Big V Round 14 (Regular Season): Keysborough defeats leader Wyndham

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Devils (13-3) in Keysborough on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Cougars (13-5) 102-84. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Devils. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Keysborough made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. American forward Gerrard Newby (196-1995, college: Union, KY) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import point guard Anthony Williams (178-1995, college: Clark Atlanta) contributed with 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Cougars' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Troyce Manassa (193-1993, college: SSU) replied with 21 points and 9 rebounds for Wyndham. Keysborough maintains second position with 13-5 record having just two point less than leader Wyndham. Wyndham at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. Keysborough are looking forward to face Bellarine (#6) on the road in the next round. Wyndham will play against Hume City (#4) in Tullamarine and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Bellarine. Fourth ranked Hume City Broncos (11-5) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 6th ranked Storm (9-9) 94-91 on Saturday evening. American players dominated the game. Guard Scott Stone (193-1995, college: St.Cloud St.) scored 35 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Malik McKinney chipped in 20 points and 10 assists during the contest. Forward Kavione Green (195, college: Bloomfield) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 20 rebounds. Hume City Broncos have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 11-5 record. Bellarine lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with nine games lost. Hume City will play against higher ranked McKinnon (#3) at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Bellarine will play against the league's second-placed Keysborough and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Cougars (13-5) against fourth ranked Cougars (12-6) on Sunday night. Host Cougars were defeated by Cougars in a tough game in Keysborough 93-99. Shaquille Maharaj notched 29 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 41 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds by Anthony Williams did not help to save the game for Keysborough. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. McKinnon moved-up to third place. Loser Cougars keeps the second position with five games lost. McKinnon will meet Hume City (#4) in the next round. Keysborough will play against Bellarine and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: Melbourne Uni beat Camberwell on the road 109-101. Pakenham won against Shepparton on its own court 87-72. Western PS managed to outperform Sunbury in Western Port 90-85. Bellarine was rolled over Melbourne Uni at home 92-116. Camberwell was defeated by Blackburn on the opponent's court 130-122.



Bellarine - Hume City 91-94

Important game to mention about took place in Bellarine. Fourth ranked Hume City Broncos (11-5) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 6th ranked Storm (9-9) 94-91 on Saturday evening. Hume City made 18-of-20 charity shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. American players dominated the game. Guard Scott Stone (193-1995, college: St.Cloud St.) scored 35 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Malik McKinney (190, college: West Liberty) chipped in 20 points and 10 assists during the contest. Forward Kavione Green (195, college: Bloomfield) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 20 rebounds and guard Nick Velasquez (190-1994, college: Union, TN) scored 18 points and 7 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hume City Broncos have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 11-5 record. Bellarine lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with nine games lost. Hume City will play against higher ranked McKinnon (#3) at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Bellarine will play against the league's second-placed Keysborough and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Bellarine: K.Green 30+20reb+2ast, N.Velasquez 18+3reb+7ast, N.Gronbeck 11+1ast, R.Jarvie 10+6reb+3ast, M.Kos 9, J.Hultgren 6+4reb+1ast
Hume City: S.Stone 35+5reb+4ast, M.McKinney 20+3reb+10ast, Z.Mckenzie 17+12reb+1ast, T.Clayton 14+18reb+1ast, E.Saifaleupolu 8+4reb+3ast, D.Matautia 0+2ast

Camberwell - Melbourne Uni 101-109

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Melbourne Uni (8-9) beat on the road 10th ranked Camberwell (4-13) 109-101 on Saturday. Melbourne Uni dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Camberwell's 48. Melbourne Uni forced 25 Camberwell turnovers. American guard Ricardo Time (188, college: Idaho Coll.) notched a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Joel Rimes (196) supported him with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Melbourne Uni's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds by American point guard Christopher Elder (180-1989, college: St.Francis, IL) did not help to save the game for Camberwell. Forward Luke Liesegang (203-1997) added 11 points and 18 rebounds for the hosts. Four Melbourne Uni and five Camberwell players scored in double figures. Melbourne Uni maintains eighth position with 8-9 record. Loser Camberwell keeps the tenth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Western PS. Melbourne Uni will meet at home higher ranked Pakenham (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Camberwell's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Melbourne to the arena Blackburn.
Top scorers:
Camberwell: C.Elder 34+6reb+3ast, M.Barkeley 14+5reb+2ast, M.Power 13+3reb+2ast, B.Crowe 12+3reb, L.Liesegang 11+18reb+1ast, J.Dean 11+9reb+3ast
Melbourne Uni: R.Time 37+11reb+3ast, Z.Polglaze 15+6reb, J.McNally 15+1reb, L.Soklevski 10+6reb+2ast, S.Mahboobi 10+5reb+2ast, J.Rimes 9+7reb+5ast

Pakenham - Shepparton 87-72

Everything could happen in Pakenham at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Warriors and 7th ranked Gators had identical 8-7 record. This time Warriors used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Shepparton 87-72 on Saturday night. Pakenham forced 20 Shepparton turnovers. Guard Cody Fredrickson (188-2000, college: Ottawa, KS) notched 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and forward Joshua Dow (198-1995, college: Cumberlands) supported him with 25 points and 6 rebounds. Four Warriors players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds by American Devin Thomas (203-1996, college: Indiana St., agency: One Motive Sports) did not help to save the game for Shepparton. New Zealand guard Dylan Wilkie (191-2001) added 15 points for the guests. Gators' coach rotated eleven players and allowed the starting five to rest. Warriors have a solid three-game winning streak. Pakenham (9-7) moved-up to fifth place. Loser Gators keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. Pakenham will meet Melbourne Uni (#8) on the road in the next round. Shepparton will play against Sunbury and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Shepparton: D.Thomas 22+11reb+1ast, D.Wilkie 15+2reb+2ast, T.Best 10+4reb+2ast, S.Beks 7+8reb+3ast, J.Coke 7+2reb, L.Kego 7+8reb+1ast
Pakenham: J.Dow 25+6reb, C.Fredrickson 22+5reb+5ast, T.Morton 14+11reb+4ast, N.Weideman 13+4reb+3ast, J.Davis 4+5reb+1ast, M.Berkec 4+1reb+1ast

Sunbury - Western PS 85-90

There was a small surprise when eleventh ranked Steelers (4-13) won against 8th ranked Jets (7-10) in Sunbury 90-85 on Saturday. Western PS outrebounded Sunbury 46-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. American center Russell Permenter (203-1988, college: Providence) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Jake Macaulay (174) supported him with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Steelers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 18 points and 5 assists by guard Nathan Marshall did not help to save the game for Sunbury. Owen Stephens added 21 points for the hosts. Five Western PS and four Sunbury players scored in double figures. Western PS moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Camberwell. Sunbury lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with ten games lost. Western PS will meet bottom-ranked Blackburn (#12) in the next round. Sunbury will play against Shepparton and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sunbury: O.Stephens 21+4reb+2ast, N.Marshall 18+4reb+5ast, J.Weston 13+1reb+1ast, R.Mitchell 12+5reb, K.Skenderis 8+5reb+2ast, Z.Martinez 8
Western PS: J.Macaulay 16+5reb+5ast, R.Permenter 14+14reb+1ast, L.Ingram 13+6reb+3ast, M.McAuliffe 12+2reb, P.Brotherson 10+7reb+2ast, J.Gaze 9+2reb+1ast

Keysborough - Wyndham 102-84

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Devils (13-3) in Keysborough on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Cougars (13-5) 102-84. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Devils. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Keysborough made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. American forward Gerrard Newby (196-1995, college: Union, KY) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import point guard Anthony Williams (178-1995, college: Clark Atlanta) contributed with 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Williams is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Cougars' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Troyce Manassa (193-1993, college: SSU) replied with 21 points and 9 rebounds and forward Adetomi Ayilara (208-1998, college: Cloud County) added 13 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Wyndham. Keysborough maintains second position with 13-5 record having just two point less than leader Wyndham. Wyndham at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. Keysborough are looking forward to face Bellarine (#6) on the road in the next round. Wyndham will play against Hume City (#4) in Tullamarine and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Wyndham: T.Manassa 21+9reb+3ast, O.Jones 14+4reb+1ast, A.Ayilara 13+11reb+1ast, M.Thomas 9+5reb, A.Dolny 8, D.Herbert 7+3reb+4ast
Keysborough: G.Newby 29+10reb+4ast, N.Carlson 18+5reb, A.Williams 18+5reb+1ast, R.Lamorticella 13+3reb, D.Moore 8+7reb+2ast, J.Leclerc 8+4reb+7ast

Bellarine - Melbourne Uni 92-116

There was a minor upset when 6th ranked Storm (9-9) was outscored by eighth ranked Melbourne Uni (8-9) in Bellarine 116-92 on Sunday. Melbourne Uni forced 19 Bellarine turnovers. American guard Ricardo Time (188, college: Idaho Coll.) notched 20 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and Lukas Kafritsas (193-1997) supported him with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Five Melbourne Uni players scored in double figures. Melbourne Uni's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds by American forward Kavione Green (195, college: Bloomfield) did not help to save the game for Bellarine. His fellow American import guard Nick Velasquez (190-1994, college: Union, TN) added 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Melbourne Uni maintains eighth position with 8-9 record. Bellarine lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with nine games lost. Melbourne Uni will meet at home higher ranked Pakenham (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bellarine will play against the league's second-placed Keysborough and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Bellarine: K.Green 29+13reb+1ast, N.Velasquez 28+5reb+4ast, L.Varley 13+5reb+7ast, N.Gronbeck 9+2reb+2ast, R.Jarvie 7+7reb+1ast, J.Hultgren 4+4reb
Melbourne Uni: R.Time 20+7reb+2ast, J.McNally 18+1reb, L.Kafritsas 17+9reb+1ast, J.Rimes 14+6reb+6ast, L.Soklevski 14+6reb+3ast, S.Pomasan 14+2reb+3ast

Blackburn - Camberwell 130-122

There was a small surprise when twelfth ranked Vikings (3-13) defeated 10th ranked Camberwell (4-13) in Melbourne 130-122 on Sunday. Blackburn looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American point guard Kortland Martin (180, college: FHU) notched 40 points (!!!) and 7 assists to lead the effort and the other American import guard James Legan (190-1987, college: ECU) supported him with 40 points (!!!) and 6 assists. Even 32 points and 4 assists (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) by American point guard Christopher Elder (180-1989, college: St.Francis, IL) did not help to save the game for Camberwell. Forward Luke Liesegang (203-1997) added 24 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Four Blackburn and five Camberwell players scored in double figures. Camberwell's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Blackburn maintains twelfth position with 3-13 record. Loser Camberwell keeps the tenth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Western PS. Blackburn will meet at home higher ranked Western PS (#11) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Camberwell will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Camberwell: C.Elder 32+3reb+4ast, L.Liesegang 24+7reb+2ast, J.Dean 24+3reb+1ast, B.Crowe 20+2reb+2ast, M.Power 11+7reb+1ast, M.Barkeley 7+1reb+7ast
Blackburn: J.Legan 40+4reb+6ast, K.Martin 40+4reb+7ast, A.Kimble 22+9reb+2ast, J.Freitag 16+5reb+1ast, N.D''intini 8+6reb+1ast, B.Niop 4+3reb

Keysborough - McKinnon 93-99

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Cougars (13-5) against fourth ranked Cougars (12-6) on Sunday night. Host Cougars were defeated by Cougars in a tough game in Keysborough 93-99. Forward Shaquille Maharaj (196-1997, college: Camosun) notched 29 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and American guard Adam Anderson (193, college: St.Rose, NY) supported him with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Cougars players scored in double figures. Even 41 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds by American point guard Anthony Williams (178-1995, college: Clark Atlanta) did not help to save the game for Keysborough. His fellow American import forward Gerrard Newby (196-1995, college: Union, KY) added 13 points and 18 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. McKinnon moved-up to third place. Loser Cougars keeps the second position with five games lost. McKinnon will meet Hume City (#4) in the next round. Keysborough will play against Bellarine and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Keysborough: A.Williams 41+6reb+2ast, N.Carlson 13+12reb, G.Newby 13+18reb+2ast, R.Lamorticella 8+2reb, M.Myers 7+3ast, J.Leclerc 5+4reb
McKinnon: S.Maharaj 29+8reb+2ast, A.Anderson 26+5reb+5ast, N.Woodall 11+3reb, S.Wooten Jr. 10+7reb+1ast, L.Peynenborg 8+5reb+1ast, J.Mcqueen 8+1reb