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Monday, March 12, 2018

2018 High School Basketball League season gets underway

The 2018 High School Basketball League is underway...

The start of the 2018 High School Basketball League (HSBL) took centre stage this weekend.

The league is contested by the country’s top basketball schools and is divided into eight regions – Maseru 1, Maseru 2, Maseru Central, South 1, South 2, Thaba-Tseka, North 1 and North 2 with each region ranging between four and five teams.

The start of the HSBL season was afforded top billing by the Lesotho Basketball Association (LBA) with the National Basketball League (NBL) given a break this weekend.

The action didn’t disappoint.

In the Maseru 1 section, favourites and 2016 HSBL boys champions Christ the King High School (CK) completed an unbeaten opening weekend after wins over Matikoe High School (33-11), Machabeng College (14-9) and NULIS (23-17).

However, there was a hiccup for defending boys champions Johnson Baker as they were beaten 47-21 by Bereng after an earlier 25-14 win over St John’s.

In the girls’ section, reigning champions Mabathoana started their title defence with a 13-5 win over Sefika.

2015 girls and boys champions Methodist High School, meanwhile, started with a clean sweep in both sections. Methodist’s girls’ team beat Life (34-5) and Phomolong (20-16) while the boys beat Life (10-6) in Maseru 2 action.

The HSBL is the country’s premier basketball competition for high schools and will run until August when the Top 4 Finals are held to decide the national girls and boys champions.

HSBL Results:
Saturday, March 10
Maseru 1
Girls
St Mary’s 39-0 Matikoe
Machabeng 5-6 St Mary’s
Machabeng 37-1 Matikoe
Boys
NULIS 20-17 Machabeng
CK 33-11 Matikoe
Matikoe 8-54 NULIS
Machabeng 9-14 CK
Machabeng 15-16 Matikoe
CK 23-17 NULIS

Maseru 2
Girls
Methodist 34-5 Life
Methodist 20-16 Phomolong
Khubetsoana 5-7 Phomolong
Boys
Khubetsoana 14-17 Phomolong
Methodist 10-6 Life

Maseru Central
Girls
Sefika 5-13 Mabathoana
Leqele 20-5 Sefika
Boys
Lesotho High School 9-20 Sefika
Mabathoana 2-20 St James
Leqele 34-25 Lesotho High School
Sefika 31-32 Mabathoana
St James 12-29 Leqele

South 1
Girls
St Stephen’s 33-21 St Patrick’s
Holy Trinity 8-12 Masitise
St Patrick's 19-11 Holy Trinity
Boys
Masitise 16-18 St Stephen’s
Masitise 17-12 St Stephen’s
St Stephen’s 16-22 St Patrick’s
Holy Trinity 12-26 Masitise
St Patrick’s 59-17 Holy Trinity

South 2
Girls
Bereng 10-22 St John’s
Baker 16-12 St John’s
Baker 22-14 Bereng
Boys
Baker 25-14 St John’s
Baker 21-47 Bereng
Bereng 38-20 St John’s

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