Junior A Girls Basketball Back L-R: Samantha Tuck, Poppy Kilworth, Eilish Pearce, Cathleen Anderson. Front row L-R: Annabel Dolan, Mia Pearson, Eimear Gray, Jazmin Strawbridge, Hayley Tallentire. Photo supplied.All three Ashburton College junior basketball teams competed in the Aoraki Secondary Schools' Junior Championships this week, with the boys' teams in Ashburton on Wednesday and the girls' team in Timaru on Thursday.

At the boys' tournament, the Junior A team finished top of their pool and won their semi-final to earn entry into the A final against a sizeable Waitaki Boys.

The boys battled throughout, but struggled to overcome Waitaki's pace and strength, going down 32-12 for second place.

The JuniorB team fought hard all day picking up wins against Roncalli B in pool play and Roncalli A in the crossovers, finishing the day in sixth place.

The junior girls had a dominant tournament in Timaru, outscoring most of their opponents by 30 or more points.

In round robin play, the girls defeated Craighead, Roncalli A, St. Kevin's, Timaru Girls' 9A, Timaru Girls' 10A and Waitaki Girls'.

Waitaki went the closest, with the College girls taking a 42- 17 win and the overall tournament championship trophy.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 1 July 2017