From 5–6 October, Newington competed in the 10th Sydney Schools Basketball Shootout with excellent results. The tournament had 42 teams playing in a round robin competition with the top two teams in each pool progressing through to the finals.

From our point of view, we were able to expose 25 boys to GPS basketball which will only strengthen our squad for the upcoming season. Newington won the final of the Premier Division (1st) against The King’s School whilst our 2nds went through the rounds with a 2 win 2 loss record.

For the record book the results were:

1sts

Newington 45 def. Waverley 26
Newington 46 def. Shore 22
Newington 70 def. Grammar 42
Q/F Newington 50 def. Riverview 40
S/F Newington 51 def. St Augustine’s 48
G/F Newington 54 def. King’s 29
Tournament: MVP Reed Nottage (11/LE)

2nds

Shore 37 def. Newington 33
Waverley 32 def. Charity Bounce 30
Newington 38 def. Oxley 31

Rex Nottage
Coaching Director – Basketball