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Rhondda in position to end Hatters reign
The ten-year reign of Sheffield Hatters as NBL champions looks under severe threat after Betty Codona's side failed in their quest to stop Rhondda Rebels domination of the Womens Division One as they fell to a 6777 defeat at Hillsbrough Leisure Centre.
Thames Valley Lady Tigers were also successful away from home with a 70 54 win over Northampton Cobras despite being 6 points down going into the third quarter.
NW London Amazons claimed their first win of the season beating Coventry Quality Cats 74 68.
Mansfield Express were first to book a place in the NBL Shield Final as they
beat Taunton Tigers 98 89 at Mansfield Leisure Centre. North London joined them on Sunday beating Hull Icebergs 9190.NBL Conference leaders Plymouth Raiders confirmed their supremacy in the
top flight with a convincing 113 86 win over Sutton Pumas. Rod Wellington scored 18 points as he faced his old team for the first time.Second placed Teesside Mohawks kept the pressure on the Raiders, disposing of Manchester Magic 92 67 to set up a nail biting finish to the year at the top of the table as Plymouth travel the length of the country next weekend to face the Mohawks.
Oxford Devils proved they are the team in control in Division One, travelling to second place Kingston Wildcats and leaving with an 82 64 win. Westminster Warriors have recruited well during the first half of the season and Birmingham Aces incurred their wrath losing 101 74 at Aston Villa.
Liverpool remain rooted to the foot of the table losing 96 73 at home to Cardiff Clippers.
Derbyshire Arrows and Doncaster Panthers continue to go from strength to
strength in Division Two. A vital win for table toppers, Derbyshire saw them leave Ealing Tornados firmly in second place and making the top spot their own.Doncaster went into the third quarter of their game at South London Bulls 3 points down despite Mitch Filson starting the game by scoring 19 of Doncaster 21 first quarter points. A 17 0 run from the Panthers, including three 3 pointers from Greg Modzelewski, saw them take control as they held the visitors scoreless for five minutes.
NBL CONFERENCE
PLYMOUTH 113 (52) Cetnar 21, Wellington 18, Knechtel 17
SUTTON 86 (35) Hopper 28, Powlesland 26, Bayliss 10SOLENT 81 (43) Tripalin 24, Harper 24, Laight 18
INTER-BASKET 87 (40) Mikel 17, Smart 14, Batimba 13TEESSIDE 92 (37) Bucci 21, Jackson 17, Butler 13
MANCHESTER 67 (33) Goodwin 14, Mulgrave 13, Lindsley 11WORTHING 90 (53) Mundy-Castle 34
COVENTRY 87 (38) Pope 34NBL DIVISION ONE MEN
BIRMINGHAM 74 (37) Simms 19, Riley 13, Ahmed 10
WESTMINSTER 101 (49) Dancy 40, Lavinier 16, Burton 10KINGSTON 64 (37) Whitaker 18, Poynton 12, Ramagge 12
OXFORD 82 (38) Choutka 28, Riley 17, McNeil 16LIVERPOOL 73 (42) Hopkins 17, Murphy 14, Walker 12
CARDIFF 96 (47) Borde 24, Alexander 23, Longman 13NBL SHIELD SEMI FINALS
HULL 90 (40) Brignall 26, Penny 13, Shakespears 12
NORTH LONDON 91 (45) Stiller 27, Hockey 22, Odulaja 17MANSFIELD 98 (57) Seamarks 34, Bogg 25, Richards 15
TAUNTON 89 (30) Davis 21, Bullock 17, Whiteman 16NBL DIVISION TWO MEN
DONCASTER 76 (30) Filson 29, Modzelewski 19, Hackett 18
SOUTH LONDON 63 (33) Williams 25, White 19, Lawrie 11EALING 81 (40) Hearn 24, Deppisch 21, Jivens 12
DERBYSHIRE A 91 (42) Elmer 34, Gayle 28, Davidson 9NORTHAMPTON 68 (39)
WARE 92 (50)NBL DIVISION THREE MEN
BRIGHTON 79 (43) Rani Malik 19, Sesay 15, Sinkfield 12, Morgans 12
DUDLEY 82 (47) Gaynor 21, Cole 15, Hall 15COLCHESTER 72 (36) Taylor 20, Brich 19, Drane 8
TAMAR VALLEY 84 (43) Hatchell 19, Peake 13, Peard 12DERBY 76 (43) Spencer 29, Hart 16, Gorse 14
BIRMINGHAM UNIV 83 (51) Onions 18, Gabriel 13, Powell 12NOTTINGHAM 64 (36)
BRISTOL 74 (40)THAMES VALLEY 67 (31) Butterworth 22, Williams 14, Sasiq 10
WORCESTER 66 (36) Solvason 28, Livingstone 19, Chiverton 14NBL DIVISION ONE WOMEN
IPSWICH 72 (36) Gary 16, Shemming 11, Mallet 10, Reed 10
DONCASTER 60 (26) Kendall 15, Evans 15, Robinson 10NW LONDON 74 (34) Bacion 13, Matthews 19, Gordon 10
COVENTRY 68 (36) Stow 22, Mitchell 14 , White 8NORTHAMPTON 54 (30) Burns 27, Smith 22, Williams 4
THAMES VALLEY 70 (24) McHugh 25, Andrew 20, Brattnas 18ST ALBANS 50 (25) Sutton 17, Murphy 10, Hardy 10
NOTTINGHAM 31 (63) Sarjant 25, Inchley 14SHEFFIELD 67 (34) Castanada 22, Ellis 15, Crowley 9
RHONDDA 77 (30) Lender 25, Boston 24, Hogg 13SPELTHORNE 50 (24) Cooke 11, Morgan 10, Wiseman 6
WANDSWORTH 62 (34) Bucknall 29, Kiernander 8, Payne 4NBL DIVISION TWO WOMEN
UWIC CARDIFF 63 (24) Flores 21, R Murphy 8, Gregory 8
DERBY 42 (24) Marriott 19, Helmsley 12, Wright 6PLYMOUTH 73 (32) Lear 28, Rieksts 20, Garside 10
LONDON T 59 (25) Mason 22, Omeru 21, Thomson 10TYNE & WEAR 101 (55) Vickers 27, Hindmarch 26, Brown 22
STOCKPORT 67 (27) Leittner 25, Gocka 16, Brown 8
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