The fixture list may have been decimated by the weather at the weekend but in spite of a reduced number of winning performances to choose from, the efficiency ratings of our fabulous five are still as good as any other week while a certain guard becomes the first player to make a fifth appearance of…
Newcastle Eagles moved themselves into joint third position in the BBL Championship table thanks to a comfortable 118-80 victory over the Worthing Thunder at Sport Central on Friday evening. It was the visitors however that started the game the stronger as they opened up an early 9-11 lead, but a Trey Moore free-throw sparked an…
It’s been a relatively tough time for the fans of defending BBL League Champions Newcastle Eagles so far with their team languishing in mid-table and having already struggled on the road since the season tipped off back in September. However after an extended break, the Eagles returned to action with a new face in their…
Newcastle Eagles 96 (31, 51, 74) (Moore 19, Chapman 18, Bridge 14 ) Essex Pirates 65 (18, 42, 53) (Toluwase 13, Mumuni 12, Adu 10) Newcastle Eagles claimed their second big home win of the season against basement dwellers Essex Pirates as they kept their unbeaten home record at Sport Central intact. After a much…
Newcastle Eagles player-coach Fab Flournoy has ruled out making panic changes as his team prepare to face basement side Essex Pirates on Friday evening. The Eagles went out of the BBL Cup after being beaten at Mersey Tigers last week, and survived a scare before sneaking a win against Worthing Thunder in their next game,…
Seventeen-year-old Ross Wilson is set to make his senior Eagles debut tonight against Worthing Thunder at Sport Central. The youngster is a graduate of the Eagles School of Excellence and has played in the Eagles Community Foundation Central Venue League since he was 11. He is currently the captain of the Newcastle Eagles U18 side…
Mersey Tigers went into the game with a seven point deficit to make up and buoyed by the fact that the Eagles were again without Fab Flournoy due to injury although in the early exchanges it was the visitors who edged ahead 9-5. Within a couple of minutes the home side had found some offensive…
Once again Trey Moore is in the BBL Team of the Week, where he is almost becoming a permanent fixture. This week he is the Eagles’ only representative. Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles) It is becoming increasingly difficult not to run out of superlatives to describe the efforts of Trey Moore who makes the line-up for…
There was considerable fourth quarter excitement on Friday night as the Newcastle Eagles secured a BBL Cup semi-final first leg victory. Starting in the North East, the Eagles produced a fourth quarter rally to beat the Mersey Tigers and take a 97-90 edge into the second leg of the Cup semi-final. The hosts trailed for…
