Ballarat top again off back of Vic roll

BY MICHELLE TAIT

 

PREMIERS

BALLARAT defeated Victoria, 76-56, and take over as the new ladder leaders while Victoria slid down to second. Webbcona had a win against Sebastopol, 91-57, and hold onto third. Creswick caused an upset defeating BMS, 71-56. Learmonth had a close win against Mount Xavier, 74-66 as did Buninyong in defeating Central Wendouree, 63-58. There are 17 points separating five teams fighting for fourth position.

PREMIER

Creswick 71 defeated BMS 56

D Taylor-Irwin, M Booth, S Pope and G Flapper 23 dr D Schreenan, D Lindsay, S McLean and M Sloper 23. T Booth, G Antonio, T Blackburn and S Hepworth 21 d J Bedggood, R Dickinson, D Berry and R Bedggood 17. R Cooper, E Huntley, T Hedger and A Annear 27 d D Vagg, L Trounce, B Traill and W Whitehead 16.

Ballarat 76 defeated Victoria 56

T Wodds 21 lt B Clarke 22. B Fothergill 36 d J Thomas 14. S Wilson 19 lt S Hayes 20.

Learmonth 74 defeated Mount Xavier 66

T Griffin, F Lennecke, G Plier and R Powell 16 lt P McGrath 24. C Powell, M Casey, B Rowe and D Pike 33 d D lamb 16. G Ross, B Pym, C Findlay and D Kelly 25 lt C McDonald 26.

Sebastopol 57 lost to Webbcona 91

F Reus, S Topp, A Holland and G Sargent 11 lt L Mc Arthur 39. S Bottrell, M Gannon, B Carter, I Warner 25 d T Lange 24. J Garvin, N Morris, A Jones and R Baker 21 lt B McArthur 28.

Central Wendouree 58 lost to Buninyong 63

I Vincent (m), I Forbes, Kim Watts and C Johnson 19 lt I Voigt, J Nunn, W Morgan and KChapman 22. M O’Meara, J Nimmo, M Kennedy and C Wright 18 lt A Goodson, K Lee, G Simpson and M Storey 25. I Long, R Bolton, Kerry Watts and T Gutteridge 21 d N Hand, P Aldred (m), G Nicholson and BWilcock 16.

 

DIVISION 1

City Oval had a comfortable win over Beaufort, 105-77, and remain top of the table. Linton also had a good win against Ballarat East, 113-72, and maintain second. Midlands hold third despite losing to Avenue, 98-87. Smeaton got home by three shots over Waubra, 95-92 and move up a spot. Webbcona loss to Sebastopol, 103-96 sees them slide down a position.

Beaufort 77 lost to City Oval 105

G Carson, P Anderson, W Wereszczuk and S Wereszczuk 33 d P Cameron, L McKenzie, M Firman and G Mann 21. S Quixley, L Quinton, D Stanaway and V Dunn 12 lt M Brown, E Kierce, K Magrath and H  Fumberger 35. J Cameron, K Emmett, C Milenkovic and R Quinton 20 lt T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson and W Roberts 24. S Murrell, L Pongho, B Hayes and S Pongho 22 lt K Nunn, K Lynch, L Sims and B Morris 25.

Waubra 92 lost to Smeaton 95

J Skelton, J Macdonald, Jason Ryan and A Briody 21 lt R Leishman J McNaught, J Gervasoni and J Taylor 28. J Stepnell, P Beckwith, N Peoples and P Kennedy 27 d K Clohesy, G May, D Toose and A McKee 25. J Molloy, P Goldsmith, G Loader and L Steven 26 d G Perry, R Riggs, R Mizzeni and CMcKee 18. L Kennedy, B Molloy, S Cashin and L Molloy 18 lt P Kersley, P Sewell,  G Toose and G Pickering 24.

Webbcona 96 lost to Sebastopol 103

M Alpen 36 d D Parkinson, T Beacham, I Mcbain and I Hedger 19. S Edmends 17 lt G Worsley, G Sheppard, M McDonnell and G Green 39. J Shepherd 25 d S Cassells, B Candy, K Urch and D Cassells 21. M Collins 18 lt P Adam, S Neish, W Matthews and W Bedggood 24.

Avenue98 defeated Midlands 87

A Dickson, G Kay, T Bowtell and F Pomeroy 22 lt P Considine 23. D Lyons, J Auty, G Stirling and B Hawken 22 lt J Croft 31. B Staal, L Robinson, G Coughlan and M Russell 26 d D Speechley 18. B Kamp, A Hewitt, L Burke and S Sullivan 28 d R Lock 15.

Linton 113 defeated Ballarat East 72

 

DIVISION 2

There is not much movement in this division. Despite losing to Ballarat, 97-82, Victoria are still top the ladder. BMS secured a win, defeating Daylesford, 116-62 and sit second. Ballarat North beat Buninyong on the road, 103-84, and hold onto third. Invermay was too strong for City Oval, 111-68, and Clunes defeated Ballan, 96-87.

City Oval 68 lost to Invermay 111

R Bice, R Coxall, J Roberts and A Mann 24 d P Shillington 18. D Flintoft, C Deans, S Grano and P Orr 9 lt P Currie 27. R Beaumont, G Powell, A Graham, J Hofstra 22 d G Fraser 19. J Hoffmann, B Coutts, J  Peddlesden and C Smith 13 lt J Evans 37.

BMS 116 defeated Daylesford 62

D Hampson, W Mason, M Hampson and R Crawley 27 d R Marshall, M Coffey, K Gibson and Barry Watson 24. C Hurdsfield, G Allan, Aidan Bedggood and P Clamp 33 d A Bremner, E Young, L Voterakis and Dot Bull 8. J Lindsay, G Vagg, G Inglis and K Mclean 28 d Ron Barron, K Marshall, R Poxon and L Hedwards 12. A Mclean, B Harris, Andrew Bedggood and S Byron 28 d G Coffey, M Kew, M Tate and   W Silbereisen 18.

Buninyong 84 lost to Ballarat North 103

D Searl, J Beames, R Ockwell and C Hayes 15 lt G Mattei 29. P McGregor, S Dargarville (m), T McDonald and S Gollan 31 d S Plater 22. M Weil, A Donelly, I McGregor and P Braybrook 21 lt C Thompson 22. B Bridges J Douglas, K Sergeant and D Worrall17 lt J Quick 30.

Clunes 96 defeated Ballan 87

Victoria 82 lost to Ballarat 97

 

DIVISION 3

Bungaree defeated Learmonth, 105-77, and hold onto top position. Creswick had a win over Smeaton, 99-69 and maintain second. Midlands proved too strong for Avenue winning, 118-56, as were Central Wendouree defeating Sebastopol, 105-76. Linton got home against Webbcona, 112-83.

Bungaree 105 defeated Learmonth 77

D Haintz, M Checkley, G Checkley and J Frawley 12 lt J Greenwood, R Verlin, M Powell and G Moy 26. P Stapleton, C Ward, J Maher and T Maher 24 d J Mullane, K Stowe, G Stowe and E Greenwood 22. M Phyland, P Wilkinson, T Murnane and T Trigg 38 d S Goldsmith, D Griffin, I Perovic and P Beechey 13. J Wade, M Frawley, A Mahar and P Spratling 31 d T Ferguson, S Marshall, I Lyttle and D Ryan16.

Midlands 118 defeated Avenue 56

D Traynor 34 d D Tudball, P Blythe, G Tudball and P Kay 12. E Harwood 33 d S Clegg, K Graham, I Walker and Dian Hardiment 17. G Nagle 22 d B Lloyd, I King, J Wilson and S Wilson 13. B Nunn 29 d B Ham, K Tully, G Day and V Bourke 14.

Smeaton 69 lost to Creswick 99

W Pickering, W May, D Dwyer and L Robinson 24 d D Cooper, R Lethlean, A Penrice and L Keen 21. G Fitzsimons, I Ross, K May and R Leishman 15 lt D Riordon, Neil, J Mathews and B Hetherington 27. D Pedretti, G Jenkin, G May and L Toose 12 lt D Chalmers, R Burt, B Yates and R Irwin 29. C Toose, M Haines, W Janetski and R Armstrong 18 lt R Evans, R Ohlsen, R Prictor and J Matusik 22.

Sebastopol 76 lost to Central Wendouree 105

J Dunn, B Searle, P Shaw and J Sculley 18 lt J Kaufmann, D Green, M Wilkins and B Mahony 29. M Medwell, R Nicol, B Lovett and B Anderson 21 lt L Verbene, A Bishop, B Adams and John Adams 26. K Andrews, R Anning, D Wren and N Thornhill 16 lt T Malardovic, J Watson, R Watson (m) and J Meek 25. N Walters, J Harvey, I Harvey and D Pratt 21 lt T Adams, T Weatherly, B Wilkins and Joy Adams 25.

Webbcona 83 lost to Linton 112

 

DIVISION 4

BMS stay top of the ladder despite a two-point loss to Daylesford, 89-87. Victoria scrapped home by one-shot over Mount Xavier, 80-79 and hold second. City Oval had a comfortable win against Avenue, 116-68. Sebastopol secured a win at home against Webbcona, 112-86 and Buninyong defeated Central Wendouree, 96-74.

 

DIVISION 5

Midlands proved too strong for Sebastopol, 125-60, and remain ladder leaders. Victoria, despite losing to Smeaton by one-shot, 92-91, maintain second. Waubra were also defeated by one-shot against Learmonth yet hold onto third. City Oval were too strong for Beaufort, 114-56, and Creswick received a walkover from Ballarat East.

 

DIVISION 6

BMS hold onto top spot defeating Victoria, 124-70. Ballarat North jump into second after securing the win against Invermay, 97-69. City Oval defeated Bungaree, 89-83, and push their foes down into third. Central Wendouree had a win against Clunes, 89-81 and Sebastopol defeated Webbcona, 119-83.

 

DIVISION 7

Linton stay top of the ladder on the back of a win over Victoria, 98-81. Ballarat got up over BMS, 105-73, and maintain second. Ballan had a narrow escape, defeating Midlands by one-shot, 102-101, and hold third.

 

DIVISION 8

Daylesford are still ladder leaders after defeating Smeaton, 55-42. Waubra move up into second after a win over Ballarat, 83-71. Ballarat North got home against Learmonth, 52-45 yet drop to third. Central Wendouree were too strong for Buninyong, 52-35.