East take to take on North in A Grade grand final

THE sides that’ll play off on Saturday for top honour in the Ballarat Netball League have been decided following North Ballarat City’s close win over Sunbury in the A Grade preliminary final.

In a seesawing affair, the Lions were able to make incremental gains early but couldn’t do enough to put the rugged City away.

By the end of the third quarter North Ballarat had gone on to build a six-goal lead, and ultimately they held up, winning 43-40 and booking a place in the grand final at Mars Stadium against East Point.

 

Ballarat Netball League

PRELIMINARY FINALS

 

A GRADE

North Ballarat City 43 – Sunbury 40

Goals – North Ballarat City – M Selmon 28, P Douglass 15

Sunbury – A Cusack 28, S Holter 12

 

B GRADE

East Point 46 – Lake Wendouree 48

Goals – East Point – S Edge 33, K Bridges 9, J Mccarthy 4

Lake Wendouree – K Berry 38, G Bear 10

 

C GRADE

East Point 31 – Sunbury 24

Goals – East Point – C Lewis 18, R Wilson 13

Sunbury – K Elavo 19, C Hodgson 5

 

D GRADE

Lake Wendouree 35 – Bacchus Marsh 36

Goals – Lake Wendouree – L Gilbert 25, D Burton 10

Bacchus Marsh – B Walsh 24, A Bamford 12

 

E GRADE

East Point 18 – Melton 30

GOALS – East Point – M Watkins 10, C Schneider 8

Melton – B Thompson 16, M Button 14

 

19 & UNDER

Sunbury 36 – North Ballarat City 39

Goals – Sunbury – S Hansen 20, S Holter 16

North Ballarat City – M Selmon 32 S Kurzman 7

 

GRAND FINAL GAMES

Mars Stadium, Saturday, 21 September

A GRADE – East Point v North Ballarat City

B GRADE – Ballarat v Lake Wendouree

C GRADE – Lake Wendouree v East Point

D GRADE – East Point v Bacchus Marsh

E GRADE – Ballarat v Melton

19 & UNDER – Ballarat v North Ballarat City