# Weekend Results 27/28 September 2014

- Link: https://www.newhamyoungbloods.co.uk/2014/09/weekend-results-2728-september-2014/
- Published: 2014-09-28T22:21:07+01:00
- Author: admin

The first of many busy weekends for Youngbloods Basketball Club started off with
local derbies against NASSA for our U13 and U14 Boys with the weekend culminating
with Under 18 Boys second game of the Season against the established Reading Rockets.

### _**Saturday 27th September 2014**_

### Under 13 Boys

### NASSA 56 Vs 74 Youngbloods Nitro​​

The start of the 2014/15 season saw Youngbloods face NASSA in an eagerly anticipated
fixture at UEL Sports Dock. It was a new experience for many of the boys playing
at such a high level and with home fans close to 100 adding to their early nerves.

The game eventually got on the way after a short delay with Youngbloods winning 
the tip and getting early baskets from star performer **Lattrell Marson**. He continued
to dominate proceedings in the first quarter scoring a few more baskets putting 
NASSA on the back foot 7-0 and setting the pace for the remainder of the game. Things
got shaky when the opponent’s mounted a comeback backed by the roaring home fans
but were slowly silence by easy baskets from **Franklin Agu **(who dominated the
battle of boards with 19 rebounds) and **Gustas Skorobogatovas **joining the club
this season and is already making a big impact. An impressive display in the first
quarter saw Youngbloods snatch the quarter (14-10).

The second quarter proved to be a thriller as key player **Alex Distras **sprung
to life and started showing the talent and quality he possessed as he wowed the 
crowd with dazzling displays of lay-ups and shots scoring 9 of the game high 25 
points. Youngbloods proved too strong for NASSA in the 2^(nd) Quarter with the main
highlight coming from **Ja’iden Christian **spectacular And1 basket helping Youngbloods
to a commanding lead (36-21) to end the Half.

NASSA refused to bow down in the 3rd quarter as they had an (8-0) early run catching
the victors by surprise. Momentum seemed to be swinging towards the home team until
Coach Caroline called a time-out to settle their heads. **Nathan Kataraka **led 
the way driving through the heart of NASSA defense linking well with **Marcus King-
Scully **and forcing the opponent into early foul trouble. Trading of baskets led
to the quarter being close and Youngbloods edging it by only 3 points.

Youngbloods maintained their lead in the fourth quarter to the disappointment of
the home support and with a beautiful inbound play finished by little **Mo King-
Scully **helped secure the victory (74-56)

Coach “ _The game was played at a high tempo with both teams giving it their all.
Very delighted with the win even more so that every player got on the score sheet.
I know we have a long season ahead of us and we must not get complacent. Overall
glad the first game is out of the way with a positive performance and well deserved
win”

### Newham Youngbloods Acers 42 Vs 98 NASSA

A tough start to the season for the Acers as they faced the national champions at
St Angela’s. After narrowly missing the playoffs last season Youngbloods were determined
to start fresh with a strong performance.

The game started with heavy full court pressure form NASSA forcing early turnovers
from the home team. This was a continued pattern throughout the first quarter as
the visitors took a commanding lead. Youngblood fought back with strong baskets 
form new boy **Great Igbinomwanhia** and point guard **Simon Torres** helped close
the deficit (31-17). 2^(nd) Quarter saw a similar pattern with more pressure form
the visitors, Youngbloods heads were down until the introduction of **Nicola Amakye**
putting in a defensive effort and **Alex Distras** scoring some though baskets.

Youngbloods fought hard throughout the 3^(rd) Quarter but couldn’t match the strength
of the visitors. There were positive performances from **Alex Eruteyan, Stfan Bastian-
Pulle** and **Diminykas Pavilonis**. Fatigue played a big role in the final quarter
and ending any hopes of a come back handing Youngbloods their first home loss of
the season.

Coach “_ Hard game to start the season, my boys fought hard and showed tenacity 
throughout. There were some negatives but plenty positives to take on to the next
game”

### Under 14 Girls

### Under 18 Men