Tuscan Cup, success against Livorno and final four for Gea’s Under 19s

GROSSETO – Victory relaunch of Under 19 of Gea Grosseto at the Final Four of the Tuscan Cup, where they defeated the Bf Livorno team at the Palasport in via Austria with a clear 58-27. Luca Faragli’s girls immediately set the right pace for the match right from the end of the first quarter, which ended with an 11-point lead. The opponents slowed down Grosseto’s run a bit in the second quarter, but in the second half Faragli and her teammates took off, achieving victory with a 31-point lead. On the shields Clara Nunziatini who ended the game with 22 points, thanks also to four triples.

GEA UNDER 19: Tanganelli 8, Linda Picchianti 2, Panella, Nunziatini 22, De Michele 5, Melissa Picchianti 6, Faragli 10, Pepi 5. Coach Luca Faragli.
Partials: 14-3, 22-9; 36-14, 58-27.

The baby players of Gea Basketball Grosseto close the second phase of the NBA Junior Under 13 with a good victory at the expense of Altopascio, 47 to 43. A success that allows the red and white quintet, coached for the occasion by Marco Romboli, to finish in fourth place and compete against Sansepolcro in the following round.

GEA UNDER 13: Gosti 22, Fuiano 2, Tafuro, Marconi 6, Franci, Sgambato, Grilli 4, Bisanti 13, Marku, Indiati, Apicella, Della Valle. Coach Marco Romboli.
Partials: 10-13, 24-20; 32-35, 47-43.

In Regional Division 1, after the away victory on Saturday evening in Campiglia Marittima, the Gea men’s quintet will play the qualification for the semi-finals on Wednesday evening at 9pm, at the Palasport in via Austria, facing Studio Arcadia Valdicornia in game 2 of the quarter-finals. In short, Santolamazza’s boys have a great opportunity at their disposal to enhance the season, reaching the Final Four for promotion to Serie C.
In game 1 the Grosseto team played one of the best matches of the year, immediately attacking the home team, with whom they have engaged in duels this season that were resolved only in the final, or even, as in the case of the return match, in extra time. Gea is aware that they are facing a Venturina who will play to the death to try to bring the series back home on Saturday evening, but the red and whites understand the importance of the appointment to close the series and avoid surprises in game three.

“It will be a very tough match – says captain Edoardo Furi – Valdicornia has its back to the wall and will therefore go to Grosseto with the aim of giving everything. We should be good at maintaining solidity in defense and imposing ourselves in attack as we did in the first match, to make the most of this opportunity. We must be compact, rotate the ball well and remain focused until the end, because I am convinced that this match will also be resolved in the last quarter of the game. To gain the pass to the next round. Some defensive measures and the good hand seen on Saturday evening will be needed. On this occasion we will have an important audience on our side who supports us and who will give us the necessary push to reach a very important qualification.”
The Grosseto coach Santolamazza has the entire squad at his disposal, but only at the last minute will he decide whether to make changes compared to the ten extraordinary players who conquered the difficult parquet of Campiglia Marittima.
The results of game 1 of the quarterfinals: Libertas Lucca-Castelfranco Frogs 79-61, Valdicornia-Gea Grosseto 81-87, Uisp Donoratico-Basket Calcinaia 68-66 (dts), Sei Rose Rosignano-Carrara Legends 76-65.