The Thames Kings junior wheelchair Basketball team were in action at the Elite 8s finals this past weekend, where the best eight junior teams in the country were in action.
Going into the Elite 8s competition after winning their regional qualifying group undefeated, they entered the single elimination knockout tournament as 3rd seeds.
Kings met the Tees Valley Mohawks juniors in the quarter finals and after a hard fought first half, Kings where able to slowly pull ahead in the 2nd half with a solid display and took the win 61-37.
In the Semi final, Kings met North Wales Knights in what many consider the game to the finals. Knights took an early lead but the resilience of the Kings saw them fight back and the teams were 21 all at half time. Both team fought valiantly in the second half but it was Kings who opened up a sizable 12 point lead and held on to to take the win by 5 points, 54-49.
The Junior League final against Walkfield Whirlwinds will take place at the National Championships on May 14th, the game has traditionally been shown on BBC Sport. Details are however yet to be confirmed.
