Senior Winter Season Grand Finals
Lonergan and Muhovics Millicent Association 2011 Winter Season Basketball Grand Finalswere played in on August 28th, 2011.
The C grade women, Devils and Saints did battle and after a fairly even 1st half Saints raced away in the last 2 quarters to record an upset win. Saints had 3 players in double figures on the scoreboard with the highlight being Megan Swan with 4 big 3 pointers. Devils on the other hand just could not find any easy baskets and this combined with the ease that Saints were scoring Devils were struggling to make any impact. Saints April Job was also an important player in the final result with her 11 points and strong rebounding.
Final score was Saints 45 to Devils 27
Scorers: Saints: M. Swan 15, A Job 11, Bianca Buwalda 10. C. Manning 5, L. Hales 4. Devils: N. Chambers 8, S. Walker 7, A. Sharp 6, T. Malthouse 6
Best and Fairest: Karen Lowe(Rebels) 58 votes, runner-up Bianca Buwalda (Saints) 46 votes
The Men’s B grade saw Devils defeat Pumas in a game that Devils controlled from the outset. Devils exploded out of the blocks scoring 18, 1st quarter points with all but one of their players getting on the score board with Dylan Ridley showing the way with 6 points. Pumas were down by 8 points at the first break and really searching for ways to score. Devils had the upper hand and were not going to let Pumas get back into the game but Pumas did tighten up in defence which slowed the scoring. By the half time break Devils had increased the lead to 12 points and looked comfortable whereas Pumas still had trouble getting on the board. In the 2nd half the tight defence of Pumas persisted and they did find Andrew Patten and Fergus Slape some space so they could score but Devils Tyler Stanley was still finding the path to the basket as well and he kept Devils in front to seal the victory.
Final Score: Devils 41to Pumas 26
Scorers: Devils: T. Stanley 11, D. Ridley 8, C. Butler 8, B. Wilson 8, T. Butler 4, A. Ridley 2. Pumas: A.Patten 10, F.Slape 6, D. Tredrea 6, P. Seebohm 4
Best and Fairest: Andrew Patten (Pumas) 35 votes, runner-up: Brett Watson (Tigers) 33 votes
Women’s B grade Grand Final between Tigers and Saints was a beauty with only 2 points separating them at the end. The 1st quarter was even but Thea Clough was showing her experience scoring 7 of the 9 points for Tigers while Saints had a good spread of players getting on the board. In The 2nd quarter the defence from both teams was incredibly tight with only 5 points being scored for the term by both team combined. Tigers were 3 points up at the break but during the 3rd Maddie Thwaites of Saints decided she was going to make a difference and scored 6 points however Tigers hung in there and in fact gained another 3 points to be 6 up at the last change. In the last Thwaites and Helen Mules of Saints combined to claw back some of the lead and indeed Tigers looked like they weren’t going to hold on but through the experience of Leah Puiatti, Thea Clough, and Wanda Waring where able to keep Saints at bay.
Final Score: Tigers 27 to Saints 25
Scorers: Tigers: T. Clough 8, W. Waring 7, Z. Blum 4, M. Stanley 4, M. Jones 2, L. Puiatti 2. Saints: M. Thwaites 12, H. Mules 8, K. Wilson 3,H Allwright 2.
Best and Fairest: Maddie Thwaites (Saints ) 36 votes, runner-up: Jodie Cushion (Pumas) 35 votes
The Senior Women’s competition Grand Final was played between Pumas and Saints. Saints got off to a good start with Brianna Reilly and Jasmin Howe showing the way on the scoreboard while Pumas were struggling to find a consistent scorer. In the second quarter Saints showed their experience against the younger Pumas and really poured on the pressure out scoring Pumas by 13 points in the term. Howe again showing she is unstoppable when the confidence is up. Alex Walker, Sarah Puiatti and Cathy Schultz were trying hard for Pumas but they just couldn’t get their team firing while Saints had most contributing if not on the scoreboard it was in defence where they were not allowing Pumas any space at all. Pumas did finish the game out though winning the last quarter which added some respectability to the final score line.
Final Score: Saints 43 to Pumas 30
Scorers: Saints: J. Howe 20, B. Reilly 12, K. Rowe 5, K. Crowe 4, J Reilly 2. Pumas: S. Allan 9, A. Walker 9, J. Wilson 4. M. Allan 3, S. Puiatti 3, E. Watson 2.
Best and Fairest: Jasmin Howe (Saints) 48 votes, runner-up: Cathy Schutz (Pumas) 26 votes
Nominations for teams are being called for next season for all grades which commences early October. The association is also going to conduct a mixed social competition that will run over 8 weeks leading up to Christmas. Team nomination forms are out now and obtainable from the stadium or check out the website www.millicent .basketball.net.au
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