CBSQ Sophomore Basketball Tournament
King's Pimpama participated in Basketball Queensland's CBSQ Sophomore Tournament which was held at the Carrara Indoor Stadium at the end of October 2023.
Game 1 – King's Christian College vs Groves Christian College
It was a back-and-forth game with a lot of controversy. To start the game we had a few calls that would go against us and we were forced to dig deep and continue to finish off strong. Arik Mostered had a massive game grabbing 8 rebounds and 5 points. Joshua Phipson stepped up to bring us back in the game with some very big shots in the third and fourth quarter, scoring 12 points.
It was a hard-fought battle but we came up short going down to Groves 27-29.
Game 2 – King's Christian College vs Marymount College
Marymount started the game strong leading at the end of the first quarter 16-8. They maintained the lead by the end of the half 26-18. In the third quarter, King's managed to go on a run and find a way to bring the game back within reach, thanks to Joshua Phipson (14 points) and Azarian Minchi (8 points). Chad Watego added a spark off the bench, using his speed to score 10 points.
We came up short in the end and lost a close game 46-39. It was a 7-point loss to the team that would eventually win the competition. We showed we could compete with the top team in our tournament.
Game 3 - King's Christian College vs Pimpama State
We got off to a good start with Mason Fearn hitting a deep two-point shot to get us underway. Elias Flancia and Arnab Thapa showed their defensive capability and also combined for 9 points. Baily Tetonga and Bailey White did a good job on the rebounds dominating inside. 11 out of our 12 players scored this game and we were able to get our biggest win of the tournament winning the game 39-17.
We were knocked out of contention because we finished 3rd in our pool but we still managed to play another 3 games. We won two out of our next three games.
Our last game was the battle of PIMPAMA! We played against Pimpama State High School which had one player who was dominating the tournament. Tyler Jongwe and Josiah Barrett were given the task of guarding the best player on the other team, taking turns to make sure he didn’t get going. They did an amazing job keeping him out of the game and we managed to win the game by 8 points to finish the tournament.
We take away a lot of experience from this tournament. The group represented our school with honour and showed growth and maturity as a team.
Our future is looking bright!
Jordan Lum Kon
King’s Pimpama Basketball Coordinator
