The Schick Championships got underway in Palmerston North, with over 800 players from 62 schools gathering at the Central Energy Trust Arena.
The National Secondary Schools Basketball Championships had 62 games take place on opening day. Pool A in the AA competition was hailed as the Pool to watch and the very first game became today’s talking point.
The three pools that only had one game today were ‘AA’ Girls Pools A and C, as well as ‘AA’ Boys Pool D. St Peter’s, Cambridge in Pool A, St Mary’s in Pool C and St John’s, Hamilton all went through unscathed with one win.
Schick Premierships Zone 3 runner’s up St Patrick’s, Silverstream defeated Cashmere 87-83 in what some would say was the upset of the day in ‘AA’ Boys Pool B action. Cashmere then turned it around in their second bout and toppled Zone 3 winner’s Scots College 97-89 in the last round of play.
In ‘AA’ Boys Pool C action, Tauranga Boys’ prevailed over Hamilton Boys’ High 82-59. Pre-tournament favourites St Kent’s won both their opening two games in Pool A, while Napier Boys’ High had a big win over Zone 4 winner’s Middleton Grange to also go two from two.
Crossing over to the ‘AA’ Girls competition, Zone 3 champions Sacred Heart, New Plymouth and Zone 1 runner’s up Westlake Girls’ High had two wins in two games in Pool B on day one. Queen Margaret College and Hamilton Girls’ High sit atop Pool D after recording a pair of convincing wins.
Moving back to the boys but this time in the ‘A’ grade, Opunake High School and St Kevin’s College are undefeated in Pool A, with Manukura and Mana College in Pool B also yet to taste failure.
In ‘A’ Girls Pool A, Mercury Bay Area School and Tararua College finished día uno without a loss. Kavanagh College and Te Aroha College in Pool B have also set themselves up nicely for day two with two victories.
RESULTS:
Fraser High School –BYE–
Hamilton Girls’ High School –BYE–
Melville High School –BYE–
Mt Maunganui College –BYE–
Sacred Heart College, Hamilton –BYE–
R1)
Catholic Cathedral College (60) v Ngā Taiātea Wharekura (80)
Kavanagh College (72) v Hornby High School (19)
Gisborne Boys’ High School (96) v Middleton Grange School (66)
Mana College (106) v Waihi College (73)
Saint Kentigern College (92) v Nayland College (57)
Napier Boys’ High School (62) v Mt Albert Grammar School (55)
Whangamata Area School (50) v Te Kura Kōkiri (92)
Te Wharekura o Mauao (51) v Mercury Bay Area School (59)
Manukura (75) v Melville High School (52)
R2)
Hamilton Girls’ High School (83) v Rangi Ruru Girls’ School (36)
Otago Girls’ High School (67) v Wellington East Girls’ College (77)
Opunake High School (74) v Kavanagh College (54)
Hillmorton High School (60) v St Kevin’s College (91)
Greymouth High School (32) v Tararua College (60)
Te Aroha College (76) v Hornby High School (98)
Te Aroha College (54) v Ngā Taiātea Wharekura (46)
St Patrick’s College, Silverstream (87) v Cashmere High School (83)
Queen Margaret College (83) v Middleton Grange (43)
R3)
St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie (76) v Westlake Boys’ High School (86)
Hamilton Boys’ High School (59) v Tauranga Boys’ College (82)
Rosmini College (76) v Otago Boys’ High School (60)
Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth (91) v St Andrew’s College (44)
Scots College (76) v Rongotai College (65)
Westlake Girls’ High School (94) v Baradene College (35)
Melville High School (64) v Hutt Valley High School (81)
Rotorua Boys’ High School (115) v Tawa College (70)
R4)
Carmel College (73) v Rotorua Girls’ High School (60)
St Peter’s School, Cambridge (85) v Rangiora High School (27)
St John’s College, Hamilton (94) v Whangarei Boys’ High School (59)
St Andrew’s College (62) v Rangitoto College (103)
Auckland Grammar School (100) v Shirley Boys’ High School (40)
One Tree Hill College (46) v Rangitoto College (78)
Christchurch Girls’High School (79) v Tauranga Girls’ College (43)
Buller High School (50) v Te Wharekura o Mauao (57)
Napier Girls’ High School (87) v Manukura (88)
R5)
Nayland College (108) v Gisborne Boys’ High School (84)
Mercury Bay Area School (99) v Greymouth High School (43)
St Mary’s College, Ponsonby (80) v Hauraki Plains College (45)
Hornby High School (51) v Whangamata Area School (102)
Mt Albert Grammar School (54) v Saint Kentigern College (66)
Waihi College (73) v Catholic Cathedral College (91)
Melville High School (69) v Mana College (103)
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura (75) v Manukura (78)
Middleton Grange School (93) v Napier Boys’ High School (108)
R6)
Kavanagh College(63) v Hillmorton High School (72)
Hornby High School (63) v Opunake High School (88)
St Kevin’s College (87) v Te Aroha College (80)
Middleton Grange (64) v Otago Girls High School (44)
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School (36) v Queen Margaret College (72)
Wellington East Girls’ College (48) College v Hamilton Girls’ High School (72)
Rongotai College (96) v Rotorua Boys’ High School (107)
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura (41) v Kavanagh College (50)
Te Kura Kōkiri (61) v Te Aroha College (73)
R7)
Hutt Valley High School (70) v Westlake Girls’ High School (77)
St Andrew’s College (54) v Melville High School (78)
Tawa College (84) v St Patrick’s College, Silverstream (85)
Cashmere High School (97) v Scots College (89)
Tararua College (65) v Buller High School (44)
Tauranga Boys’ College (89) v Rosmini College (103)
Baradene College (40) v Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth (98)
Otago Boys’ High School (88) v St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie (95)
Westlake Boys’ High School (62) v Hamilton Boys’ High School (52)
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The draw, pools and future live stream timings can be found here.
LIVE STREAM
Four games are being live streamed every day on the Fly Palmy Arena court. These can be watched on either our website or Facebook page.
ONLINE RESULTS
Results from today’s fixtures will be updated after each round and can be found at the link below.
‘A’ Tournament Dates: September 30 – October 3 – click here
‘AA’ Tournament Dates: September 30 – October 5 – click here
TICKET PRICES
Daily Pass
- $5 Adults per day (18 years and older)
- $3 Child per day (all children 14 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult)
- $15 Family per day (two adults and two children)
- FREE 5 years and under
Weekly Pass
- $20 Adult weekly pass
- $15 Child weekly pass
- $52 Family weekly pass (two adults and two children)
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