By The Sports Desk
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Clyde star Brayden Hayle scorched the turf with nine goals against Narre South Saints on Sunday.
It was a big day for the family, with Riley Hayle kicking four, while Koby Camilleri, Rushen Buddhadasa, Mason Fitzgerald, Alexander Frattura, Ethan Jones and Lucas Oldham made it a big day out for the Cougars.
Fountain Gate was forced to work hard for its 28-15 win over Narre Warren Black.
Rylan Meadows, Kobi Cranston and Owen Dobinson were pretty good for the Gators, while Jackson Ball, Samuel Battams and Hayley Kelly were up and about for the Magpies.
And William Griffiths and Kabe Matheson jammed two goals each in Berwick Navy’s 19-point win over Officer Black.
Brady Giuliani, Toby Whitfield, Jack White, Cooper Runciman, Marko Krizay and Arlo Adams were best for the Kangaroos.
In 11-Blue, Berwick White will be having goal-kicking practice this week after kicking 4.10.34 against Pakenham.
Jacob Horbury, Thomas Curtis and Kade Freeman got the job done for Berwick, while Noah De Bono, Jy Hyndman and Shea Perkins stuck to their guns for the Lions.
In other games, Noah Varenhout starred for Cranbourne in its win over Narre North Foxes Grey, while Braxtyn Bundy, Jordyn Reano and Jesse Vethecan were impressive in a strong performance from Lyndhurst Orange against Berwick Springs Blue.
Mason Dickson, Billy Kelly, Kayden Salim and Altay Filiz were all good players for the Titans.
And Taylor Mcandrew booted three goals as Officer Blue got the better of Narre North Foxes Black.
Mason Curry, Jacob Kennaugh, Xavier Roberts and Jenson Whitehead also gave plenty of cheek for the Kangas.
UNDER 12 GIRLS
Accurate kicking at goal has paid off for Clyde, winning 3.0.18 to 2.1.13 against Officer.
Charlotte Statton and Nature Roussety were spot on target for the Cougars, while Mila Glasgow, Olivia Baillie, Sophie Ebzery, Mia Prentice, Alouera Price and Isabel Marshall did well for the Kangaroos.
Cranbourne Blue kicked all three of its goals in the first quarter to help it score a 25-14 win over Pakenham.
Hannah Clarke, Dakota Johnson and Madison Martin had three on the board before the Lions woke from their slumber.
Olivia Thomas kicked two goals for Pakenham to lead the mid-game revival.
And Sia Stevens, Taleah Cole, Imogen Davis and Arnika Gajdobranski all hit the scoreboard in Foxes Black’s 42-14 victory over Berwick Springs Blue.
Mila Ghanem and Aaliyah Senn were pretty handy for the Titans.
UNDER 12
One-sided contests were the order of the day in Under-12 Blue this week, with Narre North, Officer and Berwick White scooping the pool.
Cruze Beck and Harrison Snell landed three goals each in the Foxes big win over the Titans, while week one Gumbuya World Player of the Week Ollie Main slotted a super-six to lead Officer Blue to victory over Officer Black.
Finn Pate, Jax Leone and Aston McCallum landed multiple goals for the winners, while Cruz Curry, Mehrab Pal Singh Kang, Darcy Hansch, Lachlan Marshall, Seth Curry and James Richardson tried their hearts out for Officer Black.
And the powerful quartet of Oliver Raven (5), Nate Kemp (4), Archer Freeman (3) and Connor Simmons (2) kicked 14 goals between them as Berwick White scored heavily against Lyndhurst.
In Under-12 Red, Lucas Tilley and Heath Winsall kicked three goals each in Berwick Navy’s strong win over Foxes Grey, while
Liam Riky (4), Kallen Smith (2) and Harry Viney (2) proved hard to stop as Narre Warren Black went large against Parkmore.
And Pakenham Maroon and Clyde fought out a really tight contest at Pakenham.
Clyde had six scoring shots to six, but the Lions won 1.2.8 to 0.6.6 with Chase Taylor scoring the match winner.
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Berwick Springs Blue and Pearcedale Baxter both showed nerves of steel to prevail in thrilling wins in Blue on Sunday morning.
The Titans got the better of Mordialloc by two points while the Panthers held on by the slimmest of margins over Chelsea.
A fast start helped Devon Meadows Black down Narre North Black by eight points, with the Foxes making a late charge.
Nine Eagles hit the scoreboard for Cranbourne Blue in its 101-point win over Berwick Springs in Gold, led by four from Tyson Larner.
Officer White came from behind at three-quarter-time to reel in Mount Eliza Blue by two points, but Berwick Navy couldn’t quite do the same in a seven-point loss to Karingal Red.
Blake Masterson, Joshua Walker Cooper Santangelo, meanwhile, were standouts for Narre North Black in its win over Langwarrin White.
Pakenham Maroon made it four wins in a row with a 97-point win over Karingal White, thanks to five multiple goal kickers.
Braxton Allen led the way with four goals for the young Lions who are making their move in Navy.
In Premier, Berwick White and Officer Blue continue to set the pace, with strong wins over Mount Eliza Red and Langwarrin Blue, respectively.
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Narre North’s Black Girls team pulled off an upset win over Langwarrin by five points in Blue Division, while Cranbourne Blue and Officer pulled off important wins in Girl’s Gold.
Devon Meadows’ Boys remain undefeated in Blue Division, thanks to a 21-point win over Bonbeach, to make it five wins a row.
Berwick Springs Blue, meanwhile, kicked four goals to nil in the second half to hold off Cranbourne Blue.
Strong performances from Jockwat Boali, Kayce Christoudoulou, Ash Manson and Eshuah Bevis helped Lyndhurst prevailed in a thrilling upset over Mornington in Gold Division.
Berwick remains at the top of the table in Navy thanks to a 78-point win over Seaford, but Narre South is snapping at their heels after a 109-point win over Officer White.
Tyler Sorenson followed up his bag of four last week with six on Sunday as the Saints boosted their percentage.
Narre North Black and Berwick Springs Green, meanwhile, did not have such ease when it came to scoring, with both sides kicking one goal each in the Foxes’ two-point win.
Jarvis Vanderbroeck kicked four in Pakenham Maroon’s 90-point win over Mount Eliza Mounties in the first game of Orange Division, and Berwick made it five premier division wins in a row by downing Officer by 69 points to maintain top spot.
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Devon Meadows skipper Will Setford’s four goals almost pinched a win off Cranbourne Blue but his side fell 10 points short in Gold.
Berwick Navy, meanwhile, could not sustain its fight-back against Dromana, going down by 12 points at the Tigers’ home ground in Navy.
Berwick Springs Green and Narre North Grey both opened the Orange Division season with wins over Mornington and Frankston, respectively.
A south East showdown between Berwick White and Officer Blue in Premier Division, meanwhile, went Officer’s way, as they look to keep pace with the top three.
UNDER 16 BOYS
A four-goal first quarter has helped Berwick Springs to a comfortable win over Balnarring/Red Hill.
Tarrant Kniel and Jack Andrews played with swagger while Bodhi Smart kicked three goals.
Charlie Ellis kicked three goals for Cranbourne as it had a 10-point win over Frankston Dolphins, while Officer went down by the same margin against Rosebud.
Michael Busuttil kicked a bag of eight – all but one of Fountain Gate’s goals – in his team’s 12-point victory over Langwarrin, while Berwick Springs was left to rue a poor first half against Carrum Downs.
In Premier, third-placed Officer had a massive win over Seaford as Dandenong Stingrays under-16s listed Hunter Beaumont snagged five goals.
Devon Meadows, meanwhile, had a 39-point loss to Mount Eliza.
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Clare Allison put forward a captain’s performance for Berwick Springs in its win over Pakenham, kicking three goals while Reese Todd and Darcey Maas also contributed to the result.
Narre North fell just short of a stirring final quarter comeback, going down to Western Port by three points.
Officer got an important 16-point win over Pearcedale/Baxter while Berwick went down by 14 points to Karingal/Frankston YCW.
Devon Meadows, Cranbourne and Fountain Gate also tasted defeat on Sunday.
UNDER 17
Berwick Springs had a big loss on the weekend but Michael Karatzas played his best game of the season while Jack Bellinger continued his strong start to the season.
Narre North and Narre South were also beaten.
Pakenham defeated Langwarrin in a low-scoring tussle, captain Brock Lyons kicking two of his team’s four goals in the victory.
Berwick proved too strong for Edithvale-Aspendale as Riley Kerr kicked three, while Cranbourne was beaten.
In Premier, Bailey O’Donnell kicked four goals to lead Berwick to a 33-point win over Frankston Dolphins, while Officer was beaten by Edithvale-Aspendale.
UNDER 18 GIRLS
Berwick was too strong for Officer while Cranbourne was forced to forfeit its game against Langwarrin and Karingal proved too strong for Devon Meadows.
