The U17 Eccellenza is vice champion of Piedmont: defeat against Borgomanero in the final of the Final Four. Now the interregional phase
College Basketball Borgomanero – Allianz Derthona Tortona 88-74
(16-18, 32-38, 56-55)
Borgomanero: Romeo 8, Baiardi 15, Charfi 20, Tadini 3, Martino 2, Lastella 7, Maurovic 2, Comin 4, Rupil 3, Olivieri 8, Pillastrini 16. All. Villa.
Derthona: Albertinazzi 17 (4/9 from three), W. Bellinaso 11, Borasi 12 (8/9 on free throws), R. Bordoni, Bresciani 7 (7 sub fouls, 4 ast), Cattivilli ne, A. Chikal, Fogliato 7 , Fonio Fracchia 7, Korlatovic 7, Marina, Quaroni 6. Coach Rocco, ass. Fanaletti, Lombardi.
Referees: Caneva di Collegno (TO) and Painter of Turin.
Vice champion of Piedmont. It ends with the 2 th at the regional level Final Four di Saluzzo (CN) for the 'U17 Excellence ofAllianz Derthona Tortona. After the success of the semi-final 70-66 against Don Bosco Crocetta Torino (Korlatovic 25, Bellinaso 19 with 4/8 from three, Fogliato 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals), what stopped the race towards the Piedmontese title was final the College Basketball Borgomanero, who came out at a distance from the middle of the third quarter onwards. After leading by as much as 14 points during the second period on the back of three triples by Emilio Albertinazzi (35-21), the Tortonesi saw their advantage more than halved before the long break (+6) and in the second half, despite the combativeness of Davide Borasi, after having suffered the first overtaking by the opponent coinciding with the closing of the third quarter at 55-56 thanks to a outburst from Pillastrini, they suffered a final period of 17-32 which consecrated College as regional champion with the final 88-74 and given the same the consequent passage as Piedmont 1 to the interregional phase.
At the same interregional phase the formation of Enrico Rocco instead it passes as Piedmont 2, thus being inserted into the Group F, where you will find Pall. Trieste 2004 (winner of Friuli Venezia Giulia), Orange1 Bassano (1st place in Veneto/Trentino Alto Adige), Blue Basketball Treviglio (4th in Lombardy), Treviso Basketball (5th in Veneto/Trentino Alto Adige) e Pall. Cantu (6th in Lombardy). A mini-group of 6 teams which, over the course of 10 return days, will promote the first classified directly to National Finals category, with second and third having to go through the play-offs.
