Ashburton College sides came away with mixed results after taking on two of Christchurch’s top teams in Canterbury secondary schools’ basketball competitions this week.In the Whelan Trophy division one competition for girls, the Ashburton College girls faced top-of-the-table Christchurch Girls’ High School with a full squad of 12 players to play with.

It was a tough night at the office, with the Christchurch side running away with it 73-45, but there were plenty of positives to come out of it for the Ashburton girls.

Scoring was balanced across the team, but the title of the night’s top scorer went to Sophie Adams with 15, while Eilish Pierce added seven and Alena Patterson also in the mix and showing off her sweet outside touch.

Further down the court, excellent mid-court defence from Sam Tuck, Mae Patterson and Phinenah Teves led to some great turnover scoring opportunities.

They will now look to take the lessons learnt from that game into their next game, on Tuesday at the Oxford Street stadium against Middleton Grange, which will tip off at 5.15pm.

Meanwhile, Ashburton College’s boys in the Thomson Trophy division one competition took on Christchurch Boys’ High School and came away with a much better result on Tuesday night, winning 87-50.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 21 June 2019