The 2017 Molten Junior State Championships has drawn to a close for another year, three-days of fantastic basketball action took place at the stadiums in Blacktown, Hawkesbury, Minto, and Sutherland.
Basketball NSW would like to congratulate every player, coach, referee, supervisor, volunteer and supporters which helped make this event as a huge success. We would also like to congratulate the winners and runners-up in each of the age groups.
To see all the results from the State Championships, click HERE
Under 12 Boys (Bob Elphinston Trophy)
Hills Hornets defeated the Norths Bears 60-49
MVP of the Grand Final – Ethan Quimpo, Hills Hornets
Under 12 Girls (Eve Craddock Trophy)
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeated the Hills Hornets 35-19
MVP of the Grand Final – Alana Reddy, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Under 14 Boys (Merv Emms Trophy)
Sydney Comets defeated the Norths Bears 64-53
MVP of the Grand Final – Bailey Chambers, Sydney Comets
Under 14 Girls (Vickie Croucher Trophy)
Sydney Comets defeated the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders 75-42
MVP of the Grand Final – Tenayah Logan, Sydney Comets
Under 16 Boys (Peter Yeend Trophy)
Norths Bears defeated the Sydney Comets 61-50
MVP of the Grand Final – Ethan Yetman, Norths Bears
Under 16 Girls (Maureen Elphinston Trophy)
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders defeated the Norths Bears 69-62
MVP of the Grand Final – Erica Pitman, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders
Under 18 Boys (Bob Staunton Trophy)
Illawarra Hawks defeated the Norths Bears 81-70
MVP of the Grand Final – Lachlan Dent, Illawarra Hawks
Under 18 Girls (Maree Jackson Trophy)
Penrith Panthers defeated the Sutherland Sharks 66-44
MVP of the Grand Final – Chloe Bloom, Penrith Panthers
The NSW State Championships is our premier junior competition event, where the top 4 teams from the Metropolitan Junior League and the top 4 teams from the Country Premier League are split into two pools of 4, they then play a round-robin competition. The top 2 teams from each pool then advance to the semi-finals with those winners then meeting in the grand final with the overall winner being crowned the NSW State Champion.