Neers hope hanging in balance after losses

BASKETBALL: A QSL finals spot is slowly slipping from the hands of the Mountaineers men after a pair of defeats at the weekend.

Falling two wins outside of the top six, Toowoomba now requires a late-season surge to force their way into the postseason.

Taking a depleted roster to Southern Districts, with just four of their 12 players from round one available, the Mountaineers were defeated 127-74 by the Spartans, with JaKobe Hunter scoring a team-high 28 points.

They showed a great deal of improvement the following day against the undefeated RedCity Roar, but found the ladder leaders too tough a task, going down 105-81.

Hunter again played a big role with 23 points, seven rebounds and three steals, with Seth Ham providing 19 points and 13 rebounds.

# THE Mountaineers women were unable to secure their first win of the season.

The Southern Districts women ran out 109-39 winners on Saturday night, with Tyler Courtney adding 10 points.

RedCity took the spoils the following day, scoring a 113-49 victory, as Jaydan Thomson dropped 13 points.

CBSQ RESULTS

Toowoomba Grammar flew the flag in the championship division for Toowoomba schools at the Champion Basketball School of Queensland tournament in Logan.

Two wins and a draw from their four pool games, followed by three finals wins saw them finish ninth in the state.

St Mary’s College finished ninth in division two, with St Joseph’s College taking out eighth.

Harristown SHS picked up one win throughout its division three campaign.

St Joseph’s was the only Toowoomba girls school entered this year, with the team finishing 12th in division two.