Youth Men
Preliminary Final
Eltham Wildcats 86 def Melbourne Tigers 49
Top Performers: C. Yammouni 16 points/8 rebounds/6 assists, M. Scherf 13 points, B. Norris 11 points
The Eltham Wildcats have advanced to the Grand Final with an impressive 37 point demolition of the Melbourne Tigers on Saturday night at Eltham High School. A quick 6-0 run to start the game for Eltham set the tone while their defence led the way keeping the Tigers shooting to only 29% (18/62).
Eltham led the whole game winning all four quarters to secure a much wanted Grand Final rematch against the defending Champion the Nunawading Spectres. The best of three Grand Final series details will be released in teh coming days with game 1 being held at Nunawading this weekend followed by game 2 & 3 (if required) at Eltham High School the following week.
Youth Women
Eltham Wildcats 62 def by Corio Bay 71
Top Performers: E Horsley 15 points/16 rebounds, J. Daoud 11 points, E. Davies 10 points/7 rebounds
Eltham have lost their final game of the 2019 season on the road against Corio Bay on Sunday. A slow start for the Wildcats saw them trail 31-45 at the main break. Eltham picked up the intensity and won the second half but it wouldn’t be enough to overcome the deficit eventually going down by 9 points. An improved season by Coach Stones and the Youth Women who won 6 games finishing 7th on the ladder only a couple games short of playoffs.
