The Pakenham Warriors have come out and signalled their intentions to be a significant player in the 2013 BIG V D2 championship race with two wins to open their pre-season campaign.

Opening up with 2012 finalist Melton the Warriors jumped to a commanding 26-15 lead at the quarter time break in front of a healthy home crowd at the Colosseum and held sway eventually coming away with a 75-54 win.

Leading Scorers:
B.Winder 19pts
J.Topp 15pts
J.Ferriere 13pts
C.Drew 10pts

Quarter by Quarter:
Warriors: 26, 12, 23 14 (75)
Melton: 15, 17, 9, 13 (54)

On Sunday the Warriors backed up against Coburg once again getting out of the blocks to a 18-9 lead and despite the Giants making several surges at the lead the new look Warriors were able to withstand every run running away comfortable 12 point winners 67-55.

Leading Scorers
J.Topp 21pts, 9rebs
B.Winder 15pts, 5rebs
J.Ferriere 10pts, 7asts

Quarter by Quarter:
Warriors: 18, 19, 13 17 (67)
Coburg: 9, 20, 12, 14 (55)

Coaches Comment:
It was an outstanding way to open proceedings. All teams preach optimism at this time of the year and one thing we will enjoy is the underdog tag where we go about our business with minimal fuss. I knew that our team were as well prepared as they could be and despite some injuries our depth and structures are a key feature of how we will play no matter who is available or on the court at any given time.

The great thing about our squad is there are no ego’s and one through fifteen know they have an important role to play in our success so it’s just about being ready to take their opportunity when called on. To have 2012 Allstar Nominee Sean Armstrong, blue collar Jay Richardson and dynamic Tim Bydder to still return to the line-up is evidence of this.

To all the fans that came out on the weekend it was a real buzz to have in excess of 100 spectators at both games and we hope you enjoyed the new look squad. It would be great to have everyone jump on board and become members as we enter a new era of Warriors basketball.