Uni Rebels League Teams Win Opening Night
Photo: Tim Morris from Uni Rebels hit 31 points in victory against Ansett
League Men – Ansett v Uni Rebles
The Uni Rebels charged past the Blues from Ansett 86-68 to begin a defense of their Challenge Season title from last year. Rebel Tim Morris will once again be chasing a scoring title after missing out in the Championship Season last year. Morris knocked down 31 points in this affair and he had plenty of help with Jake Kirby adding 21 and Lionel Ogre & Dom Staporya hitting 10 each. The Rebels took off on a 26-17 run in the first quarter and led at half time 40-35. They then stamped their authority on the game with a 30-18 third quarter to boost their lead up to 70-53 making it a big hill for the Blues to climb. Jake Feeney led the Blues with 21, Matteo Rowse had 16 and Matthew Flanegan hit 14.
League Women – Razzle v Uni Rebels
The Uni Rebels women are back in the competition and they started their season with a 56-38 victory against the Razzle. Shaan Mitchell led the way for the Rebels with a team high 13 points with support coming from Jaylene Boundry & Ambah Kowcun (12 each). The Rebels led a close first half 24-16 but opened the game up in the third quarter with a 17-4 run that put the game out of reach of the green and gold. The Razzle’s Erin Boyd led all scorers with 14 points.
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