Basketball Champions

On Tuesday the 29th of May, Cannington Community Education Support Centre competed in the Hills Inter-School Basketball Competition at Ray Owen Recreation Centre in Lesmurdie.  15 senior schools and around 30 teams participated across 3 inclusive divisions during the day. We entered teams in both division 1 and 2 where all students who represented the school were able to develop their basketball, teamwork and sportsmanship skills during four games. The Division 2 team which was a mix of both senior and middle school students continuously developed their ability to work as a team each time they played, winning the last two games confidently. The division 1 team which compiled mostly senior school students went undefeated during the round robin stage of the competition, progressing to the grand final against Cyril Jackson Senior Campus. The final was played with a high level of skill and sportsmanship by both sides all game, with Cannington finishing the game in the lead and being crowned the Division 1 champions.

Division 2 team list: Jack McManus, Zachary Leheste, Elvis Lewis, Jack Beckett, Amihan Parker, Ashley Pabai, Hugo Hendrawan, Zachary Bonnefin, Zidane Hartono, Malachi Johns, Taimana-Khan Mahia-Tekara

Division 2 award winners:

Best playmaker: Jack Beckett

Most Valued Player: Ashley Pabai

Strongest Defence: Hugo Hendrawan

Division 1 team list: Erdem Kilinc, Justin Ng, Rebecca Percival, Aaron Salton, Callum McSorley-Hayes, Ewan Pentland, Chloe Milward Boyes, Stacy Northcott, Tyson Worthington, Chayton Lloyd, Nicholas Fuller

Division 1 award winners:

All-Star: Aaron Salton and Stacy Northcott

Best Team Member: Erdem Kilinc

Best Defence: Callum McSorley Hayes

On behalf  of Cannington Community Education Support Centre we would like to thank Kalamunda SHS Education Support Centre for organising such a fantastic event, Perth Wildcats players Jesse Wagstaff and Greg Hire who took the time out of their day to come down and take photos with the students and to the parents who were able to come down and support both teams. The coaching team of Mr Hussain, Griffin, Dewey and Sands are proud of our students who represented their school with pride. Thanks to Mrs Mincherton and Dann for their support and to our chaplain Mr Reyes who took some great snaps. Check out the Gallery for pictures and we will upload some videos shortly to our Youtube and Facebook accounts.

by Jacob Sands