The South East Devils held off a late Rebels comeback to eek out a 68-64 win in the Launceston Basketball Association's senior men's competition last week.
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Up as much as eight points in the fourth quarter, the Devils then let down their guard to concede points to Rebels' Moses Van Den Burg (18 points) and Tom Foster (11pts).
However, a clutch three-pointer from Devils' Lachie Cocker (23pts) struck a dagger into the heart of the Rebels for the win.
A relatively routine night for City Rockets' Lachie Brewer (30pts) had his team humming on all cylinders as they defeated the Japara Renegades 90-64.
The night also saw quality outings for City's Ben Rigby (13pts), Lachie Maynard (11pts) and Caleb Nason (11pts), with Japara's Henry Cox (29pts) playing lights out in defeat.
Devils Patterson mirrored the success of their male compatriots, tackling Rebels Red 64-41 in the women's competition.
Once again it was team leader Lisa Patterson (35pts) who led the way with another quality night, Rebels' Lillian Males compiled a respectable 12 points.
Devils Smith had a less favourable evening against Rebels Blue, with the latter cruising to a 60-29 win.
Stephanie Edmunds (15pts), Lucy Bauld (14pts), Lucy Caldwell (12pts) and Chelsea Scott (12pts) all contributed to the Rebels win.
Devils Smith's Kai Li Chong tallied an admirable 17 points in defeat.
Five Westside Trojans scored 10 points or more against the Japara Renegades en route to their resounding 71-41 victory.
Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
