Aquinas women win the HTC Basketball, with the men finishing second.
The 2024 women’s basketball team was shaping up to be a very competitive team right from the start, with trials showing a strong and cohesive group. The first round saw Aquinas winning convincingly over Lincoln and Flinders. Our second round started against St Ann’s, where our teamwork and shooting proved too strong, with Aquinas securing the win. Our final minor game was against St Mark’s, where both teams were undefeated. Aquinas battled, and ultimately our determination gave us the win and spot in the final against St Mark’s. The final game was challenging, with Aquinas down by 3 at halftime. With some late steals and clutch scores, Aquinas came out on top and won the HTC women’s basketball! Congratulations to all involved!
Round 1 saw the Aquinas Men’s team up against St Ann’s and Flinders. With some of our players coming back late from other sporting commitments there was nervousness at the start of the first game. However, a quick start on the back of accurate shooting gave us a strong lead that we were able to maintain throughout the rest of the game. With a strong and tight squad, we won 3 of our 4 games across rounds 1 and 2 placing, as was the case with the Women, in the Grand Final against St Mark’s. It was a much anticipated rematch from 2023 where Aquinas had been able to beat St Mark’s by a slim margin. Unfortunately, this year the St Mark’s Men got the better of us to finish top and Aquinas took home second place. It was still a commendable effort from the whole team.