Big V Youth League Men Round 4, 2017: Werribee v Ballarat & Bendigo

Big V Youth League Men Double Header: Werribee v Ballarat & Bendigo
Werribee 93 defeated Ballarat Miners 61
Werribee      19       21       24       29       93
Ballarat        12       13       15       21       61

Mitch Alush 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks

Josh Tang 12 points, 5 rebounds

Patrick Daley 11 points, 11 rebounds, 6 blocks

Josh Zamperoni 11 points, 5 rebounds

TJ Remy 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

Dylan Harberger 10 points, 6 rebounds

Cameron Hutton 6 rebounds, 4 steals

Jesse Harberger 8 rebounds, 2 blocks

The Werribee Devils Youth League Men have made a fantastic start to the 2017 season. Despite being handed three double-headers in the first four rounds, the Devils have not lost a game and go into the Easter break at 6-0, equal at the top of the table with Keilor Thunder.

In Round 4 the Devils hosted the Ballarat Miners on Saturday night before heading up to Bendigo on Sunday to face the Braves.

The Devils got off to the better start against Ballarat, establishing a seven-point lead at quarter time. Both teams increased their scoring output in each quarter, but the Devils had the superior firepower with a huge 29-point final term resulting in the final margin pushing beyond 30.

One thing that stood out was the Devils defensive pressure. Paddy Daley (six) and Mitch Alush (three) had nine blocks between them, while TJ Remy (three) and Cam Hutton (four) combined for seven steals.

The really impressive thing about this Devils unit is the number of contributors they have on any given day. The workload is generally spread evenly, with all players putting up numbers when they have a chance. The Devils had six players in double figures against Ballarat, and had at least six scorers in every quarter. There were nine Devils rebounders in the third quarter and ten players took a rebound in the last quarter.

The Devils (1^st, 6-0) have won their six games by an average of 20 points and have only dropped three quarters so far this season. After Easter they return for their fourth double-header, taking on Corio Bay Stingrays (4^th, 3-3) away before returning to host Warrandyte Venom (8^th, 2-2) at Eagle Stadium.

Check out these great action shots from Claire Tang Photography.

First Quarter (Werribee 19, Ballarat 12)
Patrick Daley 7 points, 4 rebounds
Josh Zamperoni 3 points
Cameron Hutton 3 points, 3 steals
TJ Remy 3 rebounds
Bubby Luxford 3 assists

Second Quarter (Werribee 21, Ballarat 13) HT 40-25
Cameron Hutton 6 points, 3 rebounds
Dylan Harberger 5 points, 2 rebounds
Mitch Alush 2 assists
Patrick Daley 3 blocks
Jesse Harberger & Liam Paul 3 rebounds

Third Quarter (Werribee 24, Ballarat 15) 3QT 64-40
Josh Zamperoni 8 points, 3 rebounds
Dylan Harberger 5 points, 2 rebounds
Mitch Alush 3 points, 3 rebounds
TJ Remy 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Patrick Daley 3 rebounds

Fourth Quarter (Werribee 29, Ballarat 21) FT 93-61
Mitch Alush 8 points
Josh Toniato 5 points
TJ Remy 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists
Josh Tang 5 points, 3 rebounds

Youth League Men 72 defeated Bendigo Braves 64
Werribee      19       15       20       18       72
Bendigo       14       14       21       15       64

TJ Remy 14 points, 3 steals

Patrick Daley 13 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists

Mitch Alush 12 points, 9 rebounds

Josh Zamperoni 10 points, 8 rebounds

Cam Hutton 9 points 12 rebounds

Jesse Harberger 9 rebounds

The Devils had a tougher outing against Bendigo on Sunday. The visitors started better and briefly managed to gain a double digit lead in the second quarter. However, they couldn’t shake the Braves, who drew within one point during the third term. In the end, the Devils maintained a single-digit lead and left with an eight-point win.

First Quarter (Werribee 19, Bendigo 14)
TJ Remy 6 points
Patrick Daley 4 points, 5 rebounds
Cameron Hutton 4 points, 2 rebounds
Mitch Alush 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jesse Harberger 3 rebounds

Second Quarter (Werribee 15, Bendigo 14) HT 34-28
Mitch Alush 5 points
Patrick Daley 4 points, 4 rebounds
Josh Zamperoni 3 points, 3 rebounds

Third Quarter (Werribee 20, Bendigo 21) 3QT 54-49
TJ Remy 5 points
Mitch Alush 4 points
Josh Zamperoni 3 points, 4 rebounds
Jesse Harberger & Cam Hutton 4 rebounds

Fourth Quarter (Werribee 18, Bendigo 15) FT 72-64
Josh Zamperoni 3 points
TJ Remy 3 points
Patrick Daley 3 points, 2 assists
Cam Hutton 6 rebounds