Ballarat downed but hold first

BY MICHELLE TAIT

PREMIER

BUNINYONG defeated the ladder leaders Ballarat, 79-58. Victoria downed Mt Xavier, 73-68, and BMS secured the win against Sebastopol, 96-79. The ladder is unchanged. Learmonth were victors over Central Wendouree, 82-62, and Webbcona scored a good win away at Creswick, 82-50.

BMS 96 def Sebastopol 79

M Sloper 35 d J Garvin, P Lovell, I Hedger and A Jones 25. W Whitehead 34 d S Bottrell, N Sutherland, B Carter and I Warner26. R Bedggood 27 lt F Reus, S Topp, A Holland and G Sargent28;

Buninyong 79 defeated Ballarat 58

I Voigt, J Nunn, W Morgan and G Simpson 28 d Z Stewart 13. A Goodson, K Lee, K Chapman and M Storey 33 d B Fothergill 22. N Hand, S Gollan, G Nicholson and B Wilcock 18. lt W Lennecke 23.

Central Wendouree 62 lost to Learmonth 82

Kerry Watts, I Forbes, Kim Watts and C Johnson 26 lt C Powell, M Casey, B Rowe and D Pike 30. I Long, A Bishop, C Wright and M Kennedy 18 lt T Griffin, F Lennecke, G Ross and G Plier26. T Weatherly, R Bolton, L Vincent and T Gutteridge 18 lt C Findlay, B Pym, L Davey and D Kelly 26

Creswick 50 lost to Webbcona 82

B Huntley, S Pope, S Hepworth and G Flapper 19 lt L Mc Arthur 30. T Booth, M Booth, G Antonio and A Annear 16 lt B McArthur 25. R Cooper, J Matthews, T Blackburn and T Hedger 15 lt T Lange 27.

Mt Xavier 68 lost to Victoria 73

 

DIVISION 1

Linton take over top spot after defeating Smeaton, 95-85, while City Oval move down to second on the back of a loss on the road at Midlands, 97-81. Sebastopol had a good win against Avenue, 103-74, as did Webbcona, defeating Beaufort, 110-75. Ballarat East beat Waubra, 106-80.

Midlands 97 defeated City Oval 81

J Croft 34 d P Cameron, L McKenzie, G Powell and G Mann 15. P Considine 22 d K Nunn, E Kierce, L Sims and B Morris 16. R Lock 15 lt T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson, W Roberts 31. D Speechley 26 d M Brown, J Roberts, K Magrath and M Walton 19.

Smeaton 85 lost to Linton 95

P Kersley, P Sewell, G Toose and G Pickering 24 d P Wilson 22. R Leishman, J McNaught, J Gervasoni and J Taylor 26 d C Grenfell 25. G Perry, R Briggs, R Mizzeni and C McKee 16 lt B Williams 24. G May, D Toose, K Clohesy and A McKee 19 lt C Williams 24.

Sebastopol 103 defeated Avenue 74

S Cassells, P Shaw, W Matthews and D Cassells 23 d J Higgins, G Day, G Coughlan and M Russell 23. I Harvey, P Adam, I Mcbain and W Bedggood 26 d B McConnell, DLyons, F Pomeroy and T Bowtell 18. G Worsley, R Nicol, M Mcdonnell and N Lloyd-Jones 23 d L Foot, C Hawken, G Stirling and B Hawken 20. D Parkinson, T Beacham, M Gannon and G Green 31 d B Kamp, A Hewitt, A Dickson and Stephen Sullivan 13.

Webbcona 110 defeated Beaufort 75

T Clarke 24 d G Anthony, R Vowles, B Hayes and R Quinton 19. S Edmends 28 d G Carson, P Anderson, W Wereszczuk and S Wereszczuk 24. J Shepherd 26 d J Cameron, T Misses, L Quinton and D Stanaway 17. M Collins 32 d A Topp, K Emmett, C Milenkovic and I Price.

Waubra 80 lost to Ballarat East 106

P Clark, P Beckwith, J Ryan and A Briody 13 lt M Mckay 32. C Stepnell, J Stepnell, E Kennedy and P Kennedy 24 lt M Ryan 27. P Goldsmith, J Molloy, G Loader and N Peoples 19 lt P Dean 24. J Skelton, B Molloy, S Cashin and L Molloy 24 d D Anwyl 23.

 

DIVISION 2

Ladder leaders Victoria defeated Ballarat North, 97-77. BMS were victors over Ballan, 94-85, and despite Invermay’s loss to Daylesford, 111-80, the top three positions have not changed. Clunes defeated City Oval, 95-87 and in a close tussle Buninyong own at Ballarat, 86-83.

Invermay 80 lost to Daylesford 111

Ballarat 83 lost to Buninyong 86

Ballan 85 lost to BMS 94

Clunes 95 defeated City Oval 87

Victoria 97 defeated Ballarat North 77

 

DIVISION 3

Bungaree hold onto top spot defeating Webbcona, 106-70. Creswick were too strong for Learmonth, 118-78, and hold second. Sebastopol’s win against Avenue, 101-84, pushes them into third position. Smeaton defeated Linton, 96-79, and Midlands beat Central Wendouree, 100-85.

Learmonth 78 defeated Creswick 18

Avenue 84 lost to Sebastopol 101

Linton 79 lost to Smeaton 96

Webbcona 70 lost to Bungaree 106

Midlands 100 defeated Central Wendouree 85

 

DIVISION 4

BMS defeated Sebastopol, 94-81, and retain first. Victoria defeated City Oval, 103-89, pushing the latter down two spots. Daylesford had a good win against Webbcona, 113-85, and move up three positions into third. Mt Xavier rise one spot after defeating Buninyong, 104-86. Central Wendouree were given a walkover by Avenue.

City Oval 89 lost to Victoria 103

BMS 94 defeated Sebastopol 81

Buninyong 86 lost to Mt Xavier 104

Central Wendouree given a walkover by Avenue

Daylesford 113 defeated Webbcona 85

 

DIVISION 5

Victoria were way too strong for Ballarat East, 114-52, and hold onto top spot. Midlands were given a walkover by Beaufort and move into second. Waubra defeated City Oval, 97-83, yet move down into third. In a close battle Creswick defeated Smeaton, 102-98, while Learmonth beat Sebastopol 124-84.

City Oval 83 lost to Waubra 97

Smeaton 98 lost to Creswick 102

Sebastopol 84 lost to Learmonth 124

Midlands given a walk over by Beaufort

Victoria 141 defeated Ballarat East 52

 

DIVISION 6

BMS stay on top of the ladder after defeating Invermay, 116-73. Central Wendouree keep second as victors over Webbcona, 107-88. Victoria downed Bungaree, 109-98. Clunes had a nice win against Sebastopol, 115-66, and City Oval snuck home by one-shot at Ballarat North, 98-97.

Bungaree 98 lost to Victoria 109

Clunes 115 defeated Sebastopol 66

Invermay73 lost to BMS 116

Ballarat North 97 lost to City Oval 98

Central Wendouree 107 defeated Webbcona 88

 

DIVISION 7

Linton defeated Ballarat, 103-76, and hold onto top spot. Despite losing to Bungaree, 55-38, Ballarat stay in second. Midlands hold onto third after losing to Victoria, 114-75. Buninyong move up a spot defeating Mt Xavier, 92-81, and Sebastopol gave a walkover to Ballarat.

Linton 103 defeated Ballan 76

Sebastopol gave a walk over to Ballarat

Mt Xavier 81 lost to Buninyong 92

Victoria 114 defeated Midlands 75

 

DIVISION 8

Away from home Daylesford beat Buninyong, 51-33, and take over as the new ladder leaders. Central Wendouree defeated Waubra, 56-29. Bungaree had a good win against Ballarat, 55-38. Smeaton scrapped home over Ballarat North, 34-33. City Oval gave a walkover to Learmonth.

Buninyong 33 lost to Daylesford 51

Ballarat 38 lost to Bungaree 55

Ballarat North 33 lost to Smeaton 34

City Oval gave a walk over to Learmonth

Waubra 29 lost to Central Wendouree 56