Kainoa made the Waikato Under 12 A Boys team this year. Mason was also the coach of his team. They have been training since Nov last year & was working towards winning the Rotorua Easter Tournament. They had 5 games in total & won them all. Counties-Manukau won 55-10. Hibiscus Coast Development Team won 36-0. North Habour won 30-17. West Auckland won 27-26. Hibiscus Coast A team won 39-21. It was a round robin competition so no final as such. We knew our hardest game would be against West Auckland who are the defending champs. It was such an exciting game. I was videoing the whole game & my legs were shaking from nervousness. It was close the whole game. We were up by 1 pt at the end of the game, but the ref decided to call an intentional foul on our team right on the buzzer. So the other team got 2 foul shots. They only needed to get 1 to go into over time, but they missed both. Phew! Kainoa had a wonderful tournament. He wasn't starting 5, but definately contributed especially rebounds & steals. He also made 2 crucial lay ups in that close game. So Mase has 1 tournament win under his belt as coach. And Kainoa has 1 tournament win for Waikato rep teams under his belt now.
By Nina ...
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