Tuesday 15th January: YEAR 7 GIRLS BASKETBALLBISHOP

Tuesday 15th January: YEAR 7 GIRLS BASKETBALL
BISHOP BELL 28 ETC 32
PAIGE MOSS 10, KAYLA McCARTHY 8, ABBIE SANDERS 6, HOLLIE MARSHALL 4, YASMINE SCOTT 4.

This game really did see massive improvements from the previous against Cavendish. The girls were anxious at the beginning at the thought of playing Bishop Bell who are renowned for having strong basketball teams, in only their second game of the season.The 1st quarter saw Bishop Bell go 6-0 up in the first few minutes, ETCs nerves were showing and it took one or two key players to start lifting the confidence of the rest of the team. ETC finished the quarter trailing 10-6. The second quarter ETC really took the game to Bishop Bell, Kayla McCarthy showed some aggressive offensive play which inspired the rest of the team to get stuck in. Another strong performance from Paige Moss, driving into the Key and scoring Lay ups. We managed to turn the ball over 2 or 3 times to catch Bishop Bell on the fast break, Which often resulted in McCarthy driving down the wings, passing to Hollie Marshall or Paige Moss to finish. After a confident 2nd quarter performance we came in 16-14 in the lead.This was now a very equal game, both teams fast on the attack, and quick to defend. Abbie Sanders really stood out in this half as she was out Jumping and claiming any rebounded ball from the offense and defence. Most missed shots from Yasmine Scott, Kayla McCarthy, Hollie Marshall, or Paige Moss resulted in a Sanders rebound then shot. With points coming from all positions on the court now, ETC finished the 3rd 28-24 ahead.Both teams really pushed for the win in the final quarter, again Abbie Sanders defended well along side Hollie Carter and Eve Drummond, who had her work cut out against a very tall girl. A very competitive game that finished 32-28 to ETC, this will now hopefully leave our girls with confidence in completing the rest of the season.

MVP: ABBIE SANDERS “Out jumped her opponents, and showed great strength in keeping possession for us”.