By Alex Woods
Warburton-Millgrove had a big day of sport this weekend, with fivenetball games and four football games.
The morning started with netball as the 17 and Under took on a strong Seville. Seville had a strong start with a halftime score of 29-4. Unfortunately for the Burras, their young team couldn’t match the experience of Seville’s. They went down 48-13, but put up a tough fight to the end. Belle Syme, Maddie Loveless and Rylee Bond. Maddie put up 12 goals, and Kaylee Feim put up 1.
D Grade faced the court next in what was set to be another tough game. Again, Seville gained an early lead with a quarter-time score of 13-2 and then a halftime score of 22-10. D Grade kept fighting until the end, but Seville was too strong. The final score was 43-19, with Mel Hancock and Tiahn Syme each shooting 8 goals, and Tayah Humphrey contributing 3. Courtney Godenzi, Amy Morris and Tiahn Syme were named top performers for the match.
C grade up next, Seville gained an 8-goal lead at the first break. The Burras kept the margin the same heading into the second half. Seville broke away in the last 2 quarters, extending their lead to take home an 18-goal win. Tayla Ferguson shot 12 goals, Cam Holland with 7, and Sienna Muir with 3. Teagan Adams, Tayla Ferguson and Nicole Winzer were named top performers.
The Women’s Football started the morning on the field. The team have been working very well together, having some strong games. They started strong again with a 0.0-0 to 3.6-24 lead, and then a 0.0-0 to 11.8-74 lead heading into the halftime break. They showed no signs of slowing down and managed to keep Seville to only securing 1 point for the match, ending on a total score of 18-16-124 for themselves. Jasmine Enever and Scarlett Henderson both kicked 4 goals each. Maddi Andueza, Crystal Norris, Kylie Ockwell and Madi Ward all secured 2. Sally McIntosh and Emerson Woods both grabbed 1 goal each. Emerson Woods, Ruby Ross, Madi Ward, Maddi Andueza, Scarlett Henderson and Hollie Eckhardt were all top players for the morning.
Under-18s played their match against Yarra Glen over at Yarra Glen. Our boys have started with some tough matches for their first year. The game was close throughout, and were up by 1 point at the halftime break. Down by 15 points in the last, they secured 5 goals in the last term to give themselves their first win for the season and as a new team. The final score for the game was 5.4- 34 to 7.7-49. Nate Lucas secured 3 goals, Patrick Crunden with 2, Jai De Graaf and Kobe Wunhym both had 1 each. Top Performers were Max Blunt, Nate Lucas, Patrick Crunden, Kobe Wunhym, Blayden Tamme and Ryan Gibson.
B Grade up next against a Strong Seville side. Seville had a secure lead of 14-6 at the first break and then 31-13 at half time. Burras kept fighting strongly, but Seville were too skilful. The final score was 66-27, with Amanda Finn putting up 12 goals, Tanner McCurdy with 10 and Monique Lee with 5. Top performers for the Burras were Aleigha Walters, J’aime Lord and Amanda Finn.
A Grade finished off the netball for the day. This was set to be a good match, being a Grand Final replay. The game was intense and goal-for-goal throughout. Seville had a 1-goal lead at first break, then Burras up one goal at halftime. Seville had a 3-goal lead heading into the last quarter and managed to secure the win by 5 goals, with a final score of 51-46. Bianca Daniels contributed 28 goals, Karly Wappett with 14 and Jordana Butcher with 4. Bianca, Karly and Selina Fotia were top players for the game.
Reserves had a tough battle ahead of them and Seville came out strong with an 8.2-50 to 1.2-8 halftime score. Burras kept fighting through the game but Seville were too strong. The final score was 18+6-114 to 3.4-22. Ash Taylor kicked 2 goals and Brayden Ferguson with 1. Burras top players were Brayden Ferguson, Ricky Andueza, Tom Campbell, Dale Morris, Mikey Read and Hudson Semple.
Senior Footy finished off the round. A strong start for both teams with a 2-point difference, Seville’s way at the first break. Seville gained some momentum in the next 2 quarters and had a 16-point lead heading into the last quarter. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the Burras day, with Seville taking an 8- point victory. Tom Barr and Jake Upton kicked 2 goals each, Jack Farrugia, Lachlan Hewitt, Pay Huynh, Tom Marr and Liam Westlake all had one each. Pat Huynh, Jake Upton, Tom Barr, Brock Caneva, Lachlan Hewitt and Nelson Aldridge were all top performers.
