Round 20 Basketball Geelong Winter Division One Wrap
Sharks have held onto
fourth spot on the Basketball Geelong Championship ladder, despite a 69-54 loss
to
Seb Loader paced the
Eagles with 15 points, while Mark Dorwood finished with 12.
Craig Jarvis had 10
points for Sharks.
Vytis was unable to
take advantage of Sharks’ loss, falling 86-61 to Try Boys Bears.
A win for the Knights
would have booked them a knockout semi-final meeting with
However they were
outclassed by a Try Boys outfit keen to hold the double chance.
Tim Diamond and Steve
Hyland both had 15 points for Bears.
Steve Wiasak was again
Vytis’ shining light, finishing with 19 points.
Minor premier
Christian Keepen’s 24
points was the best for the Pivotonians, who had five players in double
figures.
Michael Hammond
finished off a solid season for the Giants with 15 points.
Jordan Hill (32
points), Mitch Herbert (29) and Pete Van Der Burg (24) combined for 85 points
as YMCA flogged Tigers 109-53.
Ben Scannell was the
shining light for Tigers with 22 points.
Ben Roberts' game-high
29 points wasn’t enough to stop Dolphins suffering a 64-50 loss at the hands of
Rovers.
Trent Lopuszanski (19
points) and Andrew Tonkin (17) were the keys for Rovers.
In the women’s
competition Try Boys proved why it’s favourites to take out the women’s
competition, handing YMCA Cougars a 78-41 hiding.
Four players scored in
double figures, including Lady Cats' trio Anna Teague (24 points), Tash Daffy
(16) and Sarah De Grandi (12), in the ideal preparation for game two of the Big
V grand final series on Saturday night.
Jana Van Parreren was
Cougars best with 10 points.
The experience of
Rovers won out in the battle with clubmates Rovers Hawks.
The senior team
winning comfortably 71-46 over their junior counterparts thanks to 20 points
from Lana Ryder.
Ellie Stevens was best
for the Hawks with 20.
Jo Fazio was Pivot’s
best with 12 points, while Ebony Tannouri had 11.
Kara Shuttleworth
paced Sharks with 16.
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