On Thursday 13th March, the Tunbridge Wells School Sports Partnership organised the annual Basketball Rally. This years WOKSSA event was hosted by Homewood School in Tenterden. In total 21 teams from 17 schools took part in the competition which made it the largest Basketball festival we have run. Schools included Sandhurst, Frittenden, Staplehurst, Wittersham, St Michaels, Benenden, Tenterden, Lamberhurst, Goudhurst, Headcorn, Woodchurch, High Halden, Colliers Green, Rolvenden, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst.

The children played some extraordinary basketball and there were numerous great baskets scored. After all the round one matches, the central scorer announced the finalists and the court was set up for the big show down. All the other teams surrounded the courts with their parents to cheer on the finalists.

Staff from TWSSP officiated all matches and ensured the tournament ran smoothly from start to finish. Tenterden Tornados representative Ben Pattenden attended the festival where he was able to talk about his club and the chances of joining the local basketball team.

Field Event Scoreboard

	Time	Court 1			Court 2
	4.10	Tenterden A	5-0	St Michaels B	St Michaels A	1-0	High Halden
	4.18	Staplehurst A	0-1	Benenden	Headcorn	2-0	Colliers Green B
	4.26	Wittersham	4-0	St Michaels B	Woodchurch	0-0	High Halden
	4.34	Sandhurst	1-1	Frittenden	Lamberhurst	1-1	Goudhurst
	4.42	Benenden	2-1	Wittersham	Colliers Green B	2-0	Sherwood Park
	4.50	Tenterden A	2-0	Staplehurst A	St Michaels A	2-0	Woodchurch
	4.58	St Michaels B	1-0	Sandhurst	High Halden	3-0	Headcorn
	5.06	Benenden	1-2	Tenterden A	Colliers Green B	0-3	Lamberhurst
	5.14	Wittersham	2-1	Frittenden	Woodchurch	0-1	St Michaels A
	5.22	St Michaels B	1-1	Staplehurst A	High Halden	1-0	Goudhurst
	5.30	Tenterden A	2-0	Sandhurst	St Michaels A	1-1	Headcorn
	5.38	Benenden	2-1	Frittenden	Colliers Green B	1-1	Lamberhurst
	5.46	Sandhurst	1-2	Wittersham	Lamberhurst	0-0	Goudhurst
	5.52	Frittenden	2-0	Staplehurst A	Goudhurst	0-0	Woodchurch
	5:59	FINAL

	Time	Court 3
	4.10	Staplehurst B	5-0	Tenterden B
	4.18	Colliers Green A	0-1	Hawkhurst
	4.26	Cranbrook	4-0	Tenterden B
	4.34	Rolvenden	1-1	Sissinghurst
	4.42	Hawkhurst	2-1	Cranbrook
	4.50	Staplehurst B	2-0	Colliers Green A
	4.58	Tenterden B	1-0	Rolvenden
	5.06	Hawkhurst	1-2	Staplehurst B
	5.14	Cranbrook	2-1	Sissinghurst
	5.22	Tenterden B	1-1	Colliers Green A
	5.30	Staplehurst B	2-0	Rolvenden
	5.38	Hawkhurst	2-1	Sissinghurst
	5.46	Rolvenden	1-2	Cranbrook
	5.52	Sissinghurst	2-0	Colliers Green A
	5:59	FINAL

Final

Children from all teams sat around the edge of the court cheering on the two finalists which were Tenterden A vs. St Michaels A, a local derby! The game was a closely fought battle with both team coming close and many changes rolling around the rim of the hoop and dropping back into play. After 6 nail biting minutes it was Tenterden A who came out on top winning by the smallest margin of 1-0. Teams shook hands at the end of the game with the crowd making plenty of noise in appreciation of the great game they witnessed.

Congratulations to Tenterden A who won the WOKSSA competition.