Basketball
Y5/6
The Falcons completed an outstanding term’s
play by appearing in their League Final against opposition Kingsway Guardians.
Our Falcons had been undefeated all season but unfortunately, due to
term/holiday dates, Wentworth was unable to field a full team. Nevertheless, in
true Wentworth spirit, two netballers (Rosie Li and Orion Houseman) stepped
forward to ensure we could play the match. Despite neither girl having played
basketball before, they were fantastic, energetic and determined and, with the
guidance and support of the other team members (Matthew Brabant, Brodie Cruse
and Poppy Sancto-Jones), the Falcons were able to match the Guardians goal for
goal. Luck was not on our side, however, and just before the half-time whistle,
Poppy collided with a Kingsway player, falling awkwardly and twisting her knee.
Her younger sister, Rockets’ member Charlotte, bravely stepped in to fill the
gap and played admirably but a couple of lucky breaks in the last few minutes
of the game meant that the Guardians just managed to snatch victory from our
grasp, winning the game by only a few points.
Congratulations to our Falcons: Matthew
Brabant, Mattias Coutts, Brodie Cruse, Raphael Day, Savannah Marston-Fergusson
and Poppy Sancto-Jones.
Huge thanks to Orion Houseman, Rosie Li and
Charlotte Sancto-Jones.