(11-Dec-05)
Judging by
the results to-date, the Blackhawks were not concerned about
the outcome but more about putting together a competent
performance; and that they did for the most part. Led by the
unstoppable Obaseki, the young hawks led the first period
14-2 but some troublesome signs developed during the second
period when the second five could not find their way to the
basket at all, losing 7-0.
In the
second half, normal service was restored, when Obaseki,
Marshall, Saund, Lewry and Cerutti found their
coordinates and hit their targets!
Woking
received a 5-point bonus because Sunbury could only
field 9 players.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki (MVP with 30.3 MVP
points), Roshan Saund (20.5 MVP points), Dan
Marshall and Edmund Lewry.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (18), R Saund (4), A Taylor (2), C Butler, D Marshall
(6), E Lewry (2), R Gardner,
E Ainsbury (4), J Cerutti (6), Chris McAuliffe.
Blackhawks fight Fire with fire and win!
Woking Blackhawks - Brentwood Fire 49-41
(11-Dec-05)
Now this
is the reason why players, coaches, parents, club and league
officials come to love the game of basketball. Two
motivated, competent and well-drilled teams took to the
floor and fought it out point by point to a thrilling
3-point game that kept supporters from both sides on their
toes 'till the end.
The
young hawks finished the first quarter with a
one-point deficit but the second five did a great
job by winning the second quarter by the same
margin.
Poised at 16-16 at half time, it was time to call
upon the strength of Butler, Saund, Taylor and
Lewry, and the silky skills of Obaseki and mount a
challenge against the stronger and taller lads from
Brentwood. Coaches Rakitzis and Long ran out of
superlatives in their praises of these players who
went on the court and fought Fire with fire!
In a
game where two referees would have been one heck of a
lot better than one, Woking
received a 5-point bonus because Feltham could only
field 9 players. In the end, the extra points were not
needed because the
Blackhawks won the game 44-41 fair and square anyway.
Best
performances came from Edmund Lewry (MVP with 30.8 MVP
points), Kris Obaseki (30 MVP points) and Ahmad Taylor
(20.3 MVP points). It would be only fair to mention that
Charlie Butler's strength was pivotal in this very
physical encounter.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (11), R Saund (1), A Taylor (12), C Butler
(3), D Marshall (1), E Lewry (6), R Gardner,
E Ainsbury (6), J Cerutti (4), Chris McAuliffe.
Woking Blackhawks - Feltham 36-23
(09-Dec-05)
Coaches
Rakitzis and Long fielded a reasonably strong squad in the
first period and managed to contain a dangerous-looking
Feltham team mainly through contributions from Obaseki and
Cerutti. But the surprise tactics came in the second quarter
when Ainsbury, Gardener, Fleming, Butler and Saund took to
the floor and completely overpowered Feltham's second five
13-0. In the third quarter the young hawks maintained their
superiority with Lewry, Saund and Taylor each scoring a
basket while Obaseki went one better with a great 3-pointer.
In the fourth quarter, Obaseki kept Woking in the picture
while less experienced players were given the opportunity to
enjoy some game time.
Woking
received a 4-point bonus because Feltham could only
field 9 players.
Best
performances came from Kris Obaseki (MVP with 17.7 MVP
points) and Justin Cerutti.
Blackhawks:
K Obaseki (12), R Saund (4), A Taylor (4), C Butler
(4), D Marshall, E Lewry (2), R Gardner,
E Ainsbury (3), J Cerutti (3).
Woking Blackhawks
- Sevenoaks 52-43 (20-Nov-05)
Match
report not available.
Having
scored 26 points, the best performer was undoubtedly
Kris Obaseki
(MVP with 43.5 MVP points) as dad Mychael coaches u14s
for the first time.
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