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Hunter looking for win v Bass High

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19/07/2022

Hunter looking for win v Bass High in Schoolboy Cup (Photo's & ani : Steve Montgomery)

Hunter looking for win v Bass High

Author : Phoebe Street NewsCorp Sports

Hunter looking for win v Bass High

Having lost by almost 20 points to St Dominic’s, Hunter Sports need a win over Bass High to keep their slim finals hopes alive. Watch the all-important clash LIVE at 12.30pm, Wednesday.

Watch the full replay from the Patrician Brothers Blacktown v Westfields Sports High NRL Schoolboys Cup clash.

With both sides reeling from losses against Penrith powerhouse St Dominic’s College, Hunter Sports and Bass High will go head to head in Maitland hoping to seal a wildcard shot at playing NRL Schoolboys Cup finals.

The clash will be part of an exclusive Schoolboys Cup live stream double-header on KommunityTV.

WATCH BASS HIGH v HUNTER SPORTS LIVE IN THE PLAYER ABOVE FROM 12.30PM, WEDNESDAY

In order to secure their first win of the season, Bass High coach Jon Wilson said the team will put more “emphasis on defense in the middle,” which he claimed was “fairly poor” against St Dom’s.

Bass High struggled to lock down the middle of the field against a rampaging St Dominic’s in the opening round of the season. Picture: Richard Dobson

Along with consolidating tactics, halfback Jonathan Sua and backrower Mitchell Taotua will be players to look out for, with Wilson having called them “strike weapons.”

Hunter Sports coach Craig Martine said the weather and school holidays have affected the teams’ training.

“The first day back is our training session day and that’s a pupil free day, so we’re going straight to this game with not much preparation,” he said.

Despite this, Martine said the team’s game plan will be to remain consistent for the duration of the 80 minutes and “not let teams off the hook when we feel that we are getting on top a little bit.”

He added that the opposition will need to keep an eye out for Hunter Sports’ center Connor Votano.

“With an early ball he can be pretty dangerous,” he said.

The clash will be the second in a double header at Maitland which kicks off at 11am with All Saints, Maitland up against Patrician Brothers, Fairfield.