NBL1 South Recap: Round 1 - Saturday April 23

It was a highlight-filled NBL1 South Saturday night for both the men and women.

There were a number of impressive individual and team performances across the board.

Check out how the games went below:

WOMEN

Frankston Blues (57) def by Sandringham Sabres (74)

The Sabres led the whole game, dominating inside the paint (42 pts in paint). Sandringham's 49 rebounds were too much for Frankston's 31. 

Funda Nakkasoglu led the Sabres with 22, backed up by Chelsea D'angelo's 23.

FRANKSTON 57 (D'angelo 23, Batish 8, Wilkins 8)

SANDRINGHAM 74 (Nakkasoglu 22, Pineau 18, O'Neill 11)

 

Eltham Wildcats (55) def by Nunawading Spectres (70)

Nunawading got off to a strong start and held that lead until the end of the contest. Eltham struggled with 24 turnovers.

Five Spectres players managed double-digits while Leidel led Eltham with 18

ELTHAM 55 (Leidel 18, Campbell 12, Wynne 8)

NUNAWADING 70 (Antoniadou 18, 4x Players 10)

 

Ballarat Miners (69) def by Geelong Supercats (81)

Although the Miners boast the 33rd pick in the 2022 WNBA draft in Jade Melbourne, it was Geelong who came out on top in their country rivalry clash.

Sara Blicavs finished with 24 and 10 while Zitina Aokuso followed her with an impressive 20 points and 8 rebounds.

BALLARAT 69 (Aokuso 20, Rinaldi 14, Melbourne 13)

GEELONG 81 (Blicavs 24, Elsworthy 11, Rocci 9)

 

Keilor Thunder (64) def by Bendigo Braves (86)

Bendigo was in the lead for 96% of the contest. They had no trouble scoring inside, with a whopping 60 points in the paint in comparison to Keilor's 24.

The story of the night was Megan Mckay, who led the Braves with 29 pts and 13 reb.

KEILOR 64 (Adriuolo 22, Garrick 16, Salon 7)

BENDIGO 86 (Mckay 29, McLean 16, Wilson 19)

 

Knox Raiders (62) def by Kilsyth Cobras (68)

In a contest fought to the end, Kilsyth's scoring went unmatched by Knox and got them over the edge for the win. 46 of Knox's 62 pts came from Froling and Tessari.

Briahna Whatman - 22 pts 5 ast 1 stl

Alicia Froling - 24 pts 13 reb 1 blk

KNOX 62 (Froling 24, Tessari 22, Rowe 7)

KILSYTH 68 (Whatman 22, Scherf 17, Young 9)

 

Dandenong Rangers (71) def by Casey Cavaliers (86)

Though a high scoring contest on both ends, Casey stunned the Rangers with their 49% 2 pt shooting. Casey's entire scoring outpout came from their starting group.

Shereesha Richards led the Cavs with 21 points and 16 rebounds

DANDENONG 71 (Camac 21, Potter 18, Hippolite 9)

CASEY 86 (Giliam 22, Richards 21, Conti 19)

 

Hobart Chargers (43) def by Launceston Tornadoes (81)

Keely Froling dropped a monster 36 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals, proving why she is touted as one of the best players in the league

Launceston forced 28 turnovers from Hobart and boasted 18 steals in doing so.

HOBART 43 (Tompkins 13, McCauley 8, Thompson 7)

LAUNCESTON 81 (Froling 36, Griffin 18, Payne 15)

 

Diamond Valley Eagles (58) def by Mt. Gambier Pioneers (99)

Mt. Gambier's stellar shooting (50% FG, 37.5% 3P) and teamwork (22 ast) led them to a 41 pt win over Diamond Valley.

Cassandra Brown finished with 28 pts and 8 boards.

DIAMOND VALLEY 58 (Mahady 24, Dunne 10, Ogier 7)

MT. GAMBIER 99 (Brown 28, Reilly 15, Calleia 12)

 

MEN

Sandringham Sabres (82) def by Frankston Blues (111)

In what could be an early playoffs preview, the Frankston Blues came out as convincing winners over an undermanned Sandringham Sabres side.

The Sabres came out firing on all cylinders, leading 24-19 at the end of the first period. However, the Blues rallied back with a 36pt second quarter, which placed them in a position to runaway with the game in the second half.

Dillon Stith was key to Frankston’s success scoring 24pts and 3reb, while Tom Wright was the best performer for the Sabres, with 24pts and 4ast.

FRANKSTON 111 (Stith 24, Trist 19, MacDonald 18)

SANDRINGHAM 82 (Wright 24, Goonewardene 18, Gabsch 17)

 

Eltham Wildcats (58) def by Nunawading Spectres (66)

Nunawading hit the road to take on Eltham in both squads’ season opener’s. The spectres secured the win in what turned out to be a low scoring battle against Eltham.  

Callum Barker led the Spectres on the back of a huge 16pt 16reb performance. Mitchell Dance did what he could for the homeside, scoring 19pts with 6reb.

ELTHAM 58 (Barker 16, Asuncion 15)

NUNAWADING 66 (Dance 19)

 

Hobart Chargers (67) def by NW Tasmania (73)

Cross state rivals battled in the Apple Aisle as the North West Thunder stole a win on Hobart’s home court.

KaVaughn Scott looked great for the Thunder scoring 21pts in his Thunder debut, while Ole Angerstein looking unstoppable for the homeside, posting 18pts and 15reb.

HOBART 67 (Angerstein 18, Harris 14, Young 7)

NW TASMANIA 73 (Scott 21, Brown 13, Woolley 12)

 

Casey Cavaliers (86) def by Dandenong Rangers (102)

Dyson King Hawea began his 2022 NBL1 South Season with a bang!

35 Pts 11 Reb 6 Ast 75% 3PM

Dandenong controlled the game from the jump - leading through 85% of the contest - and wound up with a 16 point win.

DANDENONG 102 (King-Hawea 35, Davison 19, Puoch 16)

CASEY 86 (Donlan 20, Riggs 14, Williams 11)

 

Bendigo Braves (62) def by Keilor Thunder (81)

Bendigo’s young core wasn’t enough for Keilor as they fell by 19 points to the Thunder. Keilor played a team game, dishing out 17 assists with 28 of their points coming from the bench.

27 points 9 rebounds and 5 assists - it was that type of night for Jacob Lampkin.

KEILOR 81 (Lampkin 27, Camp 18, Dennis 11)

BENDIGO 62 (Rosendale 20, Bernard 18, Lloyd 8)

 

Knox Raiders (64) def by Kilsyth Cobras (66)

Overall it was a low scoring contest. Simon Grant missed two free throws at the buzzer to send the contest into overtime. Kilsyth managed to get to the free throw line 17 times compared to Knox’s 3.

Corey Jeffs led the game with a strong double double; 15 points and 11 rebounds

KNOX 64 (Grant 19, Robinson 13, Foy 11)

KILSYTH 66 (Jeffs 15, Tomada 11, Lang 11)

 

Ballarat Miners (96) def by Geelong Supercats (98)

High scoring and down to the wire, the Geelong supercats were able to hold on and secure a two-point first round win over country rivals Ballarat.

George Blagojevic - 28 points, 12 rebounds

Preston Bungei - 30 points, 11 rebounds

BALLARAT 96 (Bungei 30, Crisp 16, Pozoglou 15)

GEELONG 96 (Blagojevic 28, Gatlin 14, Hadley 14)

 

Diamond Valley Eagles (95) def by Mt. Gambier Pioneers (101)

Mt. Gambier was able to hang on in a thriller contest at their home ground. Diamond Valley did not disappoint in producing highlights, though it didn’t matter as their poor free throw shooting (12 for 21) that cost them in the end.

Tom Kubank was a human highlight reel, backing up Michael Harris’ 32 points with 20 of his own.

DIAMOND VALLEY 95 (Owili 21, Reynolds 21, Capetola 14)

Mt. GAMBIER 101 (Harris 32, Kubank 20, Rawls 16)

Feature image via Crossover Photography