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Paerata – Reid Claims Event One of Billabong Grom Series |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 |
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| Elliot Paerata - Reid - Image Keone Campbell |
Piha’s Elliot Paerata – Reid claimed event one of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge today (Sunday 5th February) after dominating an action packed final of the Under 16 Boys Division at Tay Street, Mount Maunganui.
In onshore affected 1.0m waves, Paerata – Reid had the perfect game plan of
hunting down the bigger lefthanders that were running down the beach. However it was an 8.17 point score on a right-hander
that clinched the win in the second half of the final. “That wave wasn’t the greatest so when I got
it, I knew I needed to do something special on it to get a good score and that
air reverse helped a lot then it reformed on the inside too” Paerata – Reid of
his winning wave.
“I was watching before the final and saw a lot of lefts and aimed for those
wide ones but that right came through so grabbed it.”
Paerata – Reid won the final with a 14.50 point heat total and goes into
the next event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge in five
days as the front runner for the trip to Australia gifted to the series
champion. “I wanted to come back after
the Nationals and win one and it is sick to win this. I like having back-to-back contests,
especially if you start doing well ‘cause you can get into a rhythm” said
Paerata – Reid of his prospects for next week.
Placing second in the final was Dune Kennings (WGM) who briefly held the
lead after scoring a 7.0 point ride midway through the final. However Kennings fell on several waves early
on and could not match Paerata – Reid’s superior wave selection in the end
finishing with an 11.50 point heat total.
Fellow Whangamata surfer McKenzie Bowden finished in third place to keep
his run of finals berths going while local surfer Jordan Griffin finished in
fourth place after showing some great form throughout the event.
Gabriela Sansom (Auck) took her forehand attack to the lefts running down the
beach and won the Under 16 Girls Division.
Using her exceptional speed Sansom smashed some big turns on her highest
6.83 point ride and finished with an 11.3 point total.
“Yeah I am so happy, it is my first win in the 16s, I won the 14s last year
but happy about this now that I am in the 16s” said Sansom. Despite holding the lead for the whole final,
it was runner up Jasmine Smith (Gis) who came back and challenged for the lead
which gave Sansom a big fright. “Jasmine
got that good one at the end and it was such a good turn. I was just like, oh no. I was so nervous, I am still nervous about
that turn” said Sansom of Smith’s wave.
Runner up Smith (Gis) went huge on her last scoring ride pulling off the
turn of the final with a big layback hack on an on-coming close out
section. Requiring a 6.61 point ride she
fell just short scoring 6.17 for the one turn.
Piha surfer Claudia Fraser placed third in the final with Dayna Story
(Gis) finishing in fourth.
The Under 14 Boys Division was the closest final of the day as the youngest
groms went wave for wave, Butler
eventually claiming his second win of the event. It wasn’t all one way traffic with Butler having to protect
his lead at the end of the heat, two surfers only requiring low scores for the
win. However it was Butler’s 9.90 point heat total that got him
home in the end. National Champion Manu
Scott – Arrieta (Sandy Bay) was left requiring a 3.91 point ride to win but
ran out of time after Butler
tactically held him off the last waves of the final. Double finalist Tane Bowden (WGM) placed
third in the final with Isaac Kettle (Tara) in
fourth after almost nailing a huge forehand air late in the heat.
Muriwai surfer Milly Crewe won the Under 14 Girls Division out pointing her
three Mount Maunganui opponents. Crewe scored 7.55 points out of 20 to win the
low scoring final and take a second win back to Auckland’s west coast beaches. It was Kea Smith that got the best of her
friends to finish second ahead of fellow double finalist Elin Tawharu and Raiha
Ensor who finished in third and fourth respectively.
Kehu Butler was simply unstoppable in the Under 12 Boys Division surfing to the
highest heat score and highest single wave score of the entire event. After a series of big backhand turns, Butler posted a 9.5 point
ride and a 16.5 point total. Tane Bowden
(WGM) started the final well but by the end of the final was requiring a
combination of scores to catch up to Butler
and finished runner up. Two first time
finalists Jared Gebert (Ohope) and William Barnes (Mnt) enjoyed their final and
will no doubt be amped to hit the second event of the series next weekend at
Whangamata. This weekend it was Gebert
that got the nod over Barnes.
Kea Smith (Tau) continued on her winning ways taking out the Under 12 Girls
Division. Smith won the Primary School
Champs in December last year and today she posted 9.80 points in the final for
a comprehensive win. Mount local Elin
Tawharu placed second in the final ahead of Iritana Butler (Mnt) in third and
Raglan’s Maia Barbuzza in fourth.
Jasmine Smith claimed the Sony Breakthrough Performance of the Event Award
for her brilliant surfing in the under 16 Girls Division on both day one and
two of the event. The athletic goofy
foot surfer was completing some big turns which caught the eye of judges all weekend
and walked home with a Play Station Portable.
Set out below are the final results from the first event of the Billabong Grom
Series presented by Oceanbridge completed at Mount Maunganui today (Sunday 5th
February).
Under 16 Boys Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Manu Scott Arrieta (Sandy Bay), 12.8, 1, Mahorahora
McLeod (Waitara), 11.3, 2, Nick Mason (Mnt), 6.43, 3, Sergio Hansen (Ahipara),
3.9, 4
Heat 2
Dune Kennings (Whmata), 12.7, 1, Jordan Griffin
(Mnt), 10.1, 2, Matt Hansen (Mnt), 10.1, 3, Te Rapai Barbarich Love, 6.9, 4
Heat 3
Elliot Paerata - Reid (Piha), 13.7, 1, Joe Palmer
(Whngrei), 7.53, 2, Caleb Braithwaite (Whtane), 6.33, 3, Isaac Kettle (Tara),
5.47, 4
Heat 4
McKenzie Bowden (Whmata), 7.3, 1, Jack Mills (BOP),
6.97, 2, Matt McGreggor (Whngrei), 6.83, 3, Kayden Mayes (Tau), 6.2, 4
Under 16 Boys Semifinals
Heat 1
Dune Kennings (Whmata), 12.2, 1, Jordan Griffin
(Mnt), 12, 2, Mahorahora McLeod (Waitara), 9.33, 3, Manu Scott Arrieta (Sandy
Bay), 5.13, 4
Heat 2
McKenzie Bowden (Whmata), 8.63, 1, Elliot Paerata -
Reid (Piha), 8.1, 2, Joe Palmer (Whngrei), 5.5, 3, Jack Mills (BOP), 5.2, 4
Under 16 Boys Final
Elliot Paerata - Reid (Piha), 14.5, 1, Dune
Kennings (Whmata), 11.50, 2, McKenzie Bowden (Whmata), 8.93, 3, Jordan Griffin
(Mnt), 8.63, 4
Under 14 Boys Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 10.8, 1, Manu Scott-Arrieta
(Sandy Bay), 7.6, 2, Travis Morton (Waihi Bch), 4.67, 3, Sam Copley (Piha),
2.36, 4
Heat 2
Daniel Farr (Tara), 7.63, 1, Ben McCulloh (Gis), 6,
2, Xavier Campbell (Dun), 5.23, 3, Kalani Hansen (Ahipara), 4.43, 4
Heat 3
Isaac Kettle (Tara), 9.87, 1, Jonas Tawharu (Mnt),
7.27, 2, Joshua Farr (Tara), 6.8, 3, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 3.77, 4
Heat 4
Tane Bowden (WGM), 11.1, 1, Taine Craig Ranga
(Waihi Bch), 8.17, 2, Jack Wilson (ChCh), 6, 3, Harry Macintosh (Waiheke Is),
5.93, 4
Under 14 Boys Semifinals
Heat 1
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 13.8, 1, Manu Scott-Arrieta
(Sandy Bay), 8.07, 2, Daniel Farr (Tara), 7, 3, Ben McCulloh (Gis), 5.97, 4
Heat 2
Tane Bowden (WGM), 8.5, 1, Isaac Kettle (Tara),
7.63, 2, Taine Craig Ranga (Waihi Bch), 7.03, 3, Jonas Tawharu (Mnt), 4.67, 4
Under 14 Boys Final
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 9.9, 1, Manu Scott-Arrieta
(Sandy Bay), 9.57, 2, Tane Bowden (WGM), 9.17, 3, Isaac Kettle (Tara), 6.53, 4
Under 12 Boys Semifinals
Heat 1
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 10.4, 1, Jared Gebert (Ohope),
4.73, 2, Sam Copley (Piha), 1.6, 3
Heat 2
Tane Bowden (Whmata), 9.67, 1, William Barnes (Mt),
5, 2, Luke Griffin (Mt), 2.47, 3
Under 12 Boys Final
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 16.5, 1, Tane Bowden (Whmata),
11.1, 2, Jared Gebert (Ohope) 5.67, 3, William Barnes (Mt), 4.27, 4
Under 16 Girls Final
Gabriela Sansom (Auck), 11.3, 1, Jasmine Smith
(Gis), 10.9, 2, Claudia Fraser (Auck), 5.67, 3, Dayna Story (Gis), 4.03, 4
Under 14 Girls Final
Milly Crewe (Muri), 7.57, 1, Kea Smith (Mnt), 5.03,
2, Elin Tawharu (Mnt), 4.17, 3, Raiha Ensor (Mnt), 3.77, 4
Under 12 Girls Final
Kea Smith (Tau), 9.8, 1, Elin Tawharu (Mnt), 6.5, 2,
Iritana Butler (Arataki), 5.3, 3, Maia Barbuzza (Rag), 3.6, 4
Please see below for dates of the final two events:
Billabong Grom Series pres by Oceanbridge Event 2 – 11th
– 12th February, Whangamata
Billabong Grom Series pres by Oceanbridge Event 3 – 10th
– 11th March, Piha Beach, Auckland
Entry into the events can be completed at Surfing
New Zealand under events.
Further
Information
For further information on the 2012 Billabong Grom
Series presented by Oceanbridge please contact Surfing New Zealand’s Ben
Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz. Alternatively contact Billabong Event Manager
AJ Matthews on 0212416227 or email aj.matthews@billabong.co.nz.
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