MASSIVE WIN AS U16 OVERTURN LEAGUE LEADERS

Chiltern Comets this season were 7W-1L sitting top of the league, LLJBC were 3W-5L, with 2 of the wins coming in the last 2 games. This win by LL showed the league just how much we have come on over recent months. It also means teams will be ready for us.

A scorebook never tells the full story of a game, it can show how many points a player scored and how many fouls they picked up. It doesn’t show the defensive effort, the rebounds, the runs down the line, the slick passes, the blocks, the bench players’ attitude. All of which are needed for a team to get the win.

Teams need to score to win games, but need to defend to stop another team winning. 

In the first half LL held their own in the paint, pressuring the Comet’s attacks into the zone and forcing poor outside shots. Jennings was not the tallest player on court but commanded the defensive boards and blocked countless short-range shots, Korytnickyj’s energy on the top and his breaks down the line were immense, while Evans pierced the gaps in Comet’s D that had been generated by good LL offensive positioning. SRooney adding to the scoreboard too, with Carr a stable platform, enabling a 17-11 lead in a low-scoring half. 

The bench was rotated with WRooney and Poppy playing well, maintaining the style the starters had set. In the third Q though the Comet’s clearly had a point to prove. Some poor finishing and decision-making by LL, and an increased defensive pressure from the opposition saw the scores tie briefly and lead slip to just 1 at the end. For a few minutes into the 4th, it was close, LL lost the lead by more than was comfortable, but then with 5 mins to go, following a time out - they turned it on again. A lead was set, extended beyond 10, then protected, closing the final Q 16-11 to win by 6 points and a more comfortable last 2 minutes.

This was a performance to be proud of.