IN A NAIL-BITING match, Parkview Public School’s basketball team was able to dig deep and come away with a quarter-final victory recenty.
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The side held out Griffith North Public School in the representative competition on their home turf at Leeton Indoor Stadium.
Parkview opened the match in bright fashion, with Jaxon Ryan hitting four, first-quarter points as the hosts took a three-point lead to the first break.
The second quarter had scoring dry up for Parkview, with foul trouble also impacting the team.
Griffith North made a strong move during the term and took a 12-9 lead to half-time – an advantage that would have been greater had Blake Ryan and Kobe O’Callaghan not produced some outstanding defensive plays.
The third quarter had Griffith North blow their lead out to nine points before Blake Ryan contributed six consecutive points to narrow the three quarter time deficit to three.
The quarter also featured some excellent pressure from Bryce Robinson and Thomas Heins.
The final stanza started hard for Parkview, with Jaxon Ryan fouling out.
However, adversity created opportunity, and the remaining eight Parkview players stood up to the challenge.
James Rourke and Cody Browne were busy with ball in hand, but Parkview had fallen seven behind with just 3:37 remaining in the game.
At this point, it was clear Parkview needed to score to get some reward for their possession dominance.
Tallis McMillan put the exclamation point on a brilliant all court game with two timely baskets before Blake Ryan nailed two more clutch buckets to give Parkview a one-point lead with 1:13 left on the clock.
With both teams in foul trouble, a tense final 73 seconds ensured, with Mason Boardman fouled with 17 seconds remaining.
He calmly made one of his baskets to give Parkview a two-point advantage and, despite an almost miracle hail Mary play from the visitors, Parkview stood firm to record a memorable two-point victory.
The team will now take on Tumut Public School in the Riverina semi-finals to be played at Tumut Stadium on Thursday.
Final score
Parkview 28 (Blake Ryan 14, Tallis McMillan 6, Jaxon Ryan 4, Cody Browne 2, James Rourke 1, Mason Boardman 1) d Griffith North 26
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