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Jackson Meshanic (left), Riley Simmons (middle) and Brennen Burns (right) led our Championship Men past Warrandyte at Mullum Mullum Stadium on Saturday night. Photos: Tash Warden.
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Jackson Meshanic erupted for a Big V career-high 35 points and our Championship Men kept their playoff hopes alive with a 104-100 road win against Warrandyte at Mullum Mullum Stadium on Saturday night.

Meshanic added 12 rebounds and point guard Brennen Burns had 24 points, seven boards and five assists for the Dragons, who made a slow start before finding their offensive rhythm. After being held to just 15 points in the first quarter, Camberwell scored 89 points the rest of the way, including 60 in the second half, to hold off its host.

It was another big night for Meshanic, who shot the ball at a blistering 68 per cent from the field (13-of-19) and connected on four of eight three-point attempts. He closed the round averaging a team-leading 21 points (fifth in the league) and 10.9 rebounds a game (third).

Warrandyte's Lanyc Shuler led all scorers with 36 points, while Daniel Powell and Riley Simmons each added 13 points for the Dragons, who improved to 6-7 and are in seventh place heading into this weekend's clash with Bellarine – Game 3 of Saturday night's triple-header Boroondara Sports Complex (BSC).

In other Dragons Big V action over the weekend:

– Eleni Valos logged a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double for our Division 1 Women in a 64-59 road loss against Craigieburn on Saturday night. Matilda Grech added 13 points and five boards and Maeve Gray had four rebounds and three assists to go with nine points for the Dragons.

– Jesse Macleod led all scorers with 22 points as our third-placed Youth League Men improved to 12-4 with a 76-72 road win against Westgate. Macleod added six rebounds and Billy Barton had 12 points, nine boards and four assists for the Dragons, who trailed 39-38 at the half.

– And our Youth League Women rallied late on the road for a 74-69 overtime win against Coburg. Camberwell trailed by eight entering the fourth quarter, but outscored its host 20-12 over the last 10 minutes of regulation and then had the answers for the Giants in OT. Talia D'agostino paced the Dragons with 17 points, Lucy Rowe posted a 12-point, 14-rebound double-double and Tilly Quartel reeled in 14 boards to go with nine points and four steals. Camberwell improved to 8-10.

Terminus Big V Players of the Week

Championship Men at Warrandyte, Round 12: Jackson Meshanic.
Division 1 Women at Craigieburn, Round 13: Eleni Valos.
Youth League Men at Westgate, Round 14: Jesse Macleod.
Youth League Women at Coburg, Round 14: Tilly Quartel.

Terminus Big V Players of the Week (Overall)

Championship Men: Brennen Burns (3), Jackson Meshanic (3), Ayuel Ayuel (2), Daniel Powell (2), Riley Simmons (1), Luke Liesegang (1), Jaden Lai (1).

Division 1 Women: Eleni Valos (4), Sian Gillam (2), Matilda Grech (2), Emily Roche (1), Talia D'agostino (1), Anna Burrows (1), Neehara Ravikumar (1), Katie Harrington (1).

Youth League Men: Jesse Macleod (5), Ace Adama, (2), Billy Barton (2), Matt Marcun (2), Caleb Lingwood-Smith (1), Will Sinclair (1), Noah La Combre (1), Owen Ireland (1), Tyson Mackenzie (1).

Youth League Women: Jessica Del Brocco (4), Lucy Rowe (3), Gemma Watson (2), Hannah Morsi (2), Mia Demarte (1), Ciara Newman (1), Maddy Grossman (1), Ruby Clark (1), Tilly Quartel (1).

Our Week Ahead

Championship Men
Saturday, July 4 – Round 13 v Bellarine at Boroondara Sports Complex, 8pm.

Division 1 Women
Sunday, July 5 – Round 14 at Whittlesea (Mill Park), 12pm.

Youth League Men
Saturday, July 4 – Round 15 v McKinnon at Boroondara Sports Complex, 6pm.

Youth League Women
Saturday, July 4 – Round 15 v Western Port at Boroondara Sports Complex, 4pm.
Sunday, July 5 – Round 15 at Hume City (Broadmeadows), 1.30pm.

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