Super Saddleworth

Date published: 16 November 2015


THE Saddleworth School senior basketball team defeated Failsworth 32-29 in overtime to secure the Oldham Schools’ under-16s title in dramatic style.

Saddleworth’s win earned the team a coveted place in the Greater Manchester under-16s championships in March, 2016, which will be staged at the Amaechi Centre in Manchester.

Ethan Buckley and Greg Simister scored the vital

three-point shots for Saddleworth that first forced the game into an extra period before they finally ended the resistance of a strong Failsworth outfit.

Radclyffe were placed third in the tournament which was staged at the Oldham Ball Hall.