November 4, 2017

Photo:  Lightning's Cameron Bailey hit a career 5000th point on Friday night v Razzle Storm

Championship Season

DBA League Results – 2 & 3 November 2017

Round 19

League Women - Uni Rebels v Tracy Village Jets (Thursday)

Tikesa Docherty-Cole shot her points per game average up another point as she led the Tracy Village Jets to an easy 89-48 win over last placed Uni Rebels. Docherty-Cole was cruising along with an 18ppg average last week and after knocking down a game high 30 she is now at 19.6ppg. Docherty-Cole had plenty of help from team mates as Kylie Duggan dropped in 17, Demi Cubillo 13 and Leah Seden 10. Docherty-Cole hit the first two baskets of the game for the Jets as they raced away to a 26-14 first quarter lead (Tikesa hit 10 of her total in the quarter). By half time it was 44-27. Danielle Ponter led the Rebels with 16 while club stalwart Chantelle Lee added 12.

Eagles v Razzle Storm (Friday)

The Razzle Storm conjured up a big storm to upset the playoff bound Eagles 73-61, The Storm played the spoilers making it impossible for the Birds to get the double chance second place on the ladder. The Storm can’t make the playoffs, but they have an opportunity to finish off the season with their best won/loss record in 7 years. The score at half time in this game was 28 all. After the break the wheels fell off the cart for the Birds as the Storm tore off on a 21-4 scoring spree that decided the outcome of the game. Erin Boyd (16.8ppg) from the Storm enjoyed more than just a few trips to the charity stripe during the game collecting 13 points from free throws, more than half of her game high 21. All up the Storm hit 18 to just 4 for the Birds. Laura Triffitt added 16 and Mali Gordon 15 for the Storm while Ieasha Friel (19.1ppg) hit 16 for the Eagles with Michelle Friel & Tulaha Jeffrey getting 15 each.

Palmerston Power v Lightning (Friday)

The Palmerston Power slipped past the Lightning 59-47 to just about confirm their position in the playoffs. With just two games remaining the Power are one game in front of the Lightning and depending on the outcome of those two games either the Power or the Lightning will get the fourth spot on the ladder. The Power had built up a big enough lead of 34-26 by half time and clung to that lead for the remainder of the game for the win. Louise Turner (14.2ppg) turned in a solid 15 point game for the Power with Chiara Jones hitting 14 and Christine West 12. Peta Bailey (8.6ppg) led the Lightning with 10 and Dominique Carbone 9. The door is still ajar for the Lightning, but they have to win their remaining two games and hope that the Power falters.

Ladder:                                  Tracy Village Jets 15-2, Ansett 12-4, Eagles 10-6, Palmerston Power 7-9, Lightning 6-10, Razzle Storm 5-11 & Uni Rebels 2-15

Next week Rd 20:              Thursday – Razzle Storm v Ansett 6:30pm. Friday Lightning v Eagles 6:30pm & Palmerston Power v Tracy Village Jets 8:00pm Bye: Uni Rebels

Men

Round 18

League Men – Essington Cannons v Eagles (Thursday)

Deola D’Brown Folarin (21.2PPG) & Tobiasz Hose (25.4ppg) combined for 51 points to lead the Essington Cannons past the Eagles 95-83. The win put the Cannons into sole possession of second place on the ladder. The Cannons raced off to a 29-20 first quarter lead followed by a run of 26-21 in the second quarter for a 55-41 half time lead. The Eagles never really mounted a serious challenge for the remainder of the game as they slipped into third place. Others to hit double figures for the Cannons were Deba George & Travis Ellis with 18 apiece. Anthony Golden (33.2ppg) led the Eagles with a game high 27, Jordan Sing (17.9ppg) chipped in with 20, Joseph Johnson 16 and Zach Williams-Hook 13.

Palmerston Power v Uni Rebels (Thursday)

The league leading Uni Rebels thumped the Palmerston Power 104-79 to remain the choice for another Grand Final win later this month. The Rebels were only clinging to a 9 point lead heading into the last quarter as the Power were proving to be a bit tenacious. However, the Rebels opened the game right up with a 27-11 run to end any hope the Power may have had. A 12-2 run by the Rebels in the first 4 minutes of the quarter sealed the outcome of the game. Rebel Jake Kirby (11.6ppg) led all scorers with 28 points (including 8 treys!). Tim Morris (28.1ppg) added 25, Spencer Coleman 22 and Jarrod Sheppard 12. For the Power the top scorer was Willie Shackleford (21.2ppg) with 28, Garrett Hall had 19 and Ben Streeter 13.

Razzle Storm v Lightning (Friday)

The Razzle Storm followed the success of their woman’s team by bumping off the Lightning 87-71 for just their third win of the season. Fred Williams (28.3ppg) knocked down a game high 30 points to lead the Storm. The Storm flashed out to a 10 point 24-14 first quarter lead that they held onto throughout the match. Williams had support from James Rudolph (17), Chris Mahlstedt (14) and Nicholas Routledge (10). A big game by Jesse Bell (28 @ 21.8ppg) wasn’t enough as the only other player to score double figures was Cameron Bailey with 13. Bailey hit a personal milestone with his point output as he became only the ninth male player to surpass 5,000 points scored in a career. Bailey now has 5010 points from 361 games played for a 13.8ppg average.

Tracy Village Jets v Ansett (Friday)

Ansett came prepared to win this game and they did it with ease knocking off the Tracy Village Jets 111-71. Jerron Jamerson (38.4ppg) hit a whopping season high of 55 points (a League season high) to pace the Blues to victory. The Blues jumped out to a 29-18 first quarter lead and never let up. They led 56-31 at half time. James Toohey & Matt Haniford added 15 each with Robert Skinner on 11 and Mitch O’Donoghue 10. Joel Stevens (13.6ppg) led the Jets with 22, Ned Stevens hit 21 and Jackson Tremlett had 10. Ansett still have an outside chance for the final four, but it is all contingent on the outcomes of other games plus their need to win em all.

Ladder:                                  Uni Rebels 16-2, Essington Cannons 13-5, Eagles 12-6, Palmerston Power 11-7, Ansett 10-8, Lightning 5-12, Razzle Storm 3-14 & Tracy Village Jets 1-17

Next week Rd 20:       Thursday – Essington Cannons vUni Rebels 6:30pm & Razzle Storm v Ansett 8:00pm. Friday – Tracy Village Jet v Palmerston Power 6:30pm & Lightning v Eagles 8:00pm.