The 2025 season of the Waratah Eastern Junior League and North-Eastern Junior League came to an end over the weekend, with a thrilling display of basketball action on the 5th and 6th of July.
The weekend saw over 50 teams participate across four age groups, all looking to secure their spot in the grand finals, and cement themselves as the winners in their respective divisions.
Basketball NSW would like to thank all the coaches, managers, technical officials, volunteers and delegates for their hard work and commitment over the season, whose help is imperative to a successful season.
A big thank you to the dedicated staff and volunteers of Tamworth Basketball Association and Tamworth Sports Dome, for their amazing efforts in creating an unforgettable finals weekend.
Basketball NSW would like to congratulate all the 2025 finalists, winners and referees appointed to the grand final matches on their achievements, as listed below:
NORTH-EASTERN JUNIOR LEAGUE:
Under 12 Boys
Winners – Central Coast Rebels
Runners Up – Maitland Mustangs
Appointed Technical Officials – Ethan Heinicke and Leo Beckton
Under 12 Girls
Winners – Newcastle Falcons
Runners Up – Maitland Mustangs
Appointed Technical Officials – Islay Scheerlinck and Noah Wells
Under 14 Boys
Winners – Port Macquarie Dolphins
Runners Up – Byron Beez
Appointed Technical Officials – Chloe Griffin and Angela Skipper
Under 14 Girls
Winners – Coffs Harbour Suns
Runners Up – Tamworth Thunderbolts
Appointed Technical Officials – Leeanna Richardson and Stormi Beale
Under 16 Boys
Winners – Valley Braves
Runners Up – Port Macquarie Dolphins
Appointed Technical Officials – Hayden Blais and Claudia Simpson
Under 16 Girls
Winners – Maitland Mustangs
Runners Up – Tamworth Thunderbolts
Appointed Technical Officials – Angus Clarke and Will Cunningham
Under 18 Boys
Winners – Newcastle Falcons
Runners Up – Valley Braves
Appointed Technical Officials – Brooklyn Tsykalas and Mitchell Butler
Under 18 Girls
Winners – Maitland Mustangs
Runners Up – Newcastle Falcons
Appointed Technical Officials – Clare Kelly and Alice Godfrey
EASTERN JUNIOR LEAGUE:
Under 12 Boys
Winners – Newcastle Falcons
Runners Up – Maitland Mustangs
Appointed Technical Officials – Archie Melville and Chloe Petley
Under 12 Girls
Winners – Central Coast Waves
Runners Up – Newcastle Falcons White
Appointed Technical Officials – Cara Eades and Peter Chambers
Under 14 Boys
Winners – Central Coast Waves White
Runners Up – Newcastle Falcons
Appointed Technical Officials – Riley Cashman and Lyla Nardo
Under 16 Boys
Winners – Tamworth Thunderbolts Navy
Runners Up – Newcastle Falcons
Appointed Technical Officials – Alex Baldoza and Charlie Laidlaw Graham
Under 18 Boys
Winners – Central Coast Rebels
Runners Up – Newcastle Falcons
Appointed Technical Officials – Reegan Fokes and Maya Horgan
Basketball NSW would like to recognise the Most Valuable Players from the weekend, listed below:
NORTH-EASTERN JUNIOR LEAGUE:
- Under 12 Boys – Nash Gates (Central Coast Rebels, no. 37)
- Under 12 Girls – Meaka Bernasconi (Newcastle Falcons, no. 4)
- Under 14 Boys – Thomas Butler (Port Macquarie Dolphins, no. 5)
- Under 14 Girls – Blair Hoffman (Coffs Harbour Suns, no. 14)
- Under 16 Boys – Phoenix O’Brien (Valley Braves, no. 23)
- Under 16 Girls – Addyson Kirby (Maitland Mustangs, no. 8)
- Under 18 Boys – Irumva Hagenima (Newcastle Falcons, no. 13)
- Under 18 Girls – Hayley De Friskbom (Maitland Mustangs, no. 15)
EASTERN JUNIOR LEAGUE:
- Under 12 Boys – Benjamin De Silva (Newcastle Falcons, no. 10)
- Under 12 Girls – Rozie Duke (Central Coast Waves, no. 14)
- Under 14 Boys – Will Chapman (Central Coast Waves, no. 11)
- Under 16 Boys – Flynn Royall (Tamworth Thunderbolts, no. 14)
- Under 18 Boys – Aden Tillott (Central Coast Rebels, no. 9)
CLICK HERE to view all final scores for and statistics from EJL, and CLICK HERE to view all final scores for and statistics from NEJL.
CLICK HERE to view the Programs.
To view the photo gallery from the finals weekend, please CLICK HERE.