GARLETON TRIUMPH IN INTERHOUSE BASKETBALL

Knox Academy's basketballers got the new term off to a competitive start at training, by hosting a small Interhouse basketball tournament.

With each house entering a team into the event (Garleton managing to field two teams), there was a great atmosphere from the spectators who witnessed seven fantastic games with plenty of baskets. The group stages saw the Garleton A team come through ranked 1st, Lammerlaw 2nd, Traprain 3rd and  Garleton B team 4th.

The Plate final (3rd v 4th) was a little one sided with Traprain outscoring the Garleton B team 19-2. The cup final however was a much closer match and it was not until the final hooter that Garleton A team managed a looping basket to win the match 6-4. Having gone down 4-0 Garleton A team looked a little surprised by how fast Lammerlaw had come out their blocks. However, with some good offence and a strong defense Garleton A managed to claw their way back into the game with Finlay Munro (2G1) getting the decisive basket.

Winning team: Garleton A - Peter Gilmour (1G1), Craig Greathead, Max McAlpine, Finlay Munro (all 2G1), Sandy Holden (2G2) and Andrew Wheelans (2G3)

Round 1: Garleton A 14-5 Traprain, Garleton B 2-0 Lammerlaw

Round 2: Garleton A 22-7 Lammerlaw, Garleton B 8-20 Traprain

Round 3: Garleton A 12-2 Garleton B, Lammerlaw 8-2 Traprain

Plate Final: Traprain 19-2 Garleton B

Cup Final: Garleton A 6-4 Lammerlaw