State
Championship Men 100 defeated Whittlesea Pacers 81
Werribee
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24
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19
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31
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26
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100
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Whittlesea
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23
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14
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20
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24
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81
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Jeremy Smith 34 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Fred Hunter 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
Jonathan Sonda 21 points, 5 rebounds
Jack Macdonald 9 points, 4 rebounds
Nick Morda 5 points
Jordan Hughes 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Dion Jewell 7 rebounds, 2 assists
In Round 15, the Werribee Devils State Championship Men (9th, 5-12) hosted the Whittlesea Pacers (11th, 2-15). The Devils won 89-69 when the two teams met back in Round 5.
The Pacers started better, establishing an early 10-2 lead. Jeremy Smith, Jonathan Sonda, Jack Macdonald and Fred Hunter fought back for the Devils and tied the game up with three minutes remaining. The lead changed several times as a couple of baskets from Sonda were answered by three pointers from Pacers Lucas and Kaba. Garfirth scored as he was fouled and converted the bonus, giving the Pacers the lead, but a basket and two free throws from Hunter in the dying seconds gave the Devils a one point advantage at quarter time. Smith had eight points for the Devils, followed by Hunter and Sonda with six each.
The game remained close in the second quarter. Smith and Hunter were both causing trouble for the Pacers early on but up the other end Dunstan and Kaba landed three-pointers, keeping the Pacers in the game. Morda, Macdonald and Hughes took over late in the quarter and the Devils maintained a six-point lead at half time. Smith was again influential with six points, two assists and two rebounds, Morda added five points and Hunter had four points and two rebounds.
In the third term Petroro scored first for the Pacers, bringing them within four points, but that was as close as they got. Smith and Hunter dominated throughout the quarter, both ending up with double figure totals. A 10-2 Devils run through the middle stages earned them a double-digit lead which they wouldn’t give up for the rest of the game. A Sonda basket late in the quarter gave the Devils a 17-point lead at three-quarter time. Hunter (11 points, two rebounds) and Smith (10 points, two assists, three rebounds) both had huge quarters and Sonda chipped with with seven points. Hughes contributed three assists and two rebounds.
The Pacers showed some fight early in the last quarter, with O’Keefe and Lucas combining for nine points as the home side cut the deficit to ten inside the first two minutes. The next few minutes were goal-for-goal but the Devils maintained their ascendancy, gradually increasing the lead and a Sonda free throw got them to the magical triple figures with a couple of minutes to go. The final margin was 19, a healthy 100-81 victory. Smith had 10 points, Sonda put in eight points and two rebounds, and Hunter scored 6 points and added two assists and two rebounds.
Werribee v Whittlesea - Box Score and Stats
Werribee v Whittlesea - LiveStats and Play-by-Play
Werribee v Whittlesea - Full Game on YouTube
State Championship Men 90 defeated Diamond Valley Eagles 68
Werribee
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26
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19
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20
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25
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90
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Diamond
Valley
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22
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19
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10
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17
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68
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Fred Hunter 28 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
Jeremy Smith 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals
Jonathan Sonda 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
Jack Macdonald 10 points
Jordan Hughes 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists
Dion Jewell 8 points
Nick Morda 4 rebounds
After their victory over Whittlesea the previous night, the Werribee Devils State Championship Men returned home to face the Diamond Valley Eagles (8th, 8-9). The Eagles were too strong for the Devils back in Round 4, winning 112-78.
The Eagles scored the first two baskets of the match, and held a narrow lead in the early stages. Hunter, Sonda and Macdonald featured early on for the Devils, who took the lead with four minutes to go. Smith joined in late in the quarter, scoring six points for the Devils, but was answered by Reynolds up the other end with seven points of his own. The game was tied at 22-22 with 1.49 to play, but free throws from Smith and a late basket to Hunter gave the home side a four point advantage at the first break. Hunter dominated with 12 points and four rebounds while Smith scored six points and also had three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Macdonald and Sonda chipped in with four points each.
Hunter extended the Devils lead with a couple of free throws before the Eagles scored six unanswered points to tie the game up again. Sonda and Hughes got the lead back out to five points, but were pulled in again by Eagles Vilmont and Kansak. The Devils then went on a 10-4 run over two minutes through Hunter, Smith and Macdonald, to establish a seven point lead late in the quarter. Baskets to Owili and Reynolds got the Eagles to within four points at half time. Hunter (six points, two assists, four rebounds) and Macdonald (six points) led the Devils while Sonda had three points and two rebounds, and Smith had a couple of steals.
The Eagles didn’t manage a score in the five minutes of the third quarter, while the Devils added eight points through Smith, Sonda and Hunter and built a double digit lead. The Eagles got back within eight points thanks to Owili and Page, but Smith and Hunter combined for the last six points of the quarter, giving the Devils a 14-point lead at the last break. Smith had a big quarter with 10 points, two assists, three rebounds and Hunter contributed four points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
The Eagles had a lot of ground to make up, and their job was made harder when Hunter scored the first basket of the last term, followed by a three-pointer from Dion Jewell. Page and Lee answered for the Eagles, but then Jewell popped up with another basket from beyond the arc. Lee and Reynolds replied for the Eagles but they were answered with a 7-0 Devils run featuring Jewell, Hunter, Sonda and Hughes. Vilmont and Brook did what they could for the visitors, but Smith and Hughes combined for eight consecutive points to push the final margin beyond 20 points. Dion Jewell had eight points for the quarter, followed by Hughes (six points, three assists, four rebounds) and Hunter (six points, two assists). Smith also had two assists and two steals.
It capped off a successful weekend for the Devils, winning both their games. In Round 16, the Devils (9th, 7-12) take on the Knox Raiders (3rd, 14-4). The Raiders defeated the Devils 88-72 back in Round 10
Werribee v Diamond Valley - Box Score and Stats
Werribee v Diamond Valley - LiveStats and Play-by-Play
Werribee v Diamond Valley - Full Game on YouTube.
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