League Women Round 9

Tracy Village Jets vs. Uni Rebels

Erin Geer potted a three pointer to begin the game for the Tracy Village Jets and they then went on to run over the Uni Rebels who fell behind early and failed to respond to the challenge. The Bombers won 85-47 for their eighth win in a row since the end of last season’s Championship Season. They remain undefeated this season and no other team has really come close to beating them. Court captain Sam Rioli (21.8ppg) dropped 24 points on the Rebels with help from Abby Cubillo (19) and Demi Cubillo (14) while Geer finished up with 12. Kahlisha Rioli hit 18 for the Rebels with Danielle Ponter & Jaylene Boundry adding 11 each.

 

Lightning vs. Palmerston

Palmerston handed the luckless Lightning their sixth loss of the season with a 47-33 win that keeps them locked into a two way tie for second place on the ladder with the Eagles. The Power almost shut down the Lightning completely in the first quarter with a 14-2 lead and then went close to repeating the effort in the second quarter with a 13-4 run for a 27-6 half time lead. Lightning never looked likely to win although they did outscore the Power in the second half 27-20. Christine Cooper knocked down 15 points for the Power with Melissa Charlton chipping in with 11. Yasmin DeCurtins was the only Lightning player to hit double figures with 10.

Ansett v Eagles

Michelle Friel (18.5ppg) and Lillian Williams combined for 39 points in the Eagles 70-36 win over the Blues from Ansett. Williams, Friel and Donna Marshall gave the Eagles a good start to the game during a 12-7 first quarter run and helped to boost that lead out to 31-15 at half time to pretty much put the game out of reach for the Blues. The Blues came out a bit more determined in the second half, but failed to gain any ground on the Eagles who were off and running again, hitting 20 points to the Blues 13 in the third quarter. Friel finished with a team and game high 25, while Williams hit 14. Tamiyah Perkins led the Blues with 13.

 

Ladder after Round 9:

Tracy Village Jets 6-0, Palmerston & Eagles 4-2, Uni Rebels 3-3, Ansett 1-5 & Lightning 0-6

Next week Round 10:

Uni Rebels v Eagles 6:15pm, Ansett v Palmerston 7:45pm & Lightning v Tracy Village Jets 9:15pm

Rounds 3, 6 & 7 have been cancelled

 

League Men

Tracy Village Jets v Lightning

 The Tracy Village Jetsgot their first win of the season as they knocked off the League leading Lightning 68-53. Four players in double figures led a balanced scoring attack from the Bombers with Jayden Adams & Daniel Miller each notching up 17 points during the encounter. Darren Weetra made a return to League play with 14 and newcomer Immanuel Gasis hit 12. The first quarter was a dead heat with the teams locked into a 12 all tie before the Bombers worked their way to a small lead at the major break 31-25. Both team spent a bit of time at the charity stripe with the Bombers collecting 16 points and Lightning 11. The third quarter was pretty even with the Bombers getting the edge 17-16 before ending the game with a 20-12 run in the last quarter. Lightning’s leading scorer, Cameron Bailey, led the side with 18 and Craig Martin hit 11.

 

Eagles v Ansett

Ansett dumped the Eagles for the second time this season, getting an 85-69 win to give them a share of first place on the ladder. The three quarter score was 61-52 in favour of the Blues with the Birds still in the hunt. The beginning of the fourth quarter was magic for the Blues as young Mateo Rowse hit a purple patch, knocking down four treys in the first four minutes of play with Aaron Smith adding another as the Blues blew the Birds off the court. The Blues also enjoyed a 16 point haul from the free throw line to the Birds 4. Rowse led all scorers with a personal best of 24 while Matt Hunt added 20, Ross Vasic 12 and Tom Hunt 11. James Silvie led the Eagles with 19, Chris Stewart had 16 and Jesse Williams-Hook hit 15.

Razzle v Uni Rebels

The Uni Rebelskept a grip on fourth place with an 80-61 victory against the Razzle. New recruit Tim Morris from the Rebels set a League high for this season with a 37 point effort. The Rebels shot out to a 17-10 first quarter lead followed by a 21-19 second quarter run led by Morris, Jake Kirby and John King for a 38-29 half time lead. Razzle kept the contest close with solid games from the green and gold’s trio of Rob Oliver (15), Ben Cowcher (12) and Eric Klenke (14), but their efforts were not enough to overhaul the Rebels. Kirby finished with 14 and King 12.

 

Ladder after Round 9:

Lightning & Ansett 4-2, Eagles 3-3, Uni Rebels 3-2, Palmerston 3-1, Tracy Village Jets 1-3 & Razzle 0-6

Next week Round 10:

Palmerston v Ansett 6:15pm, Tracy Village Jets v Uni Rebels 7:45pm & Eagles v Razzle 9:15pm. Bye: Lightning