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Year 3/4 Basketball team (Coached by Matt Pepicelli) - The year in review

At the start of the year, we put together a bunch of fresh faced Year 3 boys for whom the majority had never played a game of competitive basketball. All the boys have been extremely enthusiastic all year, even with the morning training sessions. It has been a fantastic ride watching the boys develop as a team and seeing their skills improve. Over the first 6 games in term 1 it took a bit to get going, but in the Winter Season (Terms 2 & 3) – we finished Premiers with 14-1 Win Loss Record! Currently in 2022-2023 Summer Season (term 4) we finished top of the Ladder. Overall, our record for the year stands at 22 Wins/5 Losses / 1 draw. Quite impressive!

However, what I am most impressed with is the team culture and the level of sportsmanship displayed by our children to other teams, and this should be something everyone at our school is proud of. In one game this year, we beat the opposition 80-10. The other team were going to forfeit at half time, and every single one of our players volunteered to play for the other team and made sure the kids on the opposition team were the ones to score. Thank you to all the parents for getting their kids games and helping in various roles scoring, and sometimes coaching when I was not available. Looking forward to next year!

The team & results are listed below:

#	Name	Reason for nickname
1	Elijah "The Baby Mamba" Pepicelli	Deadly & strikes at the end of a game.
3	Hank "Hot Sauce" Burundi	Has some unique moves
6	George " The G-Train" Nemer	Get out of the way!
7	Harvey "Crash" Nicholls	Loves the tough stuff
8	James "J-Smooth" Anderson	Smooth Mover on the court
12	Lucas "The Tank" Evans	Gets where he needs to go, doesn’t matter who is in the way
16	Zac "Speedy Gonzales" Nawana Parker	Quick and courageous
18	Darius "The Glove" Tan	As the name suggests, wears his opponent like a glove
31	Josh "The Jet" Phillips	Explosive in transition down the court
33	Zac" Rowdy" Pannell	Quiet, but the ultimate hard working team man
42	Archie "The Big Dog" Higham	Makes things difficult for smaller opponents
43	Sebastian "Beast Mode" Portelli	Look out when he comes to play!
44	Liam " The Microwave" Burundi	He can heat up quickly!
48	Nate "Three-point Nate" Holden	Loves a long jump shot

	Home	Score		Opponent	Score	Result
Game 1	St Joe's Slammers	8	vs	Burnside Falcons	8	Draw
Game 2	St Joe's Slammers	34	vs	Linden Park Grey	5	Win
Game 3	St Joe's Slammers	6	vs	Scotch White	59	Loss
Game 4	St Joe's Slammers	23	vs	Emmaus CC Gold	5	Win
Game 5	St Joe's Slammers	18	vs	Highgate Hawks	20	Loss
Game 6	St Joe's Slammers	24	vs	Highgate Heat	2	Win
Game 7	St Joe's Slammers	14	vs	Piranhas	4	Win
Game 8	St Joe's Slammers	26	vs	Annesley Slammers	6	Win
Game 9	St Joe's Slammers	22	vs	Annesley Blue	2	Win
Game 10	St Joe's Slammers	18	vs	Highgate Hornets	10	Win
Game 11	St Joe's Slammers	20	vs	St Therese	6	Win
Game 12	St Joe's Slammers	13	vs	Highgate Hoops	16	Loss
Game 13	St Joe's Slammers	16	vs	Emmaus Eagles	10	Win
Game 14	St Joe's Slammers	20	vs	Parkside Pumas	4	Win
Game 15	St Joe's Slammers	39	vs	Rose Park Royals	14	Win
Game 16	St Joe's Slammers	21	vs	Rose Park Raiders	10	Win
Game 17	St Joe's Slammers	27	vs	Linden Park Lions	4	Win
Game 18	St Joe's Slammers	20	vs	Emmaus Hawks	18	Win
Game 19	St Joe's Slammers	14	vs	Highgate Hornets	13	Win
Game 20	St Joe's Slammers	24	vs	Emmaus Eagles	16	Win
Game 21	St Joe's Slammers	20	vs	Emmaus Eagles	6	Win
Game 22	St Joe's Slammers	24	vs	Parkside Pythons	8	Win
Game 23	St Joe's Slammers	22	vs	Highgate Heatwave	10	Win
Game 24	St Joe's Slammers	80	vs	Linden Park White	10	Win
Game 25	St Joe's Slammers	11	vs	Mercedes College	27	Loss
Game 26	St Joe's Slammers	3	vs	Parkside Pirates	18	Loss
Game 27	St Joe's Slammers	6	vs	SUN Basketball	5	Win
Game 28	St Joe's Slammers	18	vs	Burnside Flash	10	Win

State Athletics Carnival – Charlie Revell

Congratulations to Charlie Revell who was selected in the State Athletics Team that competed in Queensland in week 6 of this Term. Charlie raced in the 100 m and 200 m events and achieved a PB time in the 200m. He also competed in the high Jump event and achieved a Personal best in his high jump of 1.45m and was a finalist in this event.

His team placed 4th in the relay behind NSW QLD and Vic and his team won the 8 x 80m mixed race on Monday which was a lot of fun.

- Mr De Giovanniello (Physical Education Teacher/Sports Coordinator)