TOMORROW
State’s top stars align for titles
8am: Boys championship – Hillcrest Christian College v Cairns State High School
11am: Boys championship – Brisbane Boys College v The Southport School
2pm: Girls championship – St Margaret’s Mary College v Palm Beach Currumbin State High School 3.30pm: Girls championship – Brisbane State High School v Southport State High School 6.30pm: Boys championship – Varsity College v St James College 12.30pm: Girls championship Mountain Creek State High School v Southport State High School
2pm: Boys championship Crossover game (1st pool B v 4th pool A) 3.30pm: Boys championship Crossover game (2nd pool A v 3rd pool B) 6.30pm: Boys championship – Crossover (2nd pool D v 3rd pool C) THE Champion Basketball Schools Queensland competition starts today and you will be able to see it via live streaming online at the Gold Coast Bulletin’s website.
More than 120 teams from across the state will converge on three venues – Logan Metro, Cornubia Park Sports Complex and Mt Warren Sports Complex – over four days, with grand finals to be played on Sunday afternoon.
Hillcrest Christian College, Varsity College and The Southport School will represent the Gold Coast in the boys championship division while Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, Hillcrest Christian College and Southport State High School will do battle in the girls championship division.
The Hillcrest girls were runners-up last year and will be looking to go one better.
Matches will be played across seven divisions.
Since the start of the competition in 1974, Townsville SHS, John Paul College and St Peters Lutheran College have each won the boys championship on six occasions, while John Paul College has won the girls championship 13 times, St Peters Lutheran College eight and Townsville SHS four.
“The Molten CBSQ is the largest high school basketball tournament in the state, with teams from across Queensland representing their schools over four days of intense basketball competition,’’ Basketball Queensland chief operating officer Joshua Pascoe said.
“Basketball Queensland is excited to be able to stream the action to supporters of these teams and all lovers of basketball, showcasing the impressive skills of students from across Queensland.’’
Hillcrest and Cairns SHS start the championship division at 8am today, while on the girls side of the draw, West Moreton Anglican College play St Margaret Mary’s College, also at 8am.
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