NBL1 South Recap: Round 8 - Sunday June 19

A packed schedule of NBL1 South action today, and while there were a fair sure of blowout games, there were also a few moments of magic. 

Check out the games below. 

WOMEN

Frankston Blues (65) def by Bendigo Braves (102) 

A dominant display from Bendigo to begin Sunday’s proceedings, taking down Frankston by 37 points.

Frankston had some impressive play, led by Darcee Garbin who had 20 points and nine rebounds. 

But Bendigo were frankly too good, the highlight being Tess Madgen with 30 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds. 

FRANKSTON 65 (Garbin 20, Lavey 11, D'Angelo and Gaze 10)

BENDIGO 102 (Madgen 30, McKay 20, Wehrung and Wilson 18) 

Diamond Valley Eagles (66) def by Geelong Supercats (94)

Another big win, this time it was the Diamond Valley Eagles going down by 28 points to Geelong. 

The Eagles had four double-digit scorers, but none scored more than 14 points, the mark set by Eliza Bannan and Sophie Burrows. 

For the Supercats, Sarah Blicavs was the star, recording an 18-point, 12 rebound double-double, leading the game in both categories. 

DIAMOND VALLEY 66 (Bannan and Burrows 14, Terdich 12)

GEELONG 94 (Blicavs 18, Rocci 16, Braslis 13) 

Melbourne Tigers (65) def by Launceston Tornadoes (79) 

This was a game that was closer than the final score might suggest, with a huge third quarter proving the difference for Launceston. 

The Tigers were led by Tess Heal, who had 17 points, but only two other players joined her in double digits. 

On the other hand, the Tornadoes' twin towers were simply incredible, Kelsey Griffin with 26 points and 15 rebounds, Keely Froling not far behind with 23 and 14. 

MELBOURNE 65 (Heal 17, Metcalfe 13, Hooper 10)

LAUNCESTON 79 (Griffin 26, Froling 23, Payne 17) 

Hobart Chargers (75) def by Eltham Wildcats (108)

The blowouts continued with this match, as the Chargers went down by 33 points to the Wildcats. 

Anneli Maley was phenomenal for Eltham, recording 26 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists, and three steals. 

Hobart played top-heavy, with Sharna Thompson and Paige Bradley combing for 47 points, but only one player joined them in double digits. 

HOBART 75 (Bradley 24, Thompson 23, McCauley 16) 

ELTHAM 108 (Maley 26, Campbell 20, Leidel 17)

Dandenong Rangers (48) def by Ballarat Miners (93)

One final blowout for the NBL1 South women today, with the Ballarat Miners obliterating the Dandenong Rangers by 45 points. 

Emilee Harmon was the lone bright spot for the Rangers, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the only Dandenong player in double digits. 

As could be expected, the Miners were much more solid, led by Jade Melbourne’s 23 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and four steals. 

DANDENONG 48 (Harmon 20, Potter and Sooalo 8)

BALLARAT 93 (Melbourne 23, Aokuso 18, Brancatisano 16)

 

MEN 

Frankston Blues (73) def by Bendigo Braves (89) 

A solid win for Bendigo is this one, their dominant first half able to prove the difference after a close second half. 

Lachlan Barker was outstanding for Frankston, leading the team with 24 points and shooting 6-11 from the three. 

But Bendigo were much more balanced, four of their five starters in double digits led by Kuany Kuany with 24 points. 

FRANKSTON 73 (Barker 24, Trist 18, Stith 16) 

BENDIGO 89 (Kuany 24, Bernard 17, Mohamed Djitte 13) 

Diamond Valley Eagles (73) def by Geelong Supercats (93)

An incredibly impressive performance from Geelong was behind their win in this game, with their entire starting five scoring at least 13 points. 

Gabriel Hadley led the team with 24 points, while Jack White assembled a solid 18-point, 15-rebound double-double. 

Dejan Vasiljevic led the Eagles with 18 points, but only two players joining him in double digits wasn’t enough for Diamond Valley to have a shot at this one. 

DIAMOND VALLEY 73 (Vasilijevic 18, Symons 15, Capetola 12)

GEELONG 93 (Hadley 24, White 18, Turner 16)

Melbourne Tigers (69) def by North West Tasmania Thunder (76)

A very close contest, this game was a low-scoring affair, with the Thunder edging out the Tigers by seven points. 

Dogukan Elyazar led the Tigers with 19, but only one other player in double digits meant that Melbourne lacked severe firepower. 

The Thunder had three players in double digits, led by Elijah Thomas who recorded a solid double-double - 24 points and 10 rebounds. 

MELBOURNE 69 (Elyazar 19, Gaze 15, Wearne 9)

NW TASMANIA 76 (Thomas 24, MacDonald 16, Woolley 11) 

 

Eltham Wildcats (83) def by Hobart Chargers (86) 

This game was incredibly close, coming down to the wire thanks to some high-wire shot-making and dynamic play from both sides. 

Mitchell Dance led the Wildcats, scoring 23 points and grabbing seven boards. 

For the Chargers, it was Sam McDaniel who led the team in scoring with 17, while Harry Froling scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. 

ELTHAM 83 (Dance 83, Foxwell 19, Short 13)

HOBART 86 (McDaniel 17, Bairstow 16, Harris and Froling 15) 

 

Dandenong Rangers (70) def by Ballarat Miners (72)

Another nail-biter to round out Sunday's action, with a crazy set of plays unfolding in the final seconds that saw the Miners take the win.

Shockingly, Dyson King-Hawea led Dandenong off the bench with 22 points and 12 rebounds, as the Rangers starting five failed to have a single player in double digits. 

Preston Bungei was the star, with 20 points and eight rebounds, including the put-back dunk that served as the game-winning basket. 

DANDENONG 70 (King-Hawea 22, Biggar 12, Puoch and Davison 8)

BALLARAT 72 (Bungei 20, Pozoglou 11, Crisp 10)

Feature image via Rodney Turton