Tayside & Fife Secondary Schools
Tayside & Fife Secondary Schools followed last year's unprecedented success in the 2010 basketballscotland Scottish Schools Cup with another 9 of our school teams reaching 8 finals, including one all Tayside & Fife affair in the S1 Girls Cup.
Secondary Schools basketball was a key focus for a lot of Tayside & Fife schools and a record number of boys and girls teams entered the basketballscotland Scottish Schools Cups, with first round losers going into the consolation "Plate" competition. The S1 competition enjoyed more games this year as a regional format was adopted for the earlier rounds.
There are four age groups; S1, U14, U15 and Open (S4-S6) for Boys and Girls meaning there are 16 categories, and therefore 16 Finals, across the Cup and Plate competitions. For Tayside & Fife schools to have 9 finalists in 8 competitions is a fantastic achievement.
Arbroath HS (Angus) and Grove Academy (Dundee) in particular deserve a special mention as they reached four and two Cup finals respectively, with Forfar Academy reaching two Plate finals. It is no co-incidence that these schools have a strong basketball programme at their secondary school but also a very good Primary School development programme in their respective Cluster's, ensuring that their future secondary school pupils have some excellent basketball fundamentals when they go into First Year.
This year the finals were hosted at Edinburgh University's Pleasance Sports Centre, with some excellent and exciting basketball displayed over the finals week. Highlight of the week was Abrbroath HS's Nicky Sim hitting a three point last second buzzer beater against Portobello HS in the U15 Boys' Cup Final, a game which they went on to win in overtime.
Scottish Cup winners and congratulations to players, teachers and the following schools:
U15 Boys - Arbroath High School beat Portobello High School
U15 Girls - Arbroath High School beat Boroughmuir High School
S1 Boys - Grove Academy beat Millburn Academy
S1 Girls - Grove Academy beat Arbroath High School
Commiserations, but well done on getting to the final, goes to:
S1 Girls Cup - Arbroath High School runners up to Grove Academy
U14 Girls Cup - Arbroath High School runners up to St Maurice's HS
S1 Girls Plate - Forfar Academy runners up to Mary Erskine School
U14 Girls Plate - Forfar Academy runners up to Portobello High School
U15 Girls Plate - Perth Grammar School runners up to St Andrews Secondary School
There were numerous other Tayside & Fife Schools who put up a tremendous show but lost out at either semi final or quarter final stage such as Woodmill HS, Monifieth HS, Kinross HS and Queen Anne HS and all Tayside & Fife secondary schools are to be commended for the basketball opportunities they provide for their pupils.
Tayside & Fife Primary Schools
Congratulations to Birkhill PS of Angus who won the Tayside & Fife Primary School Basketball Championship at Lynch SC in Dundee on Wednesday 31st March 2010. Six teams qualified through local and area finals events, and after preliminary rounds at the finals Birkhill PS and Langlands PS of Forfar qualified for the Grand Final. It was a tense affair and with the teams still level after regulation time (four quarters of 5 minutes) it was left for Martin George of Birkhill PS to hit the golden basket in overtime and seal the silverware with a "swish".
1st / 2nd Grand Final - Birkhill PS (Angus) 11 - 9 Langlands PS (Angus)
3rd / 4th Place Playoff - Letham PS (Angus) 19 - 13 Forthill PS (Dundee)
5th / 6th Place Playoff - Claypotts Castle PS (Dundee) 10 - 7 Newtyle PS (Angus)
Fife Schools' Basketball
Congratulations to Woodmill High School of Dunfermline who have won the Fife Secondary Schools Open Boys League for 2009-10. The league had an impressive nine teams entered in it this year, organised by Mr Thompson of Queen Anne HS, Mr Thomson of Balwearie HS and Mr MacDonald of Balwearie HS.
Queen Anne High School are the winners of the 2010 Fife Secondary Schools Cup (Open Boys) which was hosted at FIPRE, Glenrothes on Wednesday 24th February 2010. Twelve teams entered, with the teams being split into three groups of four following a preliminary round.
Waid Academy "A" won the intermediary group, and Glenwood HS finished top of the consolation group.
Perth & Kinross Schools
Douglas Bader Secondary Schools Basketball Tournament
The P+K Active Schools Sports Competitions Development Officer successfully hosted the Under 15 (S1-S3) Boys and Girls basketball tournament at Bells SC in Perth. The tournament is played annually in memory of Douglas Bader, former Headteacher at Perth Grammar School, International Basketball Referee and Perth Phoenix Club Chairman, who sadly passed away in 2008.
Four Secondary schools took part in the Boys and Girls tournaments with some schools entering two teams. There was some great basketball played and many talented players on display. Thanks to Claire Mulqueeney (P+K Actoev Schools) for organising and hosting the event, and to Perth Phoenix club volunteers who refereed and assisted at the tournament.
U-15 Boys Tournament - Bells SC, Perth, Wed 12th May 2010
1st - Perth High School
2nd - St John's Academy "A"
3rd - Perth Grammar School "A"
4th - Crieff High School
5th - Perth Grammar School "B"
6th - St John's Academy "B"
U-15 Girls Tournament - Bells SC, Perth, Wed 12th May 2010
1st - Perth Grammar School "A"
2nd - Perth High School
3rd - St John's Academy
4th - Crieff High School
5th - Perth Grammar School "B"
Angus Schools' Basketball
Congratulations to Langlands Primary School who won the Angus Festival Final hosted at Lochside LC in Forfar on Wednesday 10th March 2010. Eight Primary Schools teams qualified for this event through cluster festivals held in Forfar, Carnoustie, Arbroath and Kirriemuir. The events were organised by Lee McLean of Angus Sports Development, with support from the Angus Active Schools Co-ordinators for each cluster.
Langlands PS, along with runners up Letham PS and 3rd place Newtyle PS, qualify for the Tayside Primary Schools Basketball Final on Wednesday 31st March 2010 at Lynch SC in Dundee.
Dundee Schools' Basketball
Dundee Primary Schools Central Venue League - Finals @ DISC, Dundee Monday 8th March 2010
1st Birkhill PS
2nd Forthill PS
3rd Claypotts Castle PS
4th Craigiebarns PS
5th Gowriehill PS
6th Dens Road PS - did not play
The Dundee PS Festivals and Central Venue League events were organised by Sama'an Akel of Dundee Active Schools and Lisa Mitchell of Dundee Sports Development, with support from Ally Vannet of Dundee Sharks.
Congratulations to all teams, the top three qualify for the Tayside Primary Schools Basketball Final on Wednesday 31st March 2010 at Lynch SC in Dundee.
