THE Northern All Stars have found the going tough on the opening days of the 2010 Powerade Pacific Coast Slam at the Port Macquarie Indoor Sports Stadium.
Teams from NSW Country, NSW Metropolitan, Victoria Country, South Australia, Queensland, New Zealand and the North Coast have converged on the Hastings for the six-day tournament.
The All Stars, containing players from Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Tamworth, Quirindi and Lismore, have registered just one win and seven losses in the under 15 and under 17 men’s and women’s divisions.
The North Coast representative outfit upstaged Queensland Southern Districts 67-64 in the under 17 women’s encounter on Saturday after trailing 35-20 at half-time.
Twenty-four hours earlier, the NSW Kookaburras knocked over the All Stars 54-33.
In the under 15 women’s section, the NSW Harboursiders and Kookaburras upstaged the hosts 58-41 and 55-21 respectively.
The Harboursiders and Kookaburras also dominated the All Stars in the under 15 men’s category.
The Harboursiders started their campaign with an 87-49 victory while the Kookaburras triumphed 92-35.
The All Stars fell victim to the Kookaburras 90-29 in the under 17 men’s division on Friday, and Queensland Southern Districts 75-42 on day two.
Games continue today and tomorrow, with the grand finals scheduled for Wednesday.
Day one results:
Under 15 women
South Australia Magpies 82 d NSW Waratahs 75
Victoria Bushrangers 85 d New Zealand Rimu 27
NSW First Staters 47 d Queensland South 35
NSW Kookaburras 67 d New Zealand Rata 9
NSW Harboursiders 58 d Northern All Stars 41
Victoria Goldminers 66 d Queensland North 58
Under 15 men
NSW Harboursiders 87 d Northern All Stars 49
Victoria Goldminers 91 d Queensland North 48
Queensland South 72 d NSW First Staters 62
South Australia Magpies 66 d NSW Waratahs 56
NSW Kookaburras 67 d New Zealand Rata 42
Victoria Bushrangers 90 d New Zealand Rimu 14
Under 17 women
Victoria Goldminers 71 d NSW Waratahs 24
Southern Districts Qld 69 d New Zealand Rata 39
New Zealand Rimu 82 d South Australia Magpies 56
NSW Kookaburras 54 d Northern All Stars 33
Under 17 men
NSW Kookaburras 90 d Northern All Stars 29
Victoria Goldminers 79 d NSW Waratahs 51
Southern Districts Qld 66 d New Zealand Rata 34
New Zealand Rimu 68 d South Australia Magpies 41
Day two results:
Under 15 women
Queensland South 81 d New Zealand Rimu 38
South Australia Magpies 72 d Victoria Bushrangers 62
NSW Waratahs 57 d NSW First Staters 47
Queensland North 64 d NSW Harboursiders 51
Victoria Goldminers 84 d New Zealand Rata 8
NSW Kookaburras 55 d Northern All Stars 21
Under 15 men
Queensland South 75 d New Zealand Rimu 42
NSW First Staters 64 d NSW Waratahs 21
Victoria Goldminers 60 d New Zealand Rata 19
NSW Harboursiders 83 d Queensland North 77
Victoria Bushrangers 65 d South Australia Magpies 41
NSW Kookaburras 92 d Northern All Stars 35
Under 17 women
Victoria Goldminers 74 d South Australia Magpies 17
NSW Waratahs 66 d New Zealand Kauri 38
NSW Kookaburras 74 d New Zealand Rata 45
Northern All Stars 67 d Qld Southern Districts 64
Under 17 men
Qld Southern Districts 75 d Northern All Stars 43
Victoria Goldminers 73 d South Australia Magpies 55
NSW Kookaburras 72 d New Zealand Rata 31
NSW Waratahs 70 d New Zealand Rimu 39
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