20/09/08

 

County Upper School, BSE. — Darren Johnson, head coach of the County Upper Academy team, has announced the tentative pilot Academy schedule. The 2008-2009 campaign will feature 2 confirmed home games as well as 9 confirmed away fixtures.

 

County Upper opens up the 2008-2009 campaign with a contest at Colchester Hornets on Sept 23. at 8:00pm. The Colchester Hornets finished the 2007-2008 season with a 17-9 record at EBL D3 men’s level, and won the conference gaining promotion to EBL D2 men’s division. County Upper follows this with a contest against the Bury Bulldogs Men’s first team at 8:00pm on Sep. 24th. County Upper hit the road again on Oct. 2, Oct. 7, and Oct. 13 when they compete against the Southend Scorpions Men’s 1st Team, Brightlingsea Sledghammers, and Uni. of Essex first team respectively.

 

County Upper’s home debut is set for Oct. 23 when they play host to Paston VI Form in their first ever game of the Academies & VI Form Colleges National Competition.

 

The second and last fixture of the Academies & VI Form Colleges pool 2 still needs to be confirmed. Once confirmed this fixture will be   

 

The big highlight of the schedule is on Nov. 12 when County upper head to Barking, Essex, to face Barking Abbey. Barking Abbey were the English Schools U19 Open division semi-finalists and the English School Academies and VI Forms finalist a year ago.

 

County Upper returns to the road on Oct 19 when they compete against Colne Basketball Academy in Brightlingsea. Twelve days latter on Dec, 3, County Upper are at RAF Lakenheath High School (although this date might change).

 

After Christmas, County Upper heads South on the Jan. 9 to compete against the Uni. of Essex first team, who have just been promoted into the BUSA South Eastern D1 conference.

 

If County Upper wins both their games in the National Schools Academies and VI Form Competition (East Pool 2) they will head into the National stage of the competition, competing in the last 16. All fixtures and times will be listed once known.  

 

To finish the 2008 – 2009 season County Upper has planned a trip to Germany to play 3 games against U19 National League teams, this will take place

 

County Upper has 2 more possible home games planned, but not yet confirmed. However once these games have been confirmed this schedule will be updated.

 

2008 – 2009 Tentative County Upper Pilot Basketball Academy Schedule

 

Date, Opponent, Location, Time

Sep. 23 Colchester Hornets men’s first team, Brightlingsea, 8:00pm

Sep. 24 Bury Bulldogs men’s first team, Bury St Edmunds, 8:00pm

Oct. 2 Southend Scorpions men’s first team, Southend-on-sea, 8:00pm

Oct. 7 Brightlingsea Sledghammers men’s First team, Brightlingsea, 8:00pm

Oct. 13 Uni. of Essex first team, Colchester, 1:00pm

Oct. 23 Paston VI Form*, BURY ST EDMUNDS, 1:30pm

Nov. 12 Barking Abbey Basketball Academy, Barking, 4:30pm

Nov. 19 Colne Basketball Academy, Brightlingsea, 4:00pm

Dec. 3 RAF Lakenheath HS, Lakenheath, TBA

Jan. 9 Uni. of Essex, Colchester, 3:00pm

Jan.18 National Tournament Last 16*

Feb. 15 National Tournament Last 8*

Mar.8 National Tournament Last 4*

Apr. 5 National Tournament Final*

Apr. 15 German Tournament

Apr. 16 German Tournament

Apr. 17 German Tournament

 

* = National School Games