In front of a good crowd, Wynyard women managed to defeat Smithton in a high standard, exciting game of basketball. It was not until the last quarter that the Wildcats used their bench depth to draw away with the victory.

Penguin women were just too big and strong for the young Devonport team, winning comfortably. Penguin’s Madison Hayward had a very good game, scoring 14 points.

Somerset’s defensive pressure nullified Burnie’s interior game. This restricted Burnie to scoring from outside the three point line, which they did at a very low percentage. The consistent Sammi Phillips continued her excellent form scoring a game high 27 points.

Top of the ladder Ulverstone women flexed their muscle against the inexperienced Latrobe team. Ulverstone have found very good form leading into the finals and presently are the team to beat.

Wynyard men were a whisker away from winning their first game of the season against Smithton. In a fast paced, close contest, Smithton just happened to be in front when the final siren sounded. Daniel Bransden had a good game for the Saints.

In the upset of the round, the young Devonport men had a great victory over Penguin in overtime. In a very strong, physical game, Devonport was well led by Brady Armstrong, who had a game high 23 points.

Burnie’s experienced players took complete control of the game in the first half, leading 49 – 18 at half time against Somerset. It is now just about impossible for Somerset to make the finals with only three games to go.

In an even, fast paced skilful game, Latrobe stepped up their defensive pressure in the third quarter to set themselves up for an important win. Jack Triffett continued his good season scoring 20 points.

Women

Wynyard 67 d Smithton 50

Scorers – Wynyard: B. Groenewege 20, D. Radford 19, L. Haines 12. Smithton: S. Jaeger 19, T. Free 16, G. Roberts 10.

Best Players – Wynyard: B. Groenewege, D. Radford, L. Haines. Smithton: T. Free, Z. Tuaoi, B. Gorringe.

Penguin 75 d Devonport 41

Scorers – Penguin: R. Abel 18, M. Haywood 14, M. Shepherd 9. Devonport: P. French 14, M. Oliver 8, T. French 7.

Best Players – Penguin: M. Haywood, R. Abel, A. Joseph. Devonport: P. Sutton, P. French, T. French.

Somerset 62 d Burnie 42

Scorers – Somerset: S. 7, C. Schumann 14, A. Payne 10. Burnie: H. Shepherd 18, M. Atkins 11, S. Townsend 6.

Best Players – Somerset: S. Phillips, C. Schumann, M. Neasey. Burnie: H. Shepherd, M. Atkins, K. Lucas.

Ulverstone 89 d Latrobe 38

Scorers – Ulverstone: M. Synott 16, K. Barker 14, C. O’Neill 11. Latrobe: B. Brown 15, A. Corbin 8, M. Mayne 7.

Best Players – Ulverstone: S. O’Neill, S. Raynor, M. Synott. Latrobe: B. Brown, S. Maddigan, A. Corbin.

Men

Smithton 64 d Wynyard 60

Scorers – Smithton: H. king 14, B. Hardy 12, D. Bransden 11. Wynyard: L. Jaffray 14, M. Rowlands 13, D. Wilson 10.

Best Players – Smithton: D. Bransden, J. Williams, BZ. Heres. Wynyard: M. Rowlands, L. Jaffray, D. Wilson.

Devonport 69 d Penguin 63

Scorers – Devonport: B. Armstrong 23, J. Clements 13, N. Bingham 13. Penguin: F. Eaton 20, J. Beveridge 13, R. Cook 13.

Burnie 90 d Somerset 50

Scorers – Burnie: T. Armstrong 18, J. Chilcott 12, B. Boag 12. Somerset: M. Salter 12, T. Coffey 12, B. Wescombe 7.

Best Players – Burnie: J. Chilcott, E. Smith, T. Armstrong. Somerset: M. Salter, T. Coffey, T. Smith.

Latrobe 79 d Ulverstone 65

Scorers – Latrobe: J Triffett 20, M. Pulford 15, S Pulford 14. Ulverstone: J. Deegan 20, H. O’Neill 13, C. Hind 9.

Best Players – Latrobe: S. Pulford, J. Parker, J. Triffett. Ulverstone: J. Deegan, C. Hind, M. Barker.