JUNIOR BASKETBALL: Dubbo's under-18 men look set for a strong finals performance in the Western Junior League series as they sit at the top of the ladder with only one round remaining.
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Although results are still coming in from different coaches for round two, Dubbo sides are progressing well.
In the 18s, talented youngsters Jordan Morrow and Luke Griffiths led the team and were strong under both baskets.
They had strong support from Tom West and Ricky Duggan while Dom O'Neill was accurate from behind the three point line.
Taylor Fell and Josh Roberts grew in confidence as the weekend progressed with strong transitional games and rookies Ken Murata, Zach Forest and Sam Lovegrove gained invaluable experience coming off the bench.
Results: Dubbo 80 Bathurst 77; Dubbo 84 Orange 83; Dubbo 87 Lithgow 69.
State League player Daniel Medway showed he has a great future having taken over the reins as coach of the under 16 men's team.
The boys improve with each outing and came away from the weekend with two wins and two losses.
Jo English and EJ Fernando led the offensive plays with strong support from Michael Townsend and Matt Towers while Ben Castlehouse and Tom Border co-ordinated well in defence collecting many rebounds and redirecting play back up the court.
Playing in their first seasons of representative basketball, Kingston Roser and Carl Uebergang showed great potential and were particularly impressive in the teams nail biting three point win over Griffith.
Results: Dubbo 70 Bathurst Two 60; Dubbo 73 Griffith 70; Dubbo 25 Bathurst One 81; Dubbo 55 Orange 75.
The only two top age players in the under-12 girls team are Kharni Holmes and Talitha Anderson and they continued to lead by example with strong performances in Bathurst last weekend.
Kharni and Talitha shared the scoring honours at the weekend with strong contributions from Shai Lang and Maddie Bennett.
Demi Storch was determined in defence freeing Tamika Simpson and Brooke Rowsthorne to control play with strong transitional games.
Coach Debbie Morrow was very impressed with the way her young charges combined together as a team and showed they have a great future.
Results: Dubbo 54 Gilgandra 4; Dubbo 35 Leeton 33; Dubbo 47 Cootamundra 17; Dubbo 44 Temora 54.