May 28, 2016

Photo:  Reece Turner hit 19pts in support of JJ Johnson who top scored with 27 in semi-final win over Lightning. Men go direct to GF!

Challenge Season

DBA League Results – Friday 27 May 2016

Semi Finals

League Women – Tracy Village Jets v Eagles

The Tracy Village Jets notched up their 13^th straight victory of the season to remain undefeated as they head into their next Grand Final. Kylie Duggan (20.5ppg) led the Bombers to a very convincing 78-46 major semi-final win that stretched out their winning streak to 15 going back into last year’s Championship season. The Bombers wasted no time in setting the stage for this win, they had 10pts on the board before the Eagles scored and led 24-9 at the end of the first quarter promising more to come for the rest of the game. The Eagles stepped up in the second quarter, but they still trailed 40-23 at the half. In the second half it was the Bombers all the way. Duggan finished up with a game high 23 with Sam Rioli (15.5ppg) adding 19 and Tikesa Docherty-Cole 16 @ 17.8ppg. Trish Graham (12.8ppg) & Kristina Martinson hit 15 each for the Eagles.

Ansett v Palmerston Power

Tamiyah Perkins hit a game and season high 21 points to lead Ansett to a 69-45 win over the Palmerston Power. The Blues outscored the Power in every quarter as they slowly built up an impressive lead. Perkins also nailed 5 treys in her total taking her season tally to 24. Backing up Perkins (14.3ppg) were Tamara Sheppard (21ppg) with 18 and Ruta Valiuyte with 16. Brittany Ward (14ppg) hit a team high 14 for the Power with Haven Hohipa-Wilson on 11. The Blues now have to get past the Eagles next Friday night if they are to meet up with the Jets in the Grand Final.

Ladder:                                                                   Tracy Village Jets 13-0, Eagles & Ansett 8-5, Palmerston Power 6-7, Lightning 6-6, Razzle 1-11 & Uni Rebels 2-8 + 2 Forfeits

Next Week Preliminary Final:                  Friday: Eagles v Ansett 6:30pm

Men

League Men – Eagles v Lightning

The Eagles soared past the grounded Lightning 100-77 to book passage through to the Grand Final. The Birds lost out in last year’s Challenge Season GF and are looking to make amends. The Lightning were clearly outclassed in this match-up. Joseph Prophet was on fire in the second quarter for the Birds, hitting 18 of his 26 points to help the Eagles to a very handy 61-36 half time lead. Joseph Johnson & Reece Turner were also stacking points onto the lead during the explosive first half. The Lightning regrouped to play the Eagles even in the third quarter, but they were not making much headway. The normally free scoring Craig Martin was held to just 9 points, well below his 27.3ppg average. The Lightning now has to put the train back on the track for their Preliminary Final encounter with the Palmerston Power next Friday at 8pm. Johnson (30ppg) led the Eagles with 27, Turner (11ppg) added 19 and Jarrod Sheppard 16 @ 19.4ppg (including 4 treys). Austin Kisselev (27.7ppg) led the Lightning with 22, Chris Atkinson 17 and Cameron Bailey 15.

Palmerston Power v Tracy Village Jets

Thomas Godwin hit a team and season high 23 points to lead the Palmerston Power to a convincing 82-51 victory over the Tracy Village Jets. The ticket to the Preliminary Final was booked by storming past the Jets in the second and third quarters by a resounding 49-16 points setting up a 73-38 lead with just one quarter to play. Godwin had back up from Jesse Bell (23.1ppg) with 18 and Fisto Bizima (12.7ppg) with 14. The Jets leading scorer, Travis Ellis (21.1ppg), hit a team high 19 with Rohan Croply on 12.

Ladder:                                                       Eagles 11-2, Lightning 10-3, Palmerston Power 9-4, Tracy Village Jets 6-7, Uni Rebels & Ansett 4-8 & Razzle 0-12

Next week Preliminary Final:            Friday: Lightning v Palmerston Power 8:00pm