VJBL Wrap Friday June 24th
Basketball Geelong Junior Representative Results
Victorian Junior Championship
Under 16 Boys Round 2
Geelong Cats 31 lost to Knox 69
Top Scorers: G. Blagojevic 9, R. Kennedy 4, A. Motiani 4
Coach’s Comment: “Playing at Knox against one of the premier teams in the state provided the Geelong boys with a challenge and opportunity to take it to a team that has great size and many ways to score. In the first quarter the boys did just that and if not for some missed chances we could have held a slender lead at quarter time. That however was not to be and for the remainder of the game the boys appeared to lose confidence while their opponents gained theirs. At half time Geelong was down 30-14 and that margin blew out to a 69-31 loss as the Knox offensive machine found too many gaps in our defence and more than doubled our rebounds on the night.”
Under 12 Girls Round 2
Geelong Cats 31 def. Knox 30
Top Scorers: Z. McKeegan 15, Q. Murphy 6, E. Braslis 5
Coach’s Comment: “An extremely tight tussle throughout a highly physical game. It was great to see persistence from all the girls to the end, to come away with the points.”
Victorian Junior Championship Reserve
Under 18 Girls Round 2
Geelong Cats 45 lost to Kilsyth (2) 47
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Under 16 Girls Round 2
Geelong Cats 37 lost to Warrandyte 41
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: “We went into this game on Friday night, after having split games with Warrandyte in the past. We controlled the game for all but the final two minutes. Up by 10 at three-quarter time, a depleted list of only seven players, due to absence and illness, finally ran out of legs and we were not able to hold on. Some confusing calls made down the stretch, and the failure to again value the possession of the ball, cost us dearly. Special mention to Bronte Burke, who crawled out of her sick bed and played a monster of a game, and Mikaela Watson, who may be starting to show the potential that we have always known she has had.”
Under 14 Boys Round 2
Geelong Cats vs. McKinnon Not Supplied
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Under 14 Girls Round 2
Geelong Cats 52 def. Ballarat 29
Top Scorers: A. Morris 14, C. Horvat 14. A. Troy 8
Coach’s Comment: “A very good team game. Numerous turnovers were created from the pressure maintained all night.”
Under 12 Boys Round 2
Geelong Cats 39 def. Warrandyte 30
Top Scorers: H. Marshall 10, L. Hanley 7, C. Wilkinson 7
Coach’s Comment: “Some great offensive rebounding early got us off to a fast start against their zone. Our offence was good all night with the bigs getting great steals, the guards swinging the ball and attacking the holes we`d created. Defence was a little patchy again, but picked up in the crucial moments and we were able to close out the game brilliantly.”
Victorian Junior League One
Under 18 Boys Round 12
Geelong Cats 36 def. Melbourne (2) 23
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Under 16 Boys Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 38 lost to Altona 46
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Victorian Junior League Two
Under 20 Boys Round 12
Geelong Cats 36 def. Western Port 23
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Victorian Junior League Three
Under 16 Girls Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 37 def. Altona (2) 26
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Under 14 Girls Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 20 lost to Latrobe City 38
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Victorian Junior League Four
Under 18 Boys Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 49 def. Hawthorn (2) 26
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
Regional One
Under 12 Boys Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 30 lost to Nunawading (3) 39
Top Scorers: Z. Mongelli 9, J. Mongelli 8, T. Willey 6
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
North One
Under 14 Boys Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 51 def. Keilor (3) 20
Top Scorers: J. Edwards 15, J. Willis 10
Coach’s Comment: “A fantastic team effort. This game showed that the work you put in away from the basketball can make a huge difference on the scoreboard.”
Under 12 Girls Round 12
Geelong Cats (2) 32 def. Melbourne (4) 17
Top Scorers: Not Supplied
Coach’s Comment: Not Supplied
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