DERBY LOOK TO CLIMB TABLE IN FINAL WEEKEND DOUBLE-HEADER
The final weekend of the regular season provides Derby Trailblazers with an opportunity to boosttheir play-off hopes by climbing the league table as much as possible. A pair of wins could seethem finish sixth or seventh in the final standings, thereby avoiding a difficult quarter-final trip to thechampions, Reading Rockets. Standing in their way are […]
BLAZERS SUFFER HEARTBREAKING DEFEAT AS READING CLINCH TITLE
BCB LeagueDerby Trailblazers 73 (15, 38, 53)Reading Rockets 74 (22, 34, 58) Derby Trailblazers produced their best performance of the season as they came incredibly close todelaying Reading Rockets attempts to lift the BCB league title with a game to spare. After a slowstart, they took the second quarter 23-12 to open up a four-point […]
TRAILBLAZERS TAKE ON CHAMPIONS ELECT LOOKING TO SPOIL PARTY
Derby Trailblazers penultimate home game of the regular season brings Champions elect, ReadingRockets to the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre for a 7.30 PM tip off on Saturday. The Rockets aretwo points clear of second-placed Newcastle and have the head-to-head over their northeast rivals,meaning they could seal the BCB League title with a win over Derby […]
TRAILBLAZERS CLINCH PLAY-OFF SPOT AS THUNDER THREAT AVERTED
BCB LeagueDerby Trailblazers 91 (33, 52, 70)Worthing Thunder 83 (19, 29, 56) Derby Trailblazers booked their place in the play-offs as they held off a strong second halfchallenge by Worthing Thunder to complete a 91-83 home win. It was their fifth league double ofthe season and coupled with a defeat for London Cavaliers away to […]
DERBY FACE WORTHING AS BATTLE FOR PLAY-OFFS HOTS UP
Derby Trailblazers welcome Worthing Thunder to the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre for the firstof two consecutive home games, the second of which sees them facing the league leadingReading Rockets next weekend. Thunder started the season in great form, reaching the Quarter Finals of the BCB Trophy courtesyof wins over Essex Rebels and London Cavaliers, before […]
FLYERS GROUNDED AS BLAZERS EXTEND WINNING STREAK
BCB LeagueBristol Flyers II 77 (22, 28, 52)Derby Trailblazers 92 (24, 47, 77) Derby Trailblazers completed the clean sweep over Bristol Flyers II, with a strong third quarterperformance helping them towards a 92-77 victory despite some dogged resistance by the winlessside who remain rooted to the foot of the league table. Mo Walker dominated the […]
BLAZERS HEAD SOUTHWEST TO TRY AND KEEP FLYERS GROUNDED
A trip to the Westcountry awaits Derby Trailblazers this weekend as they travel to SGS College inFilton to take on Bristol Flyers II. The Flyers have had a torrid start to BCB life and are still lookingfor the first win, having lost their 22 league games by an average of just over 32 points, meaningthey […]
BLAZERS BREAK MK BREAKERS DOWN IN THRILLING SECOND HALF
BCB LeagueDerby Trailblazers 94 (11, 28, 66)Milton Keynes Breakers 86 (17, 40, 62) A blistering 38-22 third quarter helped Derby Trailblazers storm past Milton Keynes Breakers tosecure a thrilling 94-86 home win in front of a noisy crowd at the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre.It was an incredible turnaround after the Blazers were held to just […]
TRAILBLAZERS ON A MISSION TO KNOCK BREAKERS OFF TRACK
Derby Trailblazers welcome third placed Milton Keynes Breakers to the Clarence Wiggins SportsCentre on Saturday, hoping to avenge the painful 96-73 away defeat they suffered at BletchleyLeisure Centre just before Christmas. The Breakers are a club on the rise, having rapidly progressed through the National Leaguestructure before finishing fourth in their only season of NBL […]
TRAILBLAZERS GRIND OUT THRILLING WIN OVER FEISTY DRAGONS
BCB LeagueYorkshire Dragons 76 (13, 33, 54)Derby Trailblazers 79 (25, 45, 62) Derby Trailblazers had to stave off a thrilling fightback from Yorkshire Dragons to secure a 79-76away win, as professional basketball returned to the Leeds Beckett University for the first time inmore than a decade. The Trailblazers led for the vast majority of the […]
