Eagles take road loss to Sharks after battling display The young Eagles came out in the first quarter struggling to score despite good defensive play; trailing the hosting Sharks 17 – 6 after the first six minutes of the game but then battled back through a trifecta of triples to finish up the period trailing…
Eagles suffer tough home loss to Dragons The Eagles started there 2019 in faltering fashion as they fell to an improved Bradford team by a solitary point in their first game after the Christmas break. The visitors jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first 3 minutes of the game. However, the young Eagles…
Eagles take emotional loss away at Giants The Eagles visited Oldham Sixth Form College Sunday to face Manchester Giants. The game started evenly with the score 10-9 in favour of the home side after 5 minutes with Eagles captain Jerrard scoring 7 of Newcastle’s first 9 points. However, after a short stoppage due to a…
Saturday’s home fixture saw Newcastle Eagles Academy 16’s complete their back to back fixtures with the Magic having previously faced Trafford in a somewhat low-scoring affair this was anything but for both sides. The opening quarter proved to be the decisive one as it was clear that the young Eagles, missing Lewis and Cox today,…
Saturday’s home fixture opened with both teams playing solid defence and forcing each other in to tough shots, meaning that with 5 minutes gone in the quarter it was 8 – 6 to the visiting Magic, the highlight basket coming from Clark who’s steal followed by a slick move to the basket was a nice…
Newcastle cruise past hosts Derby for 2nd win in a row The game began with the Eagles starting flat-footed as they struggled to keep Derby off the offensive boards in the opening four minutes with the team giving up eight of the nine points scored by the hosts on second chance opportunities. The Eagles defence…
Eagles Academy Under 16’s earn first home victory in style The Eagles began the game at a frenetic pace, for both good and bad, as they pushed the pace against an Edinburgh team that struggled with the clear athletic advantages the home team had over them. Newcastle lacked a defensive intensity in the first however…
Eagles Academy Under 16’s fall on the road to Cheshire Wire The Eagles were slow out of the blocks on the road against Cheshire today as they struggled early in the first falling behind 9-3 to the hosts before several fouls made the Wire back off of their intense early defence which led to Jones…
