Sport News
By Mr Thomas Duggan, Sports Coordinator
Interschool Basketball
Assumption College hosted the week 7 round of the Interschool Basketball competition and took on St Joseph’s School, Stanthorpe.
Our Junior girls had a great victory with one of our players stepping in at the last minute to lend a hand. Our Senior boys had a double header and started strong with a nail-biting game and took home a win against the Senior boys of St Joseph’s team by only 1 point! They lost their second game to Warwick High School, but played well together and had fun. One of the senior boys even had to wear a teacher’s basketball shoes because they thought they could play in converse. He, of course, knew he had big shoes to fill, but he was up for it.
The Junior boys fought hard in their game and came close to a win towards the end but unfortunately lost to St Joseph’s.
Broncos Cup - Rugby League
On Wednesday 1 June 2022, the ACW Broncos Rugby League and Netball teams travelled to Stanthorpe for the final Gala day of the Broncos Cup Challenge. The conditions were far from desirable as we experienced Stanthorpe Winter weather.
Our B Grade Rugby League team arrived determined to play finals footy and they proved this in their first game against St Joseph’s College where we came away with the win 16-8. The team defended incredibly well, especially Tommy Beresford and Aiden Byrne in the middle. In attack, Cooper Murray led the team around nicely and was able to craft some nice team tries. This win secured our spot in the 1st versus 2nd grand final against Goondiwindi SHS.
The team was determined and motivated to play their best footy in this match which they were able to do in the first half as we were up 12-0. This lead was earned on the back of some very strong defence by the entire team as well as an attacking masterclass by our lock forward Tommy Beresford. The second half was a nail biting 20 minutes of footy with Goondiwindi clawing back 12 points which made the score 12-12 at full time.
This meant that the game had to go into extra time. Some individual brilliance from one of Goondiwindi’s players saw Goondiwindi steal the win from a chip and chase. As a coach, I was incredibly proud of this team as the members played some very impressive football and displayed great fairplay and have made the College proud. Congratulations to Tommy Beresford who was awarded as our best by The Brisbane Broncos representatives who watched the final.
The A grade side ended up finishing third overall at Stanthorpe with a convincing win over Stanthorpe SHS. Leading up to this final, the team came up against St Joseph’s and posted a solid win. This was done through some strong performances from forwards Tom Blake and Toby Spiller as well as hooker Kihan Marshall.
The boys then came up against a strong Allora/Clifton/Killarney team that proved too good for the Assumption outfit. Unfortunately, this loss forced us out of the Grand Final and landed us in the play off for third place.
During this match, we were able to dominate Stanthorpe SHS with another man of the match performance by Kihan Marshall and some great attack led by Josh Collins and Max Doyle. This team played very well for a young side playing against older opposition teams and will be a force to be reckoned with next year. Congratulations to Kihan who was awarded man of the match by Brisbane Broncos representatives.
Bronco's Cup - Netball
The C Grade team had a very enjoyable day despite not being able to feel their hands due to the extremely cold conditions. The girls placed sixth overall out of thirteen teams which is a commendable achievement. These girls were able to experience playing a vast variety of positions due to some players being unavailable due to COVID. The girls never complained about playing in positions they wouldn’t normally play and demonstrated great fairplay the entire day. Well done Girls!
The ACW B team played well on Wednesday especially considering the difficulty surrounding the weather in Stanthorpe. Our B team was successful in three out of four games where exceptional strategies and play tactics were used by all girls. The girls won their first match convincingly. The girls were also strong in the second and third games to come away with wins. Overall, after competing in the finals against Goondiwindi State High School, our girls came second with a final score of 23 to 13. The B team showed both complimentary ball skills and shooting skills. Strategies were discussed around playing offence which the girls implemented thus enabling this great result. Well done to all who played and we look forward to next year’s competition.
The A grade team finished fourth overall which is a very commendable effort as we took away a young and inexperienced team in nasty conditions. The girls all played very well over the two Gala Days and will have gained some valuable experience and developed their skills which will be of benefit in future years. St Joseph’s Stanthorpe proved too good in the final to defeat the A grade Assumption College team 23-15 in the final.
