Slam dunk!

TOM JONES goes on the attack for Knowsley Junior School.

Joy as Lyndhurst net basketball bonanza

BASKETBALL: BOYS and girls from Years Five and Six had a slam-dunking experience at a Counthill cluster schools basketball tournament.

Eight schools were in action, and it was Lyndhurst who came out on top after they defeated Knowsley 8-4 in the final.

They won all three of their pool games — they finished ahead of Knowsley in the four-strong group — to qualify for the last four, where they overcame St Mary’s 10-6.

Knowsley recorded a 14-2 win over St John’s in the other semi-final to set up a repeat of an earlier pool match, but the outcome was the same as Lyndhurst clinched victory.

Hodge Clough, Limehurst, Yew Tree and Our Lady’s also took part.

Results —

Pool one: Our Lady’s 2, Lyndhurst 14; Knowsley 18, Yew Tree 0; Lyndhurst 4, Knowsley 0; Yew Tree 4, Our Lady’s 2; Yew Tree 0, Lyndhurst 8; Our Lady’s 0, Knowsley 10.

Pool two: St Mary’s 8, Hodge Clough 0; St John’s 10, Limehurst 4; Hodge Clough 2, St John’s 10; Limehurst 6, St Mary’s 4; Limehurst 4, Hodge Clough 4; St Mary’s 4, St John’s 8.