YEAR 11 GIRLS MAKE THEIR BASKETBALL DEBUT AGAINST KING'S- 13th February

Year 11 Girls Take A Lot of Positives from First Ever Game
 

Tonight (Thursday 13^th February) saw the year 11 girls basketball team welcome a King’s School side, consisting of year 11’s and Sixth Form students. It was always going to be a difficult debut game for CHS who came up against a well organised and well drilled side whereas CHS came into the game after just two training sessions. Considering this CHS did very well.

 

CHS lost the tip-off but soon found themselves on the attack and had the first chance of the game. However, it was King’s who put the first points on the board. King’s extended their lead to 10-0 after some un-organised defending from CHS.  CHS continued to launch attacks with most of them accounting for nothing however a 3-point wonder shot from Emily Hamand saw CHS add their first points to the board. King’s continued to extend their lead despite resilient defending. After a long first quarter for CHS the score was 19-3 to Kings.

 

CHS started the second quarter brightly, counter attacking quickly and effectively. Emily Hockenhull’s two free throws hit the rim, narrowly missing by a few centimetres.  Their brightness prevailed as CHS took their tally to 5 after Jenna Baxter’s jump shot, from close range, found the basket. King’s instantly replied making the score 21-5. However, it wasn’t that for long as Emily Hockenhull reduced the deficit. It looked like she had missed her chance but whilst being shielded by two King’s players she made sure her second attempt didn’t miss. By the end of the second quarter King’s had taken their advantage to 20 points over CHS.

 

Like the 2nd quarter, CHS started the 3rd quarter the better team and Phoebe Plant made sure that it counted with her second attempt triumphant. King’s replied with 5 baskets. CHS had chances in the 3rd quarter including a sequence of shots in the same passage of play which just didn’t fall into the basket. Nicole Taylor made it 11-39 in the final minute of the 3rd quarter but King’s quickly added another to make it 41-11 after the 3rd quarter.
 

King’s stepped up the pace in the final quarter catching CHS on the counter attack which saw King’s score 5 baskets in the opening minutes of the quarter. Phoebe Plant topped off a very good performance from her with her second basket of the match after a quick counter-attack saw Plant run half the court before finishing the move off with a fine jump shot. Was this the start of a late comeback? With less than a minute remaining on the clock it looked unlikely. Nicole Taylor reduced the deficit when she scored a bank shot after her initial shot came off the backboard. At the hooter the final score was 49-15 to King’s.

 

The match was very entertaining and drew much attention from the boys, who spurred the team on! Despite the result, the girls can hold their heads high they had a number of chances and could have easily had at least another 5 baskets. The result definitely isn’t a true reflection as it was not as comfortable as it sounds for King’s. All of CHS’ players can take great credit in their performance as they all worked their socks off. With a few more training sessions they may even give the boys a run for their money! After all, the boys lost to King’s earlier this season before coming back to win the South Cheshire Championships.

Written by Adam Bailey