The youth team week: the assault on the Interregional B of Gulliver Derthona starts again, U17 Excellence of heart, Aquilotti podium at the Vado tournament
Having recovered from a heated first-round playoff series defeat against Tre Colli Serravalle, Gulliver Supermercati Derthona 's C Gold team is back in the race for promotion to Serie B Interregionale. Game 1 of the semifinal will take place on Saturday at 21:15 PM at the PalaBallin in Turin, deciding the fifth and final promotion for the four teams defeated in the opening round. Their opponents are home team Don Bosco Crocetta, who, with their sixth-place finish in the regular season, will have home-field advantage against the seventh-placed Bianconeri. The best-of-three series will feature the return leg on Tuesday, May 23rd at 20:30 PM at the PalaCamagna in Tortona, followed by a potential tiebreaker in Turin on Saturday, May 27th. The prize is a spot in the final against the winner of the other semifinal between BEA Chieri and Pall. Ciriè.
After a 1-point victory in the first leg in Veneto about ten days earlier, the U17 Eccellenza team secured another thrilling victory over Sporting Club Oderzo. Enrico Rocco's team showed a lot of heart, trailing by 4 with 55 seconds left in regulation time, but found the determination to push the match into overtime and win it. Armin Korlatovic was the undisputed star of the match, scoring all four points to send the game into overtime, where he continued to rack up a record-breaking final score: 37 points on 17-of-20 shooting, 15 rebounds, and a 47 rating for his second win of the interregional phase, which keeps them firmly ahead of bottom-seeded Veneto with two rounds remaining. Today at 6:30 PM, the final match of the season on home soil, against Stars Basket Bologna, fourth in the standings with just a 2-point advantage over Bertram Yachts.
The U14 Gold team's seasonal efforts are also coming to an end. After finishing second in the second phase of the Cup, they have now put a serious mortgage on third place by comfortably beating Pall. Grugliasco in the first leg of the home final for the third step of the podium, with Lorenzo Pisano Bafano and Alessandro Gilli combining for 71 points between them.
In minibasketball, the Aquilotti had a wonderful and successful experience . The young Lions, coached by Clara Tallone, won the third-place trophy in the Vado Ligure Friendship Tournament (pictured, their awards ceremony). After a three-out-of-three win in the qualifying round against UISP Rivarolo Genova, Pall. Vado, and Basket Borsi Ceva, a playoff defeat against Vado was followed by a victory in the final against Oleggio.
YOUTH WEEKLY SHEETS
U17 Excellence – 9th Matchday Second Phase Interregional Group H
Bertram Yachts Derthona – Sporting Club Oderzo 81-75 (dts)
(18-15, 36-35, 49-54, 71-71)
Derthona: Farias 18 (9 ast, 4 rec, 7 sub fouls, 31 val), Korlatovic 37 (17/20 shooting, 15rb, 47 val), Borasi 3, Repetto 2, Viola 4, W. Bellinaso 5, Cervini 3, Chikal, Quaroni, De Filippo 6, S. Angeletti, R. Bordoni 3. All. Rocco, ass. Fanaletti.
U14 Gold – Final 3rd/4th place Third Phase Cup
Bertram Yachts Derthona – Pall. Grugliasco 88-68
(23-17, 43-35, 59-51)
Derthona : L. Bruno 3, Quaini 3, Ercole 6, Zanardi, Barbieri, Pisano Bafano 41, Orsi ne, Barbero, Sartor ne, Stefanescu 4, Curcio 1, Gilli 30. Coach Rocco, assistant Della Godenza.
U13 Gold – 11th Matchday Second Phase Top Group 1
Moncalieri Basketball – Bertram Yachts Derthona 73-55
(14-19, 32-36, 51-42)
Derthona : Gabbetta, Poggi, Musso 14, Ferrari 2, Puschiu 2, Quaini 13, Baldini 4, Bruno 4, Toso 9, Ferrera, Cucchi 5, Uy 2. Coach: Fanaletti, assistant: Pernigotti.
