In the 6th round of the 2021 MG Plasterers South East Coast Basketball League season, the Cougars v Roos match was the Toby de Wit show.
This was evident from the outset game as de Wit opened all scores with a three pointer.
The Roos managed to keep the game scrappy and even after the first quarter with both sides sitting on 12 apiece.
However, 43 of de Wit’s 53 points came in the next three quarters and the Roos simply had no answer for him as he sliced his way through their defence finding openings whenever he wanted.
Mark Bachmann showed his class for the Roos for 23 points, however his side would go down by 20 points.
Panthers 54 (R Hein 16, O Thompson 16) defeated Saints 44 (H Mules 12, B Wilson 11) The Panthers secured back to back wins in a low-scoring game with the Saints.
Both teams struggled to find openings and easy shots as the defence dominated this contest.
Rob Hein and Oli Thompson of the Panthers came up big with 16 valuable points each, while young star Harry Mules of the Saints worked hard for his 12 points.
In the end, Panthers won by 10 points.
The Cougars suffered their first loss of the 2021 MG Plasterers South East Coast Basketball League women’s season delivered by the Cats.
The Cats were on a mission in this game and increased their lead after every break winning by a comfortable 36 points.
Lucy Denton (37 points) and Georgia Winter (36 points) were the stars of the show for the Cats scoring in multiple different ways and providing headaches for the Cougars defence who could not contain the pair.
Emily Dawe had a spirited 17 points for the Cougars, however her team could simply not string together enough stops to stay in the contest.
The Bulldogs/Roos got their first win of the season and they certainly made sure of it against Saints.
Ellie Bouchier led all scorers with 24 and was well supported by Siobhan Adams with 21.
The game was set up by an incredible 16 to 0 first quarter, the Bulldogs/Roos not giving the Saints any time or space.
Young Saints stars Eadie Easterby and Poppy Venn showed their upside combining for 25 points despite going down 84-46 overall.
