Vics top off back of draw

BY MICHELLE TAIT

 

PREMIERS

REALISTICALLY there are five teams fighting for fourth position on the ladder, with 15 points separating them. Victoria and Creswick drew, 75-75, which was enough to put the Vics on the top. Ballarat’s loss to Webbcona, 81-73, sees them slide down to second position and Webbcona up into third. Learmonth had a one-shot win against Sebastopol, 76-75. Buninyong defeated BMS by two, 79-77, and Mount Xavier proved too strong for Central Wendouree, 85-60.

Central Wendouree 60 lost to Mount Xavier 85

Kerry Watts, R Bolton, Kim Watts and C Johnson 18 lt C McDonald 33. M O’Meara, L Vincent, M Kennedy and C Wright 22 lt D Lamb 25. I Long, I Forbes, J Nimmo and T Gutteridge 20 lt P McGrath27.

Buninyong 79 defeated BMS 77

N Innes 17 lt J Bedggood, R Dickinson, D Berry and R Bedggood 30. M Storey 29 d D Vagg, A Bedggood, B Traill and W Whitehead 23. B Wilcock 33 d D Schreenan, D Lindsay, L Trounce and M Sloper 24.

Creswick 75 drew Victoria 75

D Taylor Irwin, M Booth, S Pope and G Flapper 19 lt B Clarke 33. T Booth, G Antonio, T Blackburn, and S Hepworth 30 d S Haynes 13. R Cooper, E Huntley, T Hedger and A Annear 26 lt W Lynch 29.

Learmonth 76 defeated Sebastopol 75

T Griffin, F Lennecke, G Plier and R Powell 20 lt F Reus, S Topp, A Holland and G Sargent 31. C Powell, M Casey, B Rowe and D Pike 32 d N Sutherland, P Lovell, B Carter and I Warner 20. C Findlay B Pym, L Davey and D Kelly 24 dr J Garvin, M Gannon, A Jones and R Baker 24.

Ballarat 73 lost to Webbcona 81

Z Stewart 24 lt T Lange 27. B Fothergill 28 d L Mc Arthur 25. W lennecke 21 lt B McArthur 29.

 

DIVISION 1

Ladder leaders City Oval had a draw against Webbcona, 91-91. Linton defeated Beaufort, 111-70, and hold second. Midlands stay third place beating Waubra, 97-91. Smeaton had a strong win against Sebastopol, 96-79, and Avenue won comfortably against Ballarat East, 116-69.

Webbcona 91 drew City Oval 91

N Mahony 25 lt M Brown, E Kierce, Magrath and M Walton 27. M Alpen 18 lt K Nunn, L Sims, H Fumberger and B Morris 24. M Collins 29 d T O’Farrell, J Harman, I Robinson and W Roberts 17. J Shepherd 19 lt P Cameron, L McKenzie, M Firman and G Mann 23.

Sebastopol 79 lost to Smeaton 96

S Cassells, N Lloyd-Jones, K Urch and D Cassells 18 lt P Kersley, P Sewell, G Toose and G Pickering 24. D Parkinson, J Cameron, W Matthews and W Bedggood 24 lt G Perry, R Briggs, R Mizzeni and C McKee 33. G Worsley, P Adam, M Mcdonnell and G Green12 lt R Leishman, J McNaught, J Gervasoni and J Taylor 22. T Beacham, I Mcbain, N Morris and I Hedger25 d K Clohesy, G May, D Toose, A McKee 17.

Waubra 91 lost to Midlands 97

P Clark, J Macdonald, L Kennedy and A Briody25 lt J Croft 28. J Stepnell, E Kennedy, N Peoples and P Kennedy 24 lt P Considine 25. J Molloy, J Skelton, P Goldsmith and L Steven 20 lt R Lock 21. J Coloe, B Molloy, S Cashin and L Molloy 22 lt D Speechley 23.

Beaufort 70 lost to Linton 111

G Carson, P Anderson, W Wereszczuk and S Wereszczuk 16 lt B Williams 22. S Trengove, L Quinton, D Stanaway and V Dunn 16 lt C Williams 32. J Cameron, K Emmett, C Milenkovic and R Quinton 22 lt Peter Wilson 24. I Price, L Pongho, R Pongho, S Pongho 16 lt C Grenfell 33.

Avenue 116 defeated Ballarat East 69

J Auty, A Dickson, T Bowtell and F Pomeroy 28 d M Kay16. D Lyons, G Stirling, G Kay and S Wilson 22 d D Anwyl 18. B Staal, G Tudball, G Coughlan and M Russell 30 d M Ryan 17. B Kamp, A Hewitt, L Burke and S Sullivan 36 d P Dean 18.

 

DIVISION 2

With only two rounds left it’s safe to say top four are clear, what’s not confirmed is the order they’ll finish in. Victoria were too strong for Daylesford, 115-61. City Oval had a comfortable win against Buninyong, 102-77. Invermay defeated Clunes, 90-78. BMS had a good win over Ballarat North, 91-79 and Ballarat defeated Ballan, 96-75.

Clunes 78 lost to Invermay 90

J Dellavedova, P Smith, N Vorbach and A Ingram 14 lt P Currie 37. D Annear, P Lythgo, P Brough and G Annear 25 d P Shillington 21. B Hudson, L Tucker, M Vorbach, A Carnegie 24 d J Evans 14. J Cameron, D Vorbach, A Chaffey and A Baird 15 lt G Fraser 18.

Ballan 75 lost to Ballarat 96

D O’Hanlon 22 d P Slater 21. B Coffey 18 lt L Calf 22. M Darley 18 lt D Eastman 21. P O’Connell 17 lt P Ashmore 32.

Victoria 115 defeated Daylesford 61

N Verlinden 35 d P Torpey 11. A Dennis 28 d W Silbereisen 17. B Whitcher 22 d L Hedwards 15. F McGuigan 30 d B Watson 18.

City Oval 102 defeated Buninyong 77

R Bice, R Beaumont, J Roberts and A Mann 37 d K Sergeant 10. C Deans, K Lynch, S Grano and A Graham 33 d S Gollan 15. B Fraser, G Powell, P Orr and J Hofstra 17 d P Braybrokk 23. J Hoffmann, B Coutts, J Peddlesden and C Smith 15 d C Hayes 29.

BMS 91 defeated Ballarat North 79

D Hampson, W Mason, M Hampson and R Crawley 21 lt C Thompson 23. C Hurdsfield, G Allan, McLean and P Clamp 27 d S Plater 14.  J Lindsay, G Vagg, G Inglis and K Mclean16 lt J Quick 25. A Mclean, B Harris, A Bedggood and S Byron 27 d G Mattei 17.

 

DIVISION 3

Bungaree remain on top after beating Sebastopol, 93-78. Creswick hold on to second place despite losing to Midlands, 118-64. Learmonth had a strong win against Webbcona, 103-74 and hold third. Central Wendouree defeated Smeaton, 107-92 and move up a spot. Linton won over Avenue, 102-73.

Webbcona 74 lost to Learmonth 103

N Constable 24 d J Mullane, K Stowe, G Stowe and E Greenwood 19. P Collins 22 d S Goldsmith, D Griffin, I Perovic and P Beechey 21. A Henderson 18 lt A Powell, I Lyttle, G Ross and D Ryan 27. D Foley 10 lt J Greenwood, R Verlin, M Powell and G Moy 36.

Linton 102 defeated Avenue 73

D Hucker 19 def Darcy Tudball, Peter Blythe, Lita Foot, Peter Kay 16; B. Huebner 21 def Ray Diacono, Keith Tully, Beryl Ham, Vin Bourke 19; P. Blake 25 def Beryl Lloyd, Ian King, Joan Wilson, Lyn Robinson 24; E. Grigg 37 def Sandra Clegg, Ken Graham, Ian Walker, Dian Hardiment 14.

Midlands 118 defeated Creswick 84

G Nagle 30 def D Riordon, K Neil, J Matthews and B Hetherington 21. J Beaston 25 lt D Cooper, R Lethlean, A Penrice and L Keen 27. T Speechley 22 dw R Evans, R Ohlsen, R Prictor and J Matusik 22. E Harwood 41 def J Van Oirschot, B Yates, J Purcell and R Irwin 14.

Bungaree 93 defeated Sebastopol 78

D Haintz, P Wilkinson, J Frawley and C Thornton 18 lt J Dunn, I Harvey, J Sculley and T Walsh 22. C Ward, P Stapleton, J Maher and T Maher 23 def R Anning, D Wren, N Thornhill and C Neve 17.  M Phyland, M Spratling, G Checkley and T Murnane 31 def N Walters, J Harvey, G Sheppard and D Pratt 17. J Wade, M Frawley, A Mahar and P Spratling 21 lt M Medwell, P Shaw, B Lovett and B Anderson 22.

Smeaton 92 lost to Central Wendouree 107

W Pickering, W May, D Dwyer and L Robinson 28 def L Verberne, A Bishop, B Adams and John Adams 22. G Fitzsimons, I Ross, K May and R Leishman 22 lt T Malardovic, J Watson, R Watson (m) and J Meek 30. D Pedretti, G Jenkin, G May and L Toose 23 lt J Kaufmann, S Peters, M Wilkins and B Mahony 31. C Toose, M Haines, W Janetski and R Armstrong 19 lt T Adams, T Weatherly, B Wilkins and Joy Adams 24.

 

DIVISION 4

Victoria take over first on the ladder with a strong win against Daylesford, 124-61. BMS move down into second, losing in a close game against Buninyong, 105-101. Sebastopol proved too strong for Avenue, 121-67. City Oval had a tight game defeating Central Wendouree, 96-84. Mount Xavier beat Webbcona, 105-85.

Central Wendouree 84 lost to City Oval 96

Buninyong 105 defeated BMS 101

Daylesford 31 lost to Victoria 124

Avenue 67 lost to Sebastopol 121

Mount Xavier 105 defeated Webbcona 85

 

DIVISION 5

Midlands stay on top despite losing to City Oval, 99-89. Victoria scrapped home against Waubra, 109-105, holding second. Creswick defeated Beaufort, 102-94 and move up into third. Smeaton snuck home against Sebastopol, 107-102. Learmonth were too strong defeating Ballarat East, 169-54.

Midlands 89 lost to City Oval 99

Sebastopol 102 lost to Smeaton 107

Victoria 109 defeated Waubra 105

Beaufort 94 lost to Creswick 102

Learmonth 169 defeated Ballarat East 54

 

DIVISION 6

BMS defeated Waubra, 128-66 and remain in first. Ballarat North had a close game against Bungaree, 97-91 and retain second. Central Wendouree, despite losing to Victoria, 100-82, move up into third. Clunes were too strong for Invermay, 114-63. City Oval had a good win against Sebastopol, 119-61.

Ballarat North 97 defeated Bungaree 91

Invermay 63 lost to Clunes 114

Central Wendouree 82 lost to Victoria 100

City Oval 119 defeated Sebastopol 61

BMS 128 def Webbcona 66

 

DIVISION 7

Linton were too strong for Sebastopol winning, 145-68. Ballarat had a good win over Midlands, 133-70, and hold second. Ballan despite losing to Buninyong, 97-89, return third with Buninyong only three points behind. BMS defeated Victoria, 109-89 and Mount Xavier had a bye keeping them in the mix for finals

Sebastopol 68 lost to Linton 145

Victoria 89 lost to BMS 104

Buninyong 97 defeated Ballan 89

Ballarat 133 defeated Midlands 70

Mount Xavier – bye

 

DIVISION 8

Daylesford stay top despite losing to Waubra, 77-26. Ballarat North was given a walkover by Ballarat. Central Wendouree defeated Smeaton, 52-43. Learmonth had a win against Buninyong, 49-31, and Bungaree had a bye.

Learmonth 49 defeated Buninyong 31

Ballarat North given a walkover by Ballarat

Waubra 77 defeated Daylesford 26

Smeaton 43 lost to Central Wendouree 52

Bungaree – bye