The Bendigo Bank Junior Braves completed a successful Shepparton Junior Basketball Tournament at the weekend, making 10 grand finals across various age divisions and winning nine titles.
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The highlight was overtime victories to the under-16 development squad 40-36 and the under-12 boys B team 33-29.
Other grand final winners were the under-12B girls 26-8, under-14A girls 34-25, under-14B boys 30-28, under-16A boys 35-29, under-18A girls 49-26, under-18A boys 34-27.
“It was just great for Junior Braves program and just desserts for all of the players and coaches for the hard work that goes into preparing for these tournaments,” director of coaching Jonathan Goodman said.
The under-18A boys made the final after a remarkable overtime semi-final win. Fraser Bell hit a big three-pointer on the buzzer to send the semi-final into overtime.
The only Braves team to lose in a grand final was the under-14A squad, which went down by two points.
