VJBL U18 Grading Phase Pool 1 wrap: Round 2
IN the second round of the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Grading Phase Pool 1 wrap, teams began to assert themselves in their respective groups, setting up either virtual grand finals, or setting up likely promotion tilts across the Under 18 Boys and Under 18 Girls grades. U18 BOYS: Pool 1A: Whittlesea Pacers grabbed prime […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys VC preview: Preliminary finals
THE Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Boys Championship Division tips off the Preliminary finals this week, with Eltham Wildcats going head-to-head against Dandenong Rangers, and Bulleen Boomers facing the Waverley Falcons. Eltham Wildcats (1st, 15-3) vs Dandenong Rangers (6th, 10-7-1) The first preliminary pits the Eltham Wildcats against the Dandenong Rangers at […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys VC review: Qualifying and Elimination Finals – Bulleen sets the standard
THE Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Boys Championship Division kicked off finals this week with the Eltham Wildcats defeating Waverley Falcons in the first qualifier (79-69). Eltham proceed into the preliminary while Waverley look to use their second chance next week. In the match-up, Waverley was competitive early, following 22-20 at quarter-time. […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys VC review: Round 9 – Eltham makes it six in a row
THE Eltham Wildcats displayed genuine dominance in Round 9 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Boys competition after thumping the Knox Raiders (66-30), earning top-spot and their sixth consecutive win. The Raiders’ poor scoring capacity had the visitors trailing by 20 points at the main break (37-17). In the third, they […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys VC review: Round 3 – Thunder strikes for five consecutive wins
THE Keilor Thunder kept their winning streak alive in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys competition following a win over league-leaders, Bulleen Boomers. The four-point win (57-53) on the road bodes well for Keilor season, remaining one of two teams yet to face a loss in the Victorian Championship Division […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Surprise results fail to shift top five sides
DESPITE some surprising results in the final round of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division, the top five teams in each pool at the start of Round 9 were the teams to advance through to the next stage. Everything was all but certain barring a massive win and […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Championship division settled
THE 10 teams set to compete in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys’ championship division are now settled with the top five teams in each grade a win and percentage clear of their sixth ranked sides. Knox Raiders, Bendigo Braves, Keilor Thunder, Dandenong Rangers and Latrobe Energy made it through […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Bulleen, Knox last two undefeated sides
BULLEEN Boomers and Knox Raiders are the teams to beat in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. Both sides sit atop of their respective pools, coming off big wins last Friday night. Ashe Pool: Bendigo Braves 57 defeated by Southern Peninsula Sharks 66 Nunawading Spectres 50 defeated by […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Boys weekend preview: Round 5
HUGE top-of-the-table clashes headline both pools in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. While one game from Round 4 was played last night between Eltham Wildcats 2 and Whittlesea Pacers, we take a look at the Round 5 matches from each pool. Ashe Pool: Diamond Valley Eagles (7th, […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Bendigo brave in narrowest of wins
BENDIGO Braves have secured an all-important one-point victory over Keilor Thunder in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. The Braves won their third game of the season and handed the Thunder their first loss for the year, leaving Knox Raiders as the only undefeated team in the Ashe […]
