This weekend seems to be the most balanced for sometime.

i would expect Sturt to win the boys but the girls are very close.

Good to see some centrals teams getting some wins.

We have had good games so far - depth will be a factor as the weekend goes on.

i have a question - if the second team from a club can't get points does it go down to the 5th team for one point ?

i.e. forestville will probably play in the u12/14g reserve GFs.

only one team gets the points - so does the 5th team get a point ?

Yes.

So who won?

In the absence of "ra, ra" posts, I assume it was a pretty boring weekend with no upsets.

Yep, fairly boring for a 3 days assessment of the "State Champions"

Yep, fairly boring for a 3 days assessment of the "State Champions"

whilst it was a clean sweep for the pasadena crew the results were - as i predicted the closest for years in girls state.

From my calculations -

state girls -

sturt - 11
mavs - 10
Forestville - 9
Norwood - 7

would not say that was boring.

centrals in u14g did well as with mavs in that grade.

Amazed at the number of unknown refs - glad seen the last of these guys as some seriously struggled. Only consistent was the inconsistent calls and lack of interest shown.Premier weekend of basketball needs standards improved.Do evaluators ever give any feedback that these refs listen to ?

i know there was a NBL evaluator around.

There were interstate refs and I think this is good.

Since we have been doing this exchange we are not as surprised when we play in melbourne with the calls and interpretation and our refs bring back the melbourne feel.

Only had one ref all weekend who did not know what was going on - rest were quite ok.

Frustrating thing for us was the amount of times our coach would correctly go to the bench for a time out and it would take 2-3 whistles before it registered with the person on the clock. Very tough if you are trying to set a clutch play up.

Was a geat weekend.

Reserves Boys - Sturt
Reserves Girls - Sturt
Reserves Overall - Sturt

State Boys - Sturt
State Girls - Sturt
State Overall - Sturt

Can anyone remember this happening before?

and the reason I know they did not know what was going on "you are only allowed to catch the ball in basketball when you have both feet on the ground"

(face palm)

secret sabre - around 2006

no it is a tournament - if it is spread out - it will not test the strength of a squad / club and it is not what you will get at club u14s and classics.

I would like to see a weekend for div 3s and 4s to feel part of it.

North won Girls State in 2006 as well as Sturt

sorry vesta incorrect

1 = State Champion Club
Male


2 = State Champion Club
Female


3 = Trevor Martin
State Champion Club

2008


1 - Sturt Sabres


2 - Forestville Eagles


3 - Sturt Sabres

2007


1 - Sturt Sabres


2 - Forestville Eagles


3 -Sturt Sabres

2006


1 - Sturt Sabres


2 - Sturt Sabres


3 - Sturt Sabres

the only thing you may be getting mixed up with or even looks close is -

Reserve Champion Club Female

2008

Sturt Sabres and
North Adelaide Rockets


if you do not believe me go to sportingpulse and select past winners

last girls state for North was 2004

Norwoods' U-18 Div 1 girls were a major disappointment in the State Champs GF yesterday. At times the players body language & lack of defensive effort against Sturt was disturbing. Such a talented team individually but cant seem to produce consistent performances when it counts. Their coach seems to be destined to run 2nd all the time i.e. Summer Grand Final, National Championships in Tassie & now State Champs!

The particular coach in question is so perfect that any time a norwood player or state player makes a mistake they must sit, how does that breed confidence,
all you get is second guessing, scared to breathe.

I missed GF day - any outstanding or noteworthy performances good or bad? Any great games? Any big upsets?

U18 Girls State:

1. Sturt
2. Norwood
3. Tigers

U18 Girls Reserve:

1. Tigers
2. North
3. Sturt

Well done everyone. Bring on the Classics!!.

Agree with umpire inconsistencies. Some were allowing 3 pointers in U/14's whilst others were not. Depended on whether they'd read the rules I guess.

3s are supposed to be allowed in 14s I think?

It was a great block, however if I was Southern I'd be more concerned about how they choked so badly in the fourth quarter.

They ran out of legs plain and simple, Norwood and sturt had easier games throughout the weekend, watching the play off for third was like watching two teams in slow motion

3's are allowed in U/14s at district games but during Easter classics were not allowed. Depending on which venue you were at and which umpire you got determined whether 3's were allowed or not. At the State champs at one venue they were allowed and at another venue they were not. Some teams lost by 2 points so the 3 point rule should've been consistent throughout the tournament. Does anyone know?

So you are admitting that your 18 Boys are not fit enough to see out a whole tournament. That must be a huge concern with Classics approaching. They will need to play tougher games than that over there, and they'll need to do it over and over again.

Not the sort of thing I'd be admitting to on a forum if I were you Ted. You don't want the word getting out that the way to beat Southern is to just run out the whole four quarters.

I remember seeing U14 boys GF at easter and Sturt sure hit some 3's in that game and they definitely counted! Didn't see them this weekend but I am sure they'd have probably shot some more.