Weymouth College Boys Basketball Team

Weymouth gets great start over Dorchester

With Thomas Hardye loosing their first game of the season it was time to get back on track. Unfortunately for the Dorchester side they were to face Weymouth College, league favourites, who played their first game of the season.

From the opening tip Weymouth aimed to control the pace of the game, with quick baskets from captain Dan Campbell and new forward Gaz Williams. Williams notably led Budmouth to the Dorset title last season, but has elected to spend a year out in Weymouth enrolling at college for extra ucas points and to the luck of Weymouth college basketball.

The visiting Hardyes side did attempt to find the goal but it wasn’t until the 3 minute that their own captain Alok Bahl hit back to back 3 pointers to ignite the scoreboard. The teams traded baskets until the 2^nd quarter when Weymouth college managed to hold Hardyes to only 2 baskets and went on to close the half 34 – 14 ahead.

The second half started well for the Dorchester side with Bahl finding success with 10 of his teams first 12 points, though still found the going tough as Jack Speary hit a fast break layup. As the end of the 3^rd quarter ticked down it was obvious that the visitors could certainly compete as they ended the period scoring one more point than the college side. Still with a 19 point lead, the home side wanted to prove they were the team to beat as they rallied to score again and again increasing their lead. Hardyes still showed signs of resilience with strong play from George Scott, but it was not to affect the final result as it ended in a 73 – 42 score line.

Coach Alex Fuhrmann, “solid game of basketball played by both side, though its tough as I coach both these teams. Many of these players have previously played for me at U16 for years together and they bring all they have when they square off, good to watch. Weymouth did the job today, but Hardyes showed that they are defiantly worthy of a playoff place.”

Roster/Scorers:

Weymouth – Gaz Williams 23, Dan Campbell 16, Jack Speary 14, Sam Dodge 11, Gerry Legg 5, Connor Doherty 3, Josh Turner 2, Rob Legg, Stuart Purnell.

Thomas Hardye – Alok Bahl 21, George Scott 11, Henry Anyanjo 4, Mike Toman 2, Mikey Berger 2, Nick Beer 2, Rich Cowgill, Luc Scadden, Henry Dale.