The Ipswich and South Suffolk School Sports Partnership’s basketball development programme was given a boost recently when NatWest Bank sponsored the Holywells community basketball session.

In the only home game of the weekend, Ipswich Tomcats u15 side played host to East London Royals.  Last season, as u14s, the London side beat the Tomcats in both encounters.   This was the u15 team’s first home game of the season and there was palpable tension in the air with the prospect of a good game against strong opposition.

On what was a very busy weekend for all Tomcats, we were in Cambershire to take on their Cats at the St. Bede's Interchurch School.   It was another easy win for us and not much of a challenge. We were much bigger, stronger and fundamentally better for an undersized Cambridge Cats team.

The final score doesn’t always tell the tale of the game. This was a battle that we unfortunately lost in the 4th quarter.  The boys learnt to put their bodies on the line, a total of 4 charges, 2 for Ben Moore, 1 for Elliot and 1 for Toby, some thing that made Coach Saggers proud.