Match# 632
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	68	[25]	d	Central Coast Crusaders	63	[18]	- 1OT
(K Hammand 14,E Pitcher 14,B Penning 12)				(P Melville 14,K Kinna 12,A Cockett 12)
	Venue: NBISC
	Match# 652
Norths Bears	54	[26]	d	Hornsby Spiders	53	[35]
(D Wilson 16,E Jesse 10,N Shaw 7)				(C De Simone 22,C Liu 12,R Crawford 8)
	Venue: NSISC
	Match# 655
Bathurst Goldminers	61	[32]	d	Illawarra Hawks	41	[14]
(T Burke 26,R Casey 12,C Porter 8)				(L Voothuis 14,T Tubaro 12,M Fowler 5)
	Venue: BISS
	Match# 673
Bankstown Bruins	74	[41]	d	Sutherland Sharks	58	[26]
(D Filipovic 14,K Wells 14,M Peric 10)				(O White 12,C Thompson 10,C Gordon 8)
Attendance: 43	Venue: SBS
	Match# 687
Newcastle Hunters	49	[24]	d	Maitland Mustangs	38	[18]
(S Kleeman 26,S Hewitt 13,H Craddock 5)				(S Noud 10,M Dombkins 8,K Fox 8)
Attendance: 32	Venue: MFC
	Match# 741
Parramatta Wildcats	67	[47]	d	Penrith Panthers	37	[26]
(S Azzi 12,B Gibbs-Manatu 12,J Wilcox 8)				(K Pozoglou 14,B Wiseman 9,E Dehnen 6)
Attendance: 35	Venue: ABC

Wildcats Split Round with Panthers  - Noel Rowsell

With the two Parramatta Wildcats Waratah Basketball League (WBL) teams both enjoying a bye last weekend, local attention switched to Youth League on Saturday afternoon at the Auburn Basketball Centre), where the Wildcats hosted the Penrith Panthers Men and Women. The Wildcats easily won the women's game 67-37, whilst the Panthers grabbed the two points in the men's game with a tight 103-91 victory.

Local fans were stunned by the size of the Panthers line-up in the men's game, with Penrith State League regulars Tom Dawson and Sean Albert both suiting up in the younger age group, along with towering Oregon State College (USA) centre Angus Brandt. Given the lowly status of both teams in this year's competition to date, the eleventh-placed Wildcats looked to be at the mercy of the eighth-placed Panthers, although the game would eventually be decided by just dominant period of play.

The towering Panthers jumped to an early 28-17 lead in the first term and would then hold on grimly as the Wildcats rallied bravely against the odds, often drawing within striking distance through the next three quarters yet not able to rein in the visitor's healthy lead. The women's game was never in doubt for the Wildcats, who also jumped out to an early lead in the first term (16-5) and then kept increasing their margin throughout the game to the final whistle.

Wildcats WBL development players Brianna Gibbs-Manuatu, Jane Wilcox and Sindy Azzi  all relished the weaker opposition, with each grabbing some lengthy court time and more importantly, plenty of points. The two Wildcats Youth League teams are away to the Central Coast Crusaders this Saturday afternoon, whilst the women also back up against the Newcastle Hunters in Newcastle on Sunday.

The two WBL teams are also in Newcastle on Saturday night, playing against the Hunters' WBL women's and men's teams respectively.

WOMEN: Parramatta Wildcats 67 (Sindy Azzi 12 points, Brianna Gibbs-Manuatu 12, Rosie Adamson 8, Jane Wilcox 8) def Penrith Panthers 37 MEN: Penrith Panthers 103 (Angus Brandt 33 points) def Parramatta Wildcats 91 (Dejan Marjanovic 36 points, Mark Musgrave 21, Jed Atherton 19, Ryan Meyers 11)

	Match# 715
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	45	[22]	d	Newcastle Hunters	34	[23]
(E Pitcher 14,B Penning 13,K Hammand 9)				(S Kleeman 13,R Metcalfe 6,S Walmsley 4)
	Venue: NEWC