Buccaneers Swashbuckle Redbacks
3-7-2006 - By Gary Prior
4th placed Geraldton Buccaneers men’s State Basketball League team celebrated veteran forward Jason Bunter’s 350th game with a strong win against 11th placed Perth Redbacks, 95. to 84 points. The difference in the game was Geraldton’s USA import, forward Curtis Marshall, who was the game-high scorer with an impressive 49 points.
Top scorer for Perth was 18-year-old shooting guard Jarrad Prior with 34 points, which included 8 successful three-point shots, together with 13 rebounds. Next highest scorer for Perth was veteran shooting guard Ryan Neill with 11 points.
Despite Perth’s late charge for the finals, with their having won 5 of their last 7 games, the loss makes it impossible for them to make the finals as they are 3 games out of the final 8 with only 2 games remaining.
Perth’s women’s team won their 2nd game in a row beating Geraldton 83 to 53, guaranteeing them a place in the finals in either their current 5th place or in 4th place should the Perry Lakes Hawks drop a game to Perth. Centre Christine Boyd continued her season-long strong form with a game high score of 26 points together with an impressive 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Boyd was ably assisted by point guard Narelle Henry, who scored 19 points and 5 rebounds and made 7 assists and 5 steals.
The State Basketball action continues for Perth this Saturday at the Belmont Oasis against Mandurah Magic, with the women’s game starting at 6:00 PM and the men’s game at 8:00 PM.
4th placed Geraldton Buccaneers men’s State Basketball League team celebrated veteran forward Jason Bunter’s 350th game with a strong win against 11th placed Perth Redbacks, 95. to 84 points. The difference in the game was Geraldton’s USA import, forward Curtis Marshall, who was the game-high scorer with an impressive 49 points.
Top scorer for Perth was 18-year-old shooting guard Jarrad Prior with 34 points, which included 8 successful three-point shots, together with 13 rebounds. Next highest scorer for Perth was veteran shooting guard Ryan Neill with 11 points.
Despite Perth’s late charge for the finals, with their having won 5 of their last 7 games, the loss makes it impossible for them to make the finals as they are 3 games out of the final 8 with only 2 games remaining.
Perth’s women’s team won their 2nd game in a row beating Geraldton 83 to 53, guaranteeing them a place in the finals in either their current 5th place or in 4th place should the Perry Lakes Hawks drop a game to Perth. Centre Christine Boyd continued her season-long strong form with a game high score of 26 points together with an impressive 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Boyd was ably assisted by point guard Narelle Henry, who scored 19 points and 5 rebounds and made 7 assists and 5 steals.
The State Basketball action continues for Perth this Saturday at the Belmont Oasis against Mandurah Magic, with the women’s game starting at 6:00 PM and the men’s game at 8:00 PM.
Last Modified on 14/01/2010 10:52
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