RAY Turner of the Perth Redbacks and Bryton Hobbs of the Perry Lakes Hawks both delivered monster SBL weekends while the Geraldton Buccaneers returned to the top of the men's standings with the South West Slammers upset on Saturday night by Turner and the Redbacks.

In the four men's SBL matches on Friday night, the Soprano Designs Cockburn Cougars defeated the Perth Redbacks 121-114 at Wally Hagan Stadium and the Perry Lakes Hawks beat the Kalamunda Eastern Suns 115-103 at Bendat Basketball Centre.

The Mandurah Magic then also downed the Lakeside Lightning 117-101 at Lakeside Recreation Centre and the Goodlife Homes Willetton Tigers downed the Bethanie Stirling Senators 96-91 at Willetton Basketball Stadium.

There were five men's matches on Saturday night with the S & K Electrical Geraldton Buccaneers beating the Bethanie Stirling Senators 120-113 at Warwick Leisure Centre and the Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants continued their winning ways beating the Mandurah Magic 120-92 at Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre.

The Merriwa Tavern & Bistro Joondalup City Wolves also beat the Vorian Agency East Perth Eagles 107-76 at Joondalup Basketball Stadium, the Perth Redbacks downed the Collie Crane Hire South West Slammers 118-109 at Curtin Stadium and the Nags Head Tavern & Bistro Rockingham Flames defeated the Goodlife Homes Willetton Tigers 96-82 at Mike Barnett Sports Complex.

The two Sunday match ups saw the S & K Electrical Geraldton Buccaneers defeat the Vorian Agency East Perth Eagles 99-84 at Morley Sport and Recreation Centre, and the Perry Lakes Hawks beat the Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants 99-92 at Bendat Basketball Centre.

The weekend's results leave the S & K Electrical Geraldton Buccaneers (12-2) back on top of the men's SBL standings just ahead of the Collie Crane Hire South West Slammers (12-2) and Merriwa Tavern & Bistro Joondalup City Wolves (11-2).

The Goodlife Homes Willetton Tigers (9-5) are in fourth position followed by the Mandurah Magic (9-5), Soprano Designs Cockburn Cougars (8-6), Nags Head Tavern & Bistro Rockingham Flames (7-6) and Lakeside Lightning (5-7).

Outside the top eight are the Bethanie Stirling Senators (5-8), Perth Redbacks (5-9), Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants (4-9), Perry Lakes Hawks (4-9), Kalamunda Eastern Suns (2-11) and Vorian Agency East Perth Eagles (1-13).

As well as Ray Tucker putting together two massive performances for the Redbacks over the weekend and Bryton Hobbs doing the same in two wins for the Perry Lakes Hawks, there were a host of outstanding individual efforts.

Starting on Friday night, Gavin Field led the way for the Cougars with 37 points and 11 rebounds on the back of shooting 6-of-11 from three-point territory.

Najee Lane added 25 points and 12 boards while Eric Milam finished with 24 points, Grant Davey 15 and Steven Van Lit 12.

Ray Turner scored a massive 50 points for the Redbacks to go with 12 rebounds on the back of shooting 17-of-22 from the field and 15-of-19 from the charity stripe. Marshall Brown added 15 points and Ben Smith 14. Joel Wagner added nine points, eight assists, three boards and two steals.

Bryton Hobbs led the way for Perry Lakes with a terrific performance finishing with 43 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Ben Purser added 19 points, nine assists, seven boards and three steals.

Josh Garlepp also had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists for the hawks and Ryan Smith scored 12 points, Ben Dixon 11 and Mike Krumel eight to go with 11 boards.

Lien Phillip top-scored for the Eastern Suns with 29 points and 18 rebounds with Kevin Anthony contributing 28 points, three boards, two steals and two blocked shots.

Jaarod Holmes also finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots while Seva Chan contributed nine points, seven assists, five boards and two steals.

Rhett Della finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds while shooting 12-of-21 from the floor for the Magic with Paul Hafford adding 26 points, six boards, six assists and two steals while hitting 9-of-18 from the field, and 4-of-12 from beyond the arc.

Ben Smith contributed 19 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals as well for Mandurah while Jarrad Jackson finished with 15 points, four boards and four assists, and Taylor Mullenax 15 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots.

Jordan Swing put in another strong performance with a triple-double for the Lightning with 29 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals even if he did shoot just 8-of-27 from the field, and 1-of-9 from three-point territory.

Luke Thomas added 25 points and nine boards as well for Lakeside while Brad Jackson scored 12 points and Corey Martin 10 to go with six rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Jarrad Prue contributed nine points and nine boards.

Nic Cody led the way for Willetton with 24 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocked shots while Corey Easley contributed 17 points, seven boards and three blocked shots off the bench.

Damien Scott scored 12 points to go with six rebounds, three assists and two steals with Hayden Noordhoek adding 11 points and Ephrem Davis nine to go with seven boards.

Ryan Woodbury top-scored for the Senators with 19 points and five rebounds with Austin Bruton contributing 17 points.

Kyle Lindbergh added a near triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists while Ashley Litterick added 11 points and six boards, and Jordan Wild finished the night with 11 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Then on Saturday night, Bennie Lewis had a big night in the finish for the Buccaneers with 40 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals while shooting 11-of-24 from the floor, 5-of-11 from three-point range and 13-of-16 from the free-throw line.

Carter Cook added 24 points and nine rebounds as well for Geraldton and Aaron Ralph 20 points and 10 boards with Quincy Hankins-Cole contributing 17 points and Mat Wundenberg 12 to go with 12 rebounds.

The Senators' five starters all did a terrific job scoring all but eight of their team's points on the night with Jayden Coburn leading the charge with 27 points and three steals while shooting 9-of-17 from the floor and 4-of-8 from downtown.

Austin Bruton also had 23 points, five boards and three assists for Stirling while Jordan Wild finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds, Ryan Woodbury 18 points and five boards, and Kyle Lindbergh 17 points and four assists. Ashley Litterick contributed eight points and six rebounds off the bench.

Mathiang Muo was the leading scorer on the night for the Giants with 34 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals on the back of a good shooting night with 13-of-21 from the field and 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.

Jay Bowie also contributed 25 points and five rebounds for Goldfields while Jacob Holmen finished with 19 points and 10 boards, and Russell Hurst 18 points and nine rebounds on the back of hitting a super efficient 7-of-9 from the floor.

Ben Smith top-scored for the Magic with 25 points and 12 rebounds with Rhett Della adding 19 points, six boards and four steals, Paul Hafford 12 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Daniel Florance 10 points and six boards.

Damian Matacz top-scored for Joondalup off the bench with 20 points, nine rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists while shooting 9-of-10 from the floor.

Seb Salinas added 17 points for the Wolves, Kevin Davis 17 points and 13 rebounds, Rob Huntington 15 points, six boards, three steals and two assists, Joel Questel 11 points and five assists, and Trian Iliadis seven points, five rebounds and four assists.

Drew Williamson top-scored for the Eagles with 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals while Sunday Dech contributed 14 points, six boards and four assists, Keanu Pinder 13 points and Rhys Vague 12 points and six rebounds.

Ray Turner backed up his 50-point performance on Friday night with another 34 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists for the Redbacks on the back of shooting 14-of-21 from the field.

Adam Johnston had a good night as well for Perth with 26 points while Joel Wagner finished with 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds, Ben Smith 17 points and six boards, and Marshall Brown 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Brian Voelkel led the way for the Slammers finishing the night with 30 points, 22 rebounds and seven assists while hitting 8-of-12 from the floor and 14-of-16 from the free-throw line.

Tre Nicholls added 25 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists as well for South West with Clive Weeden contributing 20 points, Ty Harrelson 17 and Wade Hitchcock 11.

Cooper Land had a remarkable night for the Flames finishing with 45 points, 18 rebounds and four assists while shooting 14-of-28 from the floor, 7-of-10 from three-point range and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.

Tom Remmerswaal added 14 points for Rockingham with Matthew Honey contributing 10 points, Taylor Land 10 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Ryan Godfrey 10 points, five boards and five assists.

Damien Scott top-scored for the Tigers with 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists with Ephrem Davis contributing 15 points and 11 boards, Kyle Armour 15 points and four assists, Nic Cody 10 points and 15 rebounds, and Corey Easley 10 points and five boards.

And finally on Sunday afternoon, Aaron Ralph led the scoring for the Buccaneers with 24 points and eight rebounds while hitting 4-of-8 from three-point range.

Bennie Lewis added 19 points, six boards and three assists for Geraldton while Carter Cook finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Daniel Thomas 18 points, five boards and five assists, and Mat Wundenberg six points, 13 rebounds and five assists.

Rhys Vague did all he could to try and inspire the Eagles with 22 points and 13 rebounds while Keanu Pinder contributed 17 points and 10 boards, Sunday Dech 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Jamie Barnett eight points and six boards, and Drew Williamson eight points.

Bryton Hobbs backed up his tremendous performance on Friday night with another big game for the Hawks finishing with 35 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocked shots on the back of shooting 14-of-28 from the field.

Captain Ben Purser added 20 points and eight boards for Perry Lakes with Josh Garlepp contributing 10 points and seven rebounds, and Mike Krumel 10 points and seven boards.

Jacob Holmen top-scored for the Giants with 29 points to go with 16 rebounds and shooting 11-of-21 from the floor.

Jay Bowie added 23 points with Mathiang Muo scoring 13 points, Edin Zunic 10 and Russell Hurst eight to go with his nine rebounds.

FRIDAY MEN'S SBL MATCHES
Soprano Designs Cockburn Cougars 121 defeated Perth Redbacks 114
Perry Lakes Hawks 115 defeated Kalamunda Eastern Suns 103
Lakeside Lightning 101 lost to Mandurah Magic 117
Goodlife Homes Willetton Tigers 96 defeated Bethanie Stirling Senators 91

SATURDAY MEN'S SBL MATCHES
Bethanie Stirling Senators 113 lost to S & K Electrical Geraldton Buccaneers 120
Mandurah Magic 92 lost to Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants 120
Merriwa Tavern & Bistro Joondalup City Wolves 107 defeated Vorian Agency East Perth Eagles 76
Perth Redbacks 118 defeated Collie Crane Hire South West Slammers 109
Nags Head Tavern & Bistro Rockingham Flames 96 defeated Goodlife Homes Willetton Tigers 82

SUNDAY MEN'S SBL MATCHES
Vorian Agency East Perth Eagles 84 lost to S & K Electrical Geraldton Buccaneers 99
Perry Lakes Hawks 99 defeated Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants 92

Article by Chris Pike
Photo by Mick Cronin