West Recap | First Nations Round Saturday

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Nici Gilday lifted Goldfields Giants to double overtime win over East Perth Eagles in NBL1 West with Randy Bell and Marshall Nelson again shining for Eastern Suns as Perry Lakes Hawks and Perth Redbacks split their Albany battles.

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Goldfields Giants (116) defeated East Perth Eagles (112)

Nici Gilday delivered a spectacular 46 points as the Goldfields Giants won a remarkable double overtime contest 116-112 against an East Perth Eagles team that got 41 points from Sasha Goodlett and a triple-double from Abby Cubillo.

It was always going to be an intriguing match up at Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium with the Giants attempting to snap a nine-game losing streak as they hosted an Eagles team trying to move back into the top four, but who were without key pair Madi Torresin and Emma Clarke.

As a result of that, the five started for East Perth had to take on a huge workload and the game going to double overtime certainly didn’t help their cause, and they were playing catch up for a lot of the night including in both overtime periods.

The Eagles were narrowly leading 25-23 by quarter-time but then the Giants worked on top in the second term with 21 points to 14 to go into half-time on top 44-39.

East Perth did manage to open up a six-point lead in the third term after scoring seven straight points, but by three quarter-time the scores were locked away at 63-63.

The lead continued to exchanged hands through the fourth quarter and ultimately it was Erin Antosh for the Giants and Sasha Goodlett trading free throws late in the piece that sent the game to overtime when Nici Gilday's attempted winner didn’t quite drop.

In the first extra five minutes, it was virtually bucket for bucket and Antosh scored on an offensive rebound before the Eagles forced the turnover which Awatea Leach scored from to send the game to a second overtime period.

Goldfields then started that on fire with three balls to Kiriana Hawaikirangi and Gilday to open up a five-point lead which became seven when Gilday also made two at the charity stripe.

East Perth did get back within three points from there but no closer and in the Giants scored the stunning double overtime win to snap their nine-game losing streak and improve to a 3-12 record on the season.

Nici Gilday layed every second of game for Goldfields and was spectacular finishing with 46 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, two steals and two blocks with 18/30 shooting from the field, 3/4 from downtown and 7/8 at the foul line.

Erin Antosh had a slow start to the game but fired up in the fourth quarter and the two overtime periods before fouling out for 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Kate Sidebottom added 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Hazelle Yam 13 points and four assists, Kiriana Hawaikirangi eight points, five rebounds and two assists, and Josephine Odude six points and 11 boards.

It will be a tough loss for East Perth to look back on as they missed a chance to move back into the top four and having now lost five of the past seven to hold a 9-7 record.

The absence of Emma Clarke and Madi Torresin especially given it meant Abby Cubillo had to play all 50 minutes, Awatea Leach over 49 and Sasha Goodlett, Taylor Roberts and Tessa Morrison all well over 40.

Goodlett finished with 41 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three steals while Cubillo had a triple-double made up of 21 points, 12 boards and 10 assists.

Leach added 19 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals with Morrison adding 16 points, five boards, three assists and two steals.

GOLDFIELDS GIANTS 116 (Gilday 46, Antosh 20, Sidebottom 19)

EAST PERTH EAGLES 112 (Goodlett 41, Cubillo 21, Morrison 16)

Perth Redbacks (78) defeated Perry Lakes Hawks (72)

Two playoff bound teams locked horns in Albany and Megan McKay almost inspired Perry Lakes Hawks to coming back from 18 points down but the Perth Redbacks held on for the 78-72 win.

The local community turned out in impressive numbers to watch the Hawks and Redbacks do battle at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre for what was an important game for both teams.

The Redbacks were looking to maintain their top four position with the Hawks also in hot form trying to maintain hopes of breaking into the top four.

Not helping the cause for Perry Lakes was being without WNBL pair Alex Fowler and Jayda Clark who have been key players in the starting line-up of a team having won their past three games by a combined 112 points.

The Redbacks came into the clash in third place and were also without import big Patty Brossmann, but they did regain MVP fancy Anneli Maley fresh off playing for the Australian Gangurrus at the 3x3 World Cup in Mongolia.

It was tight going in the opening quarter with Perth just leading 22-20 by the end of one before the Redbacks took control in the second period.

The Redbacks went on a 13-0 scoring run and ended up outscoring the Hawks 30 points to 15 on the back of shooting 13/21 opposed to the 5/15 from Perry Lakes.

As a result Perth led by as much as 18 points and were still on top 52-35 by half-time but the Hawks did come out ready to fight in the second half.

By the time Megan McKay scored with 1:30 to play, Perry Lakes had the momentum and were back within three but up the other end the Redbacks responded with a triple from Maley.

That was enough to steady the ship for the Redbacks to go on and score the six-point victory to improve to a 13-4 record and to remain solid in third position.

Natalie Chou was a defensive menace with six steals to go with her 24 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks with 3/4 three-point shooting for Perth.

Anneli Maley added 22 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two assists with Alaska Rhebok contributing 10 points, four rebounds and two steals, Sophie Doran eight points, three steals and three assists, and Shenae Hartree eight points, eight rebounds and two assists.

Perry Lakes slip to 7-7 on the season with the defeat with Megan McKay doing all she could to step up in the absence Alex Fowler and Jayda Clark. She produced 28 points, 15 rebounds and two steals on 11/19 shooting.

Grace Stone added 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals, Jordi Perry eight points, Amy Jacobs six points, four boards and two assists, and Maddy Dennis six points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals.

PERTH REDBACKS 78 (Chou 24, Maley 22, Rhebok 10)

PERRY LAKES HAWKS 72 (McKay 28, Stone 17, Perry 8)

Warwick Senators (89) defeated Willetton Tigers (40)

Life without Zitina Aokuso continued to be a struggle for the Willetton Tigers with the Warwick Senators dominating them for the 89-40 win despite losing Chloe Forster to a nasty injury early.

With the presence of Aokuso in the Willetton line-up they have looked championship contenders and she has been an MVP frontrunner delivering 24.9 points, 13.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists.

However, without here and the going has been much tougher for the Tigers including Friday night's 29-point loss at home to the lowly Joondalup Wolves.

They faced another significant task on Saturday night heading north of the river to take on the Senators at Warwick Stadium with Warwick on a six-game winning streak and looking to remain solid in second position.

Chloe Forster started the game on fire for the Senators with three consecutive layups but she was fouled going to the basket on the third of those and went down with a nasty look injury that looked as though it could be a broken leg.

Robbi Ryan stepped up to make the subsequent free-throw and Warwick were leading 12-4 just over four minutes into the game and went on to lead 19-11 by quarter-time.

The Senators dominated even more so in the second period with 29 points to nine on the back of shooting 11/19 from the field to the 3/14 from Willetton.

Warwick were leading 48-20 by half-time and then went on with the from there holding the Tigers to just 20 points once more in the second half while scoring another 41 themselves for the 49-point triumph.

The win improves the Senators to a 13-2 record in second place with a seven-game winning run with Kyana Weir stepping up impressively after Forster's injury with 21 points, five rebounds and three steals.

Two-time MVP Stacey Barr also had 17 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals with Geelong Venom WNBL recruit Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard adding 13 points and six boards, Robbi Ryan 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Nat Burton seven points and five boards.

Willetton will stay fourth despite the two losses this weekend just with the teams beneath them unable to close that gap as well.

The Tigers ended up just shooting 25 per cent from the field to go with having 27 turnovers with Eva Langton top-scoring with 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists.

WARWICK SENATORS 89 (Weir 21, Barr 17, Clinch Hoycard 13)

WILLETTON TIGERS 40 (Langton 11, Thatha 8, Counsel 6)

Joondalup Wolves (116) defeated Kalamunda Eastern Suns (85)

Earlier this season Jorjah Smith hit a halfcourt bomb for Joondalup Wolves to beat Kalamunda Eastern Suns and this time she had 22 points and five threes as the Wolfpack prevailed 116-85.

The Wolves were back home at Arena Joondalup on the back of a dominant Friday night road win by 29 points against the Willetton Tigers while the Suns were in action too the previous night losing to the Rockingham Flames by 19 points.

The playoffs might have been out of reach for both teams but that didn’t mean they didn’t want to put on a show and it was Joondalup dominating from the outset with 35 points to 18 in the first quarter.

Even with the Eastern Suns scoring 32 points in the second quarter, the Wolfpack were still leading 60-50 by the half-time break after a high-scoring opening half.

The Wolves then came out and pushed their advantage out to 20 points in the third quarter, and then 32 in the last before they secured the eventual 31-point victory.

The two wins this weekend improves Joondalup to a 5-11 record on the season with former Sun Jorjah Smith once again enjoying life against her old team with 22 points on 8/12 shooting from the field and 5/9 from three-point territory.

She had plenty of help too with Kurstyn Harden delivering 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Ella Thornton-Elliott 13 points and three boards, and Laniesha Paddon 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Stefanie Berberabe also finished with 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, Lesila Finau 10 points, eight assists and five boards, and Maddie Sutton nine points, eight rebounds and five assists.

The Eastern Suns are now 1-14 to remain in bottom spot after their pair of defeats this weekend with Karly Murphy battling hard once more for 22 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Alyssa Bowen added 15 points and three rebounds with 3/4 three-point shooting, Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant 14 points, six boards and four assists, and Emma Strelein seven points, eight assists, five rebounds and three steals.

JOONDALUP WOLVES 116 (Smith 22, Harden 18, Paddon 14)

KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS 85 (Murphy 22, Bowen 15, McGhee-Pleasant 14)

Cockburn Cougars (129) defeated South West Slammers (67)

The Cockburn Cougars kept their perfect record alive this NBL1 West season with another dominant showing beating the South West Slammers 129-67 at Wally Hagan Stadium.

The Cougars put their unbeaten record on the line this season back at home to the Slammers with the two teams having only met two weeks earlier at Eaton Recreation Centre when Cockburn scored the 52-point victory.

It was a big ask for South West to try and get much closer away from home on Saturday night and the Cougars weren’t in a charitable mood with a dazzling opening 10 minutes.

Cockburn put 48 points on the board in the first quarter alone on the back of shooting 18/23 from the field, 6/9 from downtown and 6/10 at the foul line.

South West managed just the 11 points up the other end on 2/15 shooting with the Cougars lead getting out to as much as 37 point on the back of scoring 24 straight points.

The game was virtually already over by quarter-time and from there Cockburn continued to build on that lead with it growing to 41 points in the second period, 51 in the third and 62 in the fourth.

The Cougars would eventually score the 62-point victory on the back of the 79-point win against Lakeside last week as not only are they winning and now sitting at 16-0, but doing so in remarkably emphatic fashion.

Sarah Mortensen delivered 25 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two assists in the win for Cockburn with Steph Gorman contributing 23 points, eight assists, five boards and two steals with 7/12 three-point shooting.

Jessie Edwards was into the starting line-up for the first time this season and put up 20 points and six rebounds with Ruby Porter contributing 17 points, six boards, six assists and two steals, and Daniel Raber 13 points, six assists and five rebounds.

The Slammers slip to a 2-14 record with the seventh straight defeat with Mykea Gray fighting hard once more with 23 points, seven rebounds and three steals on 9/17 shooting.

Cougars championship winner Zaya Black also had eight points and five assists for the Slammers with Cayla King contributing eight points and three rebounds.

COCKBURN COUGARS 129 (Mortensen 25, Gorman 23, Edwards 20)

SOUTH WEST SLAMMERS 67 (Gray 23, King 8, Black 8)

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Geraldton Buccaneers (108) defeated Lakeside Lightning (88)

Johny Narkle and Verle Williams combined for 41 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists to celebrate First Nations Round as the shorthanded Geraldton Buccaneers beat the Lakeside Lightning 108-88.

The Buccaneers remained home at Active West Stadium having won their past four matches by an average of 30 points as they prepared to host a Lightning team all but out of the playoff race despite a last up win over the East Perth Eagles.

Geraldton did end up only having six players who coach Dayle Joseph put on the floor in the absence of front court championship trio Liam Hunt, Ryan Blanchett and Mat Wundenberg but they did welcome back captain Aaron Ralph who had missed the past couple of games.

Geraldton raced out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter but Lakeside hit back and by quarter-time it was just a one-point advantage for the Buccaneers.

The Buccs pulled away in the second term with 30 points to 20 to head into half-time leading 54-43.

Geraldton then continued to build on that lead through the second half with it growing to 19 points in the third period, and 20 in the fourth as they went on to score the 20-point victory.

The win is a fifth in-a-row for the Buccaneers as they improve to a 12-4 record to improve to third position with Johny Narkle continuing his spectacular form with 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists with 5/13 three-point shooting.

Verle Williams added 14 points, seven assists and four rebounds, Joshua Keyes 14 points, seven boards, four assists and two steals, Akeem Springs 13 points and four assists, and Nik DeSantis nine points, five assists and three rebounds.

Lakeside are now 5-12 with the defeat with Isaiah Lewis top-scoring with 22 points and six assists while Corey Shervill contributed 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals, and AJ Wilson 21 points, seven boards, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots.

Josh Davey also returned from playing for the Australian Gangurrus at the 3x3 World Cup in Mongolia and had eight points, 16 rebounds and two assists.

GERALDTON BUCCANEERS 108 (Narkle 27, Keyes 14, Williams 14)

LAKESIDE LIGHTNING 88 (Lewis 22, Wilson 21, Shervill 21)

Goldfields Giants (115) defeated East Perth Eagles (79)

The Goldfields Giants returned to form in emphatic fashion and it could be a result that guarantees another playoff appearance with Josh Duach, De'Sean Parsons and Shaun Stewart combining for 85 points in the 115-79 win over the East Perth Eagles.

It loomed as a season-defining game for both teams at Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium with the Giants back home in Kalgoorlie still clinging to a top eight spot despite losing six of their past seven matches.

East Perth arrived having played back-to-back double-headers for two home wins and two road defeats, and the Eagles did regain both Jonah Antonio and Matthew Lang for the trip to Kalgoorlie.

Right from the outset the Giants were a team ready to get back to some impressive form and opened up a 26-16 lead by quarter-time on the back of shooting 11/18 from the field opposed to the 6/19 from East Perth.

Goldfields extended their lead to 16 points in the second quarter and went into the half-time break on top 51-39 thanks to shooting 20/34 to the 16/39 from East Perth.

It was more of the same throughout the second half with the Giants continuing to dominate with their lead getting out to 21 points in the third quarter, and 37 in the fourth before they scored the 36-point victory.

Goldfields ended up shooting 58 per cent from the field for the game to the 43 from East Perth while pulling down 50 rebounds to 34 including 11 at the offensive end, and forcing the Eagles into 12 turnovers.

The Giants improve to a 9-8 record to remain solid in the top eight as a result of the win and Josh Duach starred with 31 points and five rebounds with 13/21 field goal shooting.

Former captain De'Sean Parsons delivered 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists with 12/16 shooting while current captain Shaun Stewart produced 27 points, seven boards and three assists on 9/13 field goal shooting and 8/8 at the free-throw line.

Michael Jok added 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals, and recent arrival Kur Maler eight points and five boards.

The Eagles' hopes of playing finals for a second straight year took a significant hit with the defeat with them now 7-10 on the season.

Captain Lee Roberts finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists with Max Rice providing 15 points and three assists on 5/12 there-point shooting.

Jonah Antonio also had 14 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Lieb Yat 10 points, eight boards and two blocked shots.

GOLDFIELDS GIANTS 115 (Duach 31, Parsons 27, Stewart 27)

EAST PERTH EAGLES 79 (Roberts 22, Rice 15, Antonio 14)

Perth Redbacks (79) lost to Perry Lakes Hawks (87)

The Perry Lakes Hawks kept their playoff hopes alive and celebrated the 300th game of point guard Seva Chan in style with the hard earned 87-79 win over the Perth Redbacks in Albany.

Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre played host the Redbacks and Hawks doing battle but it was a tall order for the Redbacks who arrived on a four-game losing slide and were without superstar guard Joe Cook-Green.

Perry Lakes needed to make sure of the win to stay in the playoff hunt as well after losing four straight matches coming into the game and the Hawks started the better with 24 points to 16 in the first quarter on 7/13 shooting to 6/18 from Perth.

The Redbacks did have a flurry in the second term with seven straight points to briefly grab the lead, but Perry Lakes got right back in front and then were still leading 54-43 by the half-time interval.

The Hawks got out to a game-high 17-point lead in the third frame but the Redbacks responded with a 13-0 run to keep things interesting.

Perry Lakes never surrendered the lead, though, and pushed back out to a 14-point lead in the last term and secured the important eight-point victory.

The win improves the Hawks to a 7-9 record to remain a chance of playing finals this season with Luke Phillips putting up 21 points, five assists and three rebounds with 4/10 three-point shooting.

Nick Floyd also had 18 points, six rebounds and two assists, Jaden Stanley-Williams 12 points, seven boards and four assists, Kyiah O'Donohue 11 points, and Seva Chan nine points, six assists, four steals and three rebounds in the 300th game of his championship winning career.

The Redbacks have now lost five straight to sit at 5-13 with former Hawks championship winning guard Lochlan Cummings putting up 21 points to go with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Connor Mincherton added 16 points, four assists and three rebounds, Emmanuel Kanwei 13 points and five boards, and Jacob Formosa 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.

PERTH REDBACKS 79 (Cummings 21, Mincherton 16, Kanwei 13)

PERRY LAKES HAWKS 87 (L Phillips 21, Floyd 18, Stanley-Williams 12)

Warwick Senators (128) defeated Willetton Tigers (99)

A top two position went on the line at Warwick Stadium and the Warwick Senators blew away the Willetton Tigers with 40 points in the first quarter and 72 in the opening half on the way to the 128-99 victory.

It loomed as a crucial game for both teams with the Senators entering in second position at 12-3 and looking to bounce back from a loss to the Rockingham Flames while Willetton were just behind at 13-4 fresh off beating the Joondalup Wolves to open First Nations Round on Friday night.

It was a scintillating start from Warwick with 40 points in the first quarter on the back of shooting 14/19 from the field and 6/10 from behind the three-point line.

That saw the Senators open up a 23-point and to still be on top 40-19 by the end of one with the Tigers only shooting 7/19.

That lead for Warwick got out to 30 points in the second quarter before they went into the half-time break leading 72-44 on the back of shooting 25/36 overall and 10/21 from downtown.

That lead got out to 32 points in the third quarter and 35 in the fourth as well for the Senators before they completed the deal on the 29-point win against a team they were jostling over second position with.

The Senators scored those 128 points on the back of shooting 59 per cent from the field and going 20/41 from downtown with Todd Withers returning from playing for the NBL Select team in Japan by delivering 33 points, six rebounds and five assists on 7/12 shooting from downtown.

Elijah Pepper produced another 28 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and three steals with Mitch Clarke contributing 26 points and six assists, Cody Ellis 11 points, two rebounds and two blocks, and Cooper Creek eight points, 10 boards, two assists and two blocks.

Willetton are now 13-5 on the season having split their double-header with 369-game veteran Damien Scott producing 17 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals.

Tana Kopa added 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals, Aaron Gashaw 12 points on 5/5 shooting, Taeshon Cherry 12 points and two rebounds, and Tom Gerovich 11 points and two boards.

WARWICK SENATORS 128 (Withers 33, Pepper 28, Clarke 26)

WILLETTON TIGERS 99 (Scott 17, Kopa 16, Gashaw 12, Cherry 12)

Joondalup Wolves (83) lost to Kalamunda Eastern Suns (89)

The league's newest dynamic duo Randy Bell and Marshall Nelson combined for 66 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds as the Kalamunda Eastern Suns capped off a perfect weekend beating the Joondalup Wolves 89-83.

The Eastern Suns were playing their third game on Friday night since adding Bell to the line-up on the back of his All-First Team season in 2025 at the Goldfields Giants, and made quite the statement on their home floor for the win over the league-leading Rockingham Flames.

The Wolfpack, meanwhile, also lost on Friday night to the Willetton Tigers as the teams backed up to do battle at Arena Joondalup on Saturday.

Determined to bounce back to stay in touch of the top four, Joondalup started on fire racing out to a 16-point lead in the first quarter and the home team were still on top 28-22 by quarter-time.

The Eastern Suns fired back by completing a 13-0 run into the second term to briefly grab the lead but the Wolves were still clinging to the 52-47 advantage by half-time.

Joondalup were still on top by four at three quarter-time but then it was all Kalamunda in the final term as the Suns outscored the Wolves 23 points to 13 to come from four points down to secure six-point victory.

It caps off a brilliant weekend for the Eastern Suns with the back-to-back wins over Rockingham and Joondalup as they improve to a 9-8 record to now be solid inside the top eight and looking to lock in a home final to open the playoffs.

The back court pairing of Randy Bell and Marshall Nelson was brilliant with the former finishing with 35 points, 10 rebounds and six assists with 7/11 from downtown, and the latter 31 points, 11 boards, six assists and two steals on 14/24 field goal shooting.

It's a tough weekend for the Wolfpack with the pair of losses as they slip to 11-7 on the season to fall further from top four contention.

Adili Kuerban produced his best performance with the Wolves by producing 27 points and four assists on 7/13 three-point shooting.

Caleb Davis added 24 points, 11 rebounds and five assists with 4/11 shooting from three-point range, CJ Turnage 18 points, 10 boards and two assists, and Gabe Chadinha six points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

JOONDALUP WOLVES 83 (Kuerban 27, Davis 24, Turnage 18)

KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS 89 (Bel 35, Nelson 31, Vaiangina 10)

Cockburn Cougars (102) defeated South West Slammers (88)

The Cockburn Cougars continued their late season resurgence and got some revenge on the South West Slammers with the 102-88 at home on Saturday night.

The Slammers scored their lone win of the season two weeks earlier against the Cougars at Eaton Recreation Centre ahead of the return encounter at Wally Hagan Stadium.

Cockburn had won its two games since that loss to the Slammers against the East Perth Eagles and Lakeside Lightning as they looked to keep that momentum going on Saturday night.

It was an impressive opening from both teams with the Cougars holding the slender 27-23 lead by quarter-time.

Cockburn did begin to pull away in the second term with 32 points to 25 and that turned into the 59-48 half-time advantage on the back of shooting 22/45 from the field opposed to 20/33 from the Slammers.

The lead for the Cougars continued to grow through the second half and got out to 13 points in the third quarter, and 20 in the fourth before they scored the 14-point victory.

It's three straight wins for Cockburn now as they improve to a 4-13 record with Josh Hunt top-scoring with 19 points and five assists on 7/11 shooting from the floor and 5/6 at the line.

Chan Nai added 17 points, eight rebounds and two steals, Terrandus Smith 16 points, seven boards, five assists and four steals, Kortland Martin 16 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals, and Harrison Fitzgerald 15 points on 5/6 shooting.

The Slammers remain in bottom place at 2-15 with a pair of losses this weekend despite another standout showing from import big Jamal Poplar. He finished with 37 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals even while going 5/7 from behind the three-point line.

Devan Craig added 13 points and four rebounds, Nathan Walsh 12 points and two boards, Manny Wugol 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists, and Gavin Deacon 10 points, four boards, two assists and two steals.

COCKBURN COUGARS 102 (Hunt 19, Nai 17, Martin 16, Smith 16)

SOUTH WEST SLAMMERS 88 (Poplar 37, Craig 13, Walsh 12)