Tumultuous round in Waroona Amateur Basketball Association as multiple games forfeited in senior competitions

The Waroona Recreation and Aquatic Centre was not as lively as usual on Wednesday night after a number of basketball matches had to be called off. The Waroona Amateur Basketball Association continued its season last week with a reduced number of matchups for round seven. In the senior men’s competition, two of the three scheduled matches went ahead. The top of the ladder Magic side had a thumping win over Rent-A-Crowd, who stand in sixth place in the seven-team competition. Magic more than doubled their rival’s score to finish the match 76-31. Five of the winning side’s seven players scored 10 or more points during the duel. Theo Kearing led the charge by scoring a total of 19 points, followed by Michael Hansen with 17. Despite his side’s loss, Jeremy Wright put in a respectable effort by scoring 13 points. The result was a bit more even between the Suns and the Kings, with the latter crowned the winner by a 10 point margin. Despite Dion Pisconeri and Justin Pisconeri scoring 20 and 19 points respectively, the Suns still went down 57-67. Keelan Hinchcliffe was the highest scorer for the winning team, bringing home a total of 18 points. The Kings remain second on the ladder, with the Suns moving to third place. In the senior women’s competition, only one game went ahead between the second-placed Phoenix and middle of the ladder Kings. The match was decided in the first half of the game, with both teams scoring 18 points in the second half. It was the higher-ranked team that prevailed, with the Phoenix side winning the match 29-24. Libbie Gaston was the only player to score double digits, ultimately finishing the match with 12 points. The Young Bloods forfeited their match against the undefeated Cruisers, while the bottom of the ladder clash was called off after the Slammers forfeited their match with Group Therapy. The Warriors and the Young Bloods will both have their byes this week. The Harvey Basketball Association will also return to playing games on Tuesday after a week’s bye.