The Under 18 Gold Championship seemed to be over for the Banca Alpi Marittime group, but then a second phase came out in which the boys from Cuneo will compete in a triangular match with CB Team and Area Pro to assign the positions from fourth to sixth place.
Right on the CB Team field, Granda College took home the first pink report of this second phase, at the end of a crazy intensity match.
For all 40 minutes of play Cuneo managed to impose its own defense, the trademark of this group; in fact, the Cuneo people are one of the teams with the lowest number of baskets conceded in the whole championship.
In the first quarter the guest attack struggles to take off, but thanks to an excellent individual and team defense Granda College manages to limit the opposing guns by closing the first fraction in the lead.
In the second quarter, history repeats itself: Cuneo struggles to find good baskets, mistaking easy conclusions, but at the same time manages to limit the local attack very effectively; so you go to the long interval on + 10 for the guests.
Upon returning from half-time, Casale considerably raises the intensity and in the first minutes of the second half reaches -3; However, Cuneo did not lose his temper, he managed the game with confidence and maturity while keeping his strong opponents at a safe distance.
In the last period Cuneo is still good at managing the match with confidence; all the boys alternate calmly on the parquet, making an important contribution to the match and bringing their own brick for the team; Cuneo wins with a score of 54-44.
«I was very worried before the start of the race, as we knew the strong individualities of the opponents; the boys were very good at interpreting the match in the best possible way, despite some absences; next Wednesday, we will play another top-level match with Area Pro on our parquet in the hope of taking home a prestigious fourth place», These are the words of Coach Griffanti at the end of the race.
Victory for the Under 13 Elite in the first match of the triangular for the Regional Title
BASKETBALL COLLEGE – GRANDA COLLEGE: 65 – 88 (17-25; 34-52; 55-75)
GRAND COLLEGE: Picollo, Giordano, Di Meo, Grosso, Vergnaghi, Peano, Mattio, Condur, Tassone, Fissolo Cagni, Bernardi.
Good first in the triangular of the Under 13 Elite final, which sees Cuneo come out victorious from Chieri’s field. Game fought with both teams who tried to win in order to get closer and closer to the final title.
The game starts strong from the first quarter, with a very determined Cuneo both from an offensive and a defensive point of view. The good technical skills of the individual players are highlighted and, collectively and without fear, they obtain and maintain a good advantage until the end of the period (17-25).
In the second quarter the good performance of all the boys called on the field by the Cuneo technical staff continues, who at first manage to maintain and then to further increase the previously acquired advantage. At the interval, Cuneo is 18 points ahead of the hosts.
Upon returning to the field, thanks to the fatigue given by the great intensity of the match, the engine revs are lost a bit, slowing down especially in the defensive phase. The guests, however, manage to maintain the advantage gained, keeping an excellent Collegno at a distance on the board.
The last quarter is played, like the whole game, at a very high pace. The hosts try several times to try to recover the disadvantage, but a good defense and compactness of the visiting team does not let the advantage be regained. The match ends with a score of 88 to 65 for the Cuneo team, at the end of a hard-fought 40 minutes.
Everything and everything will be played next weekend, at home, against Omegna, to determine which team will win the Under 13 Elite Regional Title.
The Under 16 Silver team returns to victory
BANCA ALPI MARITTIME GRANDA COLLEGE CUNEO – GRUGLIASCO BASKETBALL: 63-49 (15-10; 24-21; 42-36)
BAM GRANDA COLLEGE: Pashollari 16, Peruzzi 6, Mocellini 4, Dalmasso 17, Bedino2, Franco Daziano 10, Castoldi 2, Silvagno 4, Carpensano 2, Torelli, Armando.
The second phase of the Under16 Silver championship ends and a deserved victory arrives for the Banca Alpi Marittime team.
The home team hosts Grugliasco’s peers in a challenge that will guarantee second place in the group, to the winner.
The Cuneo people, who have shown that they have grown a lot in recent months, start immediately strong and attack the Grugliaschesi gaining a good advantage in the first few minutes.
In the second quarter Cuneo pays a little for the excessive enthusiasm and a good reaction allows the guests to shorten the distance; we go to the long rest on 24 to 21.
Hostilities resume and Cuneo changes gear; immediately placed a partial of 6 to 0, thanks to a very inspired Pashollari, and saw his advantage increase in this partial.
In the last period, the opponents manage to stay in the game thanks to good percentages from outside the area, but the boys of coach Menardi and coach Griffanti still increase the pace by continuously attacking the iron and manage to stretch, winning a well-deserved victory.
«A round of applause to the whole group that, working with constancy, has clearly grown and is becoming more and more a team», These are the words of Coach Menardi.
Serie B Women’s defeat on the field of Vado
BASKETBALL AMATORI SAVONA – BANCA ALPI MARITTIME GRANDA COLLEGE CUNEO: 74-48 (20-13; 39-27; 62-36)
BAM GRANDA COLLEGE: Ngamene 12, Castagna, Grosso 10, Pasero 2, Marfulli, Avagnina 11, Di Meo 10, Bruschetta 3, Dalmasso, Konango, Martinengo.
Bad match that played by the Cuneo-based Banca Alpi Marittime in the Palazzetto di Vado Ligure against the top of the class.
The great heat in the gym and the bad shooting percentages allowed the Cuneo people to stay in contact for only two periods.
Subsequently, the greater experience and defensive and offensive precision of the Ligurians prevailed on the young people of Cuneo, and Amatori Pallacanestro Savona limited himself in the last quarter to administering the advantage gained in the previous fraction.
Next Sunday at home the Cuneo players will play for the third place of the Serie B Women’s Tournament against Basket Pegli.
Excellent performance for the Women’s Under 16
GENERALI GRANDA COLLEGE CUNEO – ASD BC GATORS – 91-39 (31-10; 51-20; 78-27)
GRAND COLLEGE: Chestnut 30, Unia 10, Lorusso 20, Massa 2, Ouattara 6, Scossa-Lodovico, Di Meo 11, Perna 2, Gasco, Ambrogio 8, Ballo, Cannonbolt 2
Victory in the third day of the second round for the Generali Women’s Under 16 group who won the derby between the two teams from the province of Cuneo.
The visiting team leaves determined and initially puts the Cuneo team in difficulty. The reaction was not long in coming: thanks to a careful and aggressive defense and a very inspired Castagna in attack, the first quarter ended with an advantage of +21 for the hosts.
In the second quarter all the girls take turns on the pitch and manage to maintain and increase the advantage gained.
The third quarter sees a further increase in the intensity of the game of the hosts, who are incisive in defense, recovering several balls and finding easy shots in the basket.
In the last quarter the girls of the Gators react by concluding their best partial game and finding the way to the basket.
Coach Baldoni comments: «This match was one of the most convincing tests of this season and I am very happy with the growth of my girls».
The performance of Chestnut, top scorer of the meeting, and of Lorusso. Ambrose also performed well, fresh from quarantine.
Next week’s rest for Granda College.
Under 18 Women maintains their unbeaten run
BANCA ALPI MARITTTIME GRANDA COLLEGE CUNEO – POLISPORTIVA PASTA: 73-27 (30-9; 49-12; 63; 17)
BAM GRANDA COLLEGE: Castagna 11, Ngamene 12, Chiesa 8, Di Meo 14, Konango 4, Pasero 4, Martinengo 5, Avagnina 3, Marfulli 6, Berloffa, Gerardo, Bruschetta 6
Good match played by the Cuneo-based Banca Alpi Marittime against Polisportiva Pasta, which ends with an excellent victory.
The Cuneo players alternated with ample minutes on the home parquet, and the distribution of points between the players demonstrates the quality of the team game expressed.
From the first minutes of the first quarter Cuneo imposes his own pace and takes a good advantage,
alternating all 12 players on the field.
To underline the good evidence of Marfulli, Church e By Meo, well supported by the whole team.
Promotion touches the bang against the first of the class
BANCA ALPI MARITTIME GRANDA COLLEGE CUNEO – NEW BASKET ABET: 72-84
BAM GRANDA COLEGE: Isaia, Grosso, Ramondetti, Rosso, Basso, Dogs, Dalmasso, Bears, Massa, Giordano, Rossetti.
It was a wonderful match that went on stage on the SportArea parquet floor in the Promotion Championship between Banca Alpi Marittime Granda College and New Basket Abet.
Coach Lelli’s very young people from Cuneo have worried the very strong opponents, first and unbeaten in the group, putting on the field an intensity and energy of the highest level.
The guests start strong in the first quarter who manage to take some points of advantage right away, exploiting their physicality in the paint and the great ballistic skills of their shooters.
In the second quarter the Cuneo technical staff manages to better record their defense by substantially changing the pace of the match; now Cuneo defends, runs on the counterattack and, thanks also to the triples of the only veteran, the timeless Josè Grosso, remains attached to the match.
Upon returning from half-time the match continues on the same tracks: Abet exploits his “physical arrogance”, Cuneo tries to “get under the skin” of his opponents, creating a lot of headaches; Abet is very good at managing the race led by his veterans and as soon as Cuneo gets under way, a mini partial immediately arrives that pushes the locals away.
In the last period the two teams are on their knees: the game was played at a crazy pace and the result is still absolutely in the balance; the two teams counter each other blow by blow, when with 1’30 ” from the end, Isaia, born in 2004 from Cuneo, slips the triple of -3 which ignites the building; at this moment the experience of the guests emerges who do not let themselves be influenced by the situation, but on the contrary with a partial counter of 8-0 they close a wonderful game.
«I can only be satisfied and proud of the match played by the boys; every day more and more, the work done in the gym bears excellent results », these are the words of Coach Lelli.
