A Grade
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Yarrawonga 49 defeated Wodonga Raiders 23.
Cold and wet conditions at the Grove on Saturday, the A Grade girls took on the Raiders in what was quite a physical game.
Aiming for a strong start this is exactly what the girls were able to do. Strong defensive pressure created numerous turnovers, giving the attack end plenty of opportunities to hit the scoreboard.
Up by 6 goals at quarter time, the girls were able to extend the lead to 19 goals at half time.
Even with numerous changes and combinations in the last half the girls were able to continue to push the lead out.
Final siren sounds and the girls walked away with a 26-goal win.
Sarah Senini was awarded best on court with some very confident and accurate shooting. Olivia Lovell was also among the best with some fantastic defensive pressure and provided numerous turnovers.
The win was a big team effort.
B Grade
Yarrawonga 40 defeated Wodonga Raiders 28.
Coming off a consistent 4-quarter effort against North Albury, B grade were looking to replicate a similar performance.
Yarrawonga started strong with some accurate shooting from Maddie Kennedy and Angela Schofield, which saw the Pigeons take an early 5 goal lead in the first term.
The team continued to hold a steady lead through the second term with changing conditions testing the girls at every turn.
Half time provided opportunity for Eliana Martin to take the court as GS and test her skills against some experienced opponents.
Yarrawonga pushed to hold a 10-goal lead at the final change.
A strong push from the defensive end by Sabrina Finch and her new sidekick, Ellie Dickins allowed the Pigeons to lift again.
Through rain, hail and shine, B grade delivered a 12-goal lead against a 5th placed Raiders.
Yarrawonga maintain their position at the top of the table.
C Grade
Yarrawonga 44 defeated Wodonga Raiders 38.
C grade had a hard fight in extremely cold conditions on Saturday. Wodonga Raiders came out firing and played a very quick game which took the Pigeons a while to adjust to.
Although Yarrawonga were behind for most of the game, they stayed with them and never put their heads down.
A credit to every single girl out there. The defence end was unstoppable in the second half and the Pigeon attackers were hard to fault with strong drives throughout, against a physical defence.
At 3 quarter time the game was all tied up and the Pigeons knew it was going to be a tough last quarter.
Fortunately, fitness and aggressiveness to chase up every ball got the Pigeons over the line in the end with a 6 goal win.
September is still looking very promising.
Under 17s
Yarrawonga 33 defeated by Wodonga Raiders 47.
The Under 17s side faced the ladder leaders this weekend. With a slow and slippery start, the Pigeons fell behind early.
It didn’t take long to find the groove and start to put scores on the board. Once again, the defence played very well and gave the team lots of opportunities to score.
The Raiders confidence and finesse pushed them forward to a 10-goal lead at half time.
With a few positional changes, the young Pigeons came out firing! Georgie Hemphill blazed her way through the centre - getting tips and intercepts all over the court.
Her speed through the centre changed the dynamic once Yarrawonga were in possession of the ball. The new goaling partnership combined well to apply greater scoreboard pressure.
The Pigeons won that quarter by 8 goals and were only 2 goals behind going into the last.
However, the Pigeons were not able to sustain that intensity and were outrun in the final quarter.