Round 8 of the Auckland Secondary Schools Boys Premier Grade saw the top three teams strengthen their grip on those places while Mt Albert Grammar were the biggest movers after a third straight win.
Rosmini College and St Kentigern College were both missing starters due to a combination of U17 New Zealand commitments (Jameer Reed [Rosmini] and Hunter Te Ratana [St Kent’s]) and injuries.
Jamie Griffin, Charlie Hughes and Cooper Te Ratana launched the St Kent’s effort with long range threes although 10 first quarter points from Chris Wyllie gave the home side a 25-15 lead.
The margin hovered around ten points through the second period – 13 points in the spell from Bart Jackowski gave Rosmini a 54-37 half-time lead.
Te Ratana and Noah Heke were outstanding for St Kent’s but with Josh Wyllie and Mattie Dalton complimenting the afore mentioned Jackowski and Chris Wyllie, the Rosmini lead steadily increased throughout the second period.
Rosmini 99 – C Wyllie 28, Jackowski 22, J Wyllie 20, Dalton 16
St Kentigern 65 – Te Ratana 24, Heke 19, Hughes 5, Finn Jorgensen 5
Auckland Grammar bounced back from Monday night’s loss at Westlake with an 87-75 victory over local rivals St Peter’s College.
Both sides were missing their New Zealand U17 representative – Gus Dallow from St Peter’s and Jackson Kiss from AGS – and it was probably St Peter’s the more inconvenienced as they trailed 41-37 at half-time.
Spencer Carr, headed to a game high 29 points, had 16 of those at the interval while AGS had double figure efforts from Lawson Pryor and Bobby Neels.
9 points from Brigham Hakaraia helped AGS edge the third period 22-18 despite 11 points from Carr.
Alex Davis and Bryan Marsters kept St Peter’s in touch but it was the 9 fourth quarter points from Hakaraia that put the lid on the AGS victory.
St Peter’s 75 – Carr 29, Davis 14, Marsters 13, Louis Galpin 10
AGS 87 – Hakaraia 24, Neels 16, Pryor 12, Ryan Hunt 10, Sol Anderson 8
Mt Albert Grammar lost their opening five games of the season but have since won three on the bounce with their latest success an 82-67 home win against Sacred Heart College.
A close opening frame was edged 15-13 by MAGS who tightened their grip on the contest in the second to lead 36-22 at the interval with Lucas Cartwright, Mose Leliasamaivao and Josh Beattie leading the way for the hosts – Sam Snowdon with 10 points for Heart.
Six third quarter points from Cam Stewart helped trim the margin to 8 points (52-44) at three-quarter time as a close finish threatened.
Justin Lacsi, See Ieremia and Stewart hit threes and Jamie Vile accumulated 9 points for Heart but Cartwright, Leliasamaivao and Dayton Simkin replied in kind for MAGS and with Leliasamaivao making 9 of his game high 23 in the fourth Mt Albert eased to victory.
MAGS 82 – Leliasamaivao 23, Cartwright 21, Beattie 9, Mikey Moses 8, D Tapu 6
Sacred Heart 67 – Vile 21,Snowdon 17, Stewart 7
Unfortunately Mt Roskill Grammar were forced to default their home game against Westlake Boys High School.
Standings:
7-1 Westlake, Rosmini, AGS
4-4 St Kentigern
3-5 MAGS
2-6 St Peter’s, Sacred Heart
0-8 Mt Roskill
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