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A SUCCESSFUL weekend was had by the Millicent Basketball Association at the Riverland junior tournament.
Several teams claimed grand final victories, along with runners-up.
The tournament was played at various venues including Loxton, Berri, Renmark, Barmera and Waikerie.
The Millicent Magic Under 12 Boys Division 2 claimed the overall honours under coach Jenny Herbert.
They played five games prior to the grand final, with just one loss to Eastern Hills 32-33.
the boys defeated Strathalbyn 44-33, Riverland 36-25, Great Southern Slammers 34-14 and Naracoorte 55-33.
they then face Eastern Hills again in the grand final for a 46-32 victory.
Ryder Linder finished with 27 points for the Magic.
The Under 14 Boys Division 1 team finished runner-up under coach Jamie Cooper.
They won all five round games but unfortunately lost the grand final in a tight contest.
The boys defeated Riverland 47-39, Eastern Hills 43-41, Great Southern Slammers 36-22, Mildura 44-28 and Naracoorte 41-15.
Eastern Hills then held on in the final seconds to win the grand final 32-29.
William Wimshurst top scored for the weekend, followed by Beau Douglas.
Jasmin Howe coached the Under 14 Girls Division 3 to their title against traditional rival Mount Gambier.
All round games provided comfortable victories, except the Mount Gambier Blue side, which went down to the wire.
In the round games they defeated Eastern Hills 38-14, Mount Gambier Blue 18-15 and Strathalbyn 44-1.
The Millicent girls won the semi-final against Strathalbyn 47-10, then claimed the grand final against Mount Gambier 22-16.
Top scorer for the weekend was Sebella Coghlan.
Peter Seebohm took the Under 16 Girls Division 1 side to runner-up after a loss to eventual winners Riverland in the opening round game.
They went down to Riverland 22-32, then defeated Eastern Hills in a tight contest 28-24, before claiming the win against Naracoorte 33-31 and a close 25-23 result over Mount Gambier.
The girls went down in the grand final 25-57 against a tough Riverland outfit.
Top scorer for the weekend was Poppy Venn.
The Under 16 Girls Division 3 claimed the grand final win under coach Jasmin Howe.
They played in a Division 2 and 3 competition with two pools.
After a couple of losses they were put into the Division 3 finals.
They first claimed a win over Naracoorte 20-12, lost to Strathalbyn 15-49, then won against Riverland 36-12.
In the quarter-final they lost to Great Southern 23-30, then won against Riverland 34-10 in the semi-final before advancing to the Division 3 grand final against Naracoorte, which they won 25-23 after coming back from a slow start.
Top scorers for the weekend were Ella Easterby and Bella Poulish.
The Under 18 Boys Division 2 continued the winning form, with coaches Dave Hurley and Darren Fuller taking the team to an undefeated campaign.
They opened with the weekend with a 42-36 win over Clare Light, then a 42-22 victory over Naracoorte, 72-35 over Eastern Hills and a close 41-36 win against Mount Gambier.
The boys faced Naracoorte in the grand final and recorded a comfortable 59-37 victory.
Top scorers for the weekend were Nicholas Joy and Harry Mules.
The Under 14 Girls Division 1 side was also coached by Seebohm, with a big opening 44-5 victory over Mildura.
The remaining games were closer, with a 48-44 win over Riverland, before a 31-36 loss Eastern Hills, followed by a 26-35 loss to Mount Gambier, then finally a 30-24 win over Great Southern Slammers.
Top scorer for the weekend was Mia Gysbers.
The Under 12 Girls Division 1 side had a tough weekend under coach Andrew Thorne.
They won the opening match against Naracoorte 19-15 but could not record another victory.
The young Magic girls went down to Riverland 8-35, Eastern Hills 12-20 and Great Southern Slammers 8 -30.
Top scorer for the weekend was Lucy Crowe.
Finally the Under 14 Boys Division 2 could not record a victory against some tough opposition.
Against Riverland they went down 10-33, 13-35 to Eastern Hills, 16-41 to Mount Gambier, 18-59 to Great Southern Slammers and 19-47 to Naracoorte.
