Round Six Wrap Up!

Round 6 had plenty of action. Let's wrap up the weekend and review the standout games from each division. Have a read below:

 

CM

Keysborough 80 Def. Bellarine 75

It seemed like the game could have been over by the end of the third. Bellarine up 12, 66-54, 10 minutes left with their first win in sights. Things were going their way in the first 3 quarters, winning all the quarter split yet Keysborough were not ready for the game to be over. 7 straight points in the first minute and 15 seconds, coach Luke Beauglehall had seen enough. Trying to get their feet underneath themselves, Bellarine struggled to connect from everywhere on the court and the Cougars continues to pounce. Steals and Blocks generated scores, energetic tip in plays down the stretch, the momentum was pointing straight to Keysborough. Dylan Moore’s big 3 with less than 4 minute left gave them the lead and it remained that way. Chery was able to tie the game at 74 with a pair of clutch free thows, yet Anthony Williams and Kirk Smith came out on top nailing 6 from 6 from the charity stripe to seal the win.  

Keysborough		Stat	Bellarine
Williams / Lazis	17	Points	16	Joshua Chery
Harper Baker	15	Rebounds	8	Joshua Chery
Williams / Newby	3	Assists	6	Lewis Varley
Calvin Enge	3	Steals	3	Lewis Varley

CW

McKinnon 78 Def. Camberwell 65

The race for the 4^th seed is very much on and these two have been neck and neck and will continue to be. This weekend has just proved that either group can snatch it away from each other making for an exciting competition. It was all Camberwell in the first half with Gemma Fyffe and even Samantha Lambros off the bench adding great value on court. With Camberwell up 42-27 at half time, McKinnon had to make something happen quick, and they did exactly that holding the Dragons to just 9 for the quarter. The Cougars late run in the 3^rd with Sucklings finish as the time ran out brought the deficit to 0! 51 a piece going into the 4^th, McKinnon again made a run late, holding the Dragons scoreless in the last 3 minutes of the game, Suckling again closing out game out.  

McKinnon		Stat	Camberwell
Emily Suckling	14	Points	15	Gemma Fyffe
Tamara Booth	16	Rebounds	8	Andrea Belmonte
Briana Gray	7	Assists	5	Marnie Houghton
Tamara Booth	3	Steals	2	Kaitlyn Wallace

D1M

Coburg 77 Def. Collingwood 75

It was a roller coaster through all 4 quarters of this battle between the Giants and All Stars. Neither giving each a run to extent a lead, the biggest being just 10 by Collingwood in the 2^nd. Coburg held the lead for majority of the 1^st before Collingwood took control to go up by 4 at the extended break. The combination of Adnam and Elnour held the All Stars afloat, never dropping the lead but to only win the quarter by 1 point. Turn the page to Coburg who simply wanted this more as the game went all the way to the very end with a timeout by Coburg with 1.5 seconds left on the clock. A simple sideline play drawn up with shooter Patrick McBrearty to inbound the ball. With Hurdley setting a screen for a zipper cut for Maluma to come off, the ball went to Hurdley. McBrearty lost his man in a split second sprinting to the corner for a shovel pass, and the rest is history.     

Coburg		Stat	Collingwood
Patrick McBrearty	25	Points	23	Wally Elnour
Tom O’Donovan	8	Rebounds	13	Wally Elnour
Mweemba Maluma	8	Assists	4	Jacob Daniels
Mweemba Maluma	6	Steals	3	Sabiri Bailo

D1W

Warrnambool 60 Def. Craigieburn 55

Three on the trot for Warrnambool as they creep towards the top of the table with Bellarine and Western Port in their sights with the win over Craigieburn on the weekend. A big performance from Courtney Strait with 23 points and 15 rebounds, keeping her girls in the fight all game long. Shooting just 7 from 20 from the arc and 6 of 11 from the charity stripe, Craigieburn’s struggles continued, turning the ball over 21 times. Managing to stay in the game was a great effort! Amy Wormald was in her own class with a massive 17 point 15 rebound performance to go with her 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block playing the whole 40 minutes! Dakota Crichton and Keele Hillas both finished with double doubles 8 of their combined 20 offensive.

Warrnambool		Stat	Craigieburn
Amy Wormald	17	Points	23	Courtney Strait
Amy Wormald	15	Rebounds	15	Courtney Strait
Wormald / Lual / Crichton / Hillas	2	Assists	2	Cox / Wood / Cranston
Dakota Crichton	3	Steals	2	Strait / Wood / Cranston

D2M

Wallan 87 def. Melton 83

A huge last quarter from Melton put fear into a Wallan team that seemed to put the cue in the rack on Sunday at Seymour Sports and Aquatics Centre. It was Liam Allison’s 14 points in the last quarter that lead the charge for the Thoroughbreds and the only thing that slowed them down was the game clock. The Allison brothers were amazing on the day, scoring a combined 44 points as Wallan could not find a defensive solution. Luckily for the Panthers, they had done enough damage across the first three quarters lead by young star Tyler Best with 23 points whilst Lallemand, Stewart and Gorski were also contributing at a high-level.

Wallan		Stat	Melton
Tyler Best	23	Points	26	Liam Allison
Arcaim Lallemand	12	Rebounds	10	Blake Allison
Lincoln Stewart	6	Assists	4	L Allison, B Allison
Tom O’Connor	3	Steals	4	Liam Allison

D2W

Surf Coast 84 def. Wallan 82

Another game winner! This time for Courtney Hollowood who drove down the middle lane to make a contested layup for the win. Hollowood was brilliant on the night with 22 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds as she led her team to a strong win against another leading team in the league in Wallan. For Wallan, it was Kylah Collins who controlled play with 24 points but unfortunately found herself in foul trouble for lot of the evening. Lucky for them, Olivia Dalmau was strong enough to step up on the night to combat the Collins foul trouble, she finished with 23 points and 5 assists. You’d be silly to miss the next time these teams go head-to-head later in the season!

Surf Coast		Stat	Wallan
Courtney Hollowood	22	Points	24	Kylah Collins
Kim Hammond	13	Rebounds	9	Kylah Collins
Courtney Hollowood	7	Assists	5	Olivia Dalmau
Angelique Hooiveld	2	Steals	2	Collins, Ross

VYCM

Knox 70 Def. Casey 62

It was a top of the table clash in the lead up to round 6 with Knox sitting just above Casey in the Terril conference. It seemed all Knox early in the game as Casey struggled to hit to scoreboard in the first half with just the 22 points leading into the halftime break. Again, in the 3^rd quarter Casey struggled to convert on the offensive end whilst being able to slow down Knox holding them to just 15 points. Knox had a substantial 17 point lead heading into the 4^th, yet Casey made a late push winning the last quarter 27 to 18. The combination of Beau Tranter and Jacob Bell proved too strong combining for 37 points, Bell shooting 5 from 10 from the land of plenty. Knox now have extended their lead on the Terril conference, holding the top spot on their own with 7 wins and 2 losses.

Knox		Stat	Casey
Beau Tranter	19	Points	18	Blake Taylor
Adam Slavnic	10	Rebounds	11	Ky Taylor
Adam Slavnic	4	Assists	4	Ben Waller
Jacob Bell	5	3ptm	4	Blake Taylor

VYCW

Ringwood 78 Def. Nunawading 72

A massive game between the Nunawading Spectres and Ringwood Hawks taken to overtime in a thriller! Ringwood were able to take control for majority of the game with Nunawading making numerous runs trying to edge themselves back. A big 3^rd quarter by the Spectres cutting a 15 point margin to 0 with Neave and Lara at the helm. With just 55 second left on the game clock Katrina Warton was sent to line down 2 points came up clutch, nailing both to tie it at 68 apiece. With several opportunities for both sides, the game went to overtime. Former Spectre Steph Georgantas took the first stab in the first play of overtime with a nice pull up 2pt. Lara Graham and Neave Hancock-Wolfe were able to convert once each, yet it was the Hawks who took over in overtime to take a 6 point win.  

Ringwood		Stat	Nunawading
Stephanie Georgantas	16	Points	17	Neave Hancock-Wolfe
Stephanie Georgantas	14	Rebounds	12	Neave Hancock-Wolfe
Taylah Kelly	6	Assists	4	Neave Hancock-Wolfe
Georgantas / Liddy	2	Steals	3	Julia Gnocato

YL1M

Camberwell 98 Def. Bendigo 92

A big effort from both sides in Youth One Men with Bendigo taking Camberwell to overtime after a big comeback in the second half. Jackson Dean, a possible MVP candidate and influential player in this Dragons roster injured himself early in the 1^st quarter, never to return, throwing the load to an experienced Sam Veitch. Bendigo’s Josiah Pattinson had a big game paired with Lachlan Somerville pushing their group to a 27 point 4^th quarter. Down 2 points with under 10 seconds left, the experience of Sam Veitch came alive as he converted a tough finish putting the game into overtime. In what could have been a full 10 minute quarter by the score line, the Dragons scored 16 points in 5 minutes to Bendigo’s 10 to hold off the Braves late run.

Camberwell		Stat	Bendigo
Matthew Power	20	Points	27	Josiah Pattinson
Matthew Power	13	Rebounds	8	Ned Hayes
Sam Veitch	12	Assists	4	Byrne / Somerville
Hugo Bergamin	3	Steals	5	Lachlan Somerville

YL1W

Wyndham 81 Def. Collingwood 70

A competitive battle between Wyndham and Collingwood, 2 sides looking to straddle multiple wins together. Only a 3 point margin leading into the half time break with Wyndham just holding on. Collingwood’s Stephanie Da Silva and Claudia Galea came up big to the All Stars keeping them in the race, yet it wasn’t enough as they continued to be out scored by the slimmest of margins in each quarter. Wyndham made a little 11-0 run in the 3^rd quarter to stretch the game out making it that much harder for the All Stars to creep back. Wyndham ended up with 4 players score over 10 points with the team shooting 36% from deep.      

Wyndham		Stat	Collingwood
Ella Thomson	16	Points	20	Claudia Galea
Jasmine Goodman	10	Rebounds	8	Stephanie Da Silva
Jasmine Goodman	3	Assists	3	Olivia Da Silva
Aleks Connolly	4	Steals	3	Smith / Da Silva / Galea

YL2M

Western Port 85 Def. Maccabi 61

A top of the table clash between the Western Port Steelers and Maccabi Warriors over in the Watson conference. Maccabi 6 and 0 to start the year leading into round 6 looking to continue their great start. Western Port took control swiftly in the 2^nd quarter holding the undefeated Warriors to just 7 points, scoring a big 27 of their own. A usual suspect of pure dominance, Jarred Fibishenko battled yet came up short still top scoring for his team along side Jared Gansky with 13 points each. 3 of the Steelers Starting 5 finished above 10 points for the game with Ayden Dignan adding value with 13 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Western Port		Stat	Maccabi
Simpson / Jenner	17	Points	13	Fibishenko / Gansky
Tyler Simpson	10	Rebounds	8	Jarred Fibishenko
Ayden Dignan	7	Assists	5	Jarred Fibishenko
Kurt Alaimo	5	O rebounds	4	Jarred Fibishenko

YL2W

Western Port 71 Def. Sherbrooke 68

An up and down battle between the Steelers and the Suns as Sherbrooke looked for their second win of the season whilst Western Port looking to string multiple wins together. It was all Sherbrooke in the first half hold the lead for majority of the first and all the second quarter leading by just 5 going into the half time break. The Steelers took the fight to them matching the scores by 3 quarter time with a 19 to 24 point quarter bringing the score to 51-51. Sherbrooke held the lead for the first 5 minutes before going back and forth until the last 2 minutes with a layup from Poppy Griffin, giving the Steelers a 2 point lead. Western Port slowly crept away in the end taking away a very close 3 point win. Western Port Managed to convert from 2 whilst unable to make a 3pt shooting 0 from 14 for the game. Sherbrooke will look to clean up their turnovers in the coming weeks loosing the ball 48 times.  

Western Port		Stat	Sherbrooke
Poppy Griffin	20	Points	18	Keely Gray
Holly Gibson	16	Rebounds	14	Keely Gray
Poppy Griffin	4	Assists	6	Sarah Weaver
Laura Gillett	8	Steals	3	Weaver / Kingston