Victorian teams mining for gold at Country Cup

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Day two of the 2026 Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup was moving day for all clubs, either into contention or chasing the leaders of their pools.

U18 Girls Division 1 is taking shape with clear early leaders. Vic Goldminers and Vic Bushrangers sit unbeaten atop Pools A and B respectively, both 3–0. Albury Wodonga and SA Magpies remain in contention, while percentage is already proving decisive in tight mid-table races.

U18 Boys Division 1 has early separation at the top. Vic Goldminers and Albury Wodonga lead Pool A unbeaten, while Vic Bushrangers headline Pool B at 3–0. NSW Kookaburras and Tas Tigers are chasing, with percentage already critical for finals positioning.

U16 Boys Division 1 is tightly contested. Albury Wodonga and Vic Bushrangers lead their pools unbeaten at 3–0, while Tas Tigers, Vic Goldminers, NZ Weka and SA Magpies remain firmly in finals contention. With multiple teams clustered on points, percentage looms as a decisive separator.

U16 Girls Division 1 has clear frontrunners. Vic Goldminers and Tas Tigers lead Pool A unbeaten, with dominant percentages, while Vic Bushrangers and Tas Devils set the pace in Pool B. SA Sharks and SA Magpies remain in the finals mix, with lower pools already facing uphill battle.

U14 Boys Division 1 features clear leaders. Tas Tigers top Pool A unbeaten, with NZ Kea and NSW Waratahs close behind. Pool B is dominated by Vic Bushrangers and Albury Wodonga, both perfect so far. Middle-tier teams remain competitive, while several sides are already chasing wins to stay alive.

U14 Girls Division 1 is tightly contested. Vic Goldminers lead Pool A unbeaten, with NSW Ospreys and ACT Nationals pressing closely behind. Pool B is headed by Vic Emus and Vic Bushrangers, both perfect through three games. Several mid-table teams remain in striking distance as the race intensifies.

DAY ONE RESULTS

Under-14 Boys

Round 3 (Wednesday, 14 January 2026)

Pool A

• U14 Boys NZ Kea 71 def. NSW Ospreys 48 — Scorers: Maihi Goldsmith 21, Te Kaharoa Poihipi 17, Ethan Bennett 12 (NZ Kea); Jack Kirkland 12, Harris Mushet 8, Aidyn Garcia 8 (NSW Ospreys).
• ‍U14 Boys Tas Tigers 67 def. ACT Gunners 25 — Scorers: Lockleigh Duncombe 16, Maxwell Roozendaal 13, Charlie Furmage 11 (Tas Tigers); Zachary Dyska 7, Noah Rossiter 4, Angus Ireland 4 (ACT Gunners).
• ‍U14 Boys NSW Waratahs 47 def. SA Magpies 31 — Scorers: Kimbo Kuron 15, Hamish Mearns 11, Lewis Broers 7 (NSW Waratahs); Isaac Pennington 8, Jarvi Thompson 6, Jason Ide 5 (SA Magpies).

Pool B

• U14 Boys Albury Wodonga 55 def. NSW Kookaburras 44 — Scorers: Noah Pierce 14, Blake Di Stefano 9, James Porter 7 (Albury Wodonga); Brooklyn Tupaea 17, Dominic Swift 11, Bailey McFarland 2 (NSW Kookaburras).
• ‍U14 Boys Vic Emus 84 def. Tas Devils 78 — Scorers: Izaiah Grace 28, Jonah McDonald 19, Max Blyth 11 (Tas Devils); Christian Dagostino 14, Jack Leddin 13, Duke Mendoza 13 (Vic Emus).
• ‍U14 Boys Vic Bushrangers 82 def. SA Sharks 32 — Scorers: Jacob Brown 16, Brady Martyn 14, Fletcher Fyfe & Chevy McMahon 10 (Vic Bushrangers); Peter Dunk 13, Noah Noble 8, Rylan Doeltgen 4 (SA Sharks).

Round 4 (Wednesday, 14 January 2026)

Pool A

• U14 Boys ACT Gunners 67 def. NSW Ospreys 49 — Scorers: Zachary Dyska 21, Marcus Te Moananui 11, Leek Aleer 10 (ACT Gunners); William Rounsley 15, Theo Lyons 7, Tane Tupuhi & Harris Mushet 6 (NSW Ospreys).
• ‍U14 Boys NZ Kea 61 def. Vic Goldminers 46 — Scorers: Te Kaharoa Poihipi 22, Maihi Goldsmith 18, Ethan Bennett 9 (NZ Kea); Luangkuoth Diu 14, Benji Herdman 10, Raff Taylor 8 (Vic Goldminers).
• ‍U14 Boys Tas Tigers 84 def. SA Magpies 50 — Scorers: Lockleigh Duncombe 24, Maxwell Roozendaal 14, Thomas Hogg 9 (Tas Tigers); Jarvi Thompson 10, Nicolas Moran 8, Tobias Brayford 7 (SA Magpies).

Pool B

• U14 Boys NZ Weka 52 def. NSW Kookaburras 47 — Scorers: Nesta Vine Godbold 18, Keanu Ashdown-Edmonds 11, Miguel Hikuroa & Connor Watson 8 (NZ Weka); Brooklyn Tupaea 21, Arman Luqman Hakim 14, Tyler Sens 5 (NSW Kookaburras).
• U14 Boys Albury Wodonga 77 def. Tas Devils 58 — Scorers: Noah Pierce 17, Blake Di Stefano 15, James Porter 11 (Albury Wodonga); Khalid Salamo 13, Max Blyth 12, Izaiah Grace 10 (Tas Devils).
• U14 Boys Vic Bushrangers 79 def. Vic Emus 35 — Scorers: Brady Martyn 22, Jacob Brown 12, Fletcher Fyfe 7 (Bushrangers); Zachary Eccles 7, Christian Dagostino 6, Cooper Jackson 6 (Vic Emus).

Under-14 Girls

Round 3 (Wednesday, 14 January 2026)

Pool A

• U14 Girls Vic Goldminers 53 def. NSW Ospreys 48 — Scorers: Evie Tucker 16, Avaya Mittelmajer 8, Perry Westley 8 (Vic Goldminers); Bridie Lawson 13, Sienna Penn 12, Charlee Edwards 9 (NSW Ospreys).
• U14 Girls ACT Nationals 51 def. NSW Waratahs 39 — Scorers: Brooke Fitzpatrick 16, Claire Berger-Thomson 13, Oluwatoni Olatunbosun 10 (ACT Nationals); Sophie Walker 11, Millie Cook 9, Sofia Nikolas 6 (NSW Waratahs).
• U14 Girls Tas Tigers 74 def. SA Magpies 30 — Scorers: Molly Illingworth 15, Claire Masters 12, Amelia Watts 12 (Tas Tigers); Emma Schultz 7, Willow Begue 6, Imogen Baker 5 (SA Magpies).

Pool B

• U14 Girls Vic Bushrangers 37 def. Tas Devils 33 — Scorers: Adele Pinkerton 10, Ivy Hodgson 5, Charlotte Koers 5 (Vic Bushrangers); Sienna Harrison 11, Murphie Bain 9, Georgina Chilcott 7 (Tas Devils).‍
• U14 Girls Vic Emus 60 def. SA Sharks 36 — Scorers: Tabatha Coggan 15, Danielle Maluth 12, Anna Rongdit 8 (Vic Emus); Indy Farr 13, Na’delle Matz 7, Isla Slotegraaf 6 (SA Sharks).
• ‍U14 Girls NSW Kookaburras 73 def. NZ Weka 42 — Scorers: Private player 13, Phoebe Johnson 10, Ruby Lee & Lara Hooper 9 (Kookaburras); Kathleen Hinetaro June Riki-Bates 12, Te Wai Kura Hayes 10, Arabella Macapagal 7 (NZ Weka).
  

Under-16 Boys

Round 2 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U16 Boys Tas Tigers 64 def. NSW Waratahs 53 — Scorers: Greyson Boxhall 18, Hudson Bain 15, Noah Walker & Jake Roocke 6 (Tas Tigers); Lachlan Butler 14, Lachlan Webb 9, Mackinley Griffin 6 (NSW Waratahs).
• U16 Boys Albury Wodonga 61 def. Vic Goldminers 40 — Scorers: Brock Buckland 16, Thomas Mack 10, Chance Keatch & Michael Moylan 8 (Albury Wodonga); Judd Russell 9, Ryder Gieschen & Jagger Thurgood 6 (Vic Goldminers).
• U16 Boys ACT Gunners 67 def. SA Sharks 63 — Scorers: Tanish Shinde 13, Viraat Ram Gajjala 13, Nicholas Linden 10 (ACT Gunners); Mattix Pollard 14, Jayden Mumford 8, Nathaniel Borgas 7 (SA Sharks).

Pool B

• U16 Boys NZ Weka 63 def. NSW Kookaburras 43 — Scorers: Xavier van Kuijk 25, Liam Bennett 13, Te Uranga Lloyd 6 (NZ Weka); Mason Potestas 13, Edem Dowling 11, Zach Swift 8 (NSW Kookaburras).
• ‍U16 Boys SA Magpies 58 def. Tas Devils 45 — Scorers: Seth Rankine 17, Bryce Reid 13, Seb Badrice 10 (SA Magpies); Aston Thomas-Buckley 11, Oliver Rolls 10, Lucas Furphy 6 (Tas Devils).
• ‍U16 Boys Vic Bushrangers 67 def. SA Wombats 56 — Scorers: Tate Kanzamar 16, Blaine Anderson 11, Arli Walker 9 (Vic Bushrangers); Austen Betts 11, Jack Green 10, Henry Kennedy 9 (SA Wombats).

Round 3 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U16 Boys Albury Wodonga 73 def. Tas Tigers 67 — Scorers: Brock Buckland 25, Thomas Mack 16, Benji Harvey 9 (Albury Wodonga); Greyson Boxhall 22, Hudson Bain 13, Jasper Stepchuk 10 (Tas Tigers).
• U16 Boys NSW Waratahs 55 def. ACT Gunners 28 — Scorers: Tyler Donnelly 16, Lachlan Webb 9, Edison Kaluski & Mackinley Griffin 8 (Waratahs); Daniel Smith 6, Quade McConaghy & Viraat Ram Gajjala 5 (ACT Gunners).‍
• U16 Boys Vic Goldminers 56 def. SA Sharks 46 — Scorers: Wil Nisbet 15, Jack Scurrah 10, Ryder Gieschen 9 (Goldminers); Evan Carter 14, Mattix Pollard 9, Jayden Mumford 8 (SA Sharks).

Pool B

• U16 Boys NSW Kookaburras 71 def. Tas Devils 58 — Scorers: Cooper Smith 19, Mason Potestas 17, Edem Dowling 14 (NSW Kookaburras); Wade Groom 13, Riley Young 9, Travis Simmons & Harrison Nadler 9 (Tas Devils).
• U16 Boys Vic Bushrangers 63 def. NZ Weka 60 — Top scorers: Xavier van Kuijk 31, Struan Wood 9, Liam Bennett 8 (NZ Weka); Blaine Anderson 16, Oliver Jordan 10, Arli Walker 9 (Vic Bushrangers).
• U16 Boys SA Magpies 64 def. SA Wombats 59 — Top scorers: Bryce Reid 14, Seb Badrice 9, Hamish Hankin 8 (SA Magpies); Jack Green 15, Henry Kennedy 10, Thomas Pedler 9 (SA Wombats).

Under-16 Girls

Round 3 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U16 Girls Vic Goldminers 64 def. SA Sharks 37 — Top scorers: Jada Hill 21, Mia Cox 14, Sienna Raco & Molly Beasley 7 (Vic Goldminers); Julia Harris 14, Piper Wardle 10, Lilly Maddern 5 (SA Sharks).
• U16 Girls Tas Tigers 76 def. NZ Weka 32 — Top scorers: Ellie Schulze 18, Sari Armstrong 17, Bronte Krapf 15 (Tas Tigers); Khloe Christison 12, Anahera Beattie & Talei-Jean Lilo 5 (NZ Weka).
• U16 Girls NSW Waratahs 66 def. ACT Nationals 16 — Top scorers: Indy Bradley 15, Hazel-Mae Edmonds 11, Jada Shackleton 10 (NSW Waratahs); Madeleine Richardt 6, Maimuna Shave 5, Gurasees Gill 2 (ACT Nationals).

Pool B

• U16 Girls SA Magpies 41 def. SA Wombats 37 — Top scorers: Penny Douglass 11, Emma Twigden 8, Mackenzie Pitt 8 (SA Magpies); Maddison Edwards 13, Sloan Chivell 6, Eva Harris 4 (SA Wombats).
• U16 Girls Vic Bushrangers 55 def. Albury Wodonga 33 — Top scorers: Mila Childs 23, Ruby Ogilvy 14, Emily Iredell 5 (Vic Bushrangers); Molly Collins 8, Arhi Cohen 8, Emerson O’Neill 7 (Albury Wodonga).
• U16 Girls Tas Devils 61 def. NSW Kookaburras 36 — Top scorers: Milla Ransley 24, Eliza Boucher 23, Ever McGaffin 5 (Tas Devils); Emily Clark 7, Lara Tillott 7, Kalani Chambers 6 (NSW Kookaburras).

Under-18 Boys

Round 3 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U18 Boys Albury Wodonga 63 def. Tas Devils 60 — Top scorers: Charlie Sutton 20, Mateo Hanley 13, Seth Graham 11 (Albury Wodonga); Nash Armstrong 20, Matthew Vincent 13, Tyler Dingjan 10 (Tas Devils).
• U18 Boys Vic Goldminers 61 def. SA Sharks 22 — Top scorers: Lucas Byrne 20, William Hamilton 8, Dashiell Smith 8 (Vic Goldminers); Johnathan Vosser 11, Thomas Stapleton 3, Douglas Slattery 2 (SA Sharks).

Pool B

• U18 Boys SA Magpies 65 def. ACT Gunners 60 — Top scorers: Nathaniel Mercer 18, Harrison Schubert 12, Joshua Munday 8 (SA Magpies); Parker Hobbs 21, Orlando Blazeski 8, Toby Gooch 8 (ACT Gunners).
• ‍U18 Boys NSW Kookaburras 65 def. Tas Tigers 40 — Top scorers: Logan Tupaea 13, Maximillian Morton 10, Rohan Greentree 9 (NSW Kookaburras); Kaelan Thomas 9, Ajay Blizzard 7, Oscar Turale 6 (Tas Tigers).

Round 4 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U18 Boys NSW Waratahs 69 def. Tas Devils 40 — Top scorers: Lado Kuron 14, Jarrah Van den Berg 11, Noah Fenton 8 (NSW Waratahs); Nash Armstrong 10, Matthew Vincent 10, Ryan Lamprey 9 (Tas Devils).
• U18 Boys Albury Wodonga 60 def. SA Sharks 46 — Top scorers: Charlie Sutton 15, Emmett Northey 12, Mateo Hanley 11 (Albury Wodonga); Thomas Stapleton 19, Johnathan Vosser 9, Harry Breadnam 5 (SA Sharks).

Pool B

• U18 Boys Tas Tigers 53 def. ACT Gunners 45 — Top scorers: Lincoln Hodgetts 11, Oscar Turale 10, Oliver Rattray 9 (Tas Tigers); Parker Hobbs 13, Orlando Blazeski 10, Ajang Duoot 9 (ACT Gunners).
• U18 Boys Vic Bushrangers 76 def. SA Magpies 35 — Top scorers:Malakai Walker 15, Jackson Hood 13, Nicholas Harvey 11 (Vic Bushrangers); Nathaniel Mercer 8, Cooper Clayfield 6 (SA Magpies).

Under-18 Girls

Round 3 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U18 Girls Albury Wodonga 51 def. Tas Devils 47 — Top scorers: Molly Moylan 20, Ellie Lyons 17 (Albury Wodonga); Matilda Neate 16, Willow Farr 10 (Tas Devils).
• U18 Girls Vic Goldminers 64 def. SA Sharks 52 — Top scorers: Georgia Baensch 14, Eliza Ashby 12 (Vic Goldminers); Daisy Hocking 16, Leni Geister 9 (SA Sharks).

Pool B

• U18 Girls SA Magpies 97 def. ACT Nationals 31 — Top scorers: Lily Milosevic 20, Lila Pearson 13 (SA Magpies); Scarlett Cooke 8, Mia Noonan 8 (ACT Nationals).
• U18 Girls NSW Kookaburras 62 def. Tas Tigers 57 — Top scorers: Addison Bonham 21, Jazzy Gordon 13 (NSW Kookaburras); Willow McDonald 14, Maya Davies 12 (Tas Tigers).

Round 4 – Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Pool A

• U18 Girls Tas Devils 52 def. NSW Waratahs 47 — Top scorers: Matilda Neate 21, Elliot Jordan 11 (Tas Devils); Grace Lane 16, Sarah Campbell 7 (NSW Waratahs).‍
• U18 Girls Albury Wodonga 70 def. SA Sharks 46 — Top scorers: Molly Moylan 23, Crystal Holdsworth 18 (Albury Wodonga); Leni Geister 9, Sophie Etscheid 8 (SA Sharks).

Pool B

• U18 Girls Tas Tigers 70 def. ACT Nationals 46 — Top scorers: Willow McDonald 19, Lucy Walker 9, Maya Davies 9 (Tas Tigers); Scarlett Cooke 13, Sadie Souverain 10, Mieka Edmonds 9 (ACT Nationals).
• U18 Girls Vic Bushrangers 61 def. SA Magpies 38 — Top scorers: Lena Wiltsher 13, Ayisha Balogun 11, Willow Smith 10 (Bushrangers); Ruby Stockley 10, Stella Reed 10, Lily Milosevic 8 (Magpies).