All leagues within the Big V Basketball competition hit the floor for Round 1 this past weekend, with all 4 of our Diamond Valley teams taking part in what was a largely successful weekend for the Eagles.

A number of our teams played in rivalry matches against cross-town Eltham – with the Eagles coming out on top on every single occasion.

The weekend also played host to the Birthdays of Meg Crupi and Nikki Drost from our State Championship Women - Happy Birthday to you both !

Get the rundown here :

Victorian Youth Championship Women :
Diamond Valley def. Sandringham, 63-45 (Game held during Big V Tournament)
S. Gilliam 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals
H. Valenti 14 points

Diamond Valley def. Eltham, 66-60
D. McAthrion 14 points, 4 rebounds

Victorian Youth Championship Men :
Diamond Valley def. by Ringwood Hawks, 75-43 (Game held during Big V Tournament)
D. Dunstan 9 points, 7 rebounds

Diamond Valley def. Kilsyth Cobras, 97-59
D. Girolami 21 points, 2 rebounds
J. Petrie 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

State Championship Women :
Diamond Valley def. Eltham, 71-57
A. Sharp 15 points, 11 rebounds
M. Pirini 12 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists
S. Dufficy 9 points, 15 rebounds

Diamond Valley def. Melbourne, 83-73
A. Sharp 20 points, 9 rebounds
M. Crupi 16 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
S. Dufficy 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists
C. Rosenthal 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists

State Championship Men :
Diamond Valley def. Eltham, 84-69
D. Vasiljevic 32 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
R. Vilmont 17 points, 12 rebounds
M. Reynolds 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists

Don’t forget that this Friday is Good Friday – which means DV is the destination for the annual Good Friday Northern Derby where all proceeds are going to the Good Friday Appeal, for more info click here →bit.ly/1RdBdk5jb