A Grade
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Myrtleford 22 defeated by Yarrawonga 32.
It was a hard fought but convincing win in the end by the Pigeons A grade girls against Myrtleford on the weekend.
Yarrawonga were spoilt with a warm and sunny winter’s day up at Myrtleford which is a rarity for this time of year!
The first quarter was relatively even but Yarra were able to edge in front by 5 at the first break due to some accurate shooting from Sarah Sennini and Bridget Cassar.
The second term saw things steady with accurate feeding into the ring from Laura Irvine and Laura Davis and tight and disciplined defence from Anna Grinter and Liv Lovell.
At half time Sharni Hazelman came on into WA and didn’t skip a beat, feeding perfectly into the shooters.
Tilly Kennedy came on into the WD position and made her opponents work hard for the ball.
Yarra looked in control of the match with an 8-goal lead heading i to the last quarter and went on to win 53-36 in what was an excellent contest against a quality side.
B Grade
Myrtleford 53 defeated Yarrawonga 41.
Myrtleford turned on a beautiful sunny day for Yarrawonga to make the trip. In B Grade the opposition played with sunshine in their step defeating Yarra by 12 goals.
The girls started strong in the first quarter and it was head to head, there were many defensive tips and taps by Caity Seymour and Ebony Woodburn throughout the mid court allowing Maddie Kennedy and Ange Schofield to capitalise in the goal ring and obtain a small break by one goal at quarter time.
Second quarter was tough, increasing in intensity and unfortunately, Yarra had missed opportunities over the whole court, which led to Myrtleford making them pay and by half time led by five goals.
New combination changes were made bringing on Emily McNamara into the midcourt and Eliana Martin into goals who showed great strength coming on in a tight game.
Sabrina Finch showed courage in defense. Myrtleford were extremely accurate allowing their lead to stretch out to ten goals at three quarter time.
It was the last quarter and Jedda Nolan came on into defense joining forces with Ellie Dickins.
Yarra had nothing to lose so the only option was to come out firing. Myrtleford were too good and the final score was 53-41.
Overall, B Grade continued to fight, are now ready and rearing for a great training this week, and back stronger for round 13.
Awards: Ebony Woodburn and Ellie Dickins.
C Grade
Myrtleford 46 defeated by Yarrawonga 56.
C grade had a great game against Myrtleford on the weekend in some beautiful sunshine. There were lots of rotations and everyone slipped seamlessly into their position something the Pigeons are becoming very good at and will help deep into finals.
The defence end really stepped up and put into play everything they have been practicing over the past few weeks.
Amy, Sarah and Emily were unbeatable getting rebounds and intercepts throughout the entire game.
At half time Yarra had some under 17s girls step in Tess and Georgie who looked like they had been playing in the side all year.
The attack end as always were consistent with Zoe, Emily and Bree feeding strong into the ring and Dee, Eliana and Zoe shooting extremely accurately from start to finish.
C grade came away with a 10-goal win.
Under 17s
Myrtleford 39 defeated by Yarrawonga 63.
The Under 17s side played a solid match on Saturday, consolidating the fourth position on the competition ladder.
Consistency across all four quarters was a focus and the players took confidence from last week’s game. The centre courters were dynamic in bringing the ball down the court.
The defence end caused headaches for Myrtleford and never gave away an easy goal.
Shooters Ella Burns and Tess Byrne were selected best for the side.