By Roy Ward
DANDENONG Rangers men proved rude visitors, thrashing Frankston Blues 102-81 at Frankston Stadium in the South East Australian Basketball League on Saturday night.
The Rangers broke the game open in the second quarter with a 37-17 term, taking a lead they would hold for the rest of the game.
Import centre Daequon Montreal led the way for the Rangers with 22 points and nine rebounds while Andrew Harms put on a solid showing against his old side with 22 points.
The Rangers’ hot form continued yesterday when they thrashed Kilsyth 101-62 at Kilsyth Sports Centre with Tony Lewis leading the way scoring 26 points.
The Rangers women also took the points, beating Frankston 75-58 earlier on Saturday. Tenaya Phillips and Amelia Todhunter scored 18 points each for the Rangers.
The Rangers women lost to Kilsyth 65-51 at Kilsyth yesterday afternoon. Phillips and Todhunter again led the scoring with 10 points each as the Rangers struggled to keep pace with the Cobras.
■ The WNBL champions have re-signed the core of their championship-winning side.
The Rangers announced on Friday they had secured Canadian import centre Krista Phillips, finalising their roster for next season.
Starting five members Kath Macleod, Jenna O’Hea, Alison Downie and Steph Cumming have also re-signed along with Tegan Cunningham, Clare Papavs and Aimee Clydesdale. Former AIS teenagers Sara Blicavs and Carley Mijovic have also signed on.
Phillips, who is with the Canadian national team attempting to qualify for the London Olympics, told Rangers Media she was excited to return for the WNBL season.
“I really enjoyed myself, and improved my skills as an individual player under the coaching of Mark Wright,” she said. “I feel that although we won the championship we have just scratched the surface of our potential as a team.
“We have high expectations of nothing less than securing a spot in the championship.”
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