Depiro 53
Starlites Mazars 67
(16-10, 4-22, 13-16, 20-19)
The 2022 St James Hospital Under 16 Boys championship had to go right down to the wire as the best-of-three final series was decided in the third encounter after respective wins by both finalists in the first two games.
Played in front of a nice, rowdy crowd, the decisive final produced some interesting facets although it was clear that a number of players were feeling the ‘weight’ of this important contest.
Depiro had a great start to the game by grabbing the first eight points for a very early 8-0 lead.
Nikol Mifsud set off with a trey followed by a bucket and then colleague Luke Attard added a shot from downtown.