John Madejski Academy 66-44 Itchen College JMA opened their WEABL season with victory over Itchen College on Wednesday afternoon in Reading behind Carmen Segura Moreno’s 14 points. The home team started the stronger as JMA opened up the contest with a 9-2 run before being pegged back by their visitors as Itchen finished the period with a 7-2 run of their own to trail 11-9 after the first ten minutes 11 missed free throws was the story of the second quarter for Itchen College as a JMA 13-2 run midway through the period really opened the game up as the hosts outscored their opponents 29-14 and headed into the locker room with a 40-23 half time advantage. Itchen closed the gap to 12 points at the beginning of the fourth period but another 13-2 run meant the eventual victors ensured a 66-44 scoreline as JMA secured their opening win. Supporting JMAs Carmen M was Gabriella P with 12 points and Paula T with 10.WEABLRead more
Year 11 student/athlete Matt M was called up to the first U16 England National Team camp for 2017-2018 which took place on the Manchester National arena. Matt has been flourishing with JMA Elite Basketball Academy playing up with the U19 EABL team with some very noteworthy appearances. Leading the way for Matt is David O and Asher N, who have been called up to the first U18 England National Team camp for 2017-2018. Both Asher and David are established players in the Elite Academy team where they have led their team to winning first half of the season with a 5-2 record.ENGLAND CALL UP X3Read more
John Madejski Academy 75-65 Copleston High School JMA capped off 2017 with a very hard fought win against Copleston as they won 75-65 behind Adrian’s 25 points. JMA Head Coach Alan Keane was pleased with his team’s win and was happy to see how his players responded in the crucial moments in what was a hard fought encounter. The JMA play- caller said, “It was nice to finish the year on a win however this game gave us an opportunity to identify key areas to work on which we will action over the Christmas period. For us, if was refreshing to see some big plays made at the end of the game which shows the progression and maturity of the players and this is something we can take forward into 2018." The game started fairly evenly with both teams trading baskets with the score at 11-10 after six minutes but the home team finished the quarter with an 11-5 run to lead 22-15 after the first ten minutes. JMA stretched their lead further right at the start of the second period with a quick 9-1 run to lead by 15 but Copleston came right back at their opponents with two 7-0 runs to finish the half with the momentum as both teams went into the locker room with the score at 40-35 to the hosts. Copleston started the second half in the same form as they tied the game at 43 midway through the third quarter but JMA managed to weather the storm closing out the period with a 52-48 advantage and all to play for in the final 10 minutes. The first four minutes remained really close with the visitors closing the deficit to just a single point before JMA took the game by the scruff of the neck with a 12-0 run. Despite a late flurry by Copleston, it was the hosts who would prevail as they came out with a valuable 75-65 victory. Asher N supported JMA with 13 points whilst David O had 11 and Inigo 10. For Copleston, Jonny H kept up his scoring record in the EABL with 19 points personal with Ben W scoring 17 and L. Barker 12. Both teams will be back in action after the Christmas break with JMA hosting City of London Academy in a re-arranged game on Wednesday 10th January whilst Copleston entertain CoLA a week later on Wednesday 17th January.GAME 1 REPORT U19 EABLRead more
