Ms Abdalla’s PE Blog

Tuesday 12th February: YEAR 7 BOYS BASKETBALL
ETC 44 WILLINGDON 8
CANE BRUCE ALEX CHAKABVA JOE CHAPMAN CALLUM DELL CRAIG DELL SAM DERRICK MICHAEL VILLEGAS DANNY RODFORD PAUL WEATHERBY

The year 7 basketball team put in a dominant performance against Willingdon to end the seasons fixtures with another win. This result means that the boys still remain unbeaten in their division which is a magnificent achievement. Playing infront of the television cameras for the first time, the boys showed no nerves and soon got into their stride and quickly put points onto the board. Cane Bruce and Callum Dell provided the strength and power early in the game to pick up any offensive or defensive rebounds which drove ETC into a healthy lead that they never looked like losing. Paul Weatherby again showed tremendous drive as a point guard, and led the team well in his first game as captain.Throughout the game, the team constantly put pressure onto the opposition which resulted in a number of turnovers in ETCs favour, from which they were able to fast break and score. Sam Derrick scored his first points for ETC with a long range effort which got his team mates on the bench onto their feet with excitement and rapturous applause. Well done Sam.The game also allowed Craig Dell and Danny Rodford the opportunity to try their hand at point guard which they both did exquisitely and scored some fine baskets from their burst up the court.

PLAYER ANALYSIS: Cain Bruce: Always determined and looking for the ball in attack. A tower of strength. Alex Chakabva: Improving game by game. Came close to scoring a number of times and showed better understanding of the game. Joe Chapman: His bets game so far. Score some nice baskets and demonstrated good defensive play. Callum Dell: Exhibited good technique throughout on his shots and drove the team on with his overall play.

Craig Dell: His best game so far. Slotted easily into his role as point guard and now gives Mr Raybould even more options for his team.

Sam Derrick: Scored his first points for ETC. Demonstrated better understanding of the game, selecting the correct passes according to the situation.

Michael Villegas: A constant menace to any team. Fully involved in his duties as forward.

Danny Rodford: Looked like he had been playing as point guard all his life. Adapted easily to his new role when asked to and scored a delightful lay-up.

Paul Weatherby: The drive behind the team. The opposition could get nowhere near him when he had the ball.

MVP: CRAIG DELL “for his adaptability to his role as point guard, and quick dribbling skills.” However Mr Raybould would like to congratulate

JOE CHAPMAN who had his best game for ETC so far and ran a close second to Craig. Well done Joe. That’s it boys, no more arranged fixtures. You have all improved so much since the beginning of the year and you should all be proud of your achievements. Keep practicing your skills. The NBA awaits you. Mr Raybould

Tuesday 12th February: Year 8 BOYS BASKETBALL

Bishop Bell 61 ETC 34
DUNNE 16, SHOLL 8, HYDE 6, OLIVER 2, FROST 2

ETC faced a tough start to the season, away at Bishop Bell. Things did not start well with 5 regular players missing from the squad for varying (poor) reasons.After the first two quarters, the game was out of reach due to poor marking and bad decisions in attack. However, some strong words at half time and extra determination and concentration led to ETC winning the third quarter and losing the fourth by only two points.This was some player’s first match for the school, so if they can learn from this defeat, then a win will be just around the corner.
MVP – JACK SHOLL – “Listened well, good attitude and played a number of positions well.”

Monday 11th February:
YEAR 11 BOYS BASKETBALLETC 2 HAILSHAM 6
ETC 6 BISHOP BELL 16
ETC 6 CAVENDISH 8
ETC 6 PEACEHAVEN 10
ETC 4 RATTON 6

KYLE ANDERSON, TYRONE HAYDES, FRED POPE, MATT ANNETS

A disappointing 3 v 3 tournament by the year 11 boys, they Battled well against some strong opposition.

Thursday 7th February: YEAR 10 BOYS BASKETBALL
The Year 10 team were drawn in a tough group, but managed to gain some respectable results:
ETC 4 – 4 Cavendish
ETC 14 – 0 Peacehaven
ETC 2 – 8 Bishop Bell

In the first match, it was a very even game against Cavendish which could have gone either way. Seb Dell and Tendayi Mtambara scored baskets to put ETC in the lead, but Cavendish equalised on two occasions. ETC thrashed a poor Peacehaven team in the second match, with Mtambara scoring 3, Aaron Norwood 2 and Joe Tingley 2.
In the final group match, ETC struggled defensively against a massive Bishop Bell team. Despite Mtambara playing superbly and scoring ETC’s only basket, ETC missed several good shooting opportunities and ended up finishing 2nd in the group. ETC faced Lewes in the 3rd/4th play-off match. ETC should have scored more points, but lacked the finishing touch to some good moves. In fact, it was left to Dell to score to make it 2-2 with seconds to spare to take the game to the free throw line.ETC held their nerve to win 1-0, with Mtambara scoring the only basket.
MVP: TENDAYI MTAMBARA “good rebounding defensively and offensively”.

Wednesday 6th February: YEAR 9 BOYS BASKETBALL

As expected our strongest team in the school took the tournament by storm. Joe Marodza, Billy Alsop, Ty Berry and Big Bob Olusanya did a professional job and won every group game; and convincingly beat Bishop Bell 10-2 in the final.MVP: BIG BOB “stepped up to this level and looked at home.”

Wednesday 6th February: YEAR 9 GIRLS BASKETBALL

ETC 8 HAILSHAM 4
ETC 16 PEACEHAVEN 4
ETC 8 RATTON 0
ETC 14 LEWES PRIORY 2
ETC 10 BISHOP BELL 2 (1st and 2nd PLAY OFF)
PLAYERS POINTS: SHANTELL OMAR (18), JESS GOUVIEA (18), CHARLIE CROTTY (14), HANNAH BLUNDELL (6).
A first-class performance from the year 9s. Sharp passing, fast breaks and incredible lay ups from all four that were involved.The girls looked a different class at the tournament held at Hailsham. They blew away the opposition to win the group; that set them up for a show down with Bishop Bell for 1st place.The final saw the girls step their games up yet another level, with Hannah Blundell and Shantelle Omar both very quick on the break and showing great skill on the ball; Jess Gouviea defensively very strong and kept Bishop Bells biggest threat quiet for us, and Charleigh Crotty again rising to the challenge, driving into the basket aggressively and scoring well deserved points for us. The girls beat BISHOP BELL in the final 10-2, ranking them number 1 out of the 10 teams participating.
MVP: CHARLEIGH CROTTY, HANNAH BLUNDELL, JESS GOUVEIA and SHANTELLE OMAR “great hustle and some explosive attacking play; great attitudes and a good team performance”.

Tuesday 5th February: YEAR 8 BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
ETC 6 CAVENDISH 2
ETC 4 WILLINGDON 4
ETC 0 BISHOP BELL 10
ETC 0 WILLINGDON 6
ETC 4 HAILSHAM 6 (7th and 8th PLAY OFF)

LEWIS, ASTON, CONNOR, NATHAN.

The boys finished 8th in the tournament.

ETC 8 WILLINGDON 2
ETC 8 CAVENDISH 2
ETC 8 PEACEHAVEN 6
ETC 2 BISHOP BELL 12 (1st and 2nd PLAY OFF)
IMOGEN ROBINSON 12, SAPPHIRA HAYDES 6, CHLOE BAKER 4, KIRSTY TIMMS 4.

ETC topped their group convincingly having won 4 out of 4 games. Imogen Robinson really drove the team forward and worked hard all around the court. Sapphire Haydes and Chloe Baker demonstrated strong defensive plays when needed; whilst Kirsty Timms displayed a marked improvement in her attacking plays, particularly her lay-up.Bishop Bell proved to be too strong for ETC in the final, with two very tall girls that rebounded any lose ball; making it hard for us to keep any possession. The game finished 12-2 Bishop Bell, leaving ETC to take 2nd place in the tournament; out of 10 teams.

A great team performance. Well done to all involved!!

MVP: IMOGEN ROBINSON “Showed great determination in driving us forward, some amazing lay-ups scored; and did not stop working for the team”.

ETC 3 RATTON 4
ETC 5 CAVENDISH 0
ETC 3 WILLINGDON 2
ETC 6 BISHOP BELL 2
ETC 7 TIDEWAY 0 (3rd and 4th PLAY OFF)
CALLUM DELL, PAUL WEATHERBY, CANE BRUCE, BEN HANSON.

A good battling performance from the year 7 boys to finish 3rd overall, well done!!
Mr Raybould

ETC 6 WILLINGDON 4
ETC 4 CAVENDISH 6
ETC 14 RATTON 0
ETC 6 LEWES 0
ETC 12 SEAFORD 0 (1st and 2nd PLAY OFF)ABBIE SANDERS 22, KAYLA McCARTHY 10, HOLLY MARSHALL 10.
Having won 3 and lost 1 the girls won their group and made it to the 1st and 2nd place play off. Holly Marshall and Kayla McCarthy both showed great ability on the ball when attacking the basket, and wowed crowds with their lay-ups; with Abbie Sanders winning anything defensive in the air and generously distributing the ball to her team mates on numerous occasions.

MVP: ABBIE SANDERS “Phenomenal in the final, won 100% rebounded balls, and all shots were on target and successful”

ETC 39 WILLINGDON 17
MR BOWLES 19 MISS ABDALLA 6 MR MOORE 6 MR M JONES 4 MR STEWART 2 MR BOOTH 2 MR WEBLIN MR TURNER

A convincing start to the staffs’ season at home to Willingdon, a strong team performance with some well organised zone defence, forcing Willingdon to shoot the long ball. Mr Booth and Mr Jones were strong when rebounding, which helped us keep possession and create many offensive breaks.

MVP: BEN BOWLES “How he has never played professionally is beyond me, this week Hampden Park; next week NBA!!!”

ETC 8 WILLINGDON 2
HANNAH BLUNDELL 2 CHARLEIGFH CROTTY 1SHANTELLE OMAR 3 JASMINE IZZARDLOLA OLUSANYA EMILY GILLAMLAUREN HUGHES 2 BEKKI FRENCH

The year 9 girls played host to the Willingdon year 10 team in this late league fixture that was to be held indoors. A bit of a slow start for the girls with no one really getting stuck in, allowed Willingdon to have a confident look at the beginning of the game. ETC gave away a lot of free kicks in the first few minutes that gave Willingdon the opportunity to strike at goal, Shantelle Omar however made some good saves to keep the game at 0-0.Finally a break through came when Hannah Blundell and Lauren Hughes worked the ball up the pitch for Hannah to finish, making it 1-0 ETC. Willingdon however responded with a great strike to even things up. Still ETC had a lot of possession but failed to pass the Willingdon keeper. The closing stages saw us keeping possession well to create openings, strikes from Lauren Hughes and Charleigh Crotty made the score 3-1 at half time.The second half started as the first ended, the only difference being a change in goal keeper, Charleigh Crotty kindly allowed Shantelle Omar to have a go on pitch. The score soon went to 4-1 with Blundell getting her second strike of the game; Omar was also quick to get herself onto the score sheet taking it to five for ETC. Lola Olusanya, and Bekkie French weren’t shy in getting stuck in and Emily Gillam had a couple of good shots saved. Again Willingdons striker netted herself a second fantastic goal with a strike of precision and power making it 5-2. Lauren Hughes answered by finishing a well worked team goal. Jazmine Izzard was strong as always in defence and Willingdon struggled to get anywhere near our goal in the closing stages of the game.Some great passing moves lead to 2 more strikes for Shantelle Omar, finishing the game ETC 8; Wllingdon 2; a first-class performance by the year 9s.

MOM: Shantelle Omar “made some fantastic stops in the opening stages of the game, and netted herself a hatrick.

RATTON 10 ETC 65
Hannah Blundell 21, Charleigh Crotty 16, Shantelle Omar 14, Jess Gouviea 8, Kirsty Timm 2, Chloe Baker 2, Saphirre Haydes 2.

A fantastic performance from the squad, having not had a game since the BISHOP BELL title clash, ETC played well but not to their potential in the 1st quarter. It took until the second quarter for them to really start turning on the style, the defending was tight; and our turn over of the ball was outstanding. The offensive breaks were aggressive, each player showed great momentum on the attack. Some great vision and early passing allowed the girls through for some low pressure lay-ups. Some very high quality moments in the game, that made the girls look a different class. Hannah Blundell pacey on the attack, putting away many lay-ups and scoring a great 3 pointer. Charleigh Crotty again showing great strength in defending, and picked out some defence breaking early passes for one of her team mates to go on to score. Shantell Omar working hard for the team, a really determined performance with basket assists, and demonstrating intelligent play by using the legal block. Jess Gouviea as always was a defensive rock, making it hard for Ratton to get any shots away, showing great strength when rebounding, and thinks ahead in the game when passing. Emily Gillam worked extremely hard when marking her player to deny any space, so close to scoring a basket this week.We started the 3rd quarter 31-4 up with the year 8 girls in the starting 5 (Immy Robinson, Sapphire Haydes, Chloe Baker, Kirsty Timms). The girls were great in the attack but at times lacked some awareness when defending. Still the girls proved to be too much for Ratton, with Kirsty, Sapphire and Chloe all managing to score a basket, finishing the quarter 37-10.The final quarter saw the return of the year 9s from squad. Having rested and rehydrated the girls were full of energy and showed no easing up in the assault on Rattons basket, the passing was incredible and the movement off the ball was exceptional; finishing the game 65-10.Well done girls and a great team performance.

MVP: Hannah Blundell “high number of assists, scored some impressive lay ups and a 3 pointer.”

ETC 76 WILLINGDON 8

MVP: JAMES SIBOUNHEUANG “12 POINTS AND DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS. His best game for the school.”

ETC 42 CAVENDISH 39

MVP: KYLE ANDERSON “Clutch 3 pointer and free throws to win the game.”

TIDEWAY 12 ETC 34

KANE BRUCE ALEX CHAKABUAJOE CHAPMAN CALLUM DELLCRAIG DELL SAM DERRICKBEN HANSON MICHAEL VILLEGAS DANNY RODFORD PAUL WEATHERBY

The year 7 boys’ basketball team played their third fixture of the season away at Tideway. After the long minibus drive to the fixture the boys started slowly and soon found themselves 6-0 down in the first few minutes. The ETC boys were yet to get into their stride and a change in the line up was needed. Kane Bruce was brought off the bench and gave ETC added strength in height in offence and defence. ETC soon levelled the score, and from then on did not look back. The team stood firm throughout the game in a fiercely competitive match. The team as a whole committed less fouls throughout the game, compared to the previous game against Bishop Bell. This was very encouraging to see. From the second quarter onwards the team played some amazing basketball showing great awareness and ever improving understanding of the game. There were a number of highlights throughout the game; a wonderful three pointer came from Ben Hanson which drew a rapture of applause from his fellow teammates. Kane Bruce, Michael Villegas, and Callum Dell again showed tremendous physical strength and determination in Offensive and defensive rebounds. They were supported by Alex Chakabva who played his best game so far for ETC, Alex also scored his first points for the team. Paul Weatherby drove the team forward at every opportunity as point guard, and scored some valuable points for the team. Each player should be very pleased with their individual performance. Their shots and lay-ups were executed with good technique, and their knowledge and understanding is improving game by game. Most pleasing of all, the boys have developed a great team spirit and exemplified good sportsmanship throughout. Mr Raybould would like to make a special award for ‘most improved player’ to Alex Chakabva. Alex scored his first points for the team and gave a good all round performance.

MVP: Callum Dell “sound technique when shooting and his rebound skills kept Tideway at bay.”Keep it going boys, you’re all doing so well.
Mr Raybould