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Eleni Valos led the way with a team-high 26 points, seven rebounds and two steals as our Big V Division 1 Women pulled away in the second half for an 84-71 road win at Collingwood on Sunday.

Anna Burrows added 14 points, six boards and two blocks for the Dragons, who hit back after a heavy loss at Altona on Saturday night and improved to 3-3. They're in fifth place heading into the Easter break and will resume their campaign with a home date against Melbourne University at Balwyn High School on Sunday, April 27.

In the other Dragons Big V game on Sunday's slate, our Youth League Men couldn't keep up with their host in the second half at Pakenham.

Camberwell was within two at the half, but the Warriors had too much the rest of the way – outscoring the Dragons 42-27 over the last 20 minutes on their way to an 81-64 win.

Matt Marcun had a team-high 14 points to pace Camberwell and Chris Allison flirted with a double-double (nine points, nine rebounds, three steals) for the Dragons, who slipped to 5-2. Pakenham improved to 4-3.

Next up for our YLM is a road date with Bulleen on April 26.

SATURDAY RESULTS
Youth League Women: Sophie Jones led all scorers with 19 points and Nelly Tragardh closed with 13 as the Dragons improved to 5-1 in Big V Youth League Women's play with a 95-59 home win against Western Port at Boroondara Sports Complex on Saturday night.

Jones (pictured) added eight rebounds and two steals in just over 22 minutes for Camberwell, which outscored the Steelers 57-28 across the second and third quarters to lay the foundation for its biggest win of the season. Six Dragons scored nine points or more, including Zoe Johnson, who posted a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double in just over 17 minutes.

Division 1 Women: Altona had too much at home for the Dragons. Eleni Valos with a team-high 15 points, six rebounds and four steals for Camberwell in a 73-40 loss.

Championship Men: The Dragons rallied late on the road but couldn't catch Pakenham at Cardinia Life. The Warriors holding on for a 79-76 win. Mike Reeves had a season-high 27 points, 15 rebounds and three assists to lead Camberwell. Captain Naoum Lazis also had a double-double, finishing with 13 points and 10 boards.

DRAGONS BIG V NOTEBOOK
Lulu Gasparini, from our 14.2 Girls, made a half-court shot look ridiculously easy at the half-time break of Saturday night's YLW clash between the Dragons and Western Port at BSC. Lulu stepped up and calmly potted the first – and what would be the only – shot fired in the half-court shooting competition and walked away with an Eastside Nutrition voucher. To see Lulu's shot, click HERE. Big V competition takes a break next week before returning over the ANZAC Day long week, and there will be more exciting competitions and prizes to be won when we resume. Keep following us here and on the Dragons' social media platforms for updates. Thank you to our great friends at Eastside Nutrition for their great support of Camberwell Basketball and the Camberwell Dragons Big V program ...

... After helping drive our Youth League Women to a big win against Western Port on Saturday night, Zoe Johnson had her first outing with our Division 1 Women on Sunday, closing with two points, five rebounds and three assists in just over 20 minutes as the Dragons tamed Collingwood ...

... Missed out on seeing our official Big V Game Day program over the weekend? Well, it's not too late. To get yours, with YLW point guard Jessica Del Brocco on the cover, click

PHOTO: Craig Dingle, Melbourne Sports Photography.