Warriors manage shock upset win over Gantheaume Pointers in Broome Basketball Association

It was a round of upsets, nail-biters and massive wins down at the Broome Recreational and Aquatic Centre basketball courts on February 22 as the competition entered round two. In the men’s A-grade competition, despite their win over the Gantheaume Pointers, 50 to 45, the Warriors remain on the second bottom rung of the ladder while the Pointers sit comfortably in second position. The Gantheaume Pointers’ Jetani Hunter was the top scorer of the match with 17 points. Zaiazlyne Hart and Trevor Menmuir were the top scorers for the Warriors with 14 points each. The Tigers stole the win out from under the Skywalkers, 41 to 30, bumping themselves into third place above the Skywalkers in fourth. Skywalker Bradley Hann scored the most in the match with 10 points. Lattrell Matthews was the best shooter for the Tigers with 8. And Odash overcame the Raiders in spectacular fashion claiming the win and securing their place on the top of the ladder, 42 to 28. In the men’s B-grade competition, the Spoonbills defeated the Cobras, 50 to 36, claiming their place on the top of the ladder ahead of their bye next week. Shinobu Shioji was the top scorer for the Cobras with 13 points. Jayden Pearce was the top scorer for the Spoonbills with 16. Then BBC took down the Drifterz, 61 to 42. BBC top scorer Danreb Gentiles made a massive 22 points over the course of the match, securing the win for BBC. The Broome Gators crushed the Misfits, 49 to 38, jumping to second place on the ladder while the Misfits sunk to second last place. Broome Gator Brett Nairn scored 22 points making him the top scorer of the match. Brennan Stack scored the most for the Misfits with 12 points. In the senior women’s competition, the Lady Bombers destroyed the Crystals, 54 to 15, with the massive margin shooting them to the top rung. Then the Raiders stole the win from the Sky Breakers, 31 to 16. On Call just managed to take down the Pacers in a nail-biter, 22 to 21. And the Sharks defeated the Broome Blitzers, 30 to 23.