July 31, 2023
In a top of the table clash Northcote College recorded an 84-78 come from behind victory against Liston College to preserve their unbeaten record.
Northcote trailed 62-57 at three-quarter time but outscored their opponents 32-16 in the closing stages to move a step closer to claiming the Senior A regular season title.
Aaron Sievert scored 16 of his 39 points in those closing minutes and with Taine Cook and Shunta Shinzaki lending good support Northcote were able to run past Liston down the stretch.
Liston had made the better start getting out to a 25-19 first quarter lead – 7 points for Dhon Lao in that spell.
The six point lead was improved marginally to eight points by half-time. Lao and Rasheed Ieremia combined for 14 points as Liston carried a 44-36 advantage into the third period.
Giovanni Helu knocked down three triples in the third for Liston but 8 points from Sievert plus contributions from Tzion Manoa and Shinzaki meant the Northcote deficit had been trimmed to 5 points (62-57) at the last break.
Helu sunk his fourth triple of the game but the tide turned in Northcote’s favour allowing Sievert to orchestrate an eleventh win on the bounce.
Liston 78 – Lao 24, Helu 16, Ronnie Juan 14, Ieremia 11
Northcote 84 – Sievert 39, Manoa 12, Cook 12, Shinzaki 10
A decisive second quarter from Selwyn College led them to a 90-65 win against Avondale College.
Selwyn had shaded the opening period 18-13 but put their foot to the floor in the second speeding to a 50-23 lead as they drained six threes in the period.
Selwyn went on to make 14 triples in the contest with Somin Mohit, Ashton Muraahi, Luca Vietri, Archie Elliot, Finn Bogaert, Alfred Casiple and Lui Pukeiti all contributors from beyond the arc.
Akram Al Wakeel and Deuel Lelaulu led the Avondale resistance with 19 and 13 points respectively.
Selwyn 90 – Muraahi 20, Casiple 19, Vietri 17, Bogaert 9, Elliot 6, Zavier Atatoa 6
Avondale 65 – Al Wakeel 19, Lelaulu 13, Liam Takenaka-Wesley 10, Jaycob Holmes 9
Mt Roskill Grammar School defeated Kelston Boys High 106-69 with Mitchell Greenaway tallying 31 points for the victors.
There was little between the two teams in the opening half. Wai Tonga landed a couple of threes for Roskill in the opening exchanges with Real Wheaton bagging 8 points for Kelston as they trailed 24-20 at quarter time.
Rodman Fuaivaa and Alec Phillips shared 13 points in the second with a balanced Roskill scoring effort carrying them to a 48-39 half-time lead.
Roskill would break the game open in the third period outscoring their hosts 29-9 with Greenaway, Alfred Kerr and Ngawaka Rakete doing most the damage.
The win restores Roskill’s second place position on the Senior A ladder.
Kelston 69 – Wheaton 17, Fuaivaa 15, Phillips 14, Sione Filimoehala 11
Mt Roskill 106 – Greenaway 31, Tonga 13, Rakete 11, Josh Wadams 10, Ryan Aramoana 10
The Manurewa High School v Dilworth School fixture will be played on August 2.
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Boy’s Senior A Standings
11-0 Northcote
8-3 Mt Roskill
7-4 Liston
5-6 Selwyn
4-7 Kelston
4-5 Dilworth
3-7 Manurewa
0-10 Avondale
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