Kristy Reed | Head of Sport | PDHPE Teacher

In Term 4 each year, the Emanuel Firsts Basketball Team is selected for the Emanuel Moriah Challenge. This newly selected team included students from Years 8-12, with the long-term plan of developing talented students. New basketball coach, Indiana Faithfull, worked with this team, training twice a week since selections, and the team has shown great improvement. Not only have they improved in skill and game play, but they have also worked on developing a committed and positive attitude.

Round 1 of the three-game series was held at Moriah College. Emanuel trailed from the start and at three quarter time was 12 points behind. After a good talk at the break, the team shifted their strategy, improved their attitude and won the game by four points. The second game was hosted by Emanuel and the boys dominated from the beginning of the match, winning by 14 points. Although the tournament was already won, the final match of the series proved to still be very intense. Emanuel showed their dominance and took control of the match early, winning the final game 62-37.

Well done to Matthew Bozic, Ethan De Melo, Zac Greenberg, Matthew Joffe, Ari Karjalainen, Noah Klein, Ariel Odes, Jonathan Sebban, Ben Shapiro and Jesse Waller.