Southern View: August 29, 2017

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REVERSE LAYUP: Nic Wenmoth’s double-double for Cashmere
was part of a balanced team performance.
Cashmere in Thompson Trophy final
• By Andrew King
CASHMERE HIGH are
one game away from their
first McDonald’s Thompson
Trophy division one
basketball title. All that
stands in their way is Christ’s
College.
Since grinding out a 77-
52 win over Shirley Boys’
High at home last week to
book their spot in the final,
they’ve been building up to
the 7.30pm game at Cowles
Stadium today.
A win would see them
crowned Canterbury
champs and will give them
a confidence boost heading
into the South Island
tournament in Dunedin
(September 6-9).
Cashmere’s last title was in
2011, when the competition
was not yet known as the
Thompson Trophy.
The key to victory,
according to coach Ben Sheat,
will be shutting down Christ’s
playmakers and sticking to
their game plan.
“The boys are just focused
on going through our
MID-AIR: Cashmere’s Connor McLaughlin rises
above the defence.
processes and sticking to our
rules throughout the game,”
Sheat said.
“Limiting Max de
Geest and Max Darling is
important. However, that is
much easier said than done.
They have some other great
players like Tom Crutchley,
which makes Darling and De
Geest even tougher.”
Last week’s game was tied
30-30 at half-time before
Cashmere pulled away,
scoring 47 points to Shirley’s
22 in the last two quarters.
Nic Wenmoth chipped in
SPORTS
with a 12-point, 10-rebound
double-double, while Connor
McLaughlin contributed 18
points, seven assists and five
rebounds backed up by Mitch
Mahon with 12 points and six
rebounds.
Sheat called the
performance a “balanced
team effort.”
Christ’s beat Rangiora High
last week 105-70 at Cashmere
High.
In the division two final,
Hillmorton High will take
on Papanui High at Cowles
Stadium today at 4pm.
Halswell win
netball title
at primary
tournament
• By Andrew King
HALSWELL SCHOOL won the junior
B netball title at the Primary Sports
Canterbury winter tournament on
Thursday.
More than 1700 pupils making up
171 teams from 87 schools across Canterbury
came together to play netball,
hockey, football and rugby at South
Hagley and English parks.
Halswell beat Paparoa Street School in
the final to lift the title.
Halswell coach Leigh Hurford said it
was a fabulous, well-organised day.
“We were thrilled that all of the hard
work we put into practicing paid off and
we were elated to come away with the
victory.”
Thorrington School came third in
the junior B netball. In other results,
Hillview Christian School were second
in the senior rugby section after being
beaten in the final by Rolleston Primary.
Cashmere Primary and Tai Tapu
School were third equal in the senior
hockey, which was won by St Andrew’s
College.
In the junior hockey, St Martins
School were third. Hoon Hay School
were third in the junior A netball
All schools had to qualify through
their school zone to be eligible for one
of the biggest primary school sporting
events of the year.