Penguin District School entered a 5/6 boys team into the Basketball Tasmania North-West Primary School Champs at the weekend and with many Penguin Basketball Association representative players we entered division 1.

 The tournament started with a game against Devonport Christian School who we would meet again over the weekend.

The game was a tough opener and behind the great team play the group was lead by Mason (26pts) and Lincon (8pts) to a 44-40 win.

 The next game would be against a gritty Burnie Primary group. We struggled early but pulled away in the second half to gain a 42-32 win and a berth in a semi final. Again the game was a great performance from Mason (29pts) and well helped by Jaxx, Charlie and Hudson.

The semifinal would be our first game on Sunday and another contest agains Burnie Primary who had played a qualifying game to get to the semi. We played our best game of the first 3 to grab a 60-30 win. It was an all-around team effort lead by Mason (20pts) with key contributors Roman, Connor, Nate & Logan. This win saw us advance to the grand final late on Sunday against Devonport Christian School.

 The grand final started well for us, rushing out to an early 12-0 lead behind great play from Mason and Roman. At halftime the lead was 28-13. The defensive efforts from Charlie, Avery and Connor were impressive.

It was a close second half but we managed to hold on for a 40-30 win.

 We would like to thank Damon Kingshott & Jason Lynch for coaching and Nat Barker for managing.

 We are now qualified for the State Championship tournament in Launceston in early December.