Youth League Men – Werribee Devils v Geelong Supercats, Saturday March 19th, 2016
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Werribee Devils
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20
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14
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30
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19
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83
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Geelong Supercats
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13
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12
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15
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21
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61
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Cam Hutton - 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals
Mitch Alush - 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Josh Zamperoni - 11 points, 3 steals
Bubby Luxford - 9 points, 2 assists, 5 steals
Jesse Harberger - 8 points, 4 rebounds,
5 blocks, 3 assists
Travis Dale - 7 points, 2 rebounds
TJ Remy - 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
Josh Tang - 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals
The Werribee Devils Youth League Men have got their season off to a pleasing start with an 83-61 victory over the Geelong Supercats at Eagle Stadium on Saturday night.
In front of a packed house, the night started in heartwarming fashion, with both teams joining together to honour the memory of a friend of the Supercats team who had recently passed away. It was a classy and genuine gesture which reminded us that, as crazy and competitive as sport can sometimes be, ultimately we are all part of the human family and it doesn’t cost anything to show kindness to others.
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| image from Geelong Supercats Facebook page |
Once the action got underway, it was the Devils who raced away to a 7-0 lead
inside the first two minutes thanks to a long bomb from Josh Zamperoni followed
by baskets to Cam Hutton and TJ Remy. The home side controlled the quarter,
extending the lead to double figures before the Supercats struck back to get
within seven points at the first break. Mitch Alush was playing his first Big V
game back since being injured last year and made an immediate impact with five
points and three rebounds for the quarter. Cam Hutton and Jesse Harberger
started with four points each and Josh Tang was handy in the air, grabbing
three rebounds.
The second quarter was an arm wrestle as the Supercats worked their way back into the match. They outrebounded the Devils 16-10 and found themselves within three points halfway through the quarter. However, baskets to Cam and Mitch, followed by a couple of freethrows to Bubby Luxford gave the Devils some breathing space, and they went to the locker room with a nine point lead, winning the quarter 14-12. Cam Hutton got five points for the quarter and Bubby had four. Jesse Harberger was solid down the defensive end, with three blocks.
There’s a saying in sport that the third quarter is the “premiership quarter” and the Devils certainly proved this to be true, scoring 30 points, forcing 15 Supercat turnovers and grabbing 10 steals. The same names kept on popping up on the stats computer: Cam Hutton again led the way with 8 points and 4 steals. Mitch Alush scored six and Josh Zamperoni had five. Bubby Luxford took advantage of several Supercat mistakes and snatched three steals.
With a 24-point lead in the bank it was time for some other contributors to step up in the final term. Travis Dale jumped on the court and top scored for the quarter with five points and Dylan Harberger added four. Constant offensive pressure from the Devils pushed the margin out to 28, but two Supercat three-pointers in the final minute resulted in a 22 point victory to the Devils in front of an appreciative home crowd.
New coach Darren Hindle was rightfully satisfied with the Devils performance: “We are very pleased with our first round effort. To be able to force a side to 39 turnovers was a great effort within itself. What made the win even more rewarding was the fact we didn't have to rely on any player for big minutes. It felt like a well-balanced team effort. Even though we are very pleased with the effort, we are not getting carried away, it's only round one and we still have plenty of room for improvement.”
The top-placed Devils now face a Round 2 clash against western suburbs rivals Altona Gators (5th), who got their season off to a great start with a 99-84 win over Sunbury. Their clash will be the first of a triple header at Eagle Stadium on Saturday April 2nd. They then have a road trip to the leafy Eastern suburbs to take on the Camberwell Dragons (7th) on Sunday.
Youth League One Men Round 1 Results:
Camberwell 90 d Warrandyte 79
Coburg 81 @ Keysborough 62
Werribee 83 d Geelong 61
Whittlesea 73 d Hume City 61
Bendigo 88 d Ballarat 65
Altona 99 d Sunbury 84
Geelong 83 d Keysborough 71
Hume City 82 d Camberwell 69
Youth League One Men, Round 2 Draw:
Keysborough vs Camberwell, Saturday April 2nd, 16:00, Springers Leisure Centre
Werribee vs Altona, Saturday April 2nd, 16:30, Eagle Stadium
Geelong vs Whittlesea, Saturday April 2nd, 17:30, The Geelong Arena
Sunbury vs Coburg, Saturday April 2nd, 19:00, Boardman Stadium
Camberwell vs Werribee, Sunday April 3rd, 12:00, Boroondara Sports Complex
Warrandyte vs Sunbury, Sunday April 3rd, 12:30, Warrandyte Sports Complex
Hume City vs Geelong, Sunday April 3rd, 13:00, Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium
Ballarat vs Keysborough, Sunday April 3rd, 13:45, MARS Minerdome
Whittlesea vs Bendigo, Sunday April 3rd, 14:00, Mill Park Basketball Stadium
YLM Round 1 Ladder
YLM Werribee v Geelong Box Score & Match Stats
YLM Werribee v Geelong Livestats
Check out these awesome photos of the match against Geelong by Claire Tang Photography
The second quarter was an arm wrestle as the Supercats worked their way back into the match. They outrebounded the Devils 16-10 and found themselves within three points halfway through the quarter. However, baskets to Cam and Mitch, followed by a couple of freethrows to Bubby Luxford gave the Devils some breathing space, and they went to the locker room with a nine point lead, winning the quarter 14-12. Cam Hutton got five points for the quarter and Bubby had four. Jesse Harberger was solid down the defensive end, with three blocks.
There’s a saying in sport that the third quarter is the “premiership quarter” and the Devils certainly proved this to be true, scoring 30 points, forcing 15 Supercat turnovers and grabbing 10 steals. The same names kept on popping up on the stats computer: Cam Hutton again led the way with 8 points and 4 steals. Mitch Alush scored six and Josh Zamperoni had five. Bubby Luxford took advantage of several Supercat mistakes and snatched three steals.
With a 24-point lead in the bank it was time for some other contributors to step up in the final term. Travis Dale jumped on the court and top scored for the quarter with five points and Dylan Harberger added four. Constant offensive pressure from the Devils pushed the margin out to 28, but two Supercat three-pointers in the final minute resulted in a 22 point victory to the Devils in front of an appreciative home crowd.
New coach Darren Hindle was rightfully satisfied with the Devils performance: “We are very pleased with our first round effort. To be able to force a side to 39 turnovers was a great effort within itself. What made the win even more rewarding was the fact we didn't have to rely on any player for big minutes. It felt like a well-balanced team effort. Even though we are very pleased with the effort, we are not getting carried away, it's only round one and we still have plenty of room for improvement.”
The top-placed Devils now face a Round 2 clash against western suburbs rivals Altona Gators (5th), who got their season off to a great start with a 99-84 win over Sunbury. Their clash will be the first of a triple header at Eagle Stadium on Saturday April 2nd. They then have a road trip to the leafy Eastern suburbs to take on the Camberwell Dragons (7th) on Sunday.
Youth League One Men Round 1 Results:
Camberwell 90 d Warrandyte 79
Coburg 81 @ Keysborough 62
Werribee 83 d Geelong 61
Whittlesea 73 d Hume City 61
Bendigo 88 d Ballarat 65
Altona 99 d Sunbury 84
Geelong 83 d Keysborough 71
Hume City 82 d Camberwell 69
Youth League One Men, Round 2 Draw:
Keysborough vs Camberwell, Saturday April 2nd, 16:00, Springers Leisure Centre
Werribee vs Altona, Saturday April 2nd, 16:30, Eagle Stadium
Geelong vs Whittlesea, Saturday April 2nd, 17:30, The Geelong Arena
Sunbury vs Coburg, Saturday April 2nd, 19:00, Boardman Stadium
Camberwell vs Werribee, Sunday April 3rd, 12:00, Boroondara Sports Complex
Warrandyte vs Sunbury, Sunday April 3rd, 12:30, Warrandyte Sports Complex
Hume City vs Geelong, Sunday April 3rd, 13:00, Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium
Ballarat vs Keysborough, Sunday April 3rd, 13:45, MARS Minerdome
Whittlesea vs Bendigo, Sunday April 3rd, 14:00, Mill Park Basketball Stadium
YLM Round 1 Ladder
YLM Werribee v Geelong Box Score & Match Stats
YLM Werribee v Geelong Livestats
Check out these awesome photos of the match against Geelong by Claire Tang Photography
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