Week Six marks the start of the Top Six portion of the competition in both divisions of the Thomson Trophy Competition
Week Five saw some thrilling basketball games in Canterbury – the most notable being Ashburton shocking Christchurch Girls’, and all but eliminating them from having a chance to get an invite to the AA National Tournament (watch the full game below):
https://www.facebook.com/ThomsonAndWhelanTrophies/videos/1221415578224928/
And, if that game wasn’t enough, Shirley Boys’ High and Christ’s College put an extremely exciting display (huge blocks, huge dunks, and a game that got decided in the final few minutes) – even with both teams knowing they were safely through to the Top Six part of the competition:
https://www.facebook.com/ThomsonAndWhelanTrophies/videos/3194565993965715/
Anyway, things are expected to step up a notch this week, as every team now knows where they stand, and what they need to do to give themselves the best chance of getting an invite to the A or AA National Tournaments, as well as lifting the local trophy at the end of the term. If you need a refresher on each competitions format, head on over to this page to read up on it
Monday 10 August at 6pm, Cashmere High will drive over to play St. Margaret’s College
Double Header games for Tuesday 11 August, have Whelan games at 5:15pm and Thomson games at 7:00pm unless otherwise noted:
Tipping off at 5:15pm:
At 7pm, the following games will tip:
On Thursday, the Top Six from the #MaccasTT Division I teams play a second game:
Our Picks for the week:
Whelan Division I
Avonside; Christchurch Girls’; Rangiora; St. Andrew’s (next Thursday)
Whelan Division II
Burnside; Cashmere; Ellesmere; Kaiapoi; Lincoln
Thomson Division I
Burnside; Christ’s; Rangiora; St. Andrew’s; St. Bede’s; St. Thomas. (Thursday Picks: Christ’s; Middleton Grange; St. Andrew’s)
Thomson Division II
Kaiapoi; Linwood; Papanui; Rangiora New Life; Rolleston; Te Pā o Rākaihautū
Last Week’s Picks: Whelan 8/9; Thomson 9/12
Year to Date Picks: Whelan 40/44; Thomson 49/60
Make sure to like our Thomson and Whelan Facebook page for results as they are reported, and photos from a selection of games each night.