Taupo Indoor Basketball Games

Taupo Times, Volume XIV, Issue 44, 8 June 1965, Page 10

Taupo Indoor Basketball Games

Tlie first Taupo Indoor Basketball Association game on Thursday was a non-competition match between Tauhara (W) and Jesters, which resulted in a win for Tauhara. College went down to the improving Demons team by 16 points. College will have to learn to slow their game before it will improve to a good standard. For Demons, D. Lovell and R. Darlington played well. Bears outclassed 60/8 in a game in which there were a lot of good intentions with very little result on the part of 60/8. For Bears, J. Ireland showed he was a master in guarding. The first game between Tauhara II. and Beatles was won by Tauhara, Beatles again defaulting. The game between Checkers and Eagles proved to be all that was expected, both putting everything into it from start to finish. Full marks must go to

the referees for the way in which they controlled this game. For Checkers, A. Culpan was the outstanding player with exeellent guarding. - Eagles' J. Tewano was again a tower of strength under the basket. Teachers and Hillbillies turned on a good game which was won by Teachers. Teachers representative players, Furlong and Lewis, had a good game, scoring at will in the second j half. For Hillbillies, P. j Flintoff scored 28 points out ! of a total of 34. The most unlucky team must be Tauhara (w) for in their game against Comets they were the better team on the night. For Comets, C. Draper and P. Slatters | were the pick of the players. St. John had too many j guns for Huka when they j downed them by a wide marwin of 26 points. Results: — Wednesday: Beatles de-

faulted to Tauhara II.; Checkers 30, Eagles 21; Teachers 64, Hillbillies 34; Comets 28, Tauhara 20; St. John's 46, Huka 16. Thursday: Tauhara (W) 58, Jesters 8 (non-competi-tion); Educats defaulted to Aratiatia; Demons 33, College 17; Lavenders defaulted to All Stars; Bears 42,- 60/8 7.