29 July, 2023
After some near misses St Peter’s College chalked up their first Auckland Secondary Schools Premier Grade win of the season, an 80-74 home win against Rangitoto College, with Spencer Carr and Gus Dallow producing 20-point performances.
Trailing 59-56 at three-quarter time the Saints powered home in the fourth quarter outscoring Rangi 24-15 in the final ten minutes.
Five points from Arnold Nam was cancelled out by Carr before Bryan Marsters, Caleb Afeaki and Bailey Smith made crucial scores.
Joel Brown and Elyas Taher put points on the board for Rangi but they couldn’t stave off a resurgent St Peter’s – Dallow scoring their last 8 points to seal the win.
Eight points from Max Mudford got Rangitoto off to the better start as they built a 23-18 quarter time lead.
However St Peter’s were on level terms by half-time with the scores locked at 35 points apiece. A couple of Smith triples and 10 points from Mudford serving St Peter’s well.
Brown, headed for a game high 22 points, had 8 points for Rangi in the third as they again took the lead. It wouldn’t last long – the long wait for that win finally over for St Peter’s thanks to their strong finish.
St Peter’s 80 – Carr 21, Dallow 20, Marsters 13, Smith 10, Afeaki 6
Rangitoto 74 – Brown 22, Mudford 15, Nan 13, Taher 8, Jackson Mills 8
A dominant opening half from Rosmini College set up a 104-85 home win over Sacred Heart College.
Zion Anderson scored 10 points as Rosmini raced to a 27-14 lead in the opening ten minutes.
Sam Snowdon replied with 12 points for Heart in the second frame but he and his colleagues were struggling to stem the Rosmini scoring tide as they piled up 56 first half points to lead by 21.
Josh Batty and Anderson were doing most the damage – a late three from Bart Jackowski capping off a strong showing from the hosts.
Preston Tuaputa got the score ticking over for Heart in the third frame but again it was a spell dominated by Rosmini, and Batty in particular.
The shooting guard nailed four threes in the period and with Liam Bates and Jackowski also successful from deep the Rosmini lead went beyond the 30-point mark.
Heart enjoyed the better of the closing minutes but the damage had already been done.
Rosmini 104 – Batty 21, Anderson 20, Chris Wyllie, 14, Josh Wyllie 13, Jackowski 10, Bates 8
Sacred Heart 85 – Snowdon 21, Tuaputa 18, Tyrell Cocker 14, Matt Schuler 11
Westlake guard Malachi Book scored 9 first quarter points but it was St Kentigern that made the better start – ahead 24-18 at the first break.
Despite 8 points from Westlake centre Hadi Alshami St Kent’s increased their advantage to 45-37 by half time thanks to 11 second quarter points from George Turner.
It was back and forth after the interval with Merrick Rillstone prominent for the visitors while Book and Noah Rasmussen were the key contributors for Westlake – the St Kent’s lead still 8 points (68-60) at the three-quarter mark.
Alshami and Book combined for 14 points in the fourth but Rillstone, Cooper Lepou and Hunter Te Ratana came up with points to make it win number eight for St Kent’s.
Westlake 77 – Book 24, Alshami 18, Rasmussen 13, Max Riechelmann 6
St Kentigern 88 – Rillstone 22, Turner 19, Lepou 15, Te Ratana 12, Jacob Neary 6
The Auckland Grammar v Mt Albert Grammar fixture has been postponed until August 14th.
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Standings
10-0 MAGS
9-2 Rosmini
8-3 St Kentigern
7-3 AGS
4-7 Westlake
2-9 Rangitoto, Sacred Heart
1-10 St Peter’s
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