Bromsgrove Blaze juniors took the West Midlands Development League by storm when, in their first match, they defeated Summerhill by 127point to 5.

Blaze built up a 20-0 lead within the first 5 minutes, playing excellent defence, stealing the ball and executing the fast break to perfection. At the end of the first quarter Blaze were leading 36 – 2. Gav Lawrence, Pankhurst and Goulding were the chief scorers in this quarter.

Bolsher, Lockwood and Barker took their scoring opportunities during the second quarter, leaving Summerhill reeling at 66-3 by half time.

            In this league 2 senior players are allowed to play on court with the juniors. Summerhill took advantage of this, whilst Blaze’s only senior, coach Miller, remained on the bench for the majority of the game, satisfied with his team’s play.

            The third quarter saw Blaze trying out different moves, with Morris and Coffey popping away lovely shots and increasing the teams lead still further 98-5.

            Ardron played a key role, distributing the ball for his team mates to score. McMillan and Beaumont took up the scoring during the last quarter, leaving the home team very comfortable winners.

            Gav was an absolute legend and ruled the court! Getting, of course, top scorer!

Scorers:            Gav Lawrence  25pts                       S.Goulding                20pts

                        L.Pankhurst  16pts                          A.Lockwood             12pts

                        T.Ardron        10pts                          L.Coffey                    10pts

                        C.Bolsher       10pts                         A.Beaumont              8pts

                        A.Barker         6pts                          G.Morris                   4pts

                        J.Miller           4pts                          C.McMillan              2pts

Coach’s comment:

            The game was won through excellent team work, strong defence and accurate and consistent shooting. The hard work in training had paid off.

Not all games will be so easy and we must be prepared for the tough opposition to come.

            Anyone interested in joining the Bromsgrove club, which fields two junior men’s teams, plus a junior women’s team, should go to the Ryland Centre on a Friday, 5-6pm girls, 6-7pm boys or contact Jon Miller on 01527 831942 for more information.