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Apr 27, 2025
Central Recap | Anzac Round Sunday
By Tristan Prentice for NBL1.com.au
Round 5 of the Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 Central concluded with their second lot of ANZAC round fixtures with thrilling finishes, signalling to the league and the young talent in the league emerged as the heroes of the weekend…
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Round 5 of the Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 Central concluded with their second lot of ANZAC round fixtures with thrilling finishes, signalling to the league and the young talent in the league emerged as the heroes of the weekend…
Here are the results of today’s ANZAC Round Sunday games:
Fejo forges Warriors to historic hoodoo shutdown of Sturt
Beyond 2015 was the last time the Woodville Warriors defeated the Sturt Sabres in the Womens - it took a championship player of multiple clubs to end the reign of the Sabres over the Warriors. The Castle at St Clair witnessing a Warriors win 78-69 over the Sturt Sabres.
Jasmin Fejo was the unstoppable force in the final term but it was newly arrived import Laaura Erikstrup with 11 points in the first half who impressed in an enthralling battle with import for the Sabres Sydney Mech (15 points in the first half for 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals). The match was evenly poised at the half 39-34 with the Warriors just in front with no Erin Phillips for the second consecutive match.
The third term saw the Sabres strike back via Paige Padroth who caused some damage to them in the corresponding fixture last season grabbing 12 second half points to finish with 17 points and five assists to help tie the scores 52-52 a piece with one to play.
Scores remained tense and tight with normally in previous meetings the Sabres running away to beyond the twenty point mark - today would be different as Fejo after nine points and starting on the bench due to football commitments early in the day found her “championship” mode with a second half of 17 points and four rebounds to win it for the Warriors.
Fejo was the ANZAC Round Medallist with 26 points, seven rebounds and three steals and was well supported by Erikstrup, Genna Anderson-Abbey consistent again with 10 points, 13 rebounds, four steals, Jordan Hunter backing up her Friday performance with 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Naomi Allotey posted nine points, 13 rebounds and four assists.
WOODVILLE WARRIORS 78 (Fejo 26, Erikstrup 15, Anderson-Abbey, Hunter 10)
STURT SABRES 69 (Mech, Padroth 17, N Mathews 11, Portus 9)
Daisy delight as Eastern edge past Norwood to snap thirteen
The Eastern Mavericks snapped a thirteen game losing streak to the Norwood Flames edging past the Norwood Flames for the first time since 2017 - 74-71 at St Francis De Sales.
The Mavs got a great start 23-13 recognising the mis-matches of Aspen Williston and Morgan Yaeger as the star guard produced 17 points in the first half despite a troublesome back injury - for Williston it was her best first half of the season with 11 points and eight rebounds. The steady hand of Amanda Paschal for the Flames kept them in touch at the half 44-41 thanks to her 16 point contribution.
Amanda Paschal pulls up and splashes the triple ?
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The teams went blow for blow across the third in early part of the fourth with contrary to the last few outings the Mavs getting some much needed help offensively for Yaeger. Teenage star on the rise Daisy Hocking (Seven points, six assists and rebounds) got motoring and along with Williston (20 points and 13 rebounds) and another point outs of thin air from Airle Ramsey cameo (nine points all from beyond the arc) kept the scoreboard ticking over.
In the final minutes - Hocking made a big two then made one of two from charity stripe to edge them in front. The Flames drew up the play to send it to overtime with Paschal (26 points, nine rebounds and five assists) feeding another teenager on the rise in Annaliese Elliot (five points and eight rebounds) who missed the three point attempt. With the Mavs regaining possession fouled on the defensive possession - Yaeger took possession herself and closed out the win by looking after the ball with a sideline dribble to break the thirteen game streak.
Yaeger held firm during the full match to finish with 18 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three steals to be awarded the ANZAC Round Medal.
EASTERN MAVERICKS 74 (Williston 20, Yaeger 18, Ramsey 9)
NORWOOD FLAMES 71 (Paschal 26, Hinton 9)
Bearcats see off brave Lions to lift to top
The West Adelaide Bearcats took a bit of time to see off a brave Central Districts Lions outfit but eventually 73-95 at the Den at Starplex.
After copping some large margins the Lions roared early against the Bearcats with import Hayley Saurette (10 points and three rebounds) and guard Sydney Wright (11 points in 20 minutes) trying to contain star centre Olivia Levicki (13 points and 11 rebounds) but also in her best game of the season rising star guard Sienna Grieger with 17 points for the first half.
Minus Sienna Lehmann though the Bearcats bowled their way through the Lions in the second half with a 48 point second half with Grieger awarded the ANZAC Round Medal for her 22 points with five triples in an intriguing battle with Wright. Levicki was damaging again with 21 points and 14 rebounds with four steals.
The Bearcats bounce back and are back to equal top - are Eastern ready for the challenge? Find out this Saturday night at 6:15pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App.
CENTRAL DISTRICTS LIONS 73 (TBC)
WEST ADELAIDE BEARCATS 95 (Grieger 22, Levicki 21, Strawbridge, K Thompson 12)
McKendrick masterful when needed for North over South
League veteran Mollie McKendrick continued to embrace her new role at the North Adelaide Rockets as they saw off the South Adelaide Panthers 58-51 in a grind at the Lights.
There were no more than a few points between teams in the first half as both struggled from the field for 40 percent or less. McKendrick however kept the Rockets in front as they won the third and stifled South eventually outlasting them in the tight finish.
Minus Basham again the Rockets were led by ANZAC Round Medallist McKendrick with an impactful double double of 19 points, 14 rebounds, five assists with Tia Bails stepping up for Basham again as the handy guard hooped her way to 14 points and Jordyn Freer an almost double double 10 points and nine rebounds. Ash Spencer led the way for the Panthers with 11 points in a by committee contribution from the away side.
The Panthers took the points at the Jungle - can they continue their run with a run-over the Rockets? Find out this Sunday afternoon at 1:30pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App.
NORTH ADELAIDE ROCKETS 58 (McKendrick 19, Bails 14, J Freer 10)
SOUTH ADELAIDE PANTHERS 51 (Spencer 11, H Gardiner 9, Stratford 8)
Eagles sweep weekend with win over Southern
The Forestville Eagles swept the weekend 2-0 with a strong four quarter effort against the Southern Tigers 31-63 at the Cage.
The Tigers stayed in touch at the half through Iva Belosevic (12 points and five rebounds) despite a strong first half from the Eagles starters 17-35. As the game moved along the Eagles steadily held the margin despite the Tigers winning a low scoring third term thanks to this from star guard McKenzie Johnston (nine points, six rebounds and four assists)…
The final term saw Sam Simons soar to her second ANZAC Round Medal with a solid 12 points, five rebounds and assists with Ella Sawyer stuffing the stat sheet again with 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. Maddy Freer through four quarters was also consistent with 14 points, nine rebounds and two assists.
The Eagles take a 2-0 sweep of the weekend - what awaits them against the top of the table Rockets??? Find out this Saturday night at 6:30pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App.
SOUTHERN TIGERS 31 (Belosevic 12, Johnston 9)
FORESTVILLE EAGLES 63 (M Freer, Sawyer 14, S Simons 12, J Simons 10)
Uzo oozes class in Warriors secure second over Sturt
The Woodville Warriors secured their second win of the weekend with a classy 103-87 win over the Sturt Sabres at the Castle of St Clair.
The Sabres grabbed the lead early in the first quarter through former Warrior Sharif Black and “Big” Ben Griscti (13 points and 12 rebounds) causing all sorts of problems 21-24. Imports Tim Troussel (16 points and four rebounds) and Bryce Sloan (20 points, seven rebounds and three steals) led the fightback as they produced a potent tandem to leave it at 48-41.
A minor hand injury in the third quarter to Black after 16 in the first half opened the door for someone else to step up for either team. It was a career high game and second half from explosive guard Uzo Dibiamaka after eight in the first half amassing 21 points in the second half to take the ANZAC Round Medal. He finished with 29 points and five rebounds and Joe Jackson Friday’s recipient pulled together 15 points and 12 rebounds in the finish
Black for the Sabres had a strong outing against his former side with 34 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals while Sam Daly recorded the first triple double of the season with 18 points, 10 assists and rebounds.
WOODVILLE WARRIORS 103 (Uzo Dibiamaka 29, Sloan 20, Troussel 16)
STURT SABRES 87 (Black 34, S Daly 18, Griscti 13)
Jack out of the box springs to stun Bearcats
The Central Districts Lions jumped their way back up into equal top with an impressive close out of the West Adelaide Bearcats 100-86 at the Den of Starplex.
The Lions jumped ahead in the second term following the lead of the athletic Efe Abogidi (15 points and five rebounds) and young athletic gun Deng Manyang (15 points and six rebounds in the first half) to lead by 56-47 at the main break.
Abogidi at both ends of the floor unstoppable…
The Bearcats struck back through stars Keanu Rasmussen (27 points, nine rebounds, eight assists with six steals) and Lat Mayen (16 points and seven rebounds) with Jimma Dau (A 23 point and 12 rebound) elevating against one of his former sides to make it all level 71-71 to present a final pulsating quarter once again between these two.
It was Jack Stanwix who was awarded the ANZAC Round Medal once again who rose to the challenge to jump out of the box and the stadium for this along with 33 points, nine rebounds, four assists and steals.
Abogidi completed a strong afternoon out with 23 points, 13 rebounds with Deng Manyang posting a career high 20 points and nine rebounds in another impressive outing off the back of national school finals and state representation the past twelve months.
The roar is real from the Lions - can they keep their den a fortress from the Woodville Warriors? Find out this Saturday night at 8:15pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App.
CENTRAL DISTRICTS LIONS 100 (Stanwix 33, Abogidi 23, D Manyang 20)
WEST ADELAIDE BEARCATS 86 (Rasmussen 27, Dau 23, Mayen 16)
Flames fight to hang on over Mavericks
The Norwood Flames exacted revenge after the Eastern Mavericks record breaking win against them last year, splitting their weekend 1-1 with a thrilling 80-83 win at St Francis De Sales.
Experienced duo Riley Harrap and Trey McBride (12 points each) along with spark plug Darcy McNamara (Nine first half points) gave the Flames the early lead 16-18. The comeback at home was led by captain Freddy Webb (eight first half points) to bring it back to 42-43 at the half.
McBride continued to cook for the Flames but BJ Symons started to have an influence along with dunking Dom Jackson (Nine points and six rebounds) to bring them back in front 62-61. It came down to the final minutes with 75 a piece.
McBride hit the huge trey with BJ Symons (21 points and 11 rebounds) making the tough drive, the Flames taking possession and getting it into their halfcourt with Jackson attempting a block fouling Harrap who made free throws 77-82. Symons found Robinson who then pushed it wider to Webb (16 points) to knock the triple to keep them in the match. McBride was fouled after the timeout making one of two free throws with the Mavs finding a game winning shot in the corner - BJ Symons attempt rolling in an out of the cylinder as the Flames hung on.
McBride claimed the ANZAC Round Medal with 27 points, five rebounds, three assists and was ably assisted by an in fiery form Harrap with 20 points and four assists.
EASTERN MAVERICKS 80 (Symons 21, Webb 16, Bowden 10)
NORWOOD FLAMES 83 (McBride 27, Harrap 20, Osborne 10)
Panthers pull over Rockets in fourth
The South Adelaide Panthers found their fire in the fourth as they pulled over the top of the North Adelaide Rockets 70-91 in the finish at the Lights.
The Smith brothers continued to entertain the league making the most of their minutes and Jonty feeling like jumping all over the Rockets…
Jonty Smith's give-and-go leads to a dunk ?
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The game was tight till the latter end of the the third term but a 0-15 unanswered run by the Panthers pulled them to victory - the Rockets unable to keep touch as skipper and ANZAC Round Medallist Tom Kubank (17 points, three assists and rebounds) and star import Christian Brandon (19 points and seven rebounds with three steals) pounced on the homeside.
Koop McCalop came off the pine again and had an impact to lead the Rockets with 21 points and seven rebounds while Joel Dyer (12 points) and Tobias Dowdell (12 points and five rebounds) put in their efforts all afternoon.
The Panthers have pulled their way up to third - can they hold on as they march into the ARC against the Norwood Flames ? Find out this Sunday afternoon at 2:45pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App.
NORTH ADELAIDE ROCKETS 70 (McCalop 21, J Dyer, Dowdell 12, BJ Johnson 10)
SOUTH ADELAIDE PANTHERS 91 (Brandon 19, Kubank 17, D Smith 12)
Eagles challenged but prevail over tenacious Tigers
The Forestville Eagles eventually prevailed but not before the tenacious Southern Tigers took it to them in the first half. Forestville were too good in the second half, comfortably home 73-88 at the Cage.
The Tigers got off to a fast start 29-21 in the first term led by Harry Morris (23 points and 10 rebounds) but the Eagles swooped in from there. The whole starting group evened out their numbers with Dejan Vasiljevic awarded the ANZAC Day Medal with 26 points, eight assists, five rebounds, two blocks and steals, Greg Mays (17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks), Daniel Johnson (14 points and seven rebounds), Alex Starling (13 points, 14 rebounds and five assists) and Adam Doyle (12 points, six assists and five rebounds) completing the set.
Both Jarvis’s in Jarvis Summers (16 points, eight assists with six rebounds) and Jarvis Doles (12 points and rebounds) kept the Tigers in touch till the final buzzer keeping the margin tight in the final term.
The Eagles took care of their challengers - can they continue their run against the Rockets??? Find out this Saturday night at 8:15pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App.
SOUTHERN TIGERS 73 (Morris 23, Summers 16, Doles 12)
FORESTVILLE EAGLES 88 (Vasiljevic 26, Mays 17, D Johnson 14)
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