October 22, 2017

Photo: Ansetts Ruta Valiulyte hit 15pts in loss to Eagels on Thursday night

Championship Season

DBA League Results – 19 & 20 October 2017

Round 16

League Women - Ansett v Eagles (Thursday)

Overtime!! The Eagles and Ansett played out a real nail biter on Thursday with the Birds winning out in overtime 78-75 to edge one game closer to the coveted second chance spot on the ladder which is still occupied by Ansett despite their loss. Not much more than eight points separated the teams throughout the game and getting close to the end of regulation it looked like the Blues were going to claim the win after a trey by Clancy Dorman put the Blues up 63-61 with just 37 seconds left to play. The Birds called a timeout and on the ensuing play Alysha-Marie Williams hit a bucket to tie the game up and send it into overtime. The OT was a see-saw affair with the Eagles again surging at the end for the win. Eagle Tulaha Jeffrey hit a trey with 1:52 left to give the Eagles a 75-70 lead, but soon after Ruta Valiulyte hit a bucket followed by a trey from Tal Yakov at 59 seconds to tie it up at 75 all! Eagle Michelle Friel was fouled with 52 seconds remaining and hit one of two free throws and after the Blues failed to score on their possession Lillian Williams hit a basket for the final scoreline. Four Eagles hit double figures with Jeffrey leading the way on 20, Ieasha Friel (20.8ppg) 18, Williams 16 and Michelle Friel 10. Tal Yakov (27ppg) led all scorers with 31 for the Blues (including 6 treys), Valiulyte finished with 15 and Dorman 12.

Lightning v Uni Rebels

Lightning defeated the Uni Rebels 76-62. Dominique Carbone hit a season and game high 31 to lead the Lightning while Kahlee Stanislaus hit 16 and Peta Bailey 14. Tiayana Sing led the Rebels with 20, Danielle Ponter hit 14 and Shavayah Lee added 11.

Razzle Storm v Tracy Village Jets

The Tracy Village Jets blew the Storm away 79-25. The Jets almost shut out the Storm in the first half allowing just 3 points for the half which must be a record of some sort! Four players for the Jets hit double figures; Tania Dhu 18, Tikesa Docherty-Cole 17, Leah Seden 12 and Kylie Duggan 11. Lailani Triffitt hit 9 for the Storm.

Ladder:                   Tracy Village Jets 12-2, Ansett 11-3, Eagles 10-4, Lightning 5-9, Palmerston Power 5-8, Razzle Storm 3-10 & Uni Rebels 2-12

Next week Rd 17: Thursday –Palmerston Power v Razzle Storm 6:30pm. Friday – Ansett v Uni Rebels 6:30pm & Eagles v Tracy Village Jets 8:00pm Bye: Lightning

Men

Round 16

League Men – Essington Cannons v Palmerston Power (Thursday)

The Essington Cannons clobbered Palmerston Power in their match-up on Thursday night winning by 35 points 115-80. Five players in double figures accounted for most of the points with Deola D’Brown Folarin (21ppg) hitting a season high 32, Tobiasz Hose (26.2ppg) 28, Deba George 17, Fisto Bizima 14 and Travis Ellis 11. The Cannons were consistent in scoring over 25 points in each quarter while holding the Power to less than 20. Garrett Hall (24.9ppg) hit a team high 21 for the Power, Ben Streeter had 18, Willie Shackleford 12 and Jai Weetra 11.

Ansett v Eagles (Thursday)

A season high 43 points by Anthony Golden led the Eagles to a convincing 115-98 win against Ansett. The Birds staged a second half come from behind victory using a third quarter outburst of 39 points to just 17 to overhaul the Blues and put a 15 point buffer between them 95-80) with a quarter to play. The Blues didn’t respond to the challenge and the Eagles claimed the win to remain tied with the Cannons for second place on the ladder. Backing up Golden (32.5ppg) were Joseph Johnson (18.5ppg) with 25, David Oates 17 and Jordan Sing 16. The Blues had six players in double figures; Mitch O’Donoghue 20, Max Davies 19, Matt Hunt & Robert Skinner 15 each, James Toohey 11 and Jai O’Shaughnessy 10.

Lightning v Uni Rebels

Tim Morris had another cracker of a game inside the keyway and Jake Kirby was hitting shots from outside the arc as the pair helped the Uni Rebels easily knock off the Lightning 95-60. The Rebels jumped out to a 25-13 first quarter lead and kept up the pressure throughout as they won their fourteenth game of the season. With just four games remaining in the season the Rebels are looking to claim another minor premiership and at this point look like the team to beat in the GF too. Morris (28.5ppg) finished up with a game high 33, Spencer Coleman 26, Kirby 18 and Marcus Ch’ng 10. Chris Charman (6.6ppg) led the Lightning with 14 and Jesse Bell (21.3ppg) added 13.

Razzle Storm v Tracy Village Jets

The Razzle Storm blew past the Tracy Village Jets 78-59 to claim only their second win of the competition. Three consecutive treys by Fred Williams (28.2ppg) seemed to ignite the Storm after the half time break as they went on a 29-8 run that put them in the driver’s seat. Williams hit 17 of his game high 29 in the quarter and the Storm never let up on their way to the win. Support came from James Rudolph with 21 and Chris Mahlstedt (12.7ppg) with 16. For the Jets Dante Ah Sam (13.3ppg) led the way with 20, Joel Stevens hit 13 and Sean Goggin had 10.

Ladder:                   Uni Rebels 14-2, Eagles & Essington Cannons 11-5, Palmerston Power 10-6, Ansett 9-7, Lightning 5-10, Razzle Storm 2-13 & Tracy Village Jets 1-15

Next week Rd 17:       Thursday – Essington Cannons vLightning 6:30pm & Razzle Storm v Palmerston Power 8:00pm. Friday – Tracy Village Jets v Eagles 6:30pm & Ansett v Uni Rebels 8:00pm