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Published on: 4/15/2007
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Westminster started well, taking a 14-6 lead, but the customary good scoring from Joe Hart brought his team back into the game as he hit two three-pointers to get the deficit down to 24-18 midway through the second quarter.
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Southend made a good start, taking a 13-4 lead in the opening five minutes with Thulani Sibanda and Joe Hart sharing the points and a Hart three-pointer took it to 19-7.
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A three-point play from Martin Fry and scores from Alex Gilbert and Sibanda brought it back to 52-49 but an 12-4 run took Brentwood seemingly clear at 64-53 with four minutes to play But a three-point shot from Gilbert inspired his team mates and eight straight points from Hart made it 66-64 with one minute to play.
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Fire scored again but Hart avoided the close attention of his markers to score again and with 30 seconds remaining it was still a 2 point game.Hart rebounded a missed shot and was again fouled which gave him two penalty shots with 20 seconds remaining.But the 13 year old, who has been outstanding in his clubs first season at this age level, was unable to convert the chances and Brentwood were able to retain possession to end up victors in a very exciting contest by 68 points to 66.Hart 32 and Sibanda 14 leading the scorers in yet another tough defeat for the Swifts youngsters.
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Joe Hart continued to make his customary scoring contribution for Swifts and with Oliver Crussell finding his touch around the basket, the lead extended, albeit narrowly, to 51-30 for Swifts at the half time interval.
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Foul problems for Hart restricted his defensive capabilities but his team-mates took up the slack and with one quarter remaining the margin was 73-43.
The loss of Hart to five fouls midway through the final quarter could have unnerved the young men but they showed their improvement by winning the final period to record an excellent 93-60 victory with Hart on 41 points, Sibande 12 and Crussell 11.
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Swifts made an excellent start, taking an 8-2 lead with scores from Oliver Crussell and Alex Smith and with some excellent foul shooting from Joe Hart the lead extended to 17-8.
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Six quick points from Crussell looked to have given Southend the initiative but Kestrel's zone defence was causing them problems as they looked to prevent Hart getting close to the basket.
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Baskets from Stephen Jobey, Smith and six from Hart made it 84-77 with three minutes to play.
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A 12-2 run gave Fire the first meaningful lead and once again Swifts were indebted to Joe Hart for keeping them in contact but the home side maintained their advantage to lead 48-34 at the half time interval.
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The game was marred by an accident to Swifts Alex Gilbert that left the 13 year old with a broken arm and this deflated the Southend side as they succumbed to a good Brentwood outfit by 81 points to 69 with Hart on 37 and Crussell with 16.
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Warriors opened strongly, taking an 8-2 lead, but Swifts captain Joe Hart simply took his team by the scruff of the neck to bring them back into the contest.The 13 year old, already a member of the England squad, registered all of his teams first quarter points as they trailed 24-16 at the end of the opening period.
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A very brave performance from Southend had seen them come up just short, helped in no small way by an outstanding 55 points from Hart.
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Early scores from Robert Armstrong, Alex Smith and Oliver Crussell took them to a 6-2 lead and with captain Joe Hart scoring nine of the next eleven points, suddenly the lead was 15.
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With Hart getting a well-earned rest, Hackney came back into the match and a 12-4 stretch made it 46-25 at the half time interval.
After conceding the first four points of the third quarter, Swifts embarked on perhaps their best spell of basketball to date as they made a 17-0 run that put the match beyond doubt; Matt Fitzpatrick combining with Crussell and Hart to rack up the points.
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10 further points from Hart stretched the margin above 50 and although the home side responded with 13 straight, the match ended with an outstanding first victory for Swifts by an unexpected 40 point margin of 95-55.The scoring haul was again led by Hart with 37, followed by Crussell on 16 and Fry 10.
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Towers were well aware of the threat of Swifts' captain Joe Hart, often having three players surrounding Southend's leading marksman, but this allowed Swifts other players to contribute and after six minutes, the match was still nicely poised at 42-32.
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Hart managed to free himself from the defenders attention to score some late baskets as his team fought to the end of a very tough contest.Hart leading his team's scoring with 19 points.
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Captain Joe Hart, recently selected for the England squad, was proving to be unstoppable and he contributed 22 out of his teams 37 first half points as they held a 9 point advantage at the midway point of the match.Unfortunately he had also been adjudged to have committed four personal fouls, which left him just one away from taking no further part in the match.
Solent took advantage of this and edged closer, shading the third quarter by 4 points to trail 55-51 with one stanza remaining.Despite his obvious difficulties, Hart took control of the match, scoring his teams next 8 points but Solent replied with the same number.The home side upped their defensive intensity on Hart and with his team-mates understandably nervous, scoring opportunities were missed.
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A remarkable showing by Swifts' youngest with Alex Smith on 13, Fry with 10 but Hart with an outstanding 47 points that almost led to a famous victory
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