Manchester Magic’s Bradley May won the shooting contest at the Under 13 Boys Regional Development Tournament in Manchester as North West finished fifth.

The 12-year-old beat off players from nine other regions to take the title on Sunday.

May was joined in the 12-strong North West squad by club-mates Sam Andrew, Harrison Ball, Ben Brown, Matthew Giwa and Matthew Goodwin.

The boys represented the Magic in style during the two-day competition at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Belle Vue, winning six of their seven games and coming out on top in each of their seven skills contests.

Due to a three-way tie for first place after the group games, North West missed out on the semi-finals and played off for 5th to 10th place on Sunday.

North West were coached by Cheshire Wire’s Stephen Welsh, with Magic’s Gary Williams acting as his assistant. 

Saturday Results:

9:30am vs South West: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 SW win, Q2 NW win, Q3 SW win, Q4 NW win, NW win (via Skill Challenge)
11:40am vs West Midlands: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 WM win, Q2 NW win, Q3 WM win, Q4 NW win, NW win (via Skill Challenge)
12:00noon – Shooting Test
2:55pm vs South East: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 SE win, Q2 NW win, Q3 SE win, Q4 SE win, SE win
6:10pm vs East Midlands: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 EM win, Q2 NW win, Q3 NW win, Q4 NW win, NW win

Sunday Results:

9:00am vs North East: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 NW win, Q2 NW win, Q3 NW win, Q4 NW win, NW win
11:50am vs Yorkshire: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 Y win, Q2 NW win, Q3 NW win, Q4 Y win, NW win (via Skill Challenge)
12:55pm Shooting Test: North West Win (Magic’s Bradley May)
1:30pm vs South: NW win Skill Challenge, Q1 NW win, Q2 NW win, Q3 NW win, Q4 NW win, NW win

North West finished 5th out of 10

Magic’s Bradley May