House Basketball 2025
The Girls’ House Basketball on Tuesday 17th June was a thrilling event. The competition consisted of a league, followed by playoffs between the 1st and the 2nd teams to decide an overall winner. West Town fielded a very strong team and with two wins and a draw, they won the league and looked the favourite going into the playoffs. In a tight race between the other three competing houses, Worcester House managed to sneak into second place with two draws and a win. While the league took place on the half court, for the final we went to full court, it was here that Worcester House came into their own, storming up the court. Their fast break game and persistent attacks were too much for West Town. After a heroic battle, the game ended 8-4 to Worcester House, who are this year’s House Basketball champions.
Boys’ House Basketball 2025 was a similarly epic event on Thursday 19th June. The competition took the form of a knock-out tournament, as we tipped off the first game between Moberly’s House and Wiseman’s House. The sideline was packed with opposing teams cheering on the players. Moberly’s won and moved on to the semi-finals, meanwhile School House beat North Town 4-2, while South Town smashed East Town 12-0 before quickly forfeiting their place in the competition, allowing East Town to progress to the semis. In the semi finals, East Town went up against Watson, who as the clear favourites had been given a go-by to the semi-finals. Watson breezed past East Town despite their valiant efforts, winning 12-6. On the other side of the bracket, in a tight game between Moberly’s and School House, Moberly’s came out on top. Which takes us to the final, where Watson matched up against Moberly’s. The game went into extended time for the final and the two teams battled it out under the unforgiving sun for four, five-minute quarters. This game was a matter of size and strength vs skill and precision. We saw the unstoppable force of the dazzling finishing ability of our Elite Basketball squad face an immovable object in the form of Clifton rugby players. At half time, the score was 6-6. In the end Moberly’s size and strength, combined with their year 10 point guard’s unselfish play, saw them go up 12-10 to win this year’s House Basketball competition.
Well done to all that took part!