Tara Murray
Wyndham is starting to get a better idea where it sits in the Big V men’s state championship competition.
Last season’s champions we sitting 2-1 after the first three rounds, but are now in the middle of a run of three matches against last season’s other finalists.
Wyndham coach Lucas Allen said before the weekend’s matches it had been a bit of an up and down start to the season.
“We had a really poor first week and then we made some adjustments to get back to who we know we can be,” he said.
“The next three games we face McKinnon, Hume and Sunbury, the other three finalists from last year.
“We’re not sure where we are at, at the moment, but we’ll have a fair indication after those three matches.”
Wyndham split the results against the McKinnon Cougars and the Hume City Broncos, which should give Allen more of an idea of things.
On Saturday night, Wyndham beat the Cougars, 100-95.
Wyndham trailed by seven points at the last break, before a 29-17 final quarter.
Maurice Howard top scored with 25 points.
On Sunday, Wyndham lost to the Broncos 93-84 after the Broncos led by 14 points at the main break.
Manel Ayol top scored with 21 points.
Speaking before the matches and coming off the bye, Allen said they were still working out what their best basketball looked like this season despite nearly having an identical team to last season.
“We tried to change some things in the off season,” he said. “They were things that [we realised] weren’t going to work.
“They worked in the pre-season, but not the season. We’re getting back to the different defence stuff that we didn’t focus on in the off season,
“It’s a competitive competition and we are still trying to find our feet.”
Wyndham remains in second spot despite the loss, only behind the Broncos, who are undefeated. This week they face the Sunbury Jets.
The Wyndham’s women’s side remains undefeated after two big wins on the weekend.
On Saturday night, Wyndham beat the McKinnon Cougars, 93-67.
Zoe Zwerling and Amanda Paschal top scored with 26 points each.
Wyndham then backed it up with an 84-71 win against the Pakenham Warriors. Wyndham did all the damage in the second half after trailing by four points at half time.
Wyndham sits atop the table ahead of a clash with the Sunbury Jets this Sunday.
