Match reports 2009/10

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Match reports 2009/10; Hoods
Topic Started: Sep 24 2009, 07:13 PM (443 Views)
Nottingham Hoods	Sep 24 2009, 07:13 PM Post #1
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Nottinghams newest mens national league basketball team the Hoods, started there first season with a win away at College of west Anglia Fury 46 – 62 in the shield competition. Head coach Lee English has assembled a good mix of experienced and new players and a couple of players returning to the court, for his first season as he sets out to put Nottingham mens basketball back on the map. He took a full squad for there first game away from home and he quickly set about to secure his first win for the Hoods, and with the ever reliable Guy Renton (19 points) the win was on from very early on as the Hoods finished the first period up 13 – 23. All the squad had a good run out as they set about to show the coach what he can expect from them for the season, and the Hoods went in at half time up 15 – 37. The squad continued in the second half to make the Fury fight for every point they scored as they went on to record the Hoods first win in there very first game. Scorers for the Hoods: Guy Renton 19pts,James Gardiner 10 pts, James Sutton 8 pts, Kirk Davis 8, Anthony Scott 5pts, Michael Griffith 4pts, Bruce Lauder 4pts, Kallum Dunn 3pts,Ben Flook 1 pt.



Nottingham Hoods	Sep 27 2009, 10:15 AM Post #2
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Hoods outgunned Leicester Warriors 85 Nottingham Hoods 57 Hoods made the short trip to face Leicester Warriors a Division 1 team in the National cup, but the Warriors where to be too strong for the Hoods who had James Sutton missing with a muscle strain and Guy Renton playing through the pain barrier, but Head coach Lee English and the squad stuck with it against there opponents. Top Scorer for the Hoods was James Gardiner with 25 points returning to the courts after taking time out to pursue other sports. All the squad got court time and the Hoods hopefully will be ready for there first league game this coming weekend when they travel to face Reading Rockets II. Top scorers for the Hoods: James Gardiner 25 points, Kirk Davis 12 points, Guy Renton 7 points, Anthony Scott 6 points.



Nottingham Hoods	Oct 6 2009, 10:04 PM Post #3
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Hoods open with a win Reading Rockets 61 Nottingham Hoods 66 Nottingham Hoods basketball club opened there league campaign away at the Reading rocket II but had to work hard for the win. Hoods took time to wake up after there 3 hour drive to Reading and where behind 18 -14 at the end of the first quarter. Coaches Lee English and Michael Griffith had to work hard with there players to gain control of the game and by halftime led the game 34 – 37. Hoods used good squad rotation in the second half to build up a lead and held on to win the game 61 – 66. James Gardiner led the way for the Hoods to top score with 17 points, other top scorers for the Hoods, Guy Renton 14 points, Kallum Dunn 13 points. This Saturday Hoods make there home debut at the Wildcats arena with a 7.30pm tip arrive early to ensure a seat. Discount tickets are available to all Hoods,Wildcats and Nova players. Information on the Hoods is available by there website: www.hoodsbasketball.com



Nottingham Hoods	Oct 11 2009, 05:48 PM Post #4
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Hoods win there first home game Nottingham Hoods 70 Worcester Wolves II 60 Nottingham Hoods made there home debut with a crowd of over 300 shouting them on, and didn’t let them down. Hoods introduced 2 new signings to there national league basketball campaign in Tom Wade & Tobias Benjamin and they played there part asked of them in providing the Hoods with there first home win that the crowd had come out to see. Hoods took control from the very first tip, led by the ever reliable Captain Guy Renton on his birthday and with outstanding support from Anthony Scott, Bruce Lauder, James Gardener & Kirk Davis gave the team a lead that they would never relinquish and went into halftime up by 34 – 27. The Wolves came out in the second half looking to turn round the deficit but could not break down the resistant defence from the Hoods and ran out of steam for the Hoods to record the home win. Top scorers for the Hoods James Gardener 22 points, Guy Renton 16 points, Kirk Davis & Tobias Benjamin 8 points Edited by Nottingham Hoods, Oct 11 2009, 05:49 PM.



Nottingham Hoods	Oct 17 2009, 10:02 PM Post #5
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Hoods hunting in the Deer Park Gloster Jets 52 Nottingham Hoods 78 Nottingham Hoods travelled down to face the Gloster Jets and had to travel with a depleted squad due to injuries and work commitments but came out on top. With Guy Renton playing Mr Reliable and top scoring with 25 points the Hoods looked to strengthen there claim for top spot in the league. Coach Lee English and Assistant coach Michael Griffith with (2x trade mark three pointers) made it onto the court to show that they still have the skills to compete at national league level. Hoods set about the Jets at the Cirencester Deer Park college and where quickly into a lead and went in at halftime up 29 – 43. Coach English used all players available in good rotation to cause inconsistency to the Jets game and his players did him proud to give the Hoods the win that will keep them at the top of the league. Top Scorers for the Hoods : Guy Renton 25 points, Kirk Davis 16 points, Tobias Benjamin 11 points, Ben Flook & Anthony Scott 10 points. Edited by Nottingham Hoods, Oct 17 2009, 10:03 PM.



Nottingham Hoods	Nov 4 2009, 10:55 PM Post #6
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Renton hits 35 in Hoods defeat Nottingham Hoods 76 - Derby Trailblazers 77 Basketball at its best, 12 lead changes, biggest lead of 7 points, scores tied 7 times, 153 points, game tied at 70-70 pushing the game into overtime and if the shot on the final buzzer had gone in instead of hitting the rim it would have been a perfect day for the Nottingham Hoods basketball team. Playing Derby Trailblazers one league above them it was going to be hard but coach Lee English was confident that if the team played to their potential they would stand a great chance of winning. The game started well with Hoods taking a 4-0 lead through Guy Renton and Kirk Davis, the points were exchanged and with the score at 14-14 with 3 minutes of the first quarter to go Hoods went on a 5 point run, trailblazers came back but a downtown three from Tobias Benjamin pushed out the lead and with Guy Renton in red hot form they closed the first with a 7 point lead at 26-19. The second quarter went to Trailblazers with a last second 3 point shot from Jamie McGaffin bringing the gap to 3 points but still with Hoods leading at 40-37, climax for Hoods being a 3 pointer long range shot from James Gardiner and a 23 point haul for Guy Renton. The third quarter saw Hoods punished by a barrage of successful 3 point shots from the blazers, and the lead transferred to the Derby outfit at 56-53 going into the fourth quarter. Into the fourth quarter and James Sutton hit a two point lay up and free throw to quickly level the scores at 56-56, another 3 point shot from Derby, points from Kirk Davis and Antony Scott, Hoods in front. The game swung from one team to the other with and with just over a minute to go Guy renton put them in front at 70-68 before Derby levelled it at 70-70 in the last minute to push the game into overtime. Overtime saw Lee English put Hoods ahead again, two free from Derby, 72-72. The impressive Tobias Benjamin put Hoods two up before anther 3 saw Derby one in front, Guy Renton answered with two, Hoods one up in the last minute, Potts then posted a two to give Derby a one point lead with one possession to go, Hoods made the most of it and got a shot off on the buzzer hit the rim and denied them victory. Good displays from youngsters Kallum Dunn and Ben Flook supported by Bruce Lauder, Mike Griffith and Derome Miller but in the final analysis the game was lost at the 3 point arc with Derby dropping 8 from 18 and Hoods netting just 3 from 9. Top Scorers Hoods – Renton 35, Benjamin10, James Gardiner 9. Derby – Potts 20, Liutkus 15, McGaffin 13. Club report................ Edited by Nottingham Hoods, Nov 4 2009, 10:56 PM.



Nottingham Hoods	Nov 8 2009, 10:25 PM Post #7
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Hoods tame the Lions Nottingham hoods travelled away to Milton Keynes looking to stop there two game losing streak to play against one of the early contenders for the league title. With the absence of James gardener, Derome Miller & Tony Palmer the Hoods where looking to return to the midlands with the win that would help to maintain there position at the top end of the league table. Coaches Lee English and Michael Griffith had to set out there game plans very early on to contain the MK Lions II outside shooters who had been causing problems to there opponents already this season and they managed to contain them enough for the Hoods to record the much needed win. With Anthony Scott and Kallum Dunn looking after the ball on offence for the Hoods, they helped lead the Hoods to a lead of 14 – 17 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Hoods led by Guy Renton at both ends of the court contained there opponents to only 5 points whilst scoring 14 themselves to go into the half time break up 19 – 31. In the third quarter MK Lions came out with stronger resolve to outscore there visitors by 19 – 11 points to pour pressure on the Nottingham Hoods coaches, both teams fought hard into the final quarter and the lead changed several times, then with only one second on the normal game clock and the scores level and extra time about to be played, Tobias Benjamin had a shot at the basket to seal the win but missed his shot, however he was fouled by the defender and had the chance to redeem his miss on the free throw line. With the home team followers making some noise Tobias stepped up to the line and missed his first attempt but remained cool to sink the second shot and give the Hoods the narrowest of wins 63 - 64 Top scorers for the Hoods: Guy Renton with 25 points supported by Anthony Scott 8 points, Tobias Benjamin, James Sutton and Kallum Dunn 7 points. Nottingham Hoods are at home Saturday this Saturday evening 7.30pm tip at the Wildcats arena when the visitors are The college of West Anglia Fury who the Hoods have already beaten this season in one of the cup competitions.



Nottingham Hoods	Nov 16 2009, 11:20 PM Post #8
Rookie Posts: 10 Group: Member Member #10,338 Joined: May 13, 2009	Hoods calm the Fury Nottingham Hoods 73 College of west Anglia 42 Hoods had already beaten the College of West Anglia Fury this season in the cup, and set about very early to maintain their place at the top end of the league table. Having been out of basketball for the last two years James Sutton (12 points on the night) is returning to his best and is beginning to take some of the pressure off of captain Guy Renton with 12 points, the highlight of Jame`s game was an inbound pass from the improving Kallum Dunn which brought the 200+ strong crowd out of there seats as he double handedly slammed the ball straight through the ring. Coaches Lee English and Michael Griffiths used good squad rotation again and finished the first period up 18–8 and with a rejuvenated Kirk Davis who led all Hoods scorers with 15 points they where always going to be too strong for the visitors and went into the half time break up 36-24. In the third period Hoods contained the Fury to only 6 points whilst scoring 18 points themselves and there was no way the Fury where coming back from the large deficit that had been inflicted on them as the Hoods went on to win the game easily. Coach Lee English said with the players skills that he has brought to the Hoods, we have to be more clinical with our finishing and not letting opponents off the hook. Other Hoods scorers on the night, Guy Renton 12 points, Tobias Benjamin 9 points, Ben Flook 8 points, Anthony Scott & Lee English 6 points Kallum Dunn 3 points, Michael Griffiths 2 points.



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