Holy Trinity School clinch two more national titles
The under-15s team booked their place in the final thanks to a 60-43 win against Manchester school St Peter’s RC in the semi-final played in Wolverhampton.
Strong team play and good ball movement saw them walk away with their first national title, as they won the final 103-39.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdThe under-16s beat Dudley school Castle High 93-79 in the semi-final at Oxford.
Trinity’s tough defence and depth on the bench proved too much for South London School Lampton.
Gossops Green-based Trinity picked up their third straight national title with a 97-76 win in the final.
Coach Karl Youngman said: “We’ve had another good season and I’m really happy with the progress the boys have made.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide Ad“What I’m most proud about this weekend was the depth on display from both age-groups, with multiple players finishing with double digit points and everyone getting on the scoresheet in the u15 game.”
He added: “This really embodies the principles that we build from.
Elsewhere the schools Sixth Form basketball academy competed in the Under-19s Academy Basketball League.
This was a newly-formed, invitation-only competition for basketball academies across the country.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdThe team had weekly league fixtures and had a successful first season, finishing fourth in the league with only one under-19s player on the roster.
Trinity then went on to make the play-off quarter-final, where they lost to the eventual play-off winners.
The under-17a team also made it to the National Schools semi-final, after taking the crown of the best team in the South.
Trinity faced a tough City of London team in the semi, but competed with them for three quarters of the game.
That was impressive considering the squad contained only three under-17s.