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Dandenong Rangers under-14 boys claimed a state basketball championship last Friday. Back row left to right. Assistant Coach Brett McKean, Ezekeil Foaese, Will Barron, Callan Blackley, Jack Perry, TJ, Siva, Head coach Steve Blackley and team manager Trudy Viney. Front row left to right: James Spencer, Lachlan Viney, Liam Hanafin and Ryan Rapp. Picture: SUPPLIED

VICTORIAN champions in the highest tier, the Dandenong Rangers under-14 boys held aloft the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Championship title on Friday, beating the previously undefeated Melbourne Tigers 59-45.
The Rangers trailed at half time, but worked hard to outscore the Tigers 18-8 in the third quarter and 16-10 in the last.
Jack Perry top scored with 19 points and Callan Blackley had 16 including 4/5 from the three-point line.
Earlier in the year the Rangers also took out the National Junior Classic and will fly out to Darwin to compete in the Australian Under-14 Club Championship – a weeklong tournament featuring the best junior teams in the country.

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