Youth League Men (3rd, 11-5) 63 lost to Warrandyte Venom (5th, 9-6) 76
Werribee
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17
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12
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21
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13
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63
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Warrandyte
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16
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15
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26
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19
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76
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Josh Tang 21 points, 5
rebounds
Josh Zamperoni 14 points, 8
rebounds
Mitch Alush 12 points, 8
rebounds, 4 steals
Jesse Harberger 6 points, 9 rebounds
Kodi Opetaia 5 points, 7 rebounds
Bubby Luxford 5 points, 5 rebounds,
5 assists
In Round 13 the Werribee Devils Youth League Men (3rd, 11-5) travelled to take on the Warrandyte Venom (5th, 9-6).
The first quarter was a closely fought contest, and neither team led by more than three points. There were five lead changes and scores were tied six times. A Kodi Opetaia basket in the last minute put the Devils up by one point at quarter time. The Devils had a good spread of scorers: Josh Zamperoni, Opetaia, Jesse Harberger and Josh Tang all started with four points each. Mitch Alush had three rebounds and Bubby Luxford dished out a couple of assists.
Justin Ronan-Black kicked things off for the Venom in the second quarter but was immediately answered by Luxford. Alush then scored twice and Zamperoni hit a three as the Devils opened up an eight point lead at the halfway mark. The Venom then scored six unanswered points in thirty seconds before Tang replied for the Devils. There was no score from either team for the next two and a half minutes, before the Venom hit the last seven points of the quarter to take a two point lead into half time. Alush led the Devils with four points, supported by Tang and Zamperoni with three points each. The rebounding load was spread evenly, with Travis Dale, Luxford, Tang and the Harberger boys grabbing two each.
Alush and Tang struck first for the Devils in the second half, briefly retaining the lead, but were immediately answered by the Venom. Zamperoni then hit the Devils next four points as both teams went goal-for-goal but the Venom maintained a narrow lead. A pair of Alush free throws with four minutes remaining gave the Devils the lead again, but five unanswered Venom points gave them some breathing space. The home side’s lead got out to seven points before Opetaia and Alush got the Devils back within four points inside the final minute. A three-pointer from Venom’s Callum Langmaid restored their seven point lead at three-quarter time. Alush top-scored for the Devils with eight points and two rebounds, Tang contributed six points and two rebounds, while Zamperoni added four points and two rebounds. Opetaia also grabbed three rebounds and Luxford fired off a couple of assists.
Both teams were scoreless in the first two minutes before Luxford scored first for the Devils. It was the only Devils basket for three minutes as the Venom added six points to extend their lead to double figures. Tang hit a three-pointer halfway through the quarter, then the Devils didn’t score again until inside the final two minutes, while the Venom added another six unanswered points. Zamperoni landed a three-pointer and Tang added five points with a minute remaining, but the Venom were able to maintain their double digit lead and take away a 13-point win. Tang finished with eight points for the quarter, while Zamperoni scored three points and grabbed two rebounds. Jesse Harberger (four) and Opetaia (three) led the rebounding.
In Round 14 the Devils (3rd, 11-6) host the Sunbury Jets (5th, 9-6) on Saturday night (8.00pm). The last time they met was in Round 6 and the Devils took a 95-84 away win.
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