By Dion Stergiopoulos
With the Easter break over, the St George Saints White team hit the road again to face off against Goulburn Bears.
The team was ravaged by injuries and multiple players out due to sickness but were still confident they could come away with a victory.
The first half saw a tight back and forth affair between the two sides with the Saints holding a slim one-point lead at the end of the first quarter, feeling the pressure from the boisterous home crowd.
The second quarter was much of the same with the scores tied at 41 going into halftime.
The Saints came out of the halftime break, hungry and full of desire to pull off a huge victory with only eight healthy players.
The third quarter was very physical, and the Saints showed off their strength to keep pace with the Bears going into the fourth quarter down by one.
The intensity continued into the final quarter with the Bears determined to push the Saints all the way to the final buzzer.
In the end St George kept their composure down the stretch and proved too strong coming away with a narrow 86-82 victory.
Saints head coach George Aliferis was very happy with the victory, defying major odds to come away with the victory.
“I was very proud of the eight healthy players we had available,” he said.
“We have some work to do on defence but to come away with our third win of the season made me so proud.”
Saints’ superstar Jayden Tanevski led the way with 38 points, leading by example with his never say die attitude.
Major contributions from Jack Ticic (19 points) and Nicholas Alexander (11 points) and strong performances from Riley Brown and Don Qui on defence as well as the support from Chris Fiddler on and off the court all helped the team secure the victory.
The Saints hit the road again this weekend as they face off against Camden Valley Wildfire on Saturday 3 May.
St George Saints Senior Reps results – 26 April 2025
Youth League Womens
- St George Saints 55-82 Hills Hornets
Youth League Mens
- St George Saints White 81-94 Hawkesbury Jets
Waratah League Mens
- St George Saints Red 70-74 Central Coast Waves
- St George Saints White 86-82 Goulburn Bears
St George Saints Senior Reps results – 27 April 2025
Waratah League Mens
- St George Saints Red 80-89 Sutherland Sharks
