HIGH-FLYING York Eagles under-14s wrapped up their English Basketball North U14 Conference campaign with a beating of hosts Barrow.

They saw off the Cumbrians 82-52 winning three quarters but losing the other as they toiled against the absence missing four key players, including captain CJ Charlesworth.

The final flourish ensured a record of 12 wins and six defeats for a third place overall and a play-off place in the last 16 nationally.

While the margin of victory was wide, it was far from fluent as the Eagles displayed a defensive weakness.

The game opened with a flurry of York baskets to lead 10-2 early on before then succumbing to sloppy defece and finished just 20-16 up after the first quarter.

There was an improvement in the second quarter which the Eagles stretched their advantage boosted by nine points from eventual top scorer Rory Thompson.

The third quarter was disappointing for the Eagles, who lost 17-15 as the worst case of shoddiness kicked in. But there was a little redemption in the final quarter in which Milan Manandhar excelled in attack.

The Eagles man of the match was Euan Collins with a 75 per cent strike rate from the free throw line to the raucous cheers of team-mates, spectators and coach Dave Smith.