The Ballarat Football League’s young guns again showed what they can do, as they helped the league to another interleague win against the Hampden Football League.
The best under-23 players from both leagues did battle for a third straight year and it was a dominant performance from the Ballarat league at Mars Stadium.
After getting out to a good start, the Ballarat league continued to build and were able to come away with a 22.15 (147)-9.9 (63).
Bacchus Marsh’s Josh Huxtable was named best on ground, which included two goals as he played in the midfield.
Bacchus Marsh’s Isaac Nixon finished with four goals, while it was three to Sunbury Lions Jake Egan, two to Melton’s Kyle Borg, Sunbury Lions’ Ben Cameron, Cobras’ Jack Kovacevic and Cooper Littlehales.
Others who played in the match included Sunbury Lions’ Mitch McLean and Jack Newitt, Melton’s Adrian Monitto and Conrad Farrugia, Darley’s Adam Azzopardi, and Bacchus Marsh’s Rye Penny.
The BFL now has a 3-0 record since the two competitions started the under-23 match up after Covid-19.
In other matchups, the Hampden league won the under-19 girls match, 7.10 (52)-4.1 (25).
Bacchus Marsh’s Ella Bradbury, Keily Salisbury, Matilda Rawlings, Olivia Digles, Remy Veith, Sarah-Rose Horsey and Summer Marchewka were named in the squad.
In the under-17 mens, Hampden won, 8.6 (54)-6.12 (48).
