# U14s Battle to Win against Warriors

- Link: https://www.newhamyoungbloods.co.uk/2015/11/u14s-battle-to-win-against-warriors/
- Published: 2015-11-03T21:00:31+00:00
- Author: admin

Youngbloods Under 14 Boys were back in action this week against West Herts Warriors,
Home at St Angela’s, following last week’s close loss to RIchmond Knights with the
side looking to rebound and get back to winning ways. Youngbloods **Daniel Porter**
started off proceedings as he scored on the break and this was quickly followed 
by a score from **Alex Distras** to take the lead early on in the first quarter,
Youngbloods continued to hold the lead throughout the first but never managing to
break the 10 point differential barrier until **Franklin Agu** managed to convert
following a strong rebound giving Youngbloods a 10 point lead at the end of the 
first quarter.

Warriors started the brighter of the two sides netting the first points of the second
quarter, with Distras hitting back immediately to maintain the 10 point lead as 
Agu and Distras continued to link up well as they finally extended their lead to
12 points midway through the second quarter when Agu netted in from the Free-Throw
line following a foul. The two sides continued to trade baskets for the remainder
of the second period although West Herts managed to score before the buzzer to cut
Youngbloods lead to 9 heading into the halftime break.

Distras continued to exert his dominance on the game early on in the third as he
dominated for the Home Side, continuing to get to the basket at will and causing
havoc for the West Herts defence. Defences lapse began to creep in for the Home 
side, and West Herts took full advantage of this as they brought the game to within
4 points, forcing Youngbloods to take a timeout and regroup. Following the timeout,
Distras and Agu were full of energy and they sprung to life Newham’s Offense along
with Titus Warari who had great defensive stops to give the Home side a 7-0 run 
to re-establish their 10 point lead and going into the final quarter ahead yet again
by 10 points.

Youngbloods continued as they did in the third and looked to establish a greater
lead, however defence lapses again cost the home side dear gifting 6 straight point
to the visitors, giving West Herts glimpses of a successful result. Good ball Movement
by Newham with 4 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter saw **Nathan Mburu** set
up **Titus Warari** for the 3 point shot as he was fouled whilst taking the shot
giving Warari 3 Free-Throws from the line as he cooly shot all 3 successfully to
give Youngbloods an 11 point lead yet again. The free shots seemed to reinvigorate
the visiting side as they were gunning for a way back into the game scoring 6 straight
to give a tense final 2 minutes for both sides, however their fighting spirit was
left in vain as both sides traded baskets to end the game with Newham Youngbloods
winning the game by 6 points, Final Score: 76-70.

Youngbloods Coach **Aaron Senior** “Our first quarter performance gave us the springboard
for the rest of the game, Credit to West Herts they came here ready to get a result,
however our boys stepped up early on to give us the victory”