Ballan Brumbies Basketball

In last weekend’s basketball action, the Under 14B Girls renewed hostilities with their great rivals, Drummo Dragons.

It took four minutes for Drummo to get on the scoreboard through Sienna Molloy; it took Ballan a full nine minutes before Chloe Newton eventually scored on a driving layup.

The always impressive Charlee Johnson was slicing through Ballan’s perimeter defense but was met at the rim by Albi Pike and Dakota Mulgrew, the two ace defenders repeatedly halting Drummo’s prime mover.

Molloy and Newton exchanged late baskets that saw a rock-fight of a match evenly poised at 6-4 Dragons way at half time.

Sophia Addison got the first basket of the 2nd stanza for the Dragons, Indiya Cassar quickly answering, though neither team were able to add to the score over the next five or so minutes.

Then, out of nothing, the Brumbies exploded.

Clara Monterosso drove hard to the hoop, drawing a foul. She connected on the first free throw, but missed the second. Ruby McLeod hustled hard to chase down the rebound, setting up Ruby Sims for a bucket.

Solid Ballan defense saw the girls get out on the break, Sims and Newton able to hit layups. Sims – on somewhat of a heater by this point – then hit a difficult mid-range jumper before banking in an almost impossible turnaround jumper from the low post.

A Sims free throw saw Ballan surge to an 18-8 lead.

Drummo eventually recovered from their stumble, Addison and Molloy both scoring on the drive, but the Brumbies girls held firm, Sims scoring inside and Newton connecting on a jump-shot from the wing.

The teams exchanged baskets to finish the game, Ballan keeping Drummo at arms distance as their explosive 2nd half saw them take a satisfying 28-18 win.

RESULTS
Under 8
Ballan 27 def Excies Acmy 16
Under 12 Boys
Ballan E 5 lost Sovereign Knights 32
Ballan C 68 def Drummo Dragons 8
Under 12 Girls
Ballan 4 lost Phoenix Jaspers 18
Under 14 Boys
Ballan F Blue 40 def Sovereign Knights 19
Ballan D 52 def Phoenix Cannons 9
Ballan B 36 drew Wildcats 36
Under 14 Girls
Ballan D 34 def Phoenix Ice 13
Ballan B 28 def Drummo Dragons 18
Under 16 Boys
Ballan G Blue 26 lost Ballan Brumbies White 42
Ballan G White 42 def Ballan Brumbies Blue 26
Ballan E 49 def Phoenix Flames 23
Ballan C 40 def Saints Blazers 37
Under 19 Boys
Ballan H 25 lost Phoenix Broncos 34
Ballan E 51 def Phoenix Pacers 50
Ballan D 25 def Sovereign Knights 20
Under 19 Girls
Ballan 34 def Drummo Dragons 27