If the ball went onto the neighbour's property twice in one game, I wonder if the hoop is set up in a place that is too close to their house or angled poorly. I mean, I'd find that pretty disruptive in their shoes to have teenagers scampering all over my property while playing basketball. Seems like they could have been more polite, but it also seems like maybe they were fed up. I'm leaning toward an ESH. You may need to look for a better spot for the kids to play.
Also, I kind of remember being that age and getting bigger. You're used to climbing fences when you're younger and it doesn't matter, but a 16-year-old male can totally fata up a fence climbing over it. He should definitely have used the gate.
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