Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s stranglehold grip on The BBL Cup was dramatically ripped away from them on Friday night when Cheshire Phoenix staged a remarkable comeback to take the victory on the buzzer, writes Jeff King. The Eagles having won The Cup for the last three seasons were a mere four seconds away from taking…
The Newcastle Eagles crashed to a last-second defeat to the Cheshire Phoenix, ending the club’s quest for a fourth successive BBL Cup. A turnover with four seconds gifted Cheshire the ball and former Eagle Orlan Jackson scored the winning lay-up at the buzzer. The result was all the more shocking after the Eagles roared from…
It came as no surprise when this week the October BBL Player of the Month was announced and the recipient was none other than Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s very own Jaysean Paige, writes Jeff King. Paige has had a stunning start to his basketball life in England with Newcastle and in The BBL. Currently averaging…
Two things have been well documented about Esh Group Eagles Newcastle since the start of the 2017/18 British Basketball season, writes Jeff King. Their unbeaten 5 – 0 start and the impact of their back-court duo, Saah Nimley and Jaysean Paige. However, two players don’t make a team and it does appear that this Eagles…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 103 (Smith 37, Defoe 25, Cooke 18) Cheshire Phoenix 100 (Middleton 39, Coleman 26, Moses 23) Reggie Middleton won the scoring battle but Charles Smith and Newcastle Eagles won the match with a thrilling victory over Cheshire Phoenix. Smith (pictured) scored 37 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out six…
BBL Championship Cheshire Phoenix 87 (21,39,59) (Coleman 22, Moses 22, Middleton 19) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 79 (21,37,50) (Gause 21, Smith 19, Defoe 16) Cheshire Phoenix pulled off an upset against the visiting Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, defeating one of the league leaders 87-79, behind terrific performances by Dominique Coleman and Victor Moses. The hosts…
Cheshire Phoenix v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Sunday 1 December 2013 Northgate Arena (17:30) The late game heroics of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle in their top-of-the-table clash with Worcester Wolves show the strides they are making, according to coach Fab Flournoy. Eagles overcame a late deficit to take victory in overtime last Friday, setting them…
Cheshire Phoenix 65 (9,36,49) (Middleton 27, Doumbe 12, Coleman 11) ESH Group Newcastle Eagles 106 (34,56,89) (Gause 23, Cooke 21, Defoe 19) ESH Group Newcastle Eagles handed out a harsh BBL lesson to Cheshire Phoenix’s new recruits as they returned to the north-east with a 106-65 victory. It’s the second win for Fab Flournoy’s team…
Newcastle Eagles 92 (Smith 30, Maddox 29, Defoe 18) Cheshire Phoenix 94 (Marks 31, Gumbs 28, Bland 18) Cheshire Phoenix moved themselves into joint eighth position in the BBL Championship table thanks to a thrilling 92-94 victory over the Newcastle Eagles at Sport Central on Friday night. The result means that the Eagles slip down…
