DAYS 1-3 THURSDAY – SATURDAY REPORTS: Canterbury Boys & Girls Open Teams @ Annual Champion Basketball School Of Queensland Tournament

Our Open Boys and Girls Basketball teams are currently competing in the annual 4-day Champion Basketball School of Queensland (CBSQ) Tournament! 🏀

The Boys are in Division 4 while the Girls are in Division 1 – the Championship Division. 🤩

Both squads have been preparing all term and represent the very best of Canterbury basketball. 💪

Our full CBSQ draw, match results and fixture live streams can be found via this weblink HERE.

Here are both tournament venues if you want to watch Canterbury LIVE in action over the weekend:

Coomera Indoor Sports Centre – 35 Beattie Road, Coomera | Runaway Bay Indoor Sports Centre – Sports Drive, Runaway Bay.

Now here is a report on how both teams fared on the first day of competition – THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER:

Open Girls Team – Division 1 ⛹️‍♀️

Game 1: Canterbury College vs King’s Christian College: 35 – 98. After a competitive first half, we were unfortunately beaten by an extremely talented opposition.

Game 2: Canterbury College vs Somerset College: 45 – 54. It was a tough, close and nail-biting game, but Somerset College was able to surge ahead and get the win.

FULL Girls Fixture & Results HERE.

Please select Basketball Queensland from the Organisation dropdown menu, then 2022 CBSQ Opens from the Competition dropdown menu, then Division 1 GirlsB from the Division dropdown menu, then our Team Canterbury College Open Girls.

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Open Boys Team – Division 4 ⛹️‍♂️

Game 1: Canterbury College vs Pacific Lutheran College: 35 – 28. A very strong performance by our boys, and despite a late comeback from the opposition, we were able to seal the deal.

Game 2: Canterbury College vs Townsville State High School: 32 – 37. It was a see-sawing, back-and-forth game with the lead changing several times during the final quarter – however, we were unable to come from behind to secure another win.

FULL Boys Fixture & Results HERE.

Please select Basketball Queensland from the Organisation dropdown menu, then 2022 CBSQ Opens from the Competition dropdown menu, then Division 4 BoyCO from the Division dropdown menu, then our Team Canterbury College Open Boys.

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Overall, our girls and boys teams played well and showed plenty of courage and determination on the first day of competition, improving their play and abilities.

Now here is a report on how both teams fared on the second day of competition – FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER:

Open Girls Team – Division 1 ⛹️‍♀️

Game 1: Canterbury College vs Southport State High School: 43 – 69.

Game 2: Canterbury College vs St Margaret Mary’s College: 61 – 83.

Two tough games for the girls – they were down early in both the first quarters of each game today, but fought hard and kept the points differential about the same throughout both matches.

Final Pool game tomorrow (Saturday 17/09) against Brisbane State High School before we move into crossover matches.

Open Boys Team – Division 4 ⛹️‍♂️

Game 1: Canterbury College vs Calamvale Community College: 26 – 35.

Game 2: Canterbury College vs All Saints Anglican School: 14 – 37.

The boys played hard today but lost both games by very acceptable margins.

Now here is a report on how both teams fared on the third day of competition – SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER:

Open Girls Team – Division 1 ⛹️‍♀️

Game 1: Canterbury College vs Brisbane State High School: 12 – 98.

Game 2: Canterbury College vs John Paul College: 36 – 107.

Tough learning day for our girls against more talented opposition, but they fought until the very end!

Open Boys Team – Division 4 ⛹️‍♂️

Game 1: Canterbury College vs Groves Christian College: 32 – 24.

Game 2: Canterbury College vs Corinda State High School: 32 – 31.

Two hard-fought and narrow wins by the boys today, as they competed and left everything out on court. Well done boys!

Sunday (18/09) is the last day of this huge competition…