IT was a busy Saturday at Belmont Academy for Ayr Storm’s youth teams.

First up were the U14 boys in a Strathclyde league match with Glasgow Rens.

The big crowd enjoyed some strong play from both teams. Some smart footwork and finishing under the basket from Angus Garvie helped give Ayr a narrow lead after the first quarter 17-14.

Garvie’s younger brother, Calum, then entered the fray and made an immediate impact both on defence and by firing home a three-pointer.

The game remained in the balance at half-time with Storm leading 32-28. Pressure defence from Sean Hillis at the beginning of the third helped swing the momentum.

Ten points apiece from captain, George Stergiopoulos, and Kyle Academy’s Richie Skilling, saw Ayr finish the quarter with an 18-point lead.

It was a captain’s performance from Stergiopoulos, who rounded off the scoring with a trademark three on his way to a game-high 31 points.

Top scorers, G.Stergiopoulos (31) R.Skilling (18) A.Garvie (14). The U18 women faced Dunfermline/Boroughmuir in National League Division 2.

Captain Melissa Graham opened the scoring to send Ayr on their way to a 17-5 first quarter lead. Seven of 13 year old, Louise Fisher’s game high 17 points came in the second period, and helped take Storm into half-time 39-23 ahead and they closed it out 72-35. Top scorers, L Fisher (17) L.Cooper (14) A. McIntosh (10), M Graham (9).