We’re back! Well the Div one boys aren’t. But everyoen else is.
This year we are straight back into things for our flagship high school comps tipping off for term three first week back.
Thomson Div One have week 0ne off, while all other divisions have games scheduled. So here is your weekly dose of picks.
Last round’s picks:
5/8

Some of the Thomson Division One players at the U18 Nationals over the holidays.
Thomson Division Two
Div Two tip off tonight.
Cathedral vs Hornby. Pick: Cathedral
Oxford vs Papanui. Pick: Papanui
RNLS vs Darfield. Pick: RNLS
Last round’s picks: 3/3

Whelan Division One
The girls are back in action (although some are still on holiday).
Kaiapoi vs St Andrews- deferred
Ashburton vs Rangiora. This rematch should be a good one. Rangiora got the win last time, but will it go their way this time?
Pick: Rangiora
CGHS vs St Margaret’s. Another rematch now in the split phase. CGHS just missed out on top four. So they will be looking to assert their dominance here.
Pick: CGHS

StAC’s Rosie Gaffney in action at U18s.
Whelan Division Two
Burnside vs Villa. I don’t normally comment too much on the Div two games as I don’t see a lot of them. But after hearing how this game went last time, I can’t wait to hear about their rematch.
Pick: Villa
Avonside vs Rangi Ruru- Deferred
Hillmorton vs Middleton- Another good game incoming. Can Middleton get one back on Hillmorton.
Pick: Hillmorton.
Last round’s picks: 1/3

Avonside’s Isabella Lenanne-Henry in action at U16s.
Grocott
Last year’s final is being repeated tonight. Hillmorton vs Cashmere. Pick: Hillmorton
Kaiapoi vs Papanui. Pick: Papanui
Rangiora vs Lincoln. Pick: Rangiora
St Bede’s vs Christ’s. Pick: St Bede’s
CBHS vs St Thomas. Pick: St Thomas.
Shirley vs St Bede’s- catch up from 25th June. Pick: Shirley Boys
Last rounds picks: 4/4

Cashmere’s Levi Weston, Hillmortons Benji Habinshuti and Shirley’s Finn Kennett-Ditfort help up Lincoln’s Lydian Thompson at U16 National’s.
Enjoy our smaller week as we reset for your regularly scheduled Thomson and Whelan comp next week.