Relive all the action from the Bendigo Junior Classic (Bendigo Junior Classic )
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The Bendigo Junior Classic has come to a close after three thrilling days of action.
The Herald Sun partnered with organisers to bring you all 37 games from one court throughout the three competition which ran from January 22 to 24.
You can relive the action from all of the games which were streamed below.
Day three replays
U18 Boys Division 1 Semifinal — Horsham 44 Benalla 38
Horsham earned a place in the final courtesy of an exciting six-point win over Benalla.
Freddy Frew enjoyed a strong game with 14 points.
U16 Boys Division 2 Semifinal — Melton 32 Seymour 25
Melton’s first team has booked its place in the final following an exciting win over Seymour in a match played at a fast pace throughout.
The scoring was so evenly spread Sunday Manuer led the way with six points.
U12 Girls Division 2 Semifinal — Melton 18 Wangaratta
Melton was able to book its spot in the final after a five-minute stretch in the second half gave them a healthy lead.
Indie Palmer was the top scorer for the winners with six points.
U18 Boys Division 2 — Maryborough 51 Portland 21
A dominant second half has helped Maryborough to a convincing 30-point win over Portland to round out pool action.
Maryborough’s Nash Field was the leading scorer with 17 while teammates Lucas Hurse and Oscar Tatchell had 14 points apiece.
U18 Boys Championship — Warrnambool 68 Hamilton 46
Warrnambool progressed to the final four of the competition thanks to a convincing win over their southwest rivals.
Harry McGorm led the way for Warrnambool with 13 points including three made attempts from deep.
Wil Rantall finished with 12 points of his own in the win.
U18 Girls Championship — Shepparton 60 Geelong United 36
A strong four-quarter display has seen Shepparton end its pool games with a strong 24-point win over Geelong United.
Holly Egan (19 points), Hannah Onley (17) and Maia Roberts (11) were best on court in an impressive display.
U16 Boys Championship — Mildura 43 Ballarat 42
Fourteen points from young gun Shaun Watson has helped Mildura to a rollercoaster one-point win over Ballarat in their final pool game.
The Heat had to withstand 17 points from Wilbur Shea who was Ballarat’s best player in an exciting clash.
Day two replays
U18 Boys Division 1 — Myrtleford 38 MRBA 30
Myrtleford have ended the second day of action with an eight-point win over Macedon Ranges.
Kyle Rigoni led the way for the winners with nine points.
U16 Boys Division 1 — Bendigo 47 Wodonga 26
Bendigo has secured an exciting win to end their day on the back of an even team performance.
Lachlan Thomas led the way with 10 points but had plenty of support from teammates including Jack Harvey who finished with eight of his own.
U14 Boys Division 2 — Wodonga 33 Mansfield 27
Wodonga have run out six-point winners over Mansfield on the back of 12 points from Blaise Davis — who led all comers.
Josh Taylor had the most of any Mansfield player with 10.
U14 Boys Division 2 — Warrnambool 38 Melton 16
Warrnambool ended the weekend component of their tournament with a strong win.
Tex Lynch was the most impressive player on the court with 11 points.
U16 Boys Division 2 — Traralgon 26 Melton 23
Traralgon has held on to beat Melton by three points in a game which had a frantic finish.
Jaxon Murdoch of Traralgon finished as the game’s leading scorer with eight points.
U18 Boys Division 1 — Horsham 40 Warrnambool 38
Horsham’s Hugh Dougherty made himself a hero after hitting a turn-around jumper to hand his side a thrilling two-point win over Warrnambool on Sunday afternoon.
Dougherty also finished as the game’s leading scorer with 19 points ahead of teammate Freddy Frew who had 11.
U12 Girls Division 2 — Mildura 17 Ballarat 8
Mildura enjoyed an eight-point win over Ballarat off the back of a team-high 8 points from Abbey Kaeser.
Pippa Edwards led the way for Ballarat with six.
U12 Girls Division 1 — Ballarat 16 Swan Hill 15
Ballarat has prevailed in a thrilling one-point win over Swan Hill, despite 10 points from Prue O’Sullivan.
Mia van Hamond was the top scorer for Ballarat with seven.
U16 Boys Championship — Wodonga 59 Shepparton 54
A strong first quarter display has helped Wodonga edge out Shepparton in an exciting affair.
Harry Stripeikis finished with 21 points for the winners while Riley Onley had 17 for Sheppparton.
U18 Girls Championship — Ballarat 51 Wodonga 22
Georgia Bodey (15 points) and Jemma Amoore (14) have combined for 29 points to lead Ballarat to a convincing win over Wodonga.
Georgie Salinger finished with nine points in a losing effort.
U16 Boys Championship — Ballarat 61 Wodonga 55
Ballarat survived a late fightback from Wodonga to run out six-point winners on the back of Wilbur Shea’s 18 points.
Wodonga’s Harry Stripeikis was the game’s leading scorer with 20.
U14 Girls Championship — Ballarat 86 Sunbury 8
Ivy Roberts has produced a dominant 25-point display for Ballarat to lead her team to a big win over Sunbury.
Chloe McArthur (18), Azalea Wighton (15) and Keira McDonald (10) were the other players in double figures.
U14 Boys Championship — Shepparton 64 Colac 62
Shepparton held off a spirited fightback from Colac to secure an exciting two-point win to start their second day of competition.
Dashiell Smith was in fine form for the victorious Gators finishing with 22 points as Hugh Gibson finished on 19 in a losing effort.
Day one replays
U18 Boys Division 1 — Portland 51 Mansfield 37
Portland have claimed a thrilling win over Mansfield to end day one action in a contest which almost had more shots from beyond the arc than for two.
Ashton Hill, the Portland point guard, led the way for his side with 10 points in a fantastic all around game.
Meanwhile the athletically gifted Ben Les showed off his inside and outside game with 19 points for Mansfield.
U18 Girls Division 1 — Bacchus Marsh 25 Wangaratta 9
Bacchus Marsh ended its first day on a high with a hard fought 16-point win over Wangaratta (Pople).
Ella Bradbury was the top scorer on the court with eight points for the winners.
U16 Boys Division 2 — Echuca 33 Traralgon 31
An early second half three-point barrage has helped Echuca to a thrilling two-point win over Traralgon, who almost overcame a double digit deficit to storm home.
William Hipwell was a constant threat from behind the arc finishing with 13 points to lead all comers.
Jaxon Murdoch had the most of any Traralgon player with 11.
U14 Boys Championship — Warrnambool 79 Shepparton 46
Warrnambool rising star Jimmy Stevens was in fine form with 19 points to help lead his side to a big win over Shepparton on Saturday night.
He was well supported by Chaz Toki and Oliver Turner who both finished with 10 points in a game which featured some exciting three-point shooting.
U14 Girls Division 1 — Yarrawonga-Mulwala 34 Portland 16
A dominant second half has seen Yarrawonga-Mulwala score a big win over Portland despite the game being level at half-time.
Bella Dwyer and Scarlett Mullavey were among the better players for the winners.
U18 Boys Division 1 — Benalla 35 Yarrawonga-Mulwala 23
Benalla has come away with a win against its northeast rivals Yarrawonga-Mulwala led by a 12-point performance from Kyle Termorshuizen.
He along with YM’s Lochlin Harvey were the only players to finish the game in double figures.
U12 Boys Division 2 — Wodonga 14 Bacchus Marsh 14
Two of the youngest teams in the competition have played out a thrilling draw which could have easily gone either way.
Jake Corr top scored for Wodonga with five points while Gus Fenwick and Lachie Olthof led the way with four each for Bacchus Marsh.
U12 Girls Division 1 — Colac 30 Ballarat 16
Colac’s highly skilled young gun Freya Uytdehaag produced an inspiring display of basketball to lead her side to a 14-point win over Ballarat.
She finished with 11 points to lead all players on the court with teammate Felicity Diamond next best on eight.
U14 Boys Division 2 — Geelong United 33 Wodonga 18
Geelong United big man Archie Bellears produced an outstanding 10-point game to lead his side to a 15-point win over Wodonga.
He led the points for his team closely followed by Patrick Dunbabin (eight points) and Jackson Natonewski (seven).
U16 Girls Division 1 — Wodonga 23 Bacchus Marsh 19
Wodonga Wolves have survived a second half fightback from Bacchus Marsh to come away with an exciting four-point win.
Elyssa Cole played an important role for the Wolves scoring 13 points to lead her side to the win.
U16 Girls Division 1 — Portland 41 Bendigo 23
Amelia Ferguson has starred with 11 points after leading Portland to an 18-point win over tournament hosts Ballarat in a hard fought contest.
Sienna Stone also finished in double figures for Portland with 10 points.
U12 Boys Division 1 — Warrnambool 36 Portland 23
Warrnambool got the better of its southwest neighbours Portland thanks to 12 points from Finn Byrne.
Ace Bidmade was the winners next highest scorer with seven as Patrick Impey led the way for Portland with six.
U14 Boys Division 2 — Melton 55 Mildura 14
Miller Vaughan has led Melton to a big win over Mildura with a team high 10 points on Saturday morning.
The young gun was well supported by Hasila Gajamange who dropped two impressive threes to finish with six points.
U14 Girls Championship – Warrnambool 70 Sunbury 15
Warrnambool got its tournament off to the perfect start with a big win over Sunbury as Paige Lenehan led the way with 14 points.
Indi O’Connor and Sophie Smith also put up double figures for the team from the state’s southwest.
Regional teams make a big return to the court
Junior basketball is set to make a triumphant return in country Victoria this weekend and you can watch it live.
The competition will see over 2500 players from 270 teams representing all corners of the state descend on central Victoria with state and national representatives set to be on show.
Teams will compete from under 12s up to under 20s with prize money on offer for the teams who take home the championship divisions.
Bendigo Basketball Association president Martin Spottiswood said he was looking forward to a “high quality” competition.
“We’re really excited by this partnership and can’t wait to show our tournament off to people across Victoria,” he said.
“We’ve been fortunate to be able to run the competition for the past couple of years relatively normally despite the ongoing pandemic.
“But this year there won’t be caps on the number of people who attend which means more family and friends can come along.
“In total, we will attract about 7500 people to the region which is a massive boost for Greater Bendigo.”
Bendigo Basketball Stadium will be the centre of the action with 10 courts in action at the venue with local schools in the surrounding area helping taking the total to 21.
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Bendigo is no stranger to hosting big events either having held the Victorian Country Championships last year.
A full set of fixtures for the tournament can be found here.
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