2018 Spalding Junior State Champions Crowned

Written by Geoff Tripp
27 August, 2018

The 2018 Spalding Junior State Championships has drawn to a close for another year, three-days of fantastic basketball action took place at the stadiums in Cessnock, Niagara Park, Maitland, and Gosford.

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)
Norths Bears defeated the Sutherland Sharks 86-61
MVP of the Grand Final – Ashton Munro, Sutherland Sharks

Under 12 Girls (Eve Craddock Trophy)
Hills Hornets defeated the Bankstown Bruins 50-48
MVP of the Grand Final – Jessie-May Hall, Bankstown Bruins

Under 14 Boys (Merv Emms Trophy)
Illawarra Hawks defeated the Sydney Comets 57-51
MVP of the Grand Final – Noah Beveridge, Illawarra Hawks

Under 14 Girls (Vickie Croucher Trophy)
Hills Hornets defeated the Taree Tornadoes 90-63
MVP of the Grand Final – Sienna Petterson, Hills Hornets 

Under 16 Boys (Peter Yeend Trophy)
Sydney Comets defeated the Hills Hornets 93-67
MVP of the Grand Final – Jordan Roman, Sydney Comets

Under 16 Girls (Maureen Elphinston Trophy)
Manly Warringah Sea-Eagles defeated the Newcastle Hunters 57-52
MVP of the Grand Final – Millie Prior, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Under 18 Boys (Bob Staunton Trophy)
Sydney Comets defeated the Norths Bears 84-77 (OT)
MVP of the Grand Final – Stirling Smith, Sydney Comets

Under 18 Girls (Maree Jackson Trophy)
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeated the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders 61-37
MVP of the Grand Final – Catriona Henderson, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

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.