Derthona BBall Lab: youth week
Under 18 Elite
Derthona – Grugliasco 70-72
Burning defeat in the debut of the final phase of the championship for coach Talpo's team, which emerged defeated by only two points from the home clash against Grugliasco. The calendar now includes two consecutive away games respectively: this week in Omegna and next Wednesday in Arona.
Under 16 Excellence
Derthona – Pegli 73-75 (13-9, 18-16, 21-34, 21-16)
Derthona: Hila 28, Trombini, Gandini4, Mogni 5, Brullo 12, Singh 3, Barbieri 2, Candiotto 16, Colli, Pareto, Simonelli 3, Moro. All. Gaudio
Pegli proves to be difficult for the Tortona cadets who give in, albeit narrowly, against the Ligurians even on the parquet of Corso Alessandria. The deficit suffered in the third quarter was fatal and was made up for in the final phase, but not definitively. The season will end with the challenging away match scheduled for Saturday at home against Auxilium Torino.
Under 15 Elite
Abet Bra – Derthona 59-62 (14-14, 14-18, 13-17, 18-13)
Derthona: De Nicolò L. 4, Tava, Barbieri 12, Cremonti, Nizzola 2, Olivieri, Scarrone, Balza 2, Lisini 6, Nocenti 18, Pace 11, De Nicolò G. 7. All. Noli
With Bra's victory in the last match of the season, Nocenti and his teammates ended the year with a record of 23 victories against only 3 defeats, confirming the conquest of the title of regional champions of the Elite category. The success replicates that of last year in the Regional category and confirms the potential of the group of Tortona students, who were supported by the talent of Barbieri during the championship.
Under 14
Rosta Torino – Derthona 63-100 (20-23, 9-26, 22-26, 12-25)
Derthona: Bagnasco 2, Sala 6, Gabatelli 5, Cabella 14, Bottaro 15, Pezzulla N. 10, Lombardi 3, Pezzulla. L. 10, Melisi 6, Viale 29. All. De Ros
Convincing victory for Viale & c. at the home of Rosta Torino, where De Ros' boys resurrected after the crushing defeat in Collegno, proving to be "on track" for the entire forty minutes of the match. On Saturday afternoon at 15,30pm Bra will arrive at PalaCamagna, having surprised us last day by losing by just one point to league leader Collegno.
Under 13 Elite
Double appointment for Coffano and his associates at the Palazzetto Tortonese next weekend: Friday at 19pm against Eridania Torino and Sunday morning at 11.15am against Chieri. On paper, both matches present great difficulties, but the progress of coach De Ros' young players in recent times gives hope for a coup.
