BCB Girls Basketball

Home of the Mighty Red Barons! Bishops College Barons have a long tradition of athletic excellence. This year the Girls Senior Basketball team hopes to continue that long tradition. Students can use this page to keep up-to-date on the highlights of our season and players can keep track of statistics, practice times, games and tournament schedules, and training information.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Baron's Record Improves

Barons have improved their league record to 5-2 after 2 big wins against St. Bons and Booth. This also brings the Barons record for the year to 23-11.

VS. St Bon's
The Lady Barons downed St. Bon's 59-43 in a sound defensive game. A. Gough and A. Martret less the offense with 15pts a piece, while L. Crocker added 11pts and 10rbs the win. S. Hansford and R. Evans added 10 and 9rbs respectively and J. Noftle 5 stls for the win. The Barons took down 42 rebounds for the win, shooting 50% from the line and only 31 from the field.

VS. Booth
The Barons edged out the Booth Braves 63-61 in yet another too close for comfort game. A. Martret led the charge with 21pts and 5stls. A. Gough added 19pts, 9rbs, and 3blks. J. Noftle chipped in 10pts, 8rbs for the win. L. Crocker added another 8rbs and 3 stls for in the winning effort. The Barons ripped down 35 rebounds and shot a solid 49% from the field and 54% from the line.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Barons show true colours at ELITE 8


The 5th ranked Lady Barons defeated the 3rd and 4th seeded Booth Braves and Holy Herat Highlanders to advance to the semi-final game against the Gonzaga Vikings. The girls dropped a loss to the Vikings but prove to fans and skeptics that Bishops are the 3rd ranked team in the province. Congratulations to A. Gough who was awareded one of 8 tournament allstars.

VS. HEART
The Mighty Red Barons took our the 4 seed 56-54 in the Elite 8 opening game for the Barons. A.Gough took charge with 24pts, 18rbs, and 4 stls. A.Martret added 14pts while J.Noftle added 7 pts, 6rbs for the win. S. Hansford added another 7 rbs of the Barons 45 team rebounds. Player of the game was presented to A. Gough.

VS. BOOTH
The highlight of the Barons tourney was a 83-76 win over the 3rd seed Booth Braves. The Barons Shot 49% from the field, 29% from the 3-pt and 79% from the line. The Barons once again dominated the boards with 43 rebounds. A. Gough led the Barons offense with 39pts and 11rbs. A. Martret added 19pts and L.Crocker chipped in another 13pts and 9rbs. Player of the game was presented to L.Crocker.

VS. GONZAGA
In their poorest showing of the season, the tired out Barons couldn't buy a basket against the 1st seed Gonzaga Vikings. A. Gough and A. Martret both posted 10pts while R. Evans added another 6pts in a losing effort against the sharp shooting vikings. The Barons shot 19% from the Field, 16% from the 3-pt and 59% from the line. Even if the Barons had shot their year averages (39, 29, 61) the Final Score would have left the Barons at a 76-60 loss to the Vikings. However, the Barons only posted 17 rebounds well short of their game average of 34 and 5 steals less than their season average of 11. Player of the game was presented to A.Martret.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Tournament Dates

(will be updated regularly)

April 24-26: U17
March 20-21: 4A Provincials
February 13-14: Elite 8
February 5-8: Mount Pearl Huskies Classic
January 16-17: BBI Invitational
December 10-15: Booth Invitational
November 28-29: Gonzaga Invitational
November 7-8: Heart Invitational

Elite 8

The 5th ranked Barons will open the Elite 8 against the #4th ranked Holy Heart Highlanders. Game time is 5pm Friday at the new Newfoundland Sport Centre. Best of luck to our girls this weekend!

In League Play..

VS. BOOTH
The Barons just couldn't get the edge over the sharp shooters of the Booth Braves on Monday and dropped a 71-56 loss to the 3rd ranked team. Offensive scoring was led by L.Crocker with a 27pts game and 9bs. A.Gough added 8pts/8rbs and S.Hansford added 7pts. A. Edmunds added 8rbs but the Barons still fell short despite 40 team rbs. The Lady Barons shot 355 from the field and 60% from the line.

VS. ZAGA B
The Mighty Barons came through in overtime action at the Zaga Gym on Wednesday. A. Gough tore up the scoreboard with 41pts, 7rbs, and 4stls. L. Crocker added 14pts/10rbs while R.Evans added 9 pts. A. Edmunds added 7rbs and 4 blocks to lead the Barons defensive game and the team to a 75-72 win over the Vikings.

Dig for Gold at the Huskies Classic


This past weekend the Bishops Barons Sr. Girls Basketball Team captured gold at the Mount Pearl Senior High Classic.

VS. MOUNT PEARL
The Lady Barons defeat the Huskies 59-34 in the tournament opener. A. Martret led the scoring with 17pts with L.Crocker and A. Gough adding 12 and 9pts respectively. A. Edmunds and R. Evans added 6 and 5 rebounds respectively for the win. Team rebounding (31rbs) led to victory despite shooting 26% from the field and 60% from the line.

VS. GANDER
Bishops trounced Gander 65-35. A. Martret led the attack with 22pts, J. Noftle added 9pts and 4stls, while R. Evans added 8pts for the win. L. Mackenzie and L.Sutton each added 6rbs to seal the Barons success. Luckily for the Lady Barons 37 team rebounds outweighed the 30 team turnovers. The girls shot 32% from the field and 45% from the line.

VS. O'DONEL
The Barons downed the O'Donel Patriots 72-61 in game play on Saturday to seal a berth in the Crossover Sunday morning. A. Gough led the scoreboard with 33pts followed by A Martret with 17pts and J. Noftle with 8pts. L. Crocker hits the boards with 10rbs and A.Edmunds added another 6rbs for the win. Barons hit 42% from the field, 60% from the 3-pt and 48% from the line.

VS. ZAGA B
In nailbiting action, the Lady Barons edged out the Zaga B vikings 52-49 to move on to the championship game. The Barons after losing their captain late in the 1st half kept spirits high to fight over the advancing Vikings. A. Gough led the offense with 14pts, A. Martret added 10pts and L. Crocker 9pts. R. Evans hit the boards for 10rbs and J.Noftle added 7 rbs for the win. The Barons were lucky to advance shooting only 27% from the field, 20% from the 3pt and 61% from the line. The Barons put up 34 team rebounds to just get by to the final game.

VS. O'DONEL
The Barons once again met the O'Donel Patriots in the Championship game. The Barons captured the gold with a 57-45 win over the Patriots. A. Gough led the Barons scoring with 18pts, L. Crocker added 13pts and S. Hansford added 10pts and 10rbs. L. Sutton added 7rbs in a gold medal effort. The Barons improved shooting to 40% from the field, 43% from the 3-pt and 67% from the line. The Barons locked up the win with 41 team rebounds.

Congratulations to L. Crocker for being awarded Tournament MVP and to Vic Mackenzie for our team's most spirited player.

League News

ZAGA B
The City League got underway for the Lady Baron at home Jan 19th with a 4pt win over the Zaga B Vikings. The Barons sharp foul shooting and attack on the boards cinched a 63-59 win. Captain A. Martret led the Barons with 18pts. L. Crocker added 13pts and 9rbs and J. Noftle chipped in 8pts for the win. Barons shooting from the field was weak at 30%, 3-pt shooting weak at 17%. Luckily at the line the Barons shot 18 for 24 (75%) and came up strong with 32 boards and 16 steals.

ZAGA A
Barons dropped one to Zaga A 91-56 after a closely-played first half. Gonzaga powered ahead in the last 3rd quarter leaving the Barons in their dust. A. Gough led the Barons with 14pts and 4 stls while A. Martet netted 12pts, L. Crocker chipped in 8pts 5 rbs in a losing effort. The Barons came up weak on the boards with only 18 team rbs, shooting 36% from the field and 59% from the line.

HEART
The Barons downed the 4th ranked Holy Heart Highlanders bringing the 5th ranked Barons to a 3-1 record against Heart. A. Martret led the offense with 27pts, A. Gough added 24pts, J. Noftle 10pts and L.Crocker 9rbs to seal the win. Barons shooting led to the 87-75 win: Barons shot 48% from the field, although only 44% from the line and 20% from the 3-pt.