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Warrnambool Seahawks and Mermaids score Big V wins at home

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Xavier Johnson-Blount
Xavier Johnson-Blount

SCORING potency off the bench has propelled Warrnambool Seahawks back onto the Big V winners’ list.

Seahawks’ bench delivers points, Mermaids roll on | photos

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks players Alex Gynes and Tim Gainey watch on as Brock Carter shoots accurately. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks players Alex Gynes and Tim Gainey watch on as Brock Carter shoots accurately. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks players Brock Carter and Tim Gainey high five after a score. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks players Brock Carter and Tim Gainey high five after a score. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks captain Alex Gynes helps young player Jay Rantall off the ground after a score. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks captain Alex Gynes helps young player Jay Rantall off the ground after a score. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks young player Jay Rantall watches the play. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks young player Jay Rantall watches the play. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Ollie Bidmade is too fast for Steelers opponent Christopher Taylor. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Ollie Bidmade is too fast for Steelers opponent Christopher Taylor. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount blocks Steelers opponent Ricki DeHaan. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount blocks Steelers opponent Ricki DeHaan. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount runs the ball past Steelers opponent Ricki DeHaan. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount runs the ball past Steelers opponent Ricki DeHaan. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Brock Carter watches a Seahawks score fly over his head. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Brock Carter watches a Seahawks score fly over his head. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Josh Dean runs the ball down the court past Steelers opponent Kade Marra. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Josh Dean runs the ball down the court past Steelers opponent Kade Marra. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Josh Dean runs the ball down the court. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Josh Dean runs the ball down the court. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks coach Matt Alexander gives young player Jay Rantall some direction during play. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks coach Matt Alexander gives young player Jay Rantall some direction during play. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Trio of young Seahawks players Dominic Occhipinti, Hayden Rhook and Liam Osborne patiently watch on from the bench early in the game. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Trio of young Seahawks players Dominic Occhipinti, Hayden Rhook and Liam Osborne patiently watch on from the bench early in the game. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount shoots a clever behind-the-back pass past Steelers opponent Tyler Molloy. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount shoots a clever behind-the-back pass past Steelers opponent Tyler Molloy. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: The Seahawks bench cheers a good play. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: The Seahawks bench cheers a good play. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount watches an Alex Gynes dunk fly over his head. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount watches an Alex Gynes dunk fly over his head. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks youngster Jay Rantall looks for a teammate in attack. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks youngster Jay Rantall looks for a teammate in attack. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks captain Alex Gynes high fives teammates during his return game. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks captain Alex Gynes high fives teammates during his return game. Picture: Amy Paton

  • STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount guards his opponent. Picture: Amy Paton

    STANDARD, SPORT, Big V Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers. 170617 Pictured: Seahawks player Xavier Johnson-Blount guards his opponent. Picture: Amy Paton

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Big V 2017: Warrnambool Seahawks v Western Port Steelers

Jay Rantall, Brock Carter, Dion Smith and Ollie Bidmade each drained 12 points in the Seahawks’ thumping 96-58 victory over Western Port Steelers at the Arc on Saturday night.

Returning captain Alex Gynes also scored 12 points and import Xavier Johnson-Blount sunk a game-high 24 despite spending a chunk of the second half on the sidelines nursing a foot injury.

Warrnambool coach Matt Alexander said the even spread was the most pleasing aspect of the Seahawks’ win – just their third from their past nine matches.

“It was the biggest spread of contributors we have had the last couple of years,” he said.

“We have people in form at the minute.

“I had 12 players you can trust on the court. The period of time where we did not have all our players could be beneficial in the long run.”

Alexander is hopeful Johnson-Blount will be fit to play against Geelong Supercats on the road on Sunday.

The American was hurt in the opening half against Western Port and used sporadically thereafter.

“We only played him a bit in the third and rested him in the fourth,” Alexander said.

“Tim (Gainey) was rested a bit too. He’s carrying a niggling hip and did not play big minutes.”

The Seahawks’ healthy buffer allowed them to give teenagers Dom Occhipinti and Hayden Rhook valuable court time.

“We were only up 28 points when Dom and Hayden went on and we went up another 10 points in the last five minutes,” Alexander said.

Warrnambool Mermaids’ Amy Wormald believes the undefeated roster will have to work hard at training approaching a second bye in two weeks.

The Mermaids defeated Craigieburn Eagles 52-34 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to 14.

But Wormald said it wasn’t without its difficulties.

“We had a week and a half off training and no game last weekend,” she said.

“You could definitely tell. It was really scrappy but we came away with the win.”

Wormald, who top-scored with 13 points, said Abbey Sutherland, Molly McKinnon, Carly Pulling and Renee Tuck were their best.

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