SEYMOUR rise to the top of the ladder in the Country Basketball League after a big win against Albury on Saturday night.
Flying out of the gates, the Blasters were way too strong for Albury in the first thanks to a quick start from Jack Murphy and Tyler Best, taking a 11-point lead.
In the second, Best was still dominant for Seymour as he has been all year, leading them to a 15-point lead by the main break.
Albury responded in the third, thanks to Max Morton who ended the game with 21 points, but it wasn’t enough to close out the margin, as the Blasters stormed home, growing their original lead to 18 points by the final whistle, winning 80-62.
Best and Murphy were the highest scorers for Seymour with 22 for Best and an additional 15 for Murphy.
Best leads the league for total points scored by 54 points, which includes the most three-pointers.
Wallan were forced to travel to Wangaratta after a couple of comfortable wins at home.
It looked all over Wang early, holding a 10-point lead at the main break, Wallan seemed comfortable to take a victory away with them.
In the third, Wangarratta had closed that margin within just four minutes of the quarter, thanks to a Cooper Newton takeover session.
From that point onwards, Wallan looked out of legs while its opposition continued to force pressure, dominating the third and fourth term to win the game 92-74.
Newton finished with a game-high 22 points, while Rhylee Leighton and Kaleb Graham were the standouts for Wallan, scoring 34-points between them.
It leaves Wallan with its first and only loss, which moves them to second on the table behind Seymour, who have played one extra game.
In the women’s competition, Seymour couldn’t find an answer for Albury early on in the game, which separated the margin to 23-points by the first break.
That set the tone for the game as the Blasters were on the back foot, which eventually blew out further to 44-points the difference by the end of the game.
Marnie Jarvis and Chloe Dimkopoulos were both solid though, scoring 33-points between them to help the Blasters in any way they could.
Wallan set the tone early in the day on Sunday before the men’s game, winning with a huge margin of 43-95.
Kendra Reukers dropped a 30-point bomb, while Carley Crantson also dominated with 27-points for the day as well.
The win moves the Panthers Women’s to fourth on the eight-team table, while Seymour sit just one spot below.