21 June, 2023
Round 8 of the Auckland Secondary Schools Girls Premier Grade competition saw comfortable wins for Westlake Girls High, Epsom Girls Grammar and Mt Albert Grammar School.
Twenty-point hauls from Emma Schroeder and Rebeca Moors ensured Westlake Girls High would prevail 98-54 against Northcote College.
Westlake debutant Zenthia Stowers was handed a starting berth and responded immediately with the opening basket of the game.
Northcote gave Westlake plenty of headaches in the opening game of the season and when Kaitlyn Haliday (twice) and Ema Lavemaau (on three occasions) made inside baskets another challenging night for the hosts looked on the cards.
However the back end of the opening period was dominated by Westlake as they carried a 25-14 lead into the break.
Nikki Gear scored 6 points for Northcote in the second but with Moors, Schroeder and Elin Vincent into their scoring stride the gap was over 20 points at half-time (49-28).
Both teams enjoyed scores from multiple players in the second half but from Northcote’s perspective the pace of scoring from their opponents was problematic – Westlake matching Epsom’s 7-1 record with the win.
Westlake 98 – Moors 22, Schroeder 20, Lily Fotu 12, Amy Pateman 11, Stowers 10, Vincent 8
Northcote 54 – N Gear 10, Lizzie May 9, Lily Morgan 8, L Gear 6, DJ Hannah 6, Haliday 6, Lavemaau 6
2022 New Zealand U17 teammates Ritorya Tamilo and Wai Clarken were in number crunching form in Mt Albert Grammar’s 67-47 victory against Baradene College.
Baradene centre Tamilo is the youngest member of the Tall Ferns squad headed, later this week, to the FIBA Asia Cup in Sydney. She signed off this term’s school commitments with a haul of 25 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks.
MAGS captain Clarken was also in double-double territory amassing 40 points, 13 steals and 7 rebounds.
Clarken scored all 13 of MAGS first quarter points but Daisy Parke and Tamilo ensured Baradene would have an 18-13 lead.
It all changed in the second quarter as MAGS piled on 32 points – three triples from Peyton Uri supplementing Clarken’s good work – MAGS ahead 45-30.
In contrast the pace of scoring in the third quarter slowed to a dawdle – just 15 points scored with the MAGS lead increased by one.
Clarken and Tamilo continued their dualling in the final period with both completing impressive personal performances.
Baradene 47 – Tamilo 25, Parke 9, Amelia Nathan 5, Sadie Cormack 5
MAGS 67 – Clarken 40, Uri 9, Emina Tiatia 7, Gianna Tiatia 4
A season high 24 points from Maya Fowler paced Epsom Girls Grammar to a comfortable 77-33 victory against St Mary’s College.
The Epsom lead was just 9-5 at quarter time before blowing out to 38-9 by half-time.
Led by India Nash and Layla Aholelei St Mary’s put up an improved showing in the second half. However with Talia Vea and Leah Patuwairua joining Fowler in double figures the result was never in doubt. There was also an opportunity for Epsom’s Year 9 rookie Olivia Edhouse to score her first Premier points.
Epsom 77 – Fowler 24, Vea 15, Patuwairua 10, Kiyara Te Amo 9, Rosa Todd-Pemerika 8, Ivy Tino 7
St Mary’s 33 – Nash 9, Aholelei 8, Christiana Setu 4, Tamzin Jakeman 4
The Takapuna Grammar School v St Kentigern College game has been postponed until next week.
Standings
7-1 Epsom, Westlake
6-2 MAGS
3-4 Takapuna, St Kent’s
2-6 Baradene, Northcote
1-7 St Mary’s
LACEY LOWDOWN 