April 20, 2013

Photo:  Michelle Friel hit 20 pts in leading the Eagle women to a win against Palmerston.

Challenge Season

Darwin Airport Resort League Results from Friday 19 April 2013

League Women – Tracy Village Jets v Ansett

The Tracy Village Jets won their 17^th game in a row, handing Ansett a 56-47 loss on Friday night in the DBA Challenge Season competition. Four players hit double figures for the Bombers with Kylie Duggan being the central figure during the game. Duggan put together a fine all round game with a team high 16 points plus 14 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots. Tikesa Docherty-Cole added 15, and Erin Geer & Abby Cubillo hit 11 each in support. The Bombers took a slim first quarter lead of 10-9 and then steadily pulled away from the Blues over the next two quarters to lead 40-24 heading into the last quarter. Sam Drescher kept the Blues in the contest, getting a double-double with a game high 20 points and 21 rebounds, but with only one other player in double figures (Amelia Shanahan with 10) they struggled to keep up with the Jets. A very unordinary 41 turnovers didn’t help the Blue’s cause either.

Palmerston v Eagles

The Eagles slipped past Palmerston 52-47 for only their third win of the season. The Birds staged the come from behind victory after trailing 21-19 at the half time break. Michelle Friel lit up the scoreboard in the second half, scoring 13 of her game high 20 and the Birds were fairly efficient from the charity stripe where they hit 18/28 chances compared to 4/11 for Palmerston. Lillian Williams chipped in with 14 points and 13 rebounds. For Palmerston Tessa Hart hit 14 points along with 8 boards and Alixia Hohipa and Christine Cooper combined for 26 of 50 rebounds for Palmerston.

Uni Rebels v Lightning

The Uni Rebels won their second game in a row with a close 49-41 victory over Lightning. It took a 20-13 third quarter run by the Rebels to finally break away from Lightning. The run gave the Rebels a 42-31 lead with a quarter to play and they needed the buffer to hold off Lightning. Lightning shot 31% from the field to just 21% for the Rebels, but the Rebels put up 84 shots to just 55 for Lightning plus they also collected 22 points off of 30 turnovers by Lightning. Jaylene Boundry led the Rebels with 13 points while Tahnee Lew Fatt & Sarah Hagen shared honours for Lightning with 12 each (Hagen also grabbed 14 rebounds).

Ladder:                              Tracy Village Jets 7-0, Ansett 5-3, Lightning 4-4, Eagles & Uni Rebels 3-5 & Palmerston 1-6

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

20 April – Rescheduled match from Rd6:            Palmerston v Tracy Village Jets 6:00pm

League Men – Eagles v Razzle

Shondale Robinson continued his assault on the record book with another 40+ scoring game as he led the Eagles to a convincing 89-61 win against the Razzle. The Eagles went right at Razzle in the first quarter to lead 26-10 with Robinson hitting 12 of his total during the stanza. Razzle fought back during a 17-15 second quarter run to trail 41-27 at the half, however after the break the Birds swooped again going on a 24-14 run that pretty much put the game out of Razzle’s reach. James Panton put in the hard work for Razzle with a team high 21 along with 11 boards. He had help from Brendan Dell with 14 and Robert Oliver with 10. Robinson hit exactly 40 for the Eagles along with 16 rebounds. Jesse Williams-Hook hit 17 and Joseph Johnson 13 in support. Robinson is currently scoring at 36pts per game. The standing record of 35.56ppg was set in the Championship Season of 2009 by Bayi Handy from the Warriors.

Palmerston v Uni Rebels

Palmerston ripped into the Uni Rebels in their match, coming away with a big 82-47 victory for their third win of the season. Palmertson are now just a half game out of the four after 10 rounds. Jesse Bell was back on deck for Palmerston and he did what he does well and that is score. Bell hit 38 points, leading all scorers, to take his points per game average from 24.8 to 26.7 for the season. Simon Hamill led the Rebels with 15 points followed by Aldrin Moday with 14.  

Lightning v Ansett

Ansett blasted Lightning off the court with a 106-59 hiding that dropped them to second last on the ladder. The Blues had three players score over 20pts apiece during the rout. Ross Vasic & Matt Hunt shared scoring honours with 23 each while Daniel Florance had 22 and Jake Feeney 10. The Blues hit 48% from the field and 50% from outside the arc (13/26 for 39pts). The Blues also dominated the boards with a 60-29 count. Lightning trailed 40-21 at the half, but Ansett didn’t let up and went on a 40-13 run in the third quarter that iced the game. Cameron Bailey led Lightning with 21 with Christian Williams on 13 and Tony Halikos on 12.

Ladder:                               Eagles 8-1, Tracy Village Jets 7-1, Ansett 6-3, Uni Rebels 3-6, Palmerston 3-5, Lightning 2-6 & Razzle 1-8

26 April: Rd 11          Palmerston v Eagles 6:15pm, Lightning v Razzle 7:45pm & Tracy Village Jets v Uni Rebels 9:15pm. Bye: Ansett