March 12, 2017

Photo:  Fisto Bizima from Palmerston Power hit season high 32pts in win against Razzle Storm

Challenge Season

DBA League Results – 9 & 10 March 2017

Round 5

League Women -  Tracy Village Jets v Ansett

Young Tyla Cubillo dropped in a season high 20 points to lead the Tracy Village Jets to a 72-46 win over Ansett. The junior is fitting in nicely with her much more experienced team mates after just 5 League games. Backing up Cubillo were Tara Maxwell with 12 and Erin Geer with 10. The Jets led 18-12 after a quarter of play, but stepped it up big time with a 31-6 second quarter for a 49-18 half time score…pretty much game over. Kate Pierce led the Blues with 18.

Uni Rebels v Razzle Storm            

The Uni Rebels dumped the Razzle Storm 77-58 for their third win of the competition. Jaylene Bonson finding the net for a team high 20 and she had plenty of help in the scoring department with Shavayah Lee (15), Tiayana Sing (11) & Jasmyn Hewett (10) all contributing. It was close after a quarter of play with the Rebels leading 18-14, but the Rebels charged off in the second quarter on a 24-12 run for a 42-26 halftime lead. Rebecca Murray & Lailani Triffitt tried to keep the Storm within striking distance, but the Rebels maintained that buffer for the rest of the game. Murray finished with a game high 21 and Triffitt hit 15.

Lightning v Eagles

The League leading Eagles accounted for the Lightning with a 74-41 victory that kept their unbeaten streak alive. Ieasha Friel almost matched her season high of 34 as she potted 33 points in leading the Birds to the win. The first quarter was a disaster for the Lightning as the Birds ran off 23 points to just 4 for Lightning and by the major break it was 31-14 favouring the Eagles. A 23-10 third quarter run by the Birds put the game beyond doubt as they cruised to win number five without defeat. Supporting Friel was Michelle Friel with 14 while Dominique Carbone led the Lightning with 16.

Ladder:                   Eagles 5-0, Tracy Village Jets 4-1, Rebels 3-2, Razzle Storm 2-3, Ansett 1-4 & Lightning 0-5

Next Week Rd 6:     Thursday – Lightning v Tracy Village Jets & Eagles v Uni Rebels 8:00pm. Friday – Razzle Storm v Ansett 7:00pm.

Men

League Men – Lightning v HPP

A hard game to win and a tough one to lose. Lightning pulled one out of the bag in this one, beating the HPP 85-81 in a match up that produced too many lead changes to keep track of. From the get go it was on and neither team held back. The HPP outfit held a one point 69-68 lead with 6:09 left in the game and that is where they ran into a brick wall. Somebody put a lid on the basket. The Lightning scored 10 unanswered points to wrestle away the momentum and then they hung on for dear life as the HPP chipped away to get within 3pts after a Max Davies trey cut the Lightning lead to 84-81 with 17 seconds remaining. Dylan De Santis finished off the game for the Lightning with a free throw for the four point win. Austin Kisselev kicked up his ppg with a game high 37 points for the Lightning with help from De Santis (13), Craig Martin (11) & Cameron Bailey (10). Davies finished up with a team high 22 for HPP with Fisto Bizima (15), Freddy Webb (12) & Lachlan Shipway (11) adding to the cause.

Eagles v Uni Rebels

The Eagles staged a second half revival to overcome a 14 point half time deficit against the Uni Rebels to slip past them 78-72. The win keeps the Birds in first place undefeated with 5 straight wins. The third quarter proved pivotal with the Birds running off 27 points to just 9 for the Rebels. A barrage of treys was significant during the quarter with Lachlan Shipway and Dirk Steenbergen providing the spark needed to get back into the game. The Eagles led 54-48 going into the last quarter and managed to outscore the Rebels 26-24 to claim the points. Shipway & Steenbergen top scored for the Birds with 18 each and Anthony Golden & Jesse Williams-Hook had 16 apiece. Tim Morris hit a game high 26 for the Rebels with Jake Kirby (15) & Jake Eyles (11) in support.

Razzle Storm v Palmerston Power

The Palmerston Power grabbed a share of third place on the ladder with an 84-66 win against the Razzle Storm. Fisto Bizima had the hot hand for the Power, finishing up with a season and game high 32 points (including 5 treys). The Storm jumped out to a 21-15 first quarter lead behind the inspired play of guard Daniel Calcatera who hit 8 of his team high 19 during the opening stanza. However, the Power struck back with a 25-16 run in the second quarter to give them a 40-37 half time lead. Third quarter went to the Storm who forged a 59-53 lead with a quarter to play. Bizima took charge with 8 minutes remaining…he scored 11 points during a 20-0 run by the Power that took them to a 74-64 lead with just 2 minutes remaining. That’s 6 minutes of time that the Storm didn’t score at all. Helping Bizima out were Tom Godwin (12), Jamie Thorne (11) & Aaron Simpson (10). The Storm’s Calcatera had support from Christopher Mahlstedt (14) & Nathan Radonich & Jay Jordan (13).

Tracy Village Jets v Ansett

Max Davies led Ansett to a narrow 65-58 victory over the Tracy Village Jets. Davies, backing up after scoring 21 for HPP on Thursday night hit 21 for the Blues as they notched up win number four for the season. The Jets kept it close in the first half behind the inspired play from Jayden Adams who hit 11 of his team high 18 to give the Bombers a 23-22 half time lead. The Blues, however, picked up the pace in the third quarter during a 20-15 run to take a 42-38 lead into the fourth quarter. The Bombers put up a good fight, but couldn’t overcome the lead the Blues had built up. Mitchell O’Donoghue chipped in with 20 for the Blues with Freddy Webb adding 12. Adams was backed up by Jake Geer (11) & Jackson Tremlett (10).

Ladder:                   Eagles 5-0, Ansett 4-1, Uni Rebels & Palmerston Power 3-2, Lightning & Tracy Village Jets 2-3, HPP 1-4 & Razzle Storm 0-5

Next Week Rd 6:    Thursday – Razzle Storm v HPP 6:30pm. Friday – Tracy Village Jets v Uni Rebels, 7:00pm, Eagles v Palmerston Power & Lightning v Ansett 8:30pm