Big V Round 10 (Regular Season): Keysborough keeps a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Cougars as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Cougars defeated 6th ranked Gators in Keysborough 95-77. Keysborough dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Gators's 46. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Gerrard Newby (196-1995, college: Union, KY) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. point guard Anthony Williams (178-1995, college: Clark Atlanta) chipped in 25 points and 4 assists. Forward Bryce Brown (203, college: Lindsey Wilson) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Shepparton at the other side dropped to the seventh place with seven games lost. Shepparton will play next round against Wyndham trying to get back on the winning streak. Keysborough will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked RMIT on the road.
Top ranked Hume City Broncos (10-2) recorded its second loss in Tullamarine. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked Cougars (8-4) 86-85. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Hume City Broncos. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Lithuanian swingman Remo Simankevicius (198-1996, college: SNHU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Geer contributed with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. New Zealand Zach Mckenzie (-2002) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for Hume City. McKinnon maintains fourth position with 8-4 record. Hume City at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. McKinnon will play against Wyndham (#9) in Werribee in the next round where they are favorite. Hume City will play on the road against Melbourne Uni (#6) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Pakenham. Local Warriors (8-5) outscored 12th ranked Vikings (1-11) 117-98 on Saturday night. Ned Carr had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Warriors' coach Rob Roberts used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side James Legan responded with 27 points and 6 assists. Warriors have a solid three-game winning streak. Pakenham maintains fifth position with 8-5 record. Blackburn lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Pakenham will meet Camberwell (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Blackburn will play against Bellarine and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 10 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Camberwell was defeated by RMIT in a road game 97-89. Bellarine was beaten by Melbourne Uni at home 96-101. Bellarine lost to Pakenham on the opponent's court 79-89. Sunbury unfortunately lost to Wyndham in a home game 97-114.
The best stats of 10th round was 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists by Jalen Rosemond of Wyndham.



RMIT - Camberwell 97-89

There was no surprise when 10th ranked Camberwell (3-9) was defeated on the road by third ranked Redbacks (9-4) 97-89 on Saturday. RMIT dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Camberwell's 30. They outrebounded Camberwell 51-32 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Louse Agon scored 29 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and French guard Charles Gurgey (190-1995) chipped in 13 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American guard Sean Conway (196-2001, college: St.John's, agency: Warren Sports International) responded with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and his fellow American import power forward Michael Reeves (205-2000, college: Dillard, agency: Warren Sports International) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Four Camberwell players scored in double figures. Redbacks have a solid three-game winning streak. RMIT maintains third position with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Keysborough. Loser Camberwell dropped to the eleventh place with nine games lost. RMIT will meet at home league's leader Keysborough in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Camberwell will play against Pakenham (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Camberwell: S.Conway 30+9reb+6ast, M.Reeves 17+6reb+1ast, J.Lai 12+1reb+1ast, M.Hart 12+4reb+2ast, B.Crowe 7+4reb+1ast, A.Mulqueeney 7+4reb+3ast
RMIT: L.Agon 29+7reb, D.Hoskins Jr. 19+1reb+3ast, C.Gurgey 13+12reb+2ast, M.Savic 10+2reb, M.Spencer 9+6reb+11ast, J.Uhr-Henry 6+8reb

Bellarine - Melbourne Uni 96-101

No shocking result in a game in Bellarine where seventh ranked Melbourne Uni (7-6) defeated 9th ranked Storm (4-10) 101-96 on Saturday. American guard Jamir Moultrie (185-1997, college: Canisius) scored 26 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Joshua McNally chipped in 22 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Melbourne Uni players scored in double figures. Melbourne Uni's coach Joshua Turton used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American power forward Kerry Richardson (202-1999, college: Morehouse, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 11 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Malik McKinney (190, college: West Liberty) scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Melbourne Uni moved-up to sixth place. Bellarine lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Melbourne Uni will meet at home league's second-placed Hume City in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bellarine will play against Blackburn (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bellarine: K.Richardson 30+11reb+3ast, B.Robertson 20+3reb, M.McKinney 20+5reb+6ast, M.Kos 11+2reb, L.Varley 8+9reb+6ast, L.McInerney 6+7reb
Melbourne Uni: J.Moultrie 26+2reb+2ast, J.McNally 22+6reb+1ast, L.Kafritsas 15+5reb+4ast, L.Soklevski 14+5reb+3ast, J.Rimes 6+3reb+2ast, O.Stanley 5+7reb+2ast

Hume City - McKinnon 85-86

Top ranked Hume City Broncos (10-2) recorded its second loss in Tullamarine. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked Cougars (8-4) 86-85. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Hume City Broncos. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Lithuanian swingman Remo Simankevicius (198-1996, college: SNHU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Point guard Jordan Geer (183-1996, college: Erie CC) contributed with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. New Zealand Zach Mckenzie (-2002) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Ricardo Time (188, college: Idaho Coll.) added 21 points in the effort for Hume City. Five McKinnon and four Hume City players scored in double figures. McKinnon maintains fourth position with 8-4 record. Hume City at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. McKinnon will play against Wyndham (#9) in Werribee in the next round where they are favorite. Hume City will play on the road against Melbourne Uni (#6) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Hume City: R.Time 21+3reb+2ast, E.Saifaleupolu 17+3reb+1ast, Z.Mckenzie 14+10reb+3ast, K.Green 13+7reb+3ast, R.Coman 10+2reb+2ast, K.Gorski 8+6reb+1ast
McKinnon: R.Simankevicius 19+12reb+2ast, J.Geer 16+8reb+3ast, S.Fowler 12+7reb+5ast, L.Smith 11+3reb+1ast, M.Barry 11+6reb+3ast, J.Mcqueen 9

Keysborough - Shepparton 95-77

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Cougars as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Cougars defeated 6th ranked Gators in Keysborough 95-77. Keysborough dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Gators's 46. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Gerrard Newby (196-1995, college: Union, KY) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Anthony Williams (178-1995, college: Clark Atlanta) chipped in 25 points and 4 assists. Williams is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Bryce Brown (203, college: Lindsey Wilson) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds and forward Ryan Batte (198-1999, college: Thomas More) added 21 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Shepparton at the other side dropped to the seventh place with seven games lost. Shepparton will play next round against Wyndham trying to get back on the winning streak. Keysborough will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked RMIT on the road.
Top scorers:
Shepparton: B.Brown 23+8reb+2ast, R.Batte 21+7reb+2ast, T.Wattie 13+6reb+2ast, A.Dolny 11+5reb, E.Miraflores 5+4reb+2ast, T.Frame 2+3reb+1ast
Keysborough: G.Newby 29+11reb+3ast, A.Williams 25+1reb+4ast, B.Okhotin 14+6reb+2ast, D.Hare 12+9reb+5ast, S.Grant 7+5reb, J.West 3+2reb+1ast

Pakenham - Blackburn 117-98

The game with biggest result difference took place in Pakenham. Local Warriors (8-5) outscored 12th ranked Vikings (1-11) 117-98 on Saturday night. Pakenham dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Vikings's 34. Pakenham outrebounded Blackburn 46-28 including 18 on the offensive glass. Pakenham shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 59.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Ned Carr had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Stephen Coffey chipped in 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Warriors' coach Rob Roberts used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American guard James Legan (190-1987, college: ECU) responded with 27 points and 6 assists and forward Mike Zuccolo scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Five Pakenham and four Blackburn players scored in double figures. Warriors have a solid three-game winning streak. Pakenham maintains fifth position with 8-5 record. Blackburn lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Pakenham will meet Camberwell (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Blackburn will play against Bellarine and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Blackburn: J.Legan 27+4reb+6ast, O.Arnott 22+5reb, M.Zuccolo 19+7reb+2ast, N.Kanellis 15+1reb+5ast, A.Kanellis 7+5reb+1ast, D.Agoth 6+2reb+1ast
Pakenham: S.Coffey 29+5reb+8ast, N.Carr 24+16reb+3ast, C.Fredrickson 22+1reb+5ast, E.Tillman 19+12reb+1ast, M.Berkec 13+2reb, D.Larkin 5+6reb+3ast

Pakenham - Bellarine 89-79

Very expected game in Pakenham where 9th ranked Storm (4-10) was defeated by fifth ranked Warriors (8-5) 89-79 on Sunday. Ned Carr had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American center Elijah Tillman (203-1994, college: GBC) chipped in 21 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Five Warriors players scored in double figures. At the losing side American power forward Kerry Richardson (202-1999, college: Morehouse, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks and his fellow American import guard Malik McKinney (190, college: West Liberty) scored 23 points and 5 assists. Warriors have a solid three-game winning streak. Pakenham maintains fifth position with 8-5 record. Bellarine lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth place with ten games lost. Pakenham will meet Camberwell (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Bellarine will play against Blackburn and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bellarine: K.Richardson 30+12reb+1ast, M.McKinney 23+4reb+5ast, L.Varley 7+1reb+3ast, S.Garcia 5+2reb+3ast, L.McInerney 5+14reb, B.Robertson 3+5reb+4ast
Pakenham: N.Carr 21+11reb+2ast, E.Tillman 21+12reb, C.Fredrickson 18+4reb+7ast, D.Larkin 14+9reb+2ast, S.Coffey 11+4reb+7ast, M.Berkec 2+5reb+1ast

Sunbury - Wyndham 97-114

There was a small surprise in Sunbury where tenth ranked Devils (4-8) beat 8th ranked Jets (4-7) 114-97 on Sunday. Wyndham outrebounded Sunbury 38-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. American center Jalen Rosemond (203-2000, college: Molloy) had a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Junior Garbrah (185-2000, college: Fort Lewis) chipped in 27 points during the contest. Rosemond is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side Canadian guard Joshua Yorke-Frazer (183-1995, college: Seneca, agency: Gulf Coast Hoops) responded with 28 points and 7 rebounds and forward Cooper Kirkman (-2001) scored 24 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Wyndham moved-up to ninth place. Loser Jets keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. Wyndham will meet higher ranked Shepparton (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sunbury will play against Shepparton and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sunbury: J.Yorke-Frazer 28+7reb+2ast, C.Kirkman 24+6reb+3ast, B.Gladden 17+2reb+2ast, Z.Martinez 12+2reb+1ast, N.Marshall 10+2reb+5ast, L.Carnell 6+1reb+1ast
Wyndham: J.Garbrah 27+3reb+1ast, M.Mayoum 25+5reb+1ast, J.Rosemond 21+14reb+4ast, M.Makuac 17+4ast, X.Cotton 12+4ast, D.Dut 5+1reb