Junior basketballers represent the Marsh at national country cup

TWO young Bacchus Marsh basketballers have represented Country Victoria at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup.

Under 13 players Avery Edwards and Myla Triantafilou were part of the Top Age Under 14s at the five-day tournament held earlier in the month at Albury/Wodonga, and their team placed sixth.

Avery’s mother Ally Edwards said the pair’s selection in the team of 10 regional Victorians was a huge achievement. Throughout the week, they played nine games.

“It’s very exciting for the town of Bacchus Marsh to have not only one but two representatives in this pilot bottom-age team,” she said.

“It was an incredible development opportunity for them as they begin their journey on the Basketball Victoria development pathway.

“They were both selected from the top 120 players in Country Victoria from the Under 12s Country Jamboree tournament played back in September.

“This was a pilot program to give these junior basketballers a taste of state representative basketball.”

Bacchus Marsh’s April Sa’u also took part in the tournament, winning gold representing Victoria.

Young people from New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand also travelled to Albury/Wodonga to compete.