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…
Eagles Academy Under 16’s slump to 1-3 following a huge performance from Sheffield big-man Ibrahim. The Eagles started as they would continue against Sheffield opening the first quarter by playing solid defence but struggling to stop Sharks center Ibrahim as he dominated the offensive boards to score 13 of his game-high 37 points and added…
The Eagles Academy under 16s picked up their first win of the season Saturday on the road at Premier North newcomers Bradford Dragons thanks to a barrage of three pointers. The first quarter began with the Eagles looking lively on offense with 5 points in the first 30 seconds, however the Eagles defensive discipline was…
The Eagles Academy under 16s first away trip of the season ended with a 24-point loss Saturday, the Eagles struggled with Birmingham’s up-tempo style and athleticism throughout the game but proved often to be an easy equal of the Rockets – one of the favourites to go to the Final Four – throughout when the…
The Eagles Academy under 16s began their league season with a loss to Manchester Giants at Newcastle College on Saturday; in a game they feel they probably could have won. As the game began the problems which dominated the day for the Eagles reared their head early on with a both offences struggling mightily to…
