PARKVIEW Public School’s boys and girls representative basketball sides flexed their muscles to come away with two championship titles last week.
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The teams won both the boys and girls LNPSSA titles on the same day for the first time ever at the Narrandera Basketball Stadium last Friday. Parkview's girls team started proceedings against a tenacious Small Schools outfit and recorded an impressive 78-8 victory.
The match was highlighted by some excellent sportsmanship from both teams and some impressive individual performances from Parkview students.
Ruby Miller hit the scoreboard with 12 points, while Holley Krause pulled off some excellent defensive plays. Lana Simcoe and Daniella Draper were everywhere providing a real spark for the team as they earned a place in the LNPSSA final.
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- Parkview 78 (Amelia Irvin 36, Taylah Axtill 12, Ruby Miller 10, Lana Simcoe 8, Holley Krause 4, Sophie Taylor 4, Chelsea Blacker 4) d Small Schools 8
The girls final proved to be a thrilling encounter with Parkview facing much stiffer opposition from Leeton PS who made their way to the decider after a tight win over Narrandera PS.
Despite dominating possession, PPS could not apply any scoreboard pressure trailing by three points at quarter-time. The second quarter had them click into gear with some excellent play from Taylah Axtill and Sophie Taylor.
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The third quarter proved decisive for Parkview, Chelsea Blacker really stepping up on the boards to help Parkview push out to a strong three quarter time lead before Amelia Irvin capped an impressive personal game, leading all scorers and helping Parkview to an historic first ever Janet Hugo Shield for LNPSSA Girls Basketball Champions.
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- Parkview PS 39 (Amelia Irvin 29, Sophie Taylor 4, Taylah Axtill 2, Chelsea Blacker 2, Holley Krause 2) d Leeton PS 19
In the boys side championship, Parkview met a determined Small Schools outfit. Despite a one-sided scoreline the Small Schools team took it right up to the PPS, but clever play on the ball from Jay Longford and Kian Henman along with some powerful work on the boards from Peter Moller enabled Parkview to come away with a convincing victory.
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- Parkview PS 73 (Tallis McMillan 22, Connor Holden 18, Kobe O’Callaghan 13, Luca Pitt 6, Elijah Berney 6, Jay Longford 4, Peter Moller 2, Kian Henman 2) d Small Schools 4
The final was a close one against Leeton PS who won their way through after defeating Narrandera PS. Parkview assumed early dominance thanks to the shooting skills of Tallis McMillan and the rebounding strength of Kobe O’Callaghan to set up a 20 point half-time lead.
A resurgent Leeton PS took advantage of foul trouble for Parkview and worked their way back into the contest in the second half, however the composure of Luca Pitt on defence along with some telling contributions from Connor Holden and Elijah Berney proved enough as Parkview won their third successive LNPSSA Championship by 13 points.
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- Parkview PS 32 (Tallis McMillan 15, Kobe O’Callaghan 12, Elijah Berney 3, Luca Pitt 1, Kian Henman 1) d Leeton PS 19
Parkview’s boys and girls teams will now progress to the Riverina quarter finals of the state knockout to be played later in the year.
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