Flames Black take control in dominant start to Karratha Basketball Association season

A close four rounds of action has left reigning Karratha Basketball Association premiers Flames Grey tied for first with Flames Black in a tight-knit division. Just two points separate the top four teams, with the Flames club holding the top two spots over Northern Spirit Warriors and Coral Trouts on 10 points. Flames Black sit in top spot with three wins and a massive percentage of 166.04 and have conceded just 55 points so far this season. A dominant on-court performance by Grant Durak has helped guide the side to top spot, with Durak racking up 33 points from his three games. Second placed Flames Grey also remain undefeated but are second, trailing their rivals by just 14 per cent. Flames Grey’s Trent Dellorso has been a stand-out player for his side with 48 points from three games this season. Northern Spirit Warriors, guided by Aaron Chambers’ 51 points and Steve Semeniuk’s 44, sit third with 10 points after going 3-1 this season. The Warriors have scored the most points of any club after four rounds with 182 and have conceded 132. Coral Trouts sit fourth with a record of 2-1 and 10 points, with Benjamin Thorn and Charlie Fountain the stand-out players scoring 24 and 19 points respectively. Meanwhile fifth-placed Northern Spirit Suns trail the table toppers by four points after going 2-2. Trouts, Pardoo Katz and Mayuga Majik each have one win this season while Bandits sit last with four losses. In the women’s league Flames Div 1 Black sit three points clear on top of the ladder ahead of Northern Spirit Lynx, Flames have won four games in a row with Georgia Lowe scoring 23 points for her side. The Northern Spirit Lynx sit second on 12 points after scoring two wins and one loss while third placed Trouts White are tied on 12 points trailing Lynx on percentage. Trouts Blue sit in fourth place with just one win and three losses and Cyclone Development have fought hard but failed to notch a win this season, sitting in last place.