By Jonty Ralphsmith
The Pakenham Warriors Championship Women and division two men team’s each recorded losses on the weekend.
But it was better news for the men’s and women’s youth league teams with a three-nil clean-sweep of the opposition.
The Championship Women team lost an important middle-of-the-table clash with Sunbury…being behind from the outset after being overpowered in the first quarter.
By halftime the Warriors were down by 23 points and although the screws were tightened in the second half, it was still a 21-point loss for the women.
Haille Nickerson hit the scoreboard in typical fashion with 27 points – the only Pakenham player to register double figures.
The women will look to rebound this week when they host McKinnon at 6pm this Saturday at Cardinia Life.
The men – who used just seven players, compared to their opponents’ 12 – were overrun by table-topping Gippsland in the last quarter.
In a game of lead changes, where the lead was seemingly never beyond five points, Gippsland broke away from Pakenham at the end of the last stanza to record an 89-80 victory.
Usual suspects Joe Davis (29 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists) and Ned Weideman (21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists) were each important for the Warriors.
They will be back in action next weekend against Maccabi (4-10) and Melton (1-11).
There was more success for the women in the youth league who pulled away from Eltham in a strong third quarter to record a 70-64 win.
They backed it up the following day with a 90-64 win against McKinnon.
Across the weekend Rhiannon Gallagher scored 30 points and Alahna Arnason contributed 28 points.
The victories see the Warriors even the ledger at 7-7, elevating them to fifth with a game against sixth-placed Camberwell up next.
The youth league men overcome an eight point halftime deficit to win by four points against Albury-Wodonga to make the long trip worthwhile and give them a 9-2 season record.
Jarred Small scored 19 points for the Warriors, with Dylan Jenkinson (18), Michael Johns (15) and Jackson grey (12) also making valuable contributions.
Next up is an away clash with Melton at 6pm this Saturday.
WARRIORS SUMMARY
CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN
RESULTS
Sunbury 85 v Pakenham 64
FIXTURE
Saturday 4 June, 6pm
Pakenham (Home) v McKinnon
LADDER
Bulleen 10, Wyndham 9, McKinnon 6, Sunbury 6, Hume 5, Pakenham 5, Chelsea 4, Southern Peninsula 1.
DIVISION TWO MEN
RESULTS
Gippsland United 89 v Pakenham 80
FIXTURE
Saturday 4 June, 8pm
Pakenham (Home) v Maccabi
Sunday 5 June, 12pm
Melton v Pakenham (Away)
LADDER
Gippsland 11, Sherbrooke 10, Pakenham 9, Mornington 8, Altona 8, Wallan 7, Craigieburn 6, Mildura 5, Whittlesea 4, Maccabi 4, Surf Coast 2, Melton 1.
YOUTH LEAGUE ONE WOMEN
RESULTS
Pakenham 70 v Eltham 64
McKinnon 64 v Pakenham 90
FIXTURE
Sunday 5 June, 12pm
Camberwell v Pakenham (Away)
LADDER: Frankston 12, Bulleen 12, McKinnon 11, Wyndham 9, Pakenham 7, Camberwell 7, Eltham 6, Craigieburn 6, Geelong 6, Collingwood 4, Warrandyte 2, Sherbrooke 0.
YOUTH LEAGUE TWO MEN
RESULTS
Albury Wodonga 75 v Pakenham 79
FIXTURE
Saturday, 4 June, 6pm
Melton v Pakenham (Away)
LADDER: Albury Wodonga 9, Sunbury 9, Pakenham 9, Melton 5, Western Port 3, Chelsea 2, Maccabi 0.
