Jets fall short, twice

Nathan Baker. (Ljubica Vrankovic) 403557_38

It was double heartbreak for the Sunbury Jets in the Big V men’s state championship division on the weekend.

The Jets started their weekend on the road against the Bellarine Storm on Saturday night.

The Storm jumped out of the blocks and led by 14 points at quarter time before the second quarter was the exact opposite with the Jets levelling the scores heading into half time.

The Jets continued their momentum to take a six point lead into the final break.

That momentum couldn’t continue in the final quarter with the Storm hitting the winning shot with two seconds left on the clock.

The Storm came away with the 92-91 win.

Josh Yorke-Frazer top scored with 26 points coming off the bench.

The Jets didn’t have long to dwell on the result, backing it up against the Pakenham Warriors on Sunday.

The Warriors took an early lead and doubled it to lead by eight points at half time. The Jets managed to reduce the margin to five points heading into the final quarter.

Scores were level at stages in the final quarter, but the Warriors were able to do enough to come away with an 83-79 win.

Yorke-Frazer top scored with 33 points while Nathan Baker had 15 points.

The Jets now sit in seventh spot with four wins from their nine games.

In the women’s state championship, the Jets lost to the Storm, 79-63. The Storm did all the damage in the first half, leading by 17 points at half time

Abby Hildebrand top scored with 18 points for the Jets.